From the GP Blogs: Best Way to Compare GP vs NAV; Hazards of Windows Authentication; Top 5 Myths About Year End Closing; Excel Reports

NAV vs. GP: What's Right for your Company? Bill Kennedy at Energized Accounting plays match-maker: "My take on this issue is that if Great Plains fits you out of the box, it's a better package. If customization is needed, then Navision is the better pick. Having said that, I think that both packages would work well for a wide variety of companies. If that is the situation with you, then I recommend taking a close look at the consulting firms selling you the package. A skilled, experienced consultant can make even a limited software package look good, while a bad one can ruin good software.

If you have looked at both packages are still unsure, try what we used to call a Boardroom Pilot.  Get a sample batch of different transactions and invite the vendors in to enter those transactions into their systems.  That will give you a side by side comparison of the software."

Another related post is Differences between the Dynamics Products, posted by Mark Polino on DynamicAccounting.net.

Do we really want Windows Authentication for Microsoft Dynamics GP? David Musgrave at Developing for Dynamics GP explains the rationale of living without authentication: "In theory, it sounds good, ...