Speed reigns as Microsoft blitzes Dynamics CRM pros on CRM 2013 details

If there is one theme to pull from this week's Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 Partner Blitz days, accounting for the range of new product details, the reactions of partners, and the timing of the event, it is the CRM team's recalibration for a high speed future - quicker release processes, quicker user interface, and a demand for the partner and user communities to start reacting more quickly to the pace of innovation.

For anyone catching up a little late on this week's two 4 hour partner training sessions for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013, the release that is now due in just 12 weeks (by October 20) for both on-premise and CRM Online customers, yesterday's information dump left a wake of useful information on twitter, albeit no dedicated hashtag. And many in the community still seem to be a bit unsure on what can be publicly discussed.

"CRM 2013 is going to change the way everyone works," one CRM professional told us after seeing the new details. "People are going to rethink the way they use CRM."

If you read through CRM 2013 blitz tweets - we're grateful to astute CRM watcher Jukka Niiranen for collecting the tweets from the technical track as they flowed - the responses seem overwhelmingly positive, especially considering the audience of experienced Dynamics CRM professionals. But with less than three months before CRM Online customers start upgrading, partners will have to work fast to help guide their clients ...