Mark

Anderson

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Mark Anderson is a science and technology journalist, author and copywriter. Based in western Massachusetts, he's written for many top publications and about everything from IT to genomics to energy. He recently launched a business copywriting service and is the author of two nonfiction books about science, history and literature.

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Microsoft cloud embraces containers: How & why containerization is changing enterprise IT

by Mark Anderson
Datacenters enable virtualization; now imagine virtualizing the datacenter and gaining better control of compute resources, DevOps, performance.
Business Central Dynamics 365 Dynamics NAV Kubernetes Microsoft Corporate Power Automate containers

Machine learning for Dynamics, Part 2: Making the most of machine learning with Dynamics 365 / CRM

by Mark Anderson
Experts offer best practices and use cases that CRM users should remember when considering a new ML endeavor.
Automated Data Collection Azure Machine Learning Business Performance Mgmt Business Process Mgmt Customer Engagement Customer Relationship Mgmt Customer Service Customer Service Data Management Dynamics 365 Dynamics CRM Forecasting

Machine learning for Dynamics, Part 1: Microsoft's ML packages in SQL and R Server

by Mark Anderson
Azure Machine Learning gets the press; but Microsoft Machine Learning (MicrosoftML) enables elegant and creative solutions to challenges like inaccurate billing and customer ...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Business Central Customer Engagement Dynamics 365 Dynamics AX Dynamics CRM Dynamics GP Dynamics NAV Expense Management Finance and Operations HR Management Legal

R is for Analytics: How Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM users can take advantage

by Mark Anderson
Further use cases for the “lingua franca of data science” in Dynamics and Power BI
Business Central Customer Engagement Dynamics 365 Dynamics AX Dynamics CRM Dynamics GP Dynamics NAV Dynamics SL Finance and Operations KPIs Power BI Power BI

Making Microsoft Dynamics 365 & CRM predictive for sales: R scripting with Power BI

by Mark Anderson
The “lingua franca of data science” is also a versatile and effective forecasting tool in Dynamics CRM and Dynamics 365
BI and Reporting Business Performance Mgmt Business Rules Mgmt Customer Engagement Customer Relationship Mgmt Customer Service Customer Service Data Management Dynamics 365 Dynamics CRM Marketing Power BI

Developing new visualizations and analytics using R: Why Microsoft Dynamics users should get familiar

by Mark Anderson
Whether Microsoft’s R or anyone else’s, this powerful tool of data science is coming into the Dynamics world.
BI and Reporting Business Central Customer Engagement Dynamics 365 Dynamics AX Dynamics CRM Dynamics GP Dynamics NAV Dynamics SL Finance and Operations Forecasting Power BI

New age of business communications: Slack, Yammer and Microsoft Teams

by Mark Anderson
What combination of team messaging platforms should Dynamics users consider for their workforce?
Bots Collaborative Workspaces Dynamics 365 Flow Microsoft Corporate Microsoft Teams Power Automate Power Platform Slack Yammer

Convergence 2015: With sales productivity in focus, Microsoft, CRM partners offer a slew of complementary tools

by Mark Anderson
Microsoft’s sales productivity story extended well beyond Dynamics CRM at Convergence 2015, and partners stand ready to help take businesses even further
Convergence 2015 Customer Engagement Customer Relationship Mgmt Customer Service Customer Service Dynamics 365 Dynamics CRM Marketing Mobile Applications Sales Sales & Marketing Sales & Ops Planning

Microsoft Dynamics AX retail roadmap aims to integrate sales, commerce, service with more flexible tools, analytics

by Mark Anderson
Flexibility in POS tools, back office management will offer greater range of capabilities for retail workers and customers, Microsoft says
AX 2012 R3 AX 7 Commerce Convergence 2015 Dynamics AX Power Automate Retail Web Storefront

2015 Microsoft Dynamics Professionals Salary Survey finds climbing pay, favorable views of the product line

by Mark Anderson
New Nigel Frank International report finds more upgrade plans, high customer satisfaction, possibility of declining turnover
Business Central Dynamics 365 Dynamics AX Dynamics CRM Dynamics GP Dynamics NAV Dynamics SL Recruiting salary