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Microsoft Dynamics 365 is Microsoft's latest version of their productivity and business software suite whose purpose is to provide the intelligence and insight to business users enabling them to evolve quickly as their business changes. One of the major benefits of Microsoft Dynamics 365 is its integration with Microsoft Office 365 to continue the process from moving from large, inflexible applications to more intelligent Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. A third benefit of the Microsoft Dynamics 365 suite is the ability to access Microsoft's business intelligence and Cortana software within the application. Microsoft Dynamics 365 continues Microsoft's rapid advancement in creating a full spectrum of business productivity and intelligence software to meet the specific needs of individual businesses.

Since Dynamics NAV 2015, users can now improve their Workflow processes by increasing their system tasks through “approvals” that ultimately provide new records. In pursuit of the ‘paperless’ office, which Forbes points to as a much more efficient way to conduct business, Dynamics NAV 2016 offers one a solution to that end through its Electronic Documents alternative. A company where the use of paper is entirely eliminated or almost absent can be more elusive, but there are many advantages if you can accomplish it, and these advantages extend far beyond simply the admirable desire to operate a greener business. Dynamic NAV’s electronic document capability is standard compliant to facilitate the sending and receiving of documents such as invoices and credit memos via document exchange servers.

If one of the things you're in charge of, or have something to do with, involves moving your companys' Microsoft Dynamics GP implementation up into the cloud, it may be reassuring to know the whole process, thanks to a Microsoft GP Partner like TMC, this is made much easier thanks to recent developments. From the same article cited above, "The new release features "[s]implified Microsoft Azure deployment with new scripts and utilities to help Microsoft Dynamics partners automate provisioning of Microsoft Dynamics GP instances on Microsoft Azure," according to Microsoft's announcement. That's definitely good news for those organizations who are eager to take advantage of the great Power BI and integration with Office 365 that Microsoft Azure offers, and who are now looking at a shorter time frame for getting Microsoft Dynamics GP instances on Microsoft Azure deployed. Remember too that your Microsoft Dynamics GP partner is there to offer the training your staff will need to best utilize the new tools and options that are becoming available as a result of these major new developments.

From compliance issues to third-party integrations, here are a few things to consider about Dynamics GP vs. Intacct. While Dynamics GP is an on-premise or cloud solution, Intacct is strictly a cloud solution. Your industry may have some red tape regarding data stored on • Third-Party Integration - Think of any third-party tools that you use every day and whether you'll want to be able to integrate them with your ERP solution. For example, Intacct upgrades tend to need to be made right away, while Dynamics GP upgrades can be put on-hold for months.