Category: Events

Welcome to this year’s live streaming blog of the eighth annual Empower the User Conference sponsored exclusively by KTL Solutions.  This year we have one of the most exciting lineups of presenters to date.  Amy Kennan of MyAppsAnywhere, Randy Chung of OfficePro, Doug Johnson of Acumatica, and Nills Rasmusen of Solver are just some of the many presenters at this year’s event.  Let’s not forget GP Fully Loaded delivered by the President and CEO of KTL Solutions, Timothy Lally, and a special guest from Microsoft, Mr. Steve Demming. Keep checking back as we bring you updates on presentations, pictures of the event, and some thoughts from our many attendees at this year’s Empower the User Conference.

Having been in the Microsoft Dynamics world for more years than I care to admit, I have attended more than a few Partners Users Conferences in the past.  My general experience is that they were noble attempts to sell products and services under the guise of a “workshop”.  Attendees were usually newbies to the Dynamics world or were veteran clients harangued by the management of the conference promoter into attending and speaking about the merits of the partner.

Every Convergence brings two competing thoughts for a seasoned partner; the familiarity of an old friend (I have been attending for a long time) and the anticipation of the unknown (what new technologies are going to be presented).   Here are my top five takeaways for 2013:

Convergence started out as a 100 person event held in 1997 in Orlando, Florida, and has grown to the 12,000 attendee event it is today.  The idea for the event came from Doug Burgum (The Great Plains Software founder and CEO) as a way to get closer to customers and build a true community of developer, partner and customers.

Should I be going to Convergence? What value is in it for me to go to Convergence this year?

These are just some of the questions we get from our customers this time of year regarding Convergence the Annual Microsoft Conference.

This month we spotlight the use of Smartlist Excel Export in order to improve efficiency and speed up reporting requirements.  This tip allows you to