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Scribe Takes Integral Role in Power BI Solution Template for Microsoft Dynamics CRM

by Dann Anthony Maurno
Assistant Editor, MSDW

Microsoft Power BI users going through the setup wizard of the new Microsoft Power BI solution templates will find the Scribe Online integration platform as a service (iPaaS) as an option.

Earlier this week Scribe Software announced a relationship with Microsoft to integrate Scribe Online, with the Power BI solution templates, which are available free from Microsoft in public preview. The templates offer users new, pre-built analytic dashboards for sales management. Scribe Online takes those analytics one step further by connecting data from on-premises systems like Microsoft Dynamics CRM and cloud services such as Dynamics CRM Online and Salesforce to Azure.

On top of that, the integration keeps the dashboards up to date with the most current data, using the Scribe Online Replication Service (Scribe Online RS). This cloud-based service replicates data to Azure SQL Database or SQL Server, depending on the customer's chosen architecture.


Power BI Solution Template program architecture with SSAS
Power BI solution templates using SSAS architecture, but it can also be deployed with a simpler Azure SQL DB data store | Source

The new Power BI solution templates include a 90-day license to Scribe Online RS; users then have the option to extend their Scribe Online RS licenses or to upgrade to the entire Scribe Online iPaaS solution at any time.

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About Dann Anthony Maurno

Dann Anthony Maurno is a seasoned business journalist who began his career as International Marketing Manager with Lilly Software, then moved on as a freelancer to write for such prestigious clients as CFO Magazine; Compliance Week;Manufacturing Business Technology; Decision Resources, Inc.; The Economist Intelligence Unit; and corporate clients such as Iron Mountain, Microsoft and SAP. He is the co-author of Thin Air: How Wireless Technology Supports Lean Initiatives(CRC/Productivity Press, 2010).