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Elusive AX 7 assumptions

This year’s AXUG Summit has been and gone. There’s been relatively little chatter coming out of the Microsoft Dynamics development team about their next edition of AX, AX 7, previously codenamed “Rainier”. Here we’ll give you the low-down regarding all the information we’ve learnt over the past couple of weeks. What’s next for Dynamics AX … Continued

CONV2014 update: AX and the Internet of Things

AX and the Internet of Things: At Conspicuous, part of our job is keeping up to date with the insanely-fast-moving world of Microsoft Dynamics, and that’s why we’re at the prestigious Convergence Conference held this year in Barcelona. Yesterday, in Kirill Tatarinov’s keynote speech we heard about the Internet of Things, and a little about … Continued

Image is Everything in the Enterprise

So I’ve talked a little about Microsoft’s race for the bottom when it comes to NAV and what might be realistic to expect from a business that’s bent on world domination, but how does this work at the top? Microsoft’s always had a bit of an image problem when it comes to the FTSE 100; … Continued

Dynamics AX 2012 R3

Dynamics AX 2012 R3 – To be generally available from 1st May 2014 following an online event on Thursday 10th April.   As Microsoft is looking to become the default ERP choice for many organisations so the focus is increasingly tailored towards the customer.   There are four key capabilities that are expected in R3 … Continued

The Garden Centre Group deploys Microsoft Dynamics AX

K3 Retail is to implement Microsoft Dynamics AX to enable The Garden Centre Group to become an omnichannel retailer. The group, which operates 139 garden centres across England and Wales, will replace its existing legacy financial and merchandise systems, including back-office and buying systems, with the Microsoft Dynamics AX platform. This will enable it to … Continued

The Only Way is Ethics

Hands up those of you that think ethics and recruitment go hand in hand.  If you’re one of those that hasn’t put your hand up, then you’re not on your own. The role of the recruiter has been tarnished in some people’s eyes, placed in the same box as car salesmen and estate agents as … Continued

A Direct Threat to the Channel?

Microsoft recently announced that it will launch Dynamics for Retail in April 2014 and the press release was punctuated with the words ‘alliance’ and ‘relationship’.  In an associated Technet blog post,  Tracy Issel, General Manager of Worldwide Retail Sector at Microsoft, talked passionately about the new functionality, the organisations that have helped Microsoft to develop … Continued

Dynamics AX Powers Sochi Olympics

Excellent video explaining how Dynamics AX is providing the IT behind the Sochi Olympic Games       Conspicuous are more than just a Dynamics Recruitment Agency! For more info +44 (0)1483 233 000  

Dynamics AX News – Columbus buys Omnica

There has been further consolidation within the UK’s Dynamics AX market with Columbus IT looking to strengthen its multichannel retail offering by acquiring Omnica with immediate effect from 31st January 2014.   Omnica was founded in 2007 by Harry Manley and has rapidly grown to a staff of 30. Clients include Goodwins, Easons and Direct … Continued

Microsoft Dynamics ERP Day Rates

The Dynamics arena is rapidly evolving and Microsoft have delivered great NAV and AX solutions with NAV 2013 R2 and AX 2012 R2 with further advancements promised in the years ahead. On the NAV side there are increasingly fewer solutions that challenge it in the SME environment and AX is gaining a greater foothold in … Continued