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Many organizations fail to update their SQL Servers, leaving them at risk for downed systems, data breaches, and poor performance. This blog covers the essentials for SQL Server maintenance for servers that run on-premises using a virtual machine on Azure. SQL Server Maintenance: Performance Two routine maintenance areas that are often overlooked are statistics updates… Continue reading Performance Tips for SQL Server Maintenance

eCommerce dominated during the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, even though overall retail spend decreased, eCommerce sales grew. However, it might surprise you to know that, even with the pandemic, eCommerce represents a small percentage of total retail sales. According to eMarketer, it’s as low as 14.5% in the U.S. This makes it clear that physical stores… Continue reading 8 Reasons Why Physical Stores are Still Important for Retail

ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central development and Dynamics NAV development. In Developer Digest Volume 375, we cover the D365 Business Central Universal Code Initiative, problems with Option fields when writing BC code, the shortage of programming talent, and more. The Dynamics NAV and Business Central community, including the ArcherPoint technical… Continue reading Dynamics NAV / Business Central Developer Digest – Vol 375

“Make sure people who count on you continue to have their expectations met – not just today but tomorrow, too.” The need for feedback has been covered, but let’s continue the discussion. This is one of those habits that you read and automatically think, “I do not treat a customer differently after they have been… Continue reading Habits of Amazing People: Look Past the Honeymoon

How to Select the Best ERP System? Here’s What You Need to Know If your company is currently searching for a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution, you’ve either outgrown basic accounting tools like QuickBooks or your current ERP is unable to keep up with your business and needs to be replaced. If you’ve never bought an ERP system or if… Continue reading Selecting the Best ERP System: What You Need to Know to Make the Right Decision

ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central development and Dynamics NAV development. In Developer Digest Volume 374, we discuss issues when updating to Service-to-Service (S2S) Authentication in Business Central, notifications of failed job queues via email, Azure AI for forecasting in Business Central, and more. The Dynamics NAV and Business Central community,… Continue reading Dynamics NAV / Business Central Developer Digest – Vol 374

What Is Microsoft’s New Commerce Experience (NCE)? Microsoft has announced and will start rolling out in January 2022 its New Commerce Experience. What is NCE? Simply put, it is a new pricing model. Microsoft’s goal is to simplify the buying experience for all of their business customers. Over the years, as Microsoft has developed and acquired… Continue reading Microsoft’s New Commerce Experience: What It Means for Customers

Both Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Dynamics 365 Business Central come with pack and ship functionality out of the box. However, for companies that need more sophisticated functionality, particularly for packing, the Dynamic Ship add-on from Insight Works fills the gap. This packing functionality is of particular interest to manufacturers that need to track the packing… Continue reading How To Use the Dynamic Ship Add-On for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

ArcherPoint’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central development and Dynamics NAV development. In Developer Digest Volume 373, we ask for your votes on upcoming versions of Business Central, discuss creating sound alerts in BC, debate on the best development tools for BC projects, and learn how to avoid a “messy visibility. The… Continue reading Dynamics NAV / Business Central Developer Digest – Vol 373

While Microsoft Dynamics GP is a powerful ERP that has performed well for many years, at some point, you will need to consider whether to remain on GP or to another ERP solution. One choice is Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC), which many GP users (and Microsoft) have decided is the right move (If you… Continue reading Does Your Dynamics GP Partner Have What It Takes To Move You To Business Central?