September 27, 2009
Back in April I published an article describing Microsoft Dynamics GP roadmap up to release GP 11 Future Pack. The timeline also described what would happen at least up to 2011.
Just recently the Microsoft Dynamics GP Product Management and Marketing team released a new stub titled Microsoft Dynamics GP “11″ Preview with a link to the Dynamics GP “11″ Presentation Pack (visit their site for more info). The presentation pack contained a Microsoft Office PowerPoint presentation describing the Dynamics GP roadmap up to GP “14″.
To comment a bit on the roadmap, the Product team has a vision that extends beyond the initial 2011 scope delivered back in April, throughout to 2016, which quiets down rumors as to the future of Dynamics GP and reafirming Microsoft’s real commitment. While the bullet points accompanying GP “12″ and GP “14″ are pretty vague, it’s worth mentioning that GP “14″ is contemplating a major user interface update. I won’t be surprised to see more improvements to the GP ribbon and perhaps even extensibility of forms and reports with Visual Studio Tools for Applications. What is Visual Studio Tools for Applications? It’s Microsoft’s replacement for VBA. After all, VBA is old technology –reminiscence of Visual Basic 6 — and served it’s purpose already if you ask me.
What else to expect? Integration, integration, integration… tighter integration with Microsoft Office, tighter integration with Microsoft SharePoint Server, bigger-broader enhancements to BI, and even support for cloud computing deployments with SQL Azure.
Keep in mind as you read this article that these comments are my personal point of view based on the trends I am seeing across all Microsoft product stacks and do not represent the views and/or directions of Microsoft.
Until next post!
MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com/
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July 21, 2009
“A beta VPC image for GP11.0 will likely be available in the winter of 2009/2010″
In reading carefull through the latest blog article posted by the Microsoft Dynamics GP Product Management & Marketing team, I found, burried at the end, likely timeframes for the availability of “v11″ beta and General Availability demo images. Ben Courin, author of the article, says:
“In the August/September timeframe, we will be releasing a differencing disk with the Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 SP4. No additional improvements, just the SP install. We will then take a few weeks off from building images, and then turn our focus to the Microsoft Dynamics GP 11.0 VPC/Technical Demonstration toolkit. This project will be built from scratch/from the ground up. It will NOT be an upgrade of the current Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 series of vpc’s. A beta VPC image for GP11.0 will likely be available in the winter of 2009/2010 and then a GA image will likely be available at Convergence 2010.“
While the article does not specify the RTM timeframe, one can guess that it will probably be on or before Convergence 2010 in Atlanta, GA. For now, partners can download the new and fully loaded Dynamics GP v10 SP3 VPC image.
Until next post!
MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com
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June 11, 2009
Strategies to gear up for the future
My new article is out on MSDynamicsWorld.com! This article focuses on the coming shifts in priorities inside IT departments running Microsoft Dynamics GP. The article is based on some of the strategic initiatives coming out of Redmond and carried around to customers and partners over the last few months. You can read the full article here.
Until next post!
MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MIS, MCP
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com
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April 24, 2009
For those of you who did not attend Convergence 2009 and have been asking about release dates of service packs and new versions of Dynamics GP, the following shows the anticipated product roadmap. Keep in mind that release dates and product features may change on a dime and by no means can be considered absolute Microsoft commitments.
One things is very sure: Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Service Pack 4 is just right around the corner and with it comes a revamped Extender product. For those of you wondering about the feature of the customization tools, David Musgrave has some reflections on that subject. Click here to read what he has to say. Plus I have the following to add: if you are a Microsoft Dexterity developer or a Visual Basic for Applications guy, Extender is still not the panacea for complex business requirements. Yes, you will be able to add new windows, yes you will have the ability to create transaction workflows. However, there is only so much Extender can do as it still operates within a set framework defined by its programming logic and that’s where you come in as a developer.
Until next post!
MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MIS
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com/
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April 24, 2009
For those of you who did not attend Convergence 2009 and have been asking about release dates of service packs and new versions of Dynamics GP, the following shows the anticipated product roadmap. Keep in mind that release dates and product features may change on a dime and by no means can be considered absolute Microsoft commitments.
One things is very sure: Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Service Pack 4 is just right around the corner and with it comes a revamped Extender product. For those of you wondering about the feature of the customization tools, David Musgrave has some reflections on that subject. Click here to read what he has to say. Plus I have the following to add: if you are a Microsoft Dexterity developer or a Visual Basic for Applications guy, Extender is still not the panacea for complex business requirements. Yes, you will be able to add new windows, yes you will have the ability to create transaction workflows. However, there is only so much Extender can do as it still operates within a set framework defined by its programming logic and that’s where you come in as a developer.
Until next post!
MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MIS
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com/
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Posted by Mariano Gomez
April 24, 2009
For those of you who did not attend Convergence 2009 and have been asking about release dates of service packs and new versions of Dynamics GP, the following shows the anticipated product roadmap. Keep in mind that release dates and product features may change on a dime and by no means can be considered absolute Microsoft commitments.
One things is very sure: Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 Service Pack 4 is just right around the corner and with it comes a revamped Extender product. For those of you wondering about the feature of the customization tools, David Musgrave has some reflections on that subject. Click here to read what he has to say. Plus I have the following to add: if you are a Microsoft Dexterity developer or a Visual Basic for Applications guy, Extender is still not the panacea for complex business requirements. Yes, you will be able to add new windows, yes you will have the ability to create transaction workflows. However, there is only so much Extender can do as it still operates within a set framework defined by its programming logic and that’s where you come in as a developer.
Until next post!
MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MIS
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com/
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April 21, 2009
I usually don’t talk much about product strategy, because it tends to vary all too often, and what is said today, may not necessarily be what will be delivered tomorrow. However, and I as mentioned yesterday in the ad campaign post, I went to a rehashed sales seminar with excerpts from Convergence 2009 in New Orleans, where the roadmap for FRx and Enterprised Reporter was presented.
Among other things, Management Reporter will become the de facto financial reporting tool built on the ever expanding Business Intelligence and MOSS platforms, and the overall Corporate Performance Management strategy. However, Management Reporting is undergoing some major development to incorporate support for Multicurrency — currently supported by FRx and Enterprise Reporting.
While Dynamics GP “V11″ will offer support for both FRx and Management Reporter, new customers will only be shipped Management Reporter (MR V2), but can continue using the Forecaster product. Dynamics GP “V12″ will mark the end of FRx and Forecaster as functionality delivered by both products will be found in Management Reporter (MR V3). The other product to follow suit will be Enterprise Reporting with the release of Management Reporter v4 by CY2014.
Although the timelines seem pretty far out, it is a great time to start developing new skills in the underlaying platform tools like Analysis Cubes and MOSS. They will certainly make transitioning to Management Reporter a breeze.
Related Articles
The Future of FRx and Management Reporter – Jan Harrigan @ FRx Buzz. Click here.
Convergence Thursday Update – Mark Polino @ DynamicAccounting.net. Click here.
Until next post!
MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com/
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Posted by Mariano Gomez
April 21, 2009
I usually don’t talk much about product strategy, because it tends to vary all too often, and what is said today, may not necessarily be what will be delivered tomorrow. However, and I as mentioned yesterday in the ad campaign post, I went to a rehashed sales seminar with excerpts from Convergence 2009 in New Orleans, where the roadmap for FRx and Enterprised Reporter was presented.
Among other things, Management Reporter will become the de facto financial reporting tool built on the ever expanding Business Intelligence and MOSS platforms, and the overall Corporate Performance Management strategy. However, Management Reporting is undergoing some major development to incorporate support for Multicurrency — currently supported by FRx and Enterprise Reporting.
While Dynamics GP “V11″ will offer support for both FRx and Management Reporter, new customers will only be shipped Management Reporter (MR V2), but can continue using the Forecaster product. Dynamics GP “V12″ will mark the end of FRx and Forecaster as functionality delivered by both products will be found in Management Reporter (MR V3). The other product to follow suit will be Enterprise Reporting with the release of Management Reporter v4 by CY2014.
Although the timelines seem pretty far out, it is a great time to start developing new skills in the underlaying platform tools like Analysis Cubes and MOSS. They will certainly make transitioning to Management Reporter a breeze.
Related Articles
The Future of FRx and Management Reporter – Jan Harrigan @ FRx Buzz. Click here.
Convergence Thursday Update – Mark Polino @ DynamicAccounting.net. Click here.
Until next post!
MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com/
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Posted by Mariano Gomez
April 21, 2009
I usually don’t talk much about product strategy, because it tends to vary all too often, and what is said today, may not necessarily be what will be delivered tomorrow. However, and I as mentioned yesterday in the ad campaign post, I went to a rehashed sales seminar with excerpts from Convergence 2009 in New Orleans, where the roadmap for FRx and Enterprised Reporter was presented.
Among other things, Management Reporter will become the de facto financial reporting tool built on the ever expanding Business Intelligence and MOSS platforms, and the overall Corporate Performance Management strategy. However, Management Reporting is undergoing some major development to incorporate support for Multicurrency — currently supported by FRx and Enterprise Reporting.
While Dynamics GP “V11″ will offer support for both FRx and Management Reporter, new customers will only be shipped Management Reporter (MR V2), but can continue using the Forecaster product. Dynamics GP “V12″ will mark the end of FRx and Forecaster as functionality delivered by both products will be found in Management Reporter (MR V3). The other product to follow suit will be Enterprise Reporting with the release of Management Reporter v4 by CY2014.
Although the timelines seem pretty far out, it is a great time to start developing new skills in the underlaying platform tools like Analysis Cubes and MOSS. They will certainly make transitioning to Management Reporter a breeze.
Related Articles
The Future of FRx and Management Reporter – Jan Harrigan @ FRx Buzz. Click here.
Convergence Thursday Update – Mark Polino @ DynamicAccounting.net. Click here.
Until next post!
MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
Maximum Global Business, LLC
http://www.maximumglobalbusiness.com/
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