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Microsoft AI, Dynamics, and Salesforce: How Do They Work Together?

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Mar 25, 2025 10:00:00 AM

The rapid evolution of AI has empowered businesses to utilize popular tools like Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Salesforce in new ways. By integrating these platforms with the power of Microsoft AI, they transform into intelligent decision-making systems. This enhances robust enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities and empowers them with AI-driven insights, predictive analytics, and intuitive automation. Let’s explore what your company can gain by combining Microsoft AI, Salesforce, and Microsoft Dynamics. 

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How to Streamline Accounting with Business Central Accounting Software

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Mar 18, 2025 10:00:00 AM

The challenge of running a business can reach new frustration levels when managing finances. There are endless spreadsheets, manual data entry, and confusing reconciliation processes. Any small error can lead to large mistakes, compliance issues, and even cash flow problems.

Business Central Accounting software helps businesses transform financial operations and streamline accounting processes. The platform allows organizations to provide stakeholders with seamless financial reporting. Let’s explore how companies can use Business Central to close accounting periods and perform other critical accounting functions. 


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Managing User Roles and Permissions in Business Central

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Mar 11, 2025 10:00:00 AM

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that centralizes functions needed to manage important business operations like finance, operations, and customer service. Leveraging the application effectively requires properly setting up and managing user roles and permissions. This article goes over the details of setting up Business Central permissions and ensuring users have the access needed to perform functions related to their job roles. 


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Automating Accounts Payable (AP) in Business Central

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Mar 4, 2025 10:00:00 AM

One of the biggest pain points for new businesses can be tracking invoices for payment. Microsoft Dynamics Business Central’s Accounts Payable module automates these functions for companies, ensuring timely vendor payments. You can integrate AP automation for Business Central into other areas like purchasing, inventory, and the general ledger. This article explores some of the ways you can automate critical AP functions.


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Understanding Dimension Combinations in Dynamics Business Central

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Feb 25, 2025 10:00:00 AM

Most enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions use some form of business rules. These rules govern the processes used to align the software with organization workflows, business objectives, and regulatory requirements. Business Central dimension combinations take to enforce data transaction boundaries. This article sheds more light on how Business Central uses dimension combinations and best practices for implementation.


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How Much Does Microsoft Dynamics NAV Cost? A Dynamics Pricing Guide

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Feb 25, 2025 10:00:00 AM

Microsoft Dynamics has undergone a lot of changes over the years. Your company may still use legacy versions of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, or Microsoft Dynamics AX. Microsoft has gradually rolled functionality into newer platforms from these older versions, but many companies continue to rely on MS Dynamics NAV for their enterprise resource planning (ERP) needs. You can obtain functionality that provides your company with a full-scale customer relationship management (CRM) or an ERP solution.

Understanding the cost of Microsoft Dynamics NAV is crucial for businesses planning their IT budget. From licensing fees to implementation expenses, knowing the full scope of pricing can help you make the best decision for your organization. Let’s look at how the pricing works for various Dynamics products.

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Topics: Dynamics NAV

4 Business Central Modules You Should Absolutely Be Using

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Feb 18, 2025 10:00:00 AM

Microsoft Dynamics Business Central is more than an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. It gives small and medium-sized businesses the capabilities needed to remain competitive with larger organizations. Let’s take a deeper look into four essential Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central designed to optimize your operations. 


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A Guide to Enabling Microsoft Copilot

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Feb 13, 2025 10:00:00 AM

As one of those involved in ushering in a new age of artificial intelligence (AI) for business purposes, Microsoft developed Copilot to eliminate repetitive customer service, sales, and operational tasks. You can integrate Microsoft Copilot in multiple environments, including Dynamics 365. The rollout began in September 2023 by introducing Copilot into Windows 11. Below is an overview of how to enable Microsoft Copilot in various instances. 

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How to Customize Reports and Dashboards in Dynamics 365 Business Central

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Feb 11, 2025 10:00:00 AM

Many companies rely on enterprise resource planning systems like Dynamics 365 Business Central to streamline their core business processes. These systems centralize data from different areas, such as finance, human resources, and supply chain management. If you work in manufacturing, Dynamics 365 reporting tools and dashboards let you see what’s happening in real time in your production cycles. For retailers, it provides insight into available inventory across different locations. 


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7-Step Guide to Transfer Data from QuickBooks to Business Central

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Feb 4, 2025 10:00:00 AM

QuickBooks is a great option for smaller companies looking for an efficient solution to manage their financials. However, it’s not designed to handle more complex operations. Dynamics 365 Business Central provides more advanced automation features and can scale to meet a growing company's demands. 

In addition to accounting, Business Central includes modules for supply chain, customer service, sales, and supply chain management. You get everything you need to run a company on a single platform. 

Below is a seven-step guide to transferring data from QuickBooks to Business Central. Get familiar with Business Central's requirements and data structures. Working with a partner like Internet eBusiness Solutions (IES) can help ensure you do everything correctly, including mapping out key data elements. 


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Topics: Business Central