Joanna Holmes always knew she loved teaching, but she didn’t expect to be teaching software. Now she’s thrilled to be Boyer’s Microsoft Power Platform training consultant.Armed with an English/language arts teaching degree from St. Cloud State University, the Minnesota native initially planned to be a high school literature teacher. With student loans to pay, she instead opted for a temporary job in marketing at Globe University. As the months turned into years, her job morphed from data entry to onboarding new employees to training. “I showed a little bit of aptitude at talking to people,” joked the bubbly Holmes. “I ended up getting into training.”When the university switched CRM platforms to Microsoft Dynamics in 2012, Holmes became … [Read more...] about Boyer hires Power Platform training consultant
Customer Success Spotlight — UPWEGO
About UPWEGOUPWEGO is a personal journey platform where people can learn and grow among friends. UPWEGO is a social app that creates a space for the things that matter.The ProblemUPWEGO needed a single sign-on process across three separate business applications and an integrated data platform.The SolutionBoyer & Associates implemented Microsoft Power Automate to integrate Microsoft Dynamics 365 with an online course application and a separate community platform to create a seamless sign-on process for UPWEGO’s members.The BenefitsUnified Single Sign OnThree Integrated ApplicationsComprehensive Data PlatformImproved Member AnalyticsAdvanced Member ManagementScalable IT FoundationIn Their Words“We love working with the Boyer & … [Read more...] about Customer Success Spotlight — UPWEGO
All about Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofits
Boyer & Associates has been supporting the nonprofit community for over 25 years. We feel it’s important for nonprofits to understand everything available to them through Microsoft, and today we’re discussing their latest offer: free licenses to leverage Cloud for Nonprofit. You can get licenses to cover 15 of your users totally free!So what is Cloud for Nonprofit, and what can you do with these licenses? With these licenses, you can implement their app to manage Fundraising and Engagement, which includes the following features:FundraisingConstituent AnalyticsEvent CoordinationVolunteer ManagementPlus the full extensibility of the Power Platform!The Fundraising and Engagement app is built on top … [Read more...] about All about Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofits
Microsoft CRM expert brings design expertise
Matt Fleming joins Boyer as Solution Architect for new Microsoft CRM & Power Platform practiceBoyer & Associates is pleased to welcome Matt Fleming to our team. Fleming has eight years of experience in the CRM industry and will serve as the company’s solution architect for its new Microsoft CRM & Power Platform practice.Fleming landed his first job sort of by mistake. He had applied for a computer support internship at Minneapolis’ firm PowerObjects. When he arrived for his first day in January 2013, his new boss left for several minutes and then came back to get him started. It wasn’t until six months later that his boss explained the minor delay — They thought they had hired an entirely different person! They ended up … [Read more...] about Microsoft CRM expert brings design expertise
Connect your data with a versatile suite of Microsoft tools
Connect your data with Microsoft toolsBoyer debuts Power Platform and CRM practiceBoyer & Associates is proud to announce a new Microsoft Power Platform/CRM practice. A Microsoft gold-certified partner, the Minneapolis-based company has focused almost exclusively on ERP solutions since its debut in 1994. As of December 2020, we are expanding our solutions to include Microsoft’s Power Platform and Dynamics 365 CE (CRM).Boyer has joined forces with industry experts Lee Witkop, Merlin Schwaiger and Matt Fleming to head up the new practice. Witkop is the practice’s vice president and has a background in both consulting and sales. Partner Schwaiger has 17 years of experience in the industry, specifically … [Read more...] about Connect your data with a versatile suite of Microsoft tools
Using Microsoft Power Apps: canvas vs. model-driven
There’s more than one way to make a bed. If you’ve ever searched for applications as a solution to a business problem, you know there’s also more than one software option to solve a problem. Hopefully by the time you’re reading this, you’ve already identified Microsoft’s Power Platform — and specifically Power Apps — as the solution you want to use to solve problems in your business. One of the first things you learn in the Power Apps space is that there are two “ways to make a bed” here too: model-driven and canvas. All too often, when people think about solving problems with Power Apps, the only solution they consider is canvas apps. In this blog we’ll cover the similarities between the two solutions. Most importantly, we’ll highlight … [Read more...] about Using Microsoft Power Apps: canvas vs. model-driven
