AlfaPeople has once again been named to the 2026–2027 Microsoft AI Business Solutions Inner Circle, marking our 17th consecutive year in the Microsoft Inner Circle.

Seventeen years represent more than longevity. During that time, business applications have evolved from traditional ERP systems to cloud-based platforms, connected data, and, today, AI-powered business solutions. Throughout that transformation, AlfaPeople has continued to develop its Microsoft capabilities and help organizations turn new technology into tangible business value.

Staying Close to Where Microsoft Is Heading

Participation in Inner Circle is based on sales achievements among the top echelon of Microsoft’s global AI Business Solutions partner network. Inner Circle members also engage with Microsoft executives and other members to discuss strategy, gain insight into Microsoft roadmaps, and exchange experiences and best practices.

For AlfaPeople, that access is particularly valuable because it strengthens our ability to understand where Microsoft technology is heading and translate that knowledge into relevant advice and solutions for our customers.

“When AlfaPeople first became part of Inner Circle 17 years ago, the technology landscape looked very different. What has remained constant is our ambition to understand where Microsoft is going and translate that into tangible value for our customers. Being recognized again is something we are proud of, but more importantly, it confirms that this approach continues to matter.”

Michael Gaardboe
CEO and Founder of AlfaPeople

More Than a Sales Recognition

“Inner Circle partners represent our top-selling partners worldwide. But it is more than a sales recognition; it’s a community of industry leaders who work closely with Microsoft to accelerate innovation, share experience, and shape the future of AI-powered business transformation. The collaboration and commitment to customer success demonstrated by this community helps us advance the entire AI Business Solutions partner ecosystem around the world to deliver transformative business outcomes at scale.”

Niels Jensen
Microsoft AI Business Solutions ERP Lead in Enterprise Partner Solutions

For AlfaPeople, the 17th consecutive Inner Circle recognition reinforces a long-standing commitment: staying close to the development of Microsoft business technology while helping customers turn that development into practical business outcomes.

Agentic AI is quickly moving from experimentation to real business applications. As organizations begin introducing AI agents and multi-agent solutions into their processes, a new challenge emerges: How do you make sure these solutions are scalable, secure, governed, and connected to the business systems they depend on?

Moving from individual AI use cases to agentic AI requires more than understanding the technology. It requires the ability to design AI agents as part of a broader enterprise architecture, with the right foundations for security, governance, integration, and scalability.

Microsoft has introduced the Microsoft Agentic AI Business Solutions certification to validate exactly these capabilities. The certification focuses on designing and implementing agentic AI solutions across the Microsoft ecosystem, including Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Azure AI.

For businesses exploring AI agents, the competencies behind the certification are particularly relevant in three areas.

Architecture That Can Scale With the Business

Moving from an individual AI agent to interconnected agents and automated workflows requires a solid architecture. Solutions need to work across applications, data, and business processes without creating unnecessary complexity.

Governance and Security From the Beginning

As AI agents gain greater autonomy and access to business data, governance becomes increasingly important. Responsible AI principles, security, compliance, and appropriate controls need to be incorporated into the architecture rather than added afterward.

Integration With Existing Business Processes

The greatest value of AI agents is rarely found in isolated use cases. It comes when agents can interact with the applications, data, and workflows employees already use. Connecting agentic AI with platforms such as Dynamics 365 and Power Platform can therefore turn AI capabilities into practical business improvements.

“AI agents have significant potential, but creating business value requires more than the technology itself. Companies need to consider architecture, governance, and integration from the beginning if they want to move from individual AI initiatives to solutions that can scale across the organization.”

Michael Gaardboe
Chairman of the Board and Founder of AlfaPeople

At AlfaPeople, investing in competencies such as the Microsoft Agentic AI Business Solutions certification strengthens our ability to help customers move from AI ideas and individual use cases toward secure, governed, and scalable solutions.

For More Information

Want to learn more about how AI agents can support your business processes and how to approach architecture, governance, and integration? Contact AlfaPeople to discuss the opportunities for your organization.

What happens when traceability fails, compliance slips, or production data cannot be trusted?

In Food and Beverage, the cost is never theoretical. It is measured in recalls, reputation damage, regulatory exposure, and operational disruption.

AlfaPeople is proud to announce a global strategic partnership with Aptean, a leading provider of industry-specific ERP solutions. Together, we are strengthening how Food and Beverage organizations modernize ERP by combining AlfaPeople’s global Microsoft Dynamics 365 expertise with Aptean’s deep industry capabilities.

This partnership is designed to help Food and Beverage companies move from reactive compliance and fragmented processes to controlled, scalable, and transparent operations.

Why This Matters for Food and Beverage Leaders

The Food and Beverage industry operates under constant pressure:

• Increasing traceability requirements
• Evolving food safety and regulatory standards
• Complex supply chains and supplier networks
• Process manufacturing variability
• Rising inflation and material prices
• Profitability and margin pressures
• Multi-entity and multi-country expansion

When ERP systems are not built for industry realities, complexity compounds quietly. Manual workarounds increase. Visibility decreases. Risk accumulates. Industry-specific ERP capability is no longer optional. It is foundational.

Combining Microsoft Dynamics 365 With Industry Depth

By aligning AlfaPeople’s global Microsoft Dynamics 365 capabilities with Aptean’s Food and Beverage industry functionality, this partnership delivers a stronger ERP backbone built specifically for the demands of modern Food and Beverage organizations.

Organizations benefit from:

• End-to-end lot and batch traceability
• Built-in support for food safety and regulatory compliance
• Process manufacturing optimization
• Reduced inventory write-offs through greater inventory visibility and control
• Greater supply chain visibility and coordination
• Scalable multi-country and multi-entity ERP environments
• Built-in AI features with real-time insights and predictive analytics for faster decisions

A Strategic Global Collaboration

AlfaPeople recently participated in the 2026 Aptean Partner Kickoff and was recognized as a member of the Aptean Partner Advisory Council. This reinforces the strategic alignment between our organizations and our shared commitment to industry specialization and innovation.

With global delivery capabilities and strong regional expertise, AlfaPeople is uniquely positioned to help Food and Beverage organizations navigate ERP modernization with both global consistency and local accountability.

Enabling Sustainable Growth in Food and Beverage

As Food and Beverage organizations expand into new markets, face tighter compliance expectations, and invest in automation and intelligence, ERP must serve as a stable and industry-aware foundation.

The AlfaPeople and Aptean partnership provides:

• Industry-specific ERP with built-in AI capabilities
• Microsoft-backed cloud scalability
• Global implementation expertise
• A structured path to modernization

This is not simply about technology alignment. It is about helping Food and Beverage leaders reduce operational risk while enabling long-term, scalable growth.

How to Get Started

AlfaPeople offers a consultative approach to evaluate your current ERP environment, identify industry-specific requirements, and design a practical modernization roadmap.

Whether you are stabilizing traceability, preparing for expansion, or strengthening compliance alignment, our global team works alongside you to build an ERP foundation that supports sustainable growth.

For More Information

Angelo Dalle Molle
Global Marketing Manager
Phone: +45 70 20 47 20
Email: [email protected]

We are proud to announce that Microsoft has recognized AlfaPeople as a Copilot Jumpstart – Ready Tier Partner (Global). This recognition strengthens our ability to help customers move from experimentation to measurable business value with Microsoft Copilot. It also reinforces our capabilities across complementary AI solutions that extend Copilot throughout the organization.

With this designation, AlfaPeople now plays an even stronger role in guiding organizations toward structured, value-driven AI adoption. Customers gain access to proven frameworks, closer collaboration with Microsoft, and faster paths from pilots to production.

According to Vera Medina, AI & Data Business Development Manager at AlfaPeople:

Microsoft Copilot holds significant potential. However, real value only emerges when organizations implement it with a clear understanding of business processes, data foundations, and user adoption. The same principle applies to broader AI, including custom models, predictive analytics, Azure OpenAI-based solutions, and domain-specific assistants. This recognition highlights AlfaPeople’s ability to move customers from early experimentation to structured, value-driven use of Copilot and AI, securely, responsibly, and aligned with concrete business goals.

What This Recognition Means for Our Customers

As a Ready Tier Copilot Jumpstart Partner, we help customers accelerate their Copilot and AI journey with a Microsoft-aligned, production-ready approach. More importantly, we focus on delivering outcomes, not just technology.

Customers can expect:

• Microsoft-funded or co-funded workshops, assessments, and pilots, which lower the barrier to getting started.
• Readiness guidance covering data quality, security, compliance, and governance, ensuring Copilot and AI run on a trusted foundation.
• Business-driven use cases, where we apply Copilot where it fits best and deploy complementary AI, such as predictive analytics, intelligent automation, custom copilots, and domain-specific models, where they deliver the highest impact.
• Adoption and change management, so employees use AI effectively as part of daily work rather than as isolated experiments.
• Closer collaboration with Microsoft, including early access to best practices, which enables faster delivery and consistently higher quality.

As a result, organizations can move forward with confidence while maintaining control, security, and scalability.

What We Mean by “Frontier-Firm Adoption”

At AlfaPeople, we help customers become Frontier Firms, organizations that adopt frontier and enterprise AI in a production-grade, repeatable way. In other words, we help turn AI into a reliable business capability rather than a series of disconnected initiatives.

This approach includes:

• Operationalizing AI across Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Azure, so AI supports real business processes.
• Moving fast with controlled risk by running funded pilots, proving value quickly, and then scaling with strong governance and data controls.
• Embedding responsible AI and security by design, thereby aligning deployments with compliance, privacy, and enterprise risk requirements.
• Measuring and optimizing outcomes, including clearly defined KPIs that track time savings, decision quality, and cost reductions.
• Enabling sustained adoption through role-based training, structured change management, and continuous improvement.

Put simply, Frontier-Firm adoption ensures AI works as a strategic, production-ready capability. It improves day-to-day work and delivers repeatable business results, safely and at scale.

Ready to Explore Copilot?

If you want to explore how AlfaPeople can help your organization adopt Copilot and broader AI securely and at scale, we would be happy to:

• Run a Copilot and AI readiness assessment and identify high-impact use cases.
• Set up a Microsoft-backed workshop or pilot tailored to your business and data landscape.
• Walk you through a roadmap to Frontier-Firm adoption, covering governance, integration, adoption, and ROI metrics.

Contact your local AlfaPeople office or Vera Medina, Business Development Manager, Data & AI.

For More Information

Vera Medina
Business Development Manager, Data & AI
Email: [email protected]

AlfaPeople is proud to announce the launch of its Localization for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central in Latin America, a comprehensive solution designed to help organizations ensure compliance with local tax and regulatory frameworks while simplifying multi-country operations. With this release, AlfaPeople strengthens its role as the only Microsoft partner delivering end-to-end Business Central localization and services across LATAM.

Why Localization Is Critical in LATAM

Operating in Latin America requires more than a standard ERP system. Each country enforces unique fiscal and reporting regulations, with frequent updates that can disrupt daily operations. Without localization, companies face compliance risks, inefficiencies, and fragmented financial management.

Addressing Urgent Compliance Challenges

Governments across the region mandate strict requirements such as electronic invoicing, tax reporting, and official books. Countries like Brazil and Mexico impose highly specific digital tax frameworks, while Peru, Colombia, and Argentina require electronic submissions for audits and tax authorities. AlfaPeople’s localization ensures these challenges are addressed proactively, reducing both risk and cost.

Simplifying Adoption With AlfaPeople

Built on the global W1 (Worldwide) version of Business Central, AlfaPeople’s solution offers a standardized and modular approach. Organizations can choose to localize a single country or manage multiple subsidiaries under one tenant, creating a unified financial architecture. This flexibility accelerates deployment, ensures compliance, and lowers operational complexity.

Countries Covered

The AlfaPeople Business Central localization is available for:

• Argentina
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• Guatemala
• Mexico
• Paraguay
• Peru

Each country’s localization is continuously updated to reflect the latest legal and tax requirements, providing peace of mind to organizations expanding or consolidating operations in the region.

Moving Beyond Multiple Providers

Many businesses still depend on different providers in each market, creating inconsistencies, higher costs, and integration issues. With AlfaPeople, organizations benefit from a single trusted Microsoft partner for all LATAM countries, ensuring compliance, consistency, and a simplified digital transformation journey.

How to Get Started

AlfaPeople offers a consultative approach to evaluate current systems, identify compliance needs, and design an efficient rollout plan. With experienced teams across Latin America and global delivery capabilities, AlfaPeople ensures organizations can successfully adopt localized Business Central with minimal disruption.

For Additional Information

Angelo Dalle Molle
Global Marketing Manager
Phone: +45 70 20 47 20
Email: [email protected]