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How to Enable Power BI in Dynamics 365

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Apr 6, 2021 10:00:00 AM

Embedding Power BI into a Dynamics 365 instance gives users the ability to pull in reports, tiles, and dashboards from Power BI. You’ll need administrator access to perform a one-time configuration between the two applications to ensure proper communication and authentication. That allows the Dynamics 365 server to contact Power BI for a user, gain access to specific visualizations, and then redraw it within the application.

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What Can Microsoft Dynamics 365 Do for Your Organization?

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Mar 30, 2021 9:00:00 AM

Microsoft Dynamics 365 is more than just another CRM solution. It provides a full suite of cloud software solutions that help organizations streamline many of the manual business processes that can bog down your workers' efficiency. Incorporating the right elements of the Dynamics 365 platform can give your employees the freedom to focus on the tasks critical to achieving company goals. The following overview should provide some clarity if you’re still having trouble figuring out the answer to the question: What can Dynamics 365 do for your business?

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How Dynamics 365 Customer Insights Will Help You Retain Clients

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Mar 10, 2020 11:00:00 AM

The reality of business today is that it costs more to attract new customers than it does to retain the old ones. Fortunately, there are tools like Dynamics 365 Customer Insights to help you achieve both of these goals. Here’s how Dynamics 365 Customer Insights could help your organization better understand the perception of your products and services in the marketplace.

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Dynamics CRM 2016 vs. Dynamics 365: Which Is Best for Your Business?

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Dec 3, 2019 8:27:00 PM

The old Dynamics CRM received an upgrade in 2016 to the new rebranded Dynamics 365. The new platform combined the existing customer relationship management (CRM) software with Microsoft’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform and a full suite of tools covering finance, marketing, sales, operations, and more. The goal of the upgrade was to eliminate the silos between these departments in a repacking of some of the Dynamic suite of products into one integrated whole.

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Topics: Dynamics 365, Dynamics CRM

Types of Dynamics 365 Business Central Customizations

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Nov 28, 2018 11:33:00 AM

You might be surprised by the high number of customizations that can be done in the new Dynamics 365 Business Central application. There are a lot of sophisticated SaaS platforms on the market today that allows very little customization. But Microsoft knows that one size does not fit all, especially in ERP software that is so highly sophisticated and all-inclusive.

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Topics: Dynamics 365, Business Central

Dynamics 365 Business Central - Development for Your Business

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Nov 27, 2018 10:08:00 AM

As a business development tool, you can’t get much better than Dynamics 365 Business Central. Released in October, Dynamics 365 Business Central is NAV reimagined as a software-as-a-service tool. At its core, Business Central is primarily an enterprise resource planning (ERP) tool, which took the old NAV product for the small to mid-sized company, improved it, and renamed it for all companies.

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Topics: Dynamics 365, Business Central

Dynamics 365 Business Central Development for App Building

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Nov 26, 2018 4:56:00 PM

Dynamics 365 Business Central is a sophisticated and robust enterprise resource planning (ERP) tool that houses finance, operations, sales, customer relationship management, and business analytics. It’s a one-stop-shop for all the things your business needs to succeed in today’s competitive markets.

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Topics: Dynamics 365, Business Central

Dynamics 365 Business Central vs NAV 2018

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Nov 21, 2018 11:47:00 AM

Software changes. It’s the cardinal rule, whether you’re Oracle, Microsoft, or Apple. As a Microsoft partner, we know that the organization is constantly iterating to make their products better for the end user. While it’s important to embrace the spirit of continuous improvement in the digital era, we also recognize that Microsoft has been changing their products a lot lately, including renaming and rebranding these new and improved tools.

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Creating a Customer Relationship Management Strategy for Dynamics 365

Posted by Alanna Friedberg on Oct 30, 2018 12:44:00 PM

Here’s the hard truth about even the best software; it cannot fix broken processes. This is especially true in the area of sales and customer service, where the best practices your team adopts can have a real impact on the corporate bottom line.

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Topics: CRM, Dynamics 365, Customer Relationship Management

Dynamics 365 vs Dynamics Business Central: Which to Choose

Posted by IES on Sep 25, 2018 12:09:00 PM

The newest member of Microsoft Dynamics 365 family is called Dynamics 365 Business Central, which is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform designed for the small to mid-sized business. It can get confusing because Dynamics Business Central is essentially the successor of Dynamics NAV. Microsoft has also rebranded, tweaked, and issued new versions for their middle-market ERP platform, including:

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Topics: Dynamics 365, Dynamics NAV, Business Central