As organizations think about the future of Dynamics GP, many hear reassuring messages: You can keep hosting it. You can patch it longer. You can extend support through partners.While these approaches can extend the life of a familiar system, they often focus on what is preserved from the old rather than what could be gained from the new.A move from GP to Dynamics 365 Business Central represents a different mindset. It’s not just a new deployment model. It’s a shift to a continuously evolving platform that delivers capabilities legacy systems were never designed to support. Hosted GP is optimized for stability, but Business Central is optimized for change.Below are some of the most meaningful gains organizations experience when … [Read more...] about Beyond Hosting: What you gain by moving from Dynamics GP to Business Central
Why Legacy Agribusiness ERP Software Is Quietly Killing Your Growth
We sat down with Levridge and our Dynamics FSCM Agriculture team recently to discuss this issue in detail. While your legacy agricultural ERP software is doing what it has always done – grinding away at the day-to-day tasks — for many people, the work feels harder than it should. The answer is hiding in plain sight: the software that got you here might be the very thing preventing you from getting where you want to go. Disconnected systems, siloed data, manual workarounds, and aging on-premises infrastructure are compounding costs and complexity that don’t always show up clearly until you start adding them up.Want to hear the conversation? Watch the recording of our discussion with Levridge: … [Read more...] about Why Legacy Agribusiness ERP Software Is Quietly Killing Your Growth
AI-Powered ERP Revolution
How Autonomous Systems Transform Finance and Supply Chain ManagementEven when you aren’t working, your ERP system is putting in the overtime orchestrating a complex financial reconciliation, automatically adjusting inventory levels based on real-time demand signals, and even negotiating optimal payment terms with suppliers. Sound like science fiction? Welcome to the reality of autonomous ERP powered by Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management (F&SCM).The days of treating your ERP as a glorified digital filing cabinet are over. Today's AI-powered autonomous systems don't just store your business data—they actively work to optimize your operations, predict challenges before they impact your bottom line, and execute … [Read more...] about AI-Powered ERP Revolution
The “Safe Haven” Myth: Why hosting Dynamics GP doesn’t remove risk
Hosting Microsoft Dynamics GP in the cloud often feels like a smart middle ground. It modernizes access, improves uptime, and lets your team say, "We've moved to the cloud — without migrating." And hosting GP does deliver real benefits: Those are meaningful improvements that make daily work smoother. But here's what we want you to know: hosting fixes infrastructure problems, not platform problems. It keeps the lights on, but it doesn't change the fundamental limits and risks of the Dynamics GP application itself.What Hosting Doesn't ChangeWhen nonprofits (or commercial companies for that matter) rely on hosted GP as a long-term strategy, several significant risks remain unchanged: In … [Read more...] about The “Safe Haven” Myth: Why hosting Dynamics GP doesn’t remove risk
How Print ERP Software Maximizes Job Profitability: 15 Strategies
In the print industry, profitability is won or lost at every stage, from initial estimation to final delivery. Companies using integrated print ERP solutions are achieving remarkable results: reducing order processing time from 17 hours to just 7 hours (a 50%+ labor reduction) while dramatically improving margins.DynamicsPrint is a specialized ERP solution built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, specifically designed for the print and packaging industry. At Boyer & Associates, we specialize in helping print companies implement and optimize DynamicsPrint, bringing deep expertise in both the Microsoft Dynamics ecosystem and the print industry.This guide explores proven strategies for maximizing print job … [Read more...] about How Print ERP Software Maximizes Job Profitability: 15 Strategies
What 2029 Really Signals for Nonprofits on GP
For many nonprofits still running Microsoft Dynamics GP, 2029 feels comfortably far away. Microsoft has promised that mainstream support for GP will continue until Dec. 31, 2029, with security updates until 2031. That timeline has led many organizations to conclude: “We have time. We’ll deal with this later.” It’s true that you don’t have to move yet. But assuming you don’t have to prepare at all allows risk to quietly enter the picture. The real deadline for nonprofits isn’t when Microsoft turns off support for GP. It’s when you’ve waited so long that a previously manageable modernization turns into a forced, high-risk migration with an accelerated … [Read more...] about What 2029 Really Signals for Nonprofits on GP
How To Use Copilot in Outlook to Simplify Time Tracking
Time tracking is one of those things we all know is important but almost no one enjoys. It matters for billing accuracy and delivery transparency, but completing this task is rarely the highlight of anyone’s day.That’s why I decided to use Microsoft Copilot inside Outlook to make this process faster, more accurate, and far less mentally draining. I use AI to pull together, analyze, and summarize the information I already have so I can confidently complete my timesheets in mere minutes.I am sharing this personal workflow experiment in case it sparks ideas for how you might use Copilot in your own day-to-day work.Why Time Tracking Felt Needlessly HardMy Outlook calendar is the most honest record of where my time really goes. Here, I enter … [Read more...] about How To Use Copilot in Outlook to Simplify Time Tracking
Your Guide to Getting Started with AI at Work
Are you “AI-curious?”You’re not alone. We’re seeing a lot of customers who wonder about the capabilities of AI but aren’t quite ready to take that first step.Often, they simply don’t know where to start. Boyer can help with that. We’ve spent the last three years immersing ourselves in the world of AI. We’ve learned a lot and have come up with some first steps and best practices based on what worked (or didn’t) in our own AI journey.Here are three easy ways to get started with AI:Let’s dig a little deeper into each of these starting points to see what fits best with your company’s AI goals.Start using Copilot on your ownYou’ve got to get started somewhere with AI, and this is a simple first step anyone can do, even on your own. The more … [Read more...] about Your Guide to Getting Started with AI at Work
Boyer hires new project manager
Boyer’s PMO team is growing: Melissa Myers recently joined as a project manager. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Melissa grew up overseas, living in or visiting every continent but Antarctica. A go-getter from the start, she had childhood dreams of becoming a doctor. While attending Hollins University in Virginia, she quickly became involved in student leadership of the Hollins Outdoor Program and the Environmental Advisory Board. Her love of the outdoors and goal of reducing the university’s carbon footprint led her to a major in Environmental Studies. “I wanted to change the word,” she said. Natural affinity for PM workMyers explored a career leading service and sales teams across military, manufacturing and outdoor … [Read more...] about Boyer hires new project manager
How Dynamics F&SCM and Azure DevOps Change the Way Teams Work
Technology is powerful, but people make it transformative. While most discussions about integrating Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management (F&SCM) with Azure DevOps focus on technical capabilities and operational benefits, the real story lies in how this integration fundamentally changes how your teams work, think, and collaborate.At Boyer & Associates, we've guided hundreds of organizations through digital transformations, and here's what we've learned: the most successful implementations aren't just about connecting systems. They're about connecting people to new ways of working that unleash their potential.A cultural shift from silos to symphoniesTraditional development environments create invisible … [Read more...] about How Dynamics F&SCM and Azure DevOps Change the Way Teams Work
