It feels like as good time as any to reflect on and celebrate some of the reasons why Microsoft ERPEnterprise Resource Planning software is used by businesses to manage day-to-day activities. More solutions are market leaders – and we’re obviously not forgetting our little cousin D365 BC here. Let’s go!
- Two tiers of choice, offering entry-level through to enterprise functionality, with competitive pricing along the way. More on the comparison between the two tier choices can be found in the (friendly) battle of the Microsoft ERP solutions.
- Comprehensive functionality with a wide range of core features across finance, supply chain, and human resources, that also extends across sales, marketing and customer service applications in the wider D365 family.
- Intuitive design and familiar interfaces that behave like the other Microsoft products that we all use on a daily basis, meaning toolbars, menus and dialog boxes are that little bit less scary.
- Native integration with Entra IDEntra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) is Microsoft’s solution for seamless access to any application or resource, irrespective of location or device. More (Azure Active Directory), giving single sign-on (SSO) functionality out of the box, not to mention multi-factor authentication (MFA) and self-service password reset (SSPR) with no extra fuss or hassle.
- Native integration with Exchange, SharePoint (including Teams), and Dataverse, allowing us to email, share files, and build custom datasets with relative ease.
- Powerful out-of-the-box APIsAn Application Programming Interface is a set of rules enabling two or more applications to communicate and exchange data. More and custom integration options from Azure Integration Services, such as Logic Apps, allowing us to bring all line of business applications together.
- Seamless use with Microsoft Excel and Word, including the ability to tailor output documents in either format, and the truly fantastic D365 Office Add-On:
- Easily formed connections with Teams and Power Platform, not to mention other Dynamics 365 applications, allowing a natural flow of information and process:
- A wealth of options for extensibility without bespoke development, especially for industry specific use cases, via AppSource:
- CopilotMicrosoft Copilot is an AI companion that assists with tasks like coding, writing, generating images, and answering questions. More – the powerful and ever-evolving Microsoft AIArtificial Intelligence is a field of computer science dedicated to creating systems that mimic human intelligence. More tool, a product of Microsoft’s $10 billion investment in OpenAI – embedded in all Microsoft applications, including D365 BC and D365 F&O:
- Native to the Azure cloud, the second largest cloud infrastructure provider with 24% market share in Q4 2023, offering almost unrivalled reliability, security and scalability:
- Not to mention, the sheer market strength and staying power of the Microsoft brand:
Choosing Microsoft for your ERPEnterprise Resource Planning software is used by businesses to manage day-to-day activities. More solution is a winning formula – why would you go anywhere else?