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May 30, 2009  9:36 PM

Microsoft updates BI strategy



Posted by: Jay Dugan
analytical functionality, Business Intelligence, dashboarding, Dynamics GP, Microsoft, PerformancePoint Server, scorecarding, SharePoint Server

During the past week, Microsoft has made announcements regarding changes to their business intelligence strategy. One significant announcement stated that dashboarding, scorecarding and analytical functionality were being moved from...

May 30, 2009  3:42 PM

Build an IT help desk with MS CRM 4.0



Posted by: Jay Dugan
AuditWizard, help desk, IT budget, Microsoft CRM 4.0

I was recently working on a Microsoft CRM 4.0 roll-out for a company that also needed a help desk for their IT department to assist internal users. They were looking at several packaged solutions...


May 29, 2009  3:49 PM

IT: The department of no



Posted by: Jay Dugan
IT department, IT support, Security

Did you ever have the impression that users think of their IT support staff as the department of no? A frustrated user recently approached me with: “You guys have this system so locked down we...


May 29, 2009  4:45 AM

Check out the IT Bookworm Blog



Posted by: Jay Dugan
IT Bookworm Blog, Microsoft CRM 4.0, Microsoft Dynamics

If you have not already, please check out Brent Sheets’ blog IT Bookworm that appears in this section. It is a great resource. Brent brings to our attention enterprise and IT development...


May 14, 2009  7:48 PM

The future of trustworthy computing



Posted by: Jay Dugan
Microsoft, Security, software, Steve Riley, trustworthy computing

The departure of security guru Steve Riley from Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Group last week raises questions on the direction of Microsoft in the security arena. The move was termed a...


April 10, 2009  8:58 PM

MS CRM 4.0: What’s missing?



Posted by: Jay Dugan
CRM, maps

Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a powerful customer management tool that integrates with Office and Internet Explorer and is able to be customized to fit almost any business. Microsoft made great improvements over previous versions with 4.0. Surprisingly, there is something that Microsoft left out,...


March 18, 2009  2:42 AM

Business Rules



Posted by: Jay Dugan
Business Rules, Database design

At some point, every organization realizes the need for a database but often missteps result from not recognizing the importance that business rules play in database design. Business rules are a description of a policy, procedure or principal within a specific...


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