Five Microsoft Dynamics GP Predictions for 2014

1. The Microsoft Dynamics GP web client will see a significant increase in adoption

The web client is complete. Users are starting to ask for it, partners now understand it better, and Microsoft is making a push. The web client already has some features, like the ribbon interface, that are not yet available in the desktop client. Expect to see this trend continue. The GP web client is more efficient and less expensive than Terminal Server. I foresee significant growth in web client implementations in 2014.

2. The best feature in the next GP 2013 update may be a small one

The next feature pack for Dynamics GP 2013 is due in the first half of calendar 2014. It is expected to add some significant features that have been rebuilt from the ground up. These include a new requisitions module and completely rebuilt workflow process. Both of these features represent some of the big rocks going into the next version, but I think it a small pebble that will have folks the most excited. The next GP 2013 feature pack is scheduled to include the ability to copy and paste from Microsoft Excel into a Dynamics GP journal entry. It's small thing, and you can do it now with one of several add ins, including a free one from Dynamics Innovations, but it's not quite the same as having it in built into the product.

3. Dynamics GP will continue to shed third party products

This year saw Microsoft send a number of third party products back to their respective developers. These included Collections Management, SmartList Builder, and (a bit ...