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Microsoft Dynamics GP MVPs Reflect On the Convergence 2013 Experience

by Jason Gumpert
Editor, MSDynamicsWorld.com

Last week at Convergence 2013, a group of Microsoft Dynamics GP MVPs were kind enough to sit down with us at the end of a long Day 2 to recap their experiences.  Not all of the conversation was suitable for publication (for example, let's just say that presenters really do care about their session evaluations). And some sentiments were completely universal, like the fact that none of them were not happy about Microsoft's failure to send Asia Pacific Escalation Engineer David Musgrave of Support Debugging Tool fame to the event.

Here are some choice moments from our conversation with Belinda Allen, John Lowther, Mark Polino, Jivtesh Singh, and Leslie Vail.  Thanks to all of them for their time and an entertaining discussion.

Microsoft Dynamics GP MVPs at Convergence 2013From left: John Lowther, Leslie Vail, Belinda Allen, Mark Polino, Mark's wife, and Jivtesh Singh

MSDW: Some bloggers were given Surface tablets to use during Convergence.  How are they working out?

Jivtesh Singh: People are really impressed by Business Analyzer on the Surface and are considering buying the hardware just to get the tablet-friendly Windows 8 version of Business Analyzer.  And people are very excited about seeing the web client on it. Not all users need to deal with the functional areas that are still pending like HR, manufacturing, field service, ...

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About Jason Gumpert

As the editor of MSDynamicsWorld.com, Jason oversees all editorial content on the site and at our events, as well as providing site management and strategy. He can be reached at jgumpert@msdynamicsworld.com.

Prior to co-founding MSDynamicsWorld.com, Jason was a Principal Software Consultant at Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC), where he implemented solutions, trained customers, managed software development, and spent some time in the pre-sales engineering organization. He has also held consulting positions at CSC Consulting and Monitor Group.

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