Microsoft recently wrapped up their Worldwide Partner Conference on the west coast, and one of the highlights of the conference was the release of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. The focus for developers of AX 2012 was on creating a more powerful, simple, and agile solution for business enterprise users, developers and partners. Some of the highlights of the announcement below surround how implementations of AX 2012 will be positively impacted by two new tools. These are the RapidStart Services approach, which will simplify and streamline the typical decisions made for configuration of AX, as well as the new dramatically simplified pricing model. I’ve seen the new pricing model myself and I must say I was overwhelmed – talk about Next Practices! Nobody else has pricing anywhere close to as simplified as Microsoft for AX 2012. The role-centered, 4-user-tier model is revolutionary in it’s ease of understanding and use. Who of you out there have seen pricing proposals from ERP vendors and have been left shaking your head after 5 minutes trying to wade through various features and options for modules and pricing? I believe AX 2012 customers are going to absolutely love the new pricing model! And I can’t wait to use the new RapidStart Services. I’ve been asking for something like this from other ERP vendors for a long time, leave it to Microsoft to step up and actually provide something this useful for partners and customers… What scenarios have you been involved in where you could have used something like RapidStart Services?
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Flow international is the inventor and world leader in waterjet solutions. They replaced JD Edwards World with Microsoft Dynamics AX. Listen to the reasons why in the video below.
As the Director of Enterprise Architecture for Flow International says… Don’t pour concrete around your business processes! Leverage powerful simplicity and the lower total cost of ownership achieved with Microsoft Dynamics AX…
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 at Hannover Messe 2011
Check out the Intro of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 at the Hannover Messe Conference earlier this year. Hannover Messe is one of the word’s largest industrial conferences, and in this video you’ll see how AX 2012 shines for industrial manufacturers.
Learning Point 2 – Demand Drivers/NEXT Practices–Part 3
(This is the sixth in a series on The Power of Choice – Leveraging Configuration Technology to Differentiate, Simplify, Perform and Win, by Mike Shields, Co-Founder and CEO of eLogic Group.)
The First type of Mixed-Mode we’ll discuss is Standardized Products – this type is fully pre-designed and ready for Self-Service…
Microsoft Dynamics Lines Up Against SAP, Oracle, And Salesforce
Very telling article from Information Week that covers the current state of Microsoft Dynamics maturity, especially in comparison with its Tier 1 rivals. Also the author pointedly makes the case that no other large ERP provider has such as compelling cloud offering, with on-premises, on-demand, any hybrid models available or soon-to-be available. Summed up, “The idea that Dynamics needs to play catch-up with its bigger brethren is no longer on the table.”
Inside Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 – Office
Office Interoperability with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 is a powerful feature that allows users to leverage their familiarity with Microsoft Office tools and bridges the gap from Office to their ERP system in a secure, interconnected platform that no other ERP software offers…
Security is maintained across platforms, including audit trails.
Inside Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 – Reporting
Microsoft has worked very hard to embed Business Intelligence in AX 2012 through the use of both Analysis and Reporting.
AX 2012 BI primarily provides compelling experiences around business data. What that means is that the content is compelling, interactive and rich. Additionally, AX 2012 enables developers to more easily build those rich experiences.
Inside Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 – Development Tools
AX 2012 has many powerful new features, and the development tools area was not overlooked. Many of these new development tool features revolve around the Customization engine, including support for Models, which is an extension of the layered architecture concept, Productivity and Simplicity, Documentation on APIs, .Net Technologies, language integrations to leverage full .Net libraries, and integration to Visual Studio.
IN THE PIPELINE: Microsoft Software Builds On Competitors’ Products
Below is an interesting article from the Wall Street Journal about the recent release of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. The article discusses how one of the ways in which Microsoft is growing their ERP market share is by the ability of AX 2012 to work in combination with other ERP core financials packages, such as Oracle and SAP. This strategy makes it more palatable for Independent Software Vendors (ISV’s) to develop niche market products to work with AX 2012 because of the increased market for their products. Microsoft is really putting their money where their mouth is with this strategy by “eating their own lunch” – Microsoft currently has 17 of their own business units running Dynamics AX, while their core corporate financial application is SAP. For any companies considering this approach, this should give them additional confidence that 2-Tier is an effective and viable option.
Drum Roll Please… Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 is now on the market! – Microsoft Dynamics ERP “The Edge” Blog – Community Home – Microsoft Dynamics Community
Well, Microsoft said they were going to do it and they were true to their word. They said they were going to do it in August – not August 31st but August 1st – it’s here! Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 is now GA in over 25 countries! Great job Microsoft! Talk to us soon to see how you can transform your business to Next Practices with AX 2012!
One Size Does Not Fit All – Making the Case for Two-Tier ERP – Microsoft Dynamics ERP “The Edge” Blog
Over the years, in working with clients implementing ERP systems, I have more than once encountered a situation where the ERP decision was “forced” upon a Division or Business Unit of a company. In those situations it was clear to the team doing the implementation that the system selected was sub-optimal for their particular business model. However, in the broader corporate picture, it made sense from a standardization perspective.
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 – enable opportunity and reduce risk with business agility. – Microsoft Dynamics ERP “The Edge” Blog
The developers for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 were tasked with re-architecting toward a model that was Powerful, Simple, and Agile. The article below focuses on the agile capabilities of AX 2012, and how these capabilities relate to real-world issues that business face in today’s fast-moving world.
Learning Point 1 – Trends in Differentiation – Part 3
(This is the third in a series on The Power of Choice – Leveraging Configuration Technology to Differentiate, Simplify, Perform and Win, by Mike Shields, Co-Founder and CEO of eLogic Group.)
WHY “Thin-Slicing” & “Long-Tail” Marketing?
“Listen to ME and respond…
Microsoft Dynamics AX Enables Fast and Easy Product and Process Differentiation
View the Demo below to see how you can leverage the built-in capabilities of the Microsoft Dynamics AX Product Configurator as well as Configurable Workflows. These capabilities enable product and process differentiation for your Design to Order and Engineer to Order products.
Microsoft Dynamics AX Positioned as a Leader in Magic Quadrant for ERP for Product-Centric Midmarket Companies
Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Dynamics AX is positioned as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for ERP for Product-Centric Midmarket Companies* 2010, a research report published by Gartner Inc. The report evaluated global enterprise resource planning (ERP) products specifically tailored for companies with 100 to 999 employees, and with annual revenue between $50 million and $1 billion.
