MSDW Podcast: Why Dynamics GP customers opt for cloud managed services

This episode is sponsored by Enavate.

Microsoft Dynamics GP customers have a lot invested in their ERP solutions, with years spent tailoring processes, interfaces, integrations, and reports to suit their business needs. And while some GP users are moving on to newer cloud ERP products, many others intend to capitalize on the value of their GP systems for the foreseeable future.

Still, concerns over maintenance, backups, security, and disaster recovery are driving more GP customers to examine their support and maintenance options. On-premises architectures require investments in hardware and other infrastructure, as well as IT expertise.

Our guests on this episode, Bill Moore and Chris Lavelle of Enavate, explain how Azure managed services for on-premises ERP bring together a unique combination of capabilities that can address the range of GP customers' long-term concerns, from risk management and IT best practices to user experience, cost, and performance.

Show Notes:

• 1:45 - Why GP customers are investigating cloud managed services today
• 3:00 - How risk-sensitive GP customer benefit from the cloud to defend against hacking, disaster recovery, or other emergencies
• 5:30 - What Azure capabilities and services can support a GP customer today?
• 6:30 - Cloud benefits for GP customers that are less concerned with security and disaster risks
• 11:00 - What it takes to design a supported public cloud environment that works for on-prem ERP customer
• 13:15 - Enavate's history in the ERP cloud hosting space
• 15:15 - What is coming next for GP customers

More resources from Enavate:

• Request a Cloud TCO Today!
• Cloud Talk: Keeping it Real with Bill