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
Category: Platform & Process
Designing a Connected Student Engagement Technology Stack
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
AI for the Over 40 – Week 24: Why Your AI Project Should Start in Chat
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
Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 552
ArcherPoint by Cherry Bekaert’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes enabling indexes in the BC client, Business Central resources for partners from Microsoft, the move to the Responses API for future AI projects, and data positions within streams. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community, consisting of developers, project managers,… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 552
Moving to Business Central from Dynamics GP: What Marketing Doesn’t Tell You
For your current system, Dynamics GP to D365 Business Central, here are some things to watch out for when moving from Dynamics GP to Business Central. 1. Business Central is not Dynamics GP in the Cloud—Here’s what that really means What marketing says:“It’s a modern cloud upgrade—familiar, but better.” What I’ve actually seen: Most frustration… Continue reading Moving to Business Central from Dynamics GP: What Marketing Doesn’t Tell You
Why Demand Forecasting Fails and What to Do About It in Business Central
For many manufacturers and distributors, demand forecasting is not the problem. It already exists. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central includes forecasting capabilities. It can analyze historical sales data, generate projections, and visually surface trends. On paper, that sounds like enough. But in practice, most organizations still struggle with stockouts, excess inventory, and constant manual adjustments.… Continue reading Why Demand Forecasting Fails and What to Do About It in Business Central
AI for the Over 40 – Week 23: Beyond Summaries: How To Get More Value from AI Meeting Transcripts
I’ve been using AI to help with meeting notes for over a year. Copilot in Teams generates summaries, pulls out action items, and tells me who said what. For a long time, I assumed that was the goal. Now I realize I was thinking about meeting transcripts the same way I initially thought about AI… Continue reading AI for the Over 40 – Week 23: Beyond Summaries: How To Get More Value from AI Meeting Transcripts
Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 551
ArcherPoint by Cherry Bekaert’s Developer Digest focuses on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics NAV development. This week’s volume includes security enhancements for AL’s Http Client, using Visual Studio Code to run AL tests, debugging AL code using the Troubleshooting MCP Server, and plan now for OData deprecation. The Dynamics 365 Business Central community, comprising developers, project managers, and… Continue reading Dynamics Business Central / NAV Developer Digest – Vol. 551
Hidden Constraints that Hold Back Growth for Machinery Manufacturers…and How to Overcome Them
Most machinery manufacturers are not struggling because they can’t sell. In many cases, demand is strong, backlogs are healthy, and customers are asking for more customization, more sophisticated equipment, and faster delivery. On the surface, these are the signs of a successful, growing business. Yet behind the scenes, leadership teams experience a very different reality.… Continue reading Hidden Constraints that Hold Back Growth for Machinery Manufacturers…and How to Overcome Them
AI for the Over 40 – Week 22: When Everything is an Agent, Nothing is an Agent
By the second day of an AI + ERP conference I attended, I had heard the word ‘agent’ so many times that it had lost all meaning. A researcher is an agent. An analyst is an agent. Facilitator is an agent. Every sponsor demo featured agents. Every hallway conversation mentioned agentic AI. Then another attendee… Continue reading AI for the Over 40 – Week 22: When Everything is an Agent, Nothing is an Agent