DynamicsAppAlliance wants to prepare Microsoft partners for launching apps to Dynamics 365, AppSource

Three Dynamics NAV channel organizations have joined forces to form DynamicsAppAlliance, a new consultancy aimed at helping Microsoft partners develop apps for Dynamics 365 for Financials, the SaaS SMB offering that just hit general availability. and get those apps into AppSource.

Liberty Grove Software, NAV Skills, and Global Mediator, three firms with a strong focus on serving Microsoft partners, decided to join forces when they saw the opportunity to provide a combined offering that will accelerate vendors' entrance into the Dynamics 365 for Financials space. They offer custom development, architecture and design, testing and verification, and validation assistance, all with the goal of getting apps into AppSource.

Many ISVs already sell into the Dynamics NAV, GP, and SL customer bases, but they are not ready to connect their solutions into the customization framework of Dynamics 365 for Financials, according to Andrew Good, CEO of Liberty Grove and COO of DynamicsAppAlliance.

"Our services are geared towards three broad areas to get partners started, those with NAV, GP/SL or no-NAV experience," says Good. "Beyond getting them started, we offer services to supplement their internal team to get Apps to AppSource. Finally, we offer Product Life Management (PLM) where we will keep the App current with the new updates from Microsoft."

One of the more complex aspects of releasing an app for Dynamics 365 for Financials is AppSource. The application directory and delivery platform is key to the Dynamics 365 add-on story. It will be the only mechanism for customers to add commercial solutions on ...