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The economy is probably as good as
it’s going to be for a good while, which means we all have to figure out how to
do more with our existing Microsoft Dynamics applications. The best way to do
so is to add to our knowledge, and Microsoft Convergence
2010 (April 24-27 in Atlanta)  is a
great place to learn more about Microsoft Dynamics, lots more.

Convergence is the premier on-site
conference and trade show for hearing the latest on Dynamics from top Microsoft
officials, along with consultants, partners, and ISVs.  Last year, I wrote a column about "Ten
Reasons to Attend C…

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In an effort to better assist you in your preparations for hosting your customers at Convergence, we’re offering a new way to brief partners prior to the customer event. The traditional live briefing day will transformed into the Virtual Partner Briefing.  Our goals for this experience are to:
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The new date for the The Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 Awards Program has been extended to April 9, 2010.
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We are currently receiving a high volume of service requests in Microsoft EOC. For this reason, please expect a longer than normal response time during this period. We are doing everything possible to reduce the backlog and in the meantime we ask for your patience.  Please do not resubmit service requests already logged with us
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The nomination submission period for 2010 Microsoft Dynamics WPC awards is open through April 2nd, 2010!
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Microsoft chose
an admirably straightforward moniker for its strategy to connect the latest,
cloud-based services with traditional, installed software. "Software +
Services" has been welcomed by many, but criticized by some as a way for
Microsoft to pay lip-service to new computing architectures, while continuing
its licensed software orientation.

Is Microsoft
really counting on cloud services to become mainstream? In a recent address at
the University of Washington in Seattle, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer left no
doubt when he said, "The inspiration for what we are doing now starts with the
cloud." He further characterizes Microsoft’s bet on the cloud as "all in."

In fact, every
business already uses cloud services. Does…

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Here are the latest U.S. initiatives from Microsoft Dynamics AX.
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X++ Thread Development in AX 2009: Brandon George provides a very thorough breakdown of where and why you would use Thread: "One of the possible technical tools that exists when developing solutions in Dynamics AX, and inside X++ is Threads. This is actually not a new thing, thread based development has been around for a while. The whole idea of creating a separate thread to perform a process is an accepted technique to achieve multi processes at a given time, managed from the given, separate application thread that the user application is taking up."

Leveraging Role …

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