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Top Microsoft Dynamics AX and 365 Finance and Operations expert articles of 2019

by Jason Gumpert
Editor, MSDynamicsWorld.com

Microsoft Dynamics AX and Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365FO) experts had a lot to say in 2019. Part of the focus remained on the current on-prem customer base, made up of tens of thousands of organizations running their businesses on older ERP technology that represents a decade or more of investment and business operations. At the same time, the latest features of the Microsoft business application stack and the promise of Azure services have proved irresistible, as MSDW contributors from around the world demonstrated this year.

In selecting the best articles of the year from our expert authors, the themes ranged from product features to forward looking technology trends to industry opportunities.

Microsoft Dynamics AX to D365 Upgrade Journeys, Part 2: Choosing a deployment model

It seemed like the more Peter Joeckel explored the topic of upgrading or migrating Dynamics AX systems to Dynamics 365, the bigger the topic became. What started on solution architecture soon expanded to product management, add-on solutions, Azure, FastTrack, SMBs, and even the threat of competing ERPs. Early on in the series, Joeckel pondered the way ERP buyers were selecting their deployment model.

The biggest surprise for me in discussing the upgrade from Microsoft Dynamics AX to Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (D365FO) with multiple clients and potential clients is not that to-date everyone has decided to go the cloud, but rather that everyone wanted to engage on a detailed analysis of the options available to them: cloud, on-premises, and hybrid.

The second major surprise for me was that these sophisticated debates were often tossed out the window because of some minor “inconvenience” in the on-premises approach.

Creating a transfer order directly from a Sales line in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management

About Jason Gumpert

As the editor of MSDynamicsWorld.com, Jason oversees all editorial content on the site and at our events, as well as providing site management and strategy. He can be reached at jgumpert@msdynamicsworld.com.

Prior to co-founding MSDynamicsWorld.com, Jason was a Principal Software Consultant at Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC), where he implemented solutions, trained customers, managed software development, and spent some time in the pre-sales engineering organization. He has also held consulting positions at CSC Consulting and Monitor Group.

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