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Replacing Management Reporter when migrating from Dynamics SL to Business Central

Are you an accounting and finance leader at a company using the Microsoft Dynamics SL ERP system and considering migrating to the cloud-based Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC) but concerned about the potential limitations of the Account…
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Extending the Value of Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, SAP and Acumatica with Modern Cloud Reporting

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There are more than 200,000 companies running on-premise ERP systems from Microsoft, Sage, SAP and Acumatica world-wide and many are not planning to move to the cloud yet. However, if you are one of them, this does not mean that your company…
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Budgeting and Forecasting in a Multi-cloud World

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This article is the final installment in a series focused on how Corporate Performance Management (CPM) tools can serve as a true solution, particularly zooming in on budgeting and forecasting challenges companies face with data housed in multiple…
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Financial and Operational Reporting in a Multi-cloud World

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This article is the second in a series about how Corporate Performance Management (CPM) applications can function as a true solution, this time specifically in regard to reporting and analysis challenges businesses face with data spread across…
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The Importance of BI360 Training

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The importance of training is more than just the obvious. BI360 users will often say, “I don’t know how to use BI360, so let me take a training class.” Structured training is about the best way to learn how to use and become more efficient…
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Planning Your Thanksgiving Dinner with Business Intelligence!

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The week is finally here where we gather around the table and share a delicious Thanksgiving meal with our loved ones. As much as we enjoy the good food, family time, and days off from work, organizing and hosting this special dinner can be…
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Things to be Thankful for in Today’s Business Intelligence Solutions for Not-For-Profit Organizations

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In this article, we discuss how business Intelligence (BI) tools have helped not-for-profit organizations focus more on their mission and less on budgeting and reporting. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and we thought it would be appropriate…
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The Next Generation Cloud-based BI Tools

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  The other day, I met with Solver’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Mike Applegate to talk about the next generation cloud-based tools. I made my way to his office, which is located right next to the kitchen - how convenient, right?…
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Top Reasons Why Most Companies Are Far From Business Intelligence Nirvana

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What happened to the vision of the easy, self-service, one-stop shop business intelligence (BI) capabilities that countless companies across the world have been seeking? After years of investing in new ERP systems, including cloud-based solutions,…
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Making the Most of Focus 2016—Best Things to Do at THE BI360 Conference of the Year

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In just a few weeks, from August 22 – 25, 2016, the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines in San Diego, CA will become the focal point where hundreds of BI360 Partners and Customers will gather to learn about one of the top full service business intelligence…
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Live ERP Budgeting, What Is It?

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This article will touch on the basics of budgeting with your ERP system. The process of investing in a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software can be a daunting task. Where do you start? Do you find reviews online and hope they are…
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Listen and Learn from Your Peers and Enjoy the Resort at Focus 2016

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This year, Focus 2016, August 22-25, 2016, Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, San Diego, CA gives customers more ways to share their own BI360 stories with the community. Attendees can ask questions and gain valuable tips and insights from the people…
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End of development for Microsoft’s Forecaster and Management Reporter tools – now what?

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Recently, in two separate announcements, Microsoft has stated that they will no longer develop their Forecaster budgeting tool and their Management Reporter financial report writer. How does this impact the almost 200,000 Dynamics AX, GP, SL…
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How Do You Know If You Need a New BI/Analytics System?

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This article will help organizations identify signs that they need a new Business Intelligence system. Today, plenty of large organizations, as well as small and medium-sized companies, are stuck using old or manual Business Intelligence (BI)…
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Get your BI360 Guru on at Focus 2016!

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Your company has put tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars into acquiring a budgeting and planning software system that will streamline your staff’s workload. Chances are, that even after training, you or your team has only been using a…
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BI360 Focus 2016 – New Location. New Training Option.

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A few weeks ago, the registration website for Solver’s Customer and Partner Conference, Focus 2016 launched. This year the event, to be held August 22-25, 2016, will take place in a new location: the classically beautiful Hilton La Jolla Torrey…
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Gartner BI Magic Quadrant and Microsoft Power BI

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In this article, the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence will be discussed in depth through a conversation that sheds some executive light on what it all means. This past week, Gartner released their Magic Quadrant (MQ) for Business…
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Does Management Reporter for Microsoft Dynamics support your BI Strategy?

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This article will discuss the Management Reporter (MR), as it relates to modern, dynamic financial reporting output for Microsoft Dynamics users. At the beginning of 2016, it appeared that, all of a sudden, Management Reporter (MR) was trending…
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Let's Talk about OLAP Cubes

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This article is going to tackle OLAP cubes as a solution concept for Business Intelligence processes, within the context of other BI data store options. Let’s do it – let’s talk about OLAP cubes.  With the amount of data only growing,…
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What-if Analysis and Modeling for Microsoft Dynamics

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In this article, I’ll explore what-if analytics and modeling functionality built into some of today’s budgeting software for planning that accounts for variables with Microsoft Dynamics. Budgeting is a task that requires actual data,…
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Focus 2015: The Ultimate Learning & Networking Event

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This article will discuss the details of the Business Intelligence technology event of the summer, #BI360Focus15, hosted August 25th-27th, 2015 by Solver, Inc. in Marina del Rey, California. Man, times flies, doesn’t it?  Microsoft Convergence,…
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Project Budgeting Software for Microsoft Dynamics SL

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In this article, project budgeting, forecasting, and modelling will be at the center of the discussion, specifically third party planning tools to improve your Microsoft Dynamics SL experience. I’m sure you can agree that financial planning…
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Cash Flow Budgeting and Forecasting

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In this article, cash flow budgeting and forecasting will take center stage, with a spotlight on why this particular planning process is helpful to CFOs and companies in today’s business culture. This blog has covered different aspects of…
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Security in the Cloud and on the Web for Business Intelligence Solutions

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This article will discuss the topic of security in the Cloud and web-based technology world, specifically for modern, powerful Business Intelligence software. It seems like a truly endless list of elements to consider when shopping for the best…
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Management Reporter – Is it Really Free?

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This article will take a look at Management Reporter as a financial report writing tool, in terms of the investment you will make implementing and managing the product, in comparison to other solutions. As with pretty much all Enterprise Resource…
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Cloud-based Reporting and Budgeting for Microsoft Dynamics

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This article will discuss the intricacies of deploying financial reporting and budgeting solutions in the Cloud for more modern and flexible data management and analysis with Microsoft Dynamics. Web-based reporting and budgeting, with Software…
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How to Create Modern Multi-Tab Financial Reports with Excel

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This article will discuss accelerated, streamlined ways to organize your data in modern multi-tab reports with powerful third party financial reporting tools, like BI360. I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Senior Consultant…