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Through some misunderstandings, many people think that Dynamics 365 Business Central is Dynamics GP in the cloud. Although there are similarities between Business Central and GP, they are fundamentally different ERP systems. To oversimplify, many ERP systems do similar things—tracking money in and money out, creating invoices, and tracking inventory movement. The biggest differences between… Continue reading Why Business Central Is Not “GP in the Cloud” — And Why That Matters

My daughter convinced me to try a Zumba class to start the new year. I was mildly nervous about being the only man in the room, but I figured I could survive the embarrassment to prove to my daughter I was willing to try something new. As it turns out, being the only man in… Continue reading AI for the Over 40 – Week 25: 3 Shifts for AI Leadership Transformation

Equipment dealers and rental companies rely on a combination of systems to manage sales, rentals, service, and parts—but many are still operating without a fully integrated dealership management system or modern equipment rental management software. Why dealership management systems and equipment rental management software matter more than ever As operations grow more complex, disconnected tools… Continue reading Equipment Dealer and Rental Process Management: How Modern Platforms Can Help Remove the Friction That Erodes Profitability

For executives overseeing an ERP tax compliance strategy, what was once a predictable, back-office function has become a board-level risk that can bring business operations to a halt. Understanding how tax and compliance planning tie to your ERP choice is a critical business factor. Why old-school tax compliance is now a business liability For decades,… Continue reading How Tax and Compliance Planning Ties to Your ERP Choice

ArcherPoint by Cherry Bekaert’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes building a high-functioning development team, the problem of bringing AI into the real world, and getting symbols without having a BC instance running. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community, comprising developers, project managers, and consultants, collaborates across platforms to… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 553

A Dynamics NAV to Business Central migration often reveals hidden issues, from customizations and integrations to vendor compatibility and data complexity. In this client testimonial, ONICON shares how they approached their NAV 2017 to Business Central migration and why working with an experienced partner helped them navigate the process with confidence. Planning a Dynamics NAV… Continue reading Dynamics NAV to Business Central Migration: ONICON’s Cloud Journey

Student unions and student governments invest in a range of tools to improve communication, run events, manage clubs, and engage students. But in many organizations, these tools grow organically over time and end up disconnected, overlapping, or underutilized. The result is often: This blog will help you visualize your engagement technology stack, understand how the… Continue reading Designing a Connected Student Engagement Technology Stack

In Week 20, I shared MIT’s finding that 95% of enterprise AI projects fail to reach production. The explanation was the learning gap: organizations try to build solutions they do not fully understand for problems they have not clearly defined. I have been thinking about that statistic ever since—not because it surprised me, but because… Continue reading AI for the Over 40 – Week 24: Why Your AI Project Should Start in Chat

For years, retail shrinkage has been framed primarily as a crime issue. Headlines often focus on organized retail theft, flash mobs, and internal and external bad actors. While these risks are real, a deeper look at retail operations tells a different story: a significant portion of shrinkage originates inside the store—not from criminals, but from… Continue reading Store Shrinkage Is Not Just a Theft Problem, It’s an Operations Problem

The month-end reporting problem nobody talks about It’s 6:47 PM on the last Friday of the month. Your controller just emailed you — again — with a revised P&L. This is version seven. The file is named PL_Final_FINAL_v3_JulieFixes_REAL.xlsx. Sound familiar? Here’s the uncomfortable truth: Most finance teams running Business Central are still exporting raw trial… Continue reading Master Financial Reports in Business Central (without using Excel!)