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WPC 2013 Notebook: A look back at 11 big stories for Microsoft Dynamics partners

by Guus Krabbenborg
Owner of Dynamics and More, Dynamics and More

Guus Krabbenborg's tenth annual Business Report from WPC will be coming out soon - you can download the 2012 report and view the 2013 table of contents here.

As a longtime WPC-observer with a perspective geared toward Microsoft Dynamics, I'd like to share some of my initial impressions on this year's WPC 2013 in Houston. And highlight some of the important trends you'll find more detailed analysis of in this year's report.

These are among the most important stories - and questions - coming out of WPC 2013:

  • Microsoft tried to explain how the company will transform to a devices and services company. This didn't seem to be an easy story to land at the partner side. However, this new ‘One Microsoft' goal does seem positive for the Dynamics business.
  • At the end of the conference Microsoft announced the largest reorganization in its entire history. Surprisingly the Dynamics group ‘survived' as a separate entity and will still be led by its President Kirill Tatarinov. Steve Ballmer wrote: "We will keep Dynamics separate as it continues to need special focus and represents significant opportunity." However there are a few new "dotted line report" relations to other group leaders in the company. Time will tell us more about the impact of this new construction.
  • Microsoft confirmed its growth goal for Dynamics to double the Dynamics revenue over the next 2.5 years. New global partners like System Integrators (SI's) and Independent Software Vendors (ISV's) seem to ...

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About Guus Krabbenborg

Guus Krabbenborg has been active in the world of business software for more than 30 years. He has held various sales and management positions at Philips, Digital Equipment, DBS Business Solutions and Navision Software successively.

From 2007, Guus was co-founder and partner in Partner Master Class, the Dutch Partner Development Center.

In 2012 Guus was co-founder and co-owner in QBS Group – today known as Companial (www.companial.com). He left the company in 2021. Companial operates as a Value Added Distributor in the Microsoft Dynamics channel with currently over 1.000 partners in 75+ countries all over the world. This makes Companial the largest eco-system in the Dynamics 365 partner channel worldwide.

In 2018, Guus started a new venture, called Dynamics and More. In this company he focuses on helping both Microsoft partners and Microsoft customers in their business transformation and digital transformation processes. He also delivers inspirational Masterclasses for software selection and Organisational Change.

In 2024, Guus started an initiative called ERP Masterclasses (www.erpmasterclasses.com) to help current and future D365 customers prepare them (better) ...

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