Kevin Machayya is a 15-year veteran of Microsoft and Great Plains Software. He has held various roles in technical support, customer service, and sales operations. For the last 11 years, Kevin has focused on the Microsoft Dynamics partner channel through partner account management, readiness, marketing, resourcing/staffing and development programs.
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Thank you to all of the loyal followers of the Microsoft Dynamics Partner Community blog! As I get ready to enjoy the extended weekend over Memorial Day in the United States, here’s a quick reminder of the various other Microsoft Dynamics product focused blogs managed by Microsoft employees worth reading. Keep in mind there are plenty of other fabulous blogs out there – especially those published by partners!
· Microsoft Dynamics CRM Connection
· Microsoft Dynamics ERP “The Edge” Blog
· Microsoft Dynamics CRM Team Blog
· Inside Microsoft Dynamics AX
· Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP
· Microsoft Dynamics NAV Team Blog
· Microsoft Dynamics SL Community Team Blog
All of these blogs are publically available and receive thousands of views per day. Catch up with the ones of most interest to you and your organization!
--Kevin
In an ongoing effort to enhance our Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online offering, we are transitioning all subscriptions of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online to the Microsoft online services environment. The Microsoft online services environment uses the same billing and administration platform as Office 365 and will provide a unified experience, simplified account management, and enhanced privacy and data security.
The implication of this change is that in Q1 Calendar Year 2014, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online will cease to utilize the old billing and administration platform, and discontinue support to customers and partners on it.
We have carefully designed a transition process that will allow customers to move their Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online subscription to the new environment without disruption to their business. Partner Internal Use Rights accounts are similarly impacted in the transition process.
Please visit PartnerSource to understand how this change impacts your organization and existing customers. There is also an opportunity to learn more by watching an on demand web seminar available on the Partner Learning Center.
Two new capability resources from the Microsoft Dynamics AX product management team have recently been made available.
Retail Performance White Paper for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
This white paper provides an overview of a series of performance tests run by Microsoft to enable customers and partners to better size capacity for the infrastructure that they require for an implementation of the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Retail module.
As a part of the release process for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft conducted a series of performance tests to enable customers and partners to better size the capacity for the infrastructure that is required for their implementation. The performance tests showcase the ability of the solution to scale based on critical business scenarios that pertain to the Retail industry. The performance tests include many functional scenarios across different client and integration technologies providing a view of the core retail scenarios.
Visit PartnerSource to view or download the document.
Retail Benchmark Results for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2
These documents provide a set of detailed results from benchmark testing of multiple retail workloads on Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2.
The benchmark showcases the ability of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 to handle various specialized loads concurrently, without compromising performance and scalability on critical business processes. The benchmark includes many functional scenarios across different client and integration technologies, thereby providing a view of retail back-end scenarios.
Visit PartnerSource to view or download the documents.
A quick and simple reminder regarding the expiration of these offers at the end of this month. Please review complete terms and conditions.
Cloud Easy Offer —Talk to Your Customers About the Cloud Today The Cloud Easy offer lets your customers earn partner subsidy dollars on their Microsoft Online Services subscription purchases—dollars they can apply to additional software licenses, subscriptions, or services. Offer ends May 31. Terms and conditions.
Big Easy Offer 10 —Help Your Customers Update Their IT It's the right time to talk to your customers about upgrading their IT to use new features and functionality in Microsoft products that help increase operational efficiency, data management, productivity, and collaboration. The Big Easy Offer 10 covers a wide variety of popular Microsoft on-premises software. Offer ends May 31. Offer terms and conditions.
Very big congratulations today to all of our exceptional Microsoft Dynamics WPC 2013 award winners and finalists! Your commitment and dedication to Microsoft and the Microsoft Dynamics technologies is unmatched, and we appreciate your strong efforts throughout FY13.
For a complete list of all Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards 2013 winners and more information on our winning partners go to Digital WPC and the Microsoft News Center.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Winner: PowerObjects Finalist: CRM Partners Finalist: Customer Effective Finalist: Navantis
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Winner: eBECS Finalist: GMCS Finalist: Hitachi Solutions America Ltd. Finalist: Tribridge
Microsoft Dynamics Cloud
Winner: eSavvy Finalist: SMB Suite Finalist: Tribridge
Microsoft Dynamics Industry
Winner: mcaConnect Finalist: V.R.P. Veri Raporlama Programlama Bilisim Yazilim ve Danismanlik Hizmetleri Ticaret A.S. Finalist: INFOMA Software Consulting GmbH Finalist: HSO International
Once again congrats to all and enjoy your WPC 2013 experience in Houston, TX next month!
It’s official! The Microsoft Dynamics GP Team invites Microsoft Dynamics GP VARs and ISVs to attend the Technical Airlift 2013 in Fargo, ND on September 18-20. Once again the event is hosted by GP Partner Connections (GPPC).
Technical Airlift focuses deeply in the product and sales cycles, but also gives attendees a unique look into what’s coming and future plans – beyond what you’d get at other events. If you’re a developer, presales consultant or implementation consultant for Microsoft Dynamics GP, you don’t want to miss this event!
Technical Airlift offers attendees a forum to:
· Discover what’s all-new for Microsoft Dynamics GP in Friday’s “What’s Coming” session · Gain knowledge and best practices about Microsoft Dynamics GP · Make more connections within the Microsoft Dynamics GP community · Engage with Microsoft staff · Earn CPE credits · Learn more about GP Partner Connections
Additional information can be found on the Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP Blog.
Visit PartnerSource to find some great fiscal year-end guidance from the Microsoft Dynamics Operations Team. They have provided answers to the following questions which I’m sure will likely pop up for your partner organization as we head toward the end of June.
· What is the number one thing you need to remember for June close?
· Where can you find all the answers you need to have an easy June close?
· What are the top 5 top tips to help you prepare to ensure a successful and smooth year-end?
The Microsoft Dynamics Regional Operations Centers will be working hard to ensure you experience seamless order processing for the coming fiscal close this June.
Where can you find Microsoft Dynamics CRM content? It’s constant question we hear.
We know that Microsoft Dynamics CRM has many sites and that searching for and locating documentation and resources can be a challenge.
The Microsoft Dynamics CRM Product Management Team has recently created a new page on PartnerSource with the goal to help you navigate our websites and in-product help, and to understand when to use each resource.
These resources not only apply to your own partner organization, but customers and prospects as well. Access the page today and share the information with your key stakeholders and Microsoft Dynamics CRM community.
The Microsoft Dynamics GP team has recently announced the availability of the latest Business Portal release for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013.
Learn more information by visiting the Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP Blog, and Microsoft Dynamics GP Support & Services Blog.
Kati Quigley, WPC Experience Ambassador, has shared a new promotion to assist you with cost savings on WPC 2013 conference registration. Here’s a snippet from her original blog post…
Networking is an absolutely crucial element of the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference. At Microsoft, we recognize that an enormous amount of effort goes into starting your partner-to-partner networking early and maintaining a large network—and so we want to reward you! Next week, we’re offering a Refer- a-Colleague discount where you could earn up to a US$1,000 refund when your friends or colleagues register for WPC. WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A $100 REFUND and your friend or colleague a $100 discount. Here’s how: For 48 hours only, from 7 a.m. PST on Tuesday, May 14 through 7 a.m. PST on Thursday, May 16, you can receive a US$100 refund for each friend or colleague you refer who registers for WPC. Refunds will be provided for up to ten (10) unique, individual referrals, up to a maximum of US$1,000. But that’s not all: your referred colleagues will also receive US$100 off of the full registration price for a 2013 WPC all access pass, which means they will only have to pay US$1,895.
Networking is an absolutely crucial element of the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference. At Microsoft, we recognize that an enormous amount of effort goes into starting your partner-to-partner networking early and maintaining a large network—and so we want to reward you! Next week, we’re offering a Refer- a-Colleague discount where you could earn up to a US$1,000 refund when your friends or colleagues register for WPC.
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A $100 REFUND and your friend or colleague a $100 discount. Here’s how:
For 48 hours only, from 7 a.m. PST on Tuesday, May 14 through 7 a.m. PST on Thursday, May 16, you can receive a US$100 refund for each friend or colleague you refer who registers for WPC. Refunds will be provided for up to ten (10) unique, individual referrals, up to a maximum of US$1,000. But that’s not all: your referred colleagues will also receive US$100 off of the full registration price for a 2013 WPC all access pass, which means they will only have to pay US$1,895.
Please review Kati’s full announcement on Digital WPC to understand how to capitalize on this one-time offer, including complete terms and conditions.