Today's Date: 23 February 2012
15
Feb

How to integrate Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 using OData

For a project I was working on, there was a requirement to retrieve data from Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 to provide to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009. This data retrieval has to be fast and accurate. ... read full post

Posted by:  Steven Koppens,  Senior Developer, Dynamic Solutions |  15 February 2012
Tags: CRM, AX2012, Technical
07
Feb

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Extends Partition Functions

This is the latest in a series of posts about the upcoming release of Microsoft SQL Server 2012. These posts are predominantly written for technical users of SQL Server. ... read full post

Posted by:  Graham Hood,  Senior Developer, Enterprise Applications |  07 February 2012
Tags: SQL Server, SQL Server 2012
03
Feb

Electronic vendor payments in AX 2012

This post is a technical overview of how to process electronic vendor payments in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. It is primarily targeted at consultants and developers who have implemented, or are looking to implement, Dynamics AX 2012. ... read full post

Posted by:  Steven Koppens,  Senior Developer, Dynamic Solutions |  03 February 2012
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24
Jan

Excel PowerPivot grows up with Microsoft SQL Server 2012

Since its inception, I have been impressed with Excel PowerPivot. It was released early in 2010 to provide greater analytical functions to business users. I have recently been using the beta version of PowerPivot that will be released along with SQL Server 2012 and I am impressed at how it has matured as an end user tool. ... read full post

Posted by:  Nick Draper,  Enterprise Applications Consultant |  24 January 2012
Tags: Excel PowerPivot
21
Dec

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is nearly here…

2012 will be an exciting year for all of us who utilise the broad features of the SQL Server platform. A few weeks ago, Microsoft made available the release candidate (RC0) of SQL Server 2012 (previously known as Denali ).  The release candidate term is used when a product is considered “production ready” – feature and code complete and in a form that can be released, unless fatal defects emerge.  The next stage is 'release to manufacturing' (RTM) which is currently touted for Q1 2012.  The RC0 release enables the Intergen team to continue to build on the knowledge gained from utilising the CTP releases. ... read full post

Posted by:  Tim Mole,   |  21 December 2011
Tags: Information Management, Business Intelligence, Data Mining, Data Visualisation, SQL Server, SQL Server 2012