You may have heard about Europe’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) but what is happening in other countries around the world? Read on to find out! Brazil, China, Canada, and New Zealand have all implemented new laws that require compliance in the privacy arena. As this article concludes, “Companies that do business internationally would be well-advised to employ a global perspective in designing their 2021 compliance efforts to ensure they address the rapidly expanding scope of privacy laws beyond Europe and California.”

Join us February 24th from 11am EST to 1pm EST for our Sales and Use Tax laws digital “binge” program for 2-hours of in-depth expertise delivered in small bite sized chunks. Featuring leaders in tax compliance, retail and manufacturing from Avalara . Matt James, COO of Hickory Farms and your team at DAC as we unpack the impact of Covid-19, specific shifts impacting different states and so much more.

In part 2 of this series, I share thoughts on AI in the world of Tax. This is an interesting area for AI to dive into considering all the rules and regulations that accompany anything in tax. What’s in store for AI and Tax? Take a listen.If you want to learn and engage more on the topic of taxes, reserve your seat and join us on our Tax Binge Day on February 24, 2021.If you missed part 1 of the series, be sure to check it out here.Additional source:Deloitte study: https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/tax/articles/artificial-intelligence-in-tax.htmlFor more great tax-related content, be sure to check these posts:Understanding Sales Taxes and VAT TaxesWhen GP Tax Tables Are Not EnoughIt’s A Taxing Situation in D365 BC and NAV

In this interview, Elif Item, CEO of Item by ITem, and I have an engaging discussion on self-paced learning, Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, industry impacts during the pandemic, cloud adoption, transformation, and more.

Read what Andy Wu of the Harvard Business school thinks about Hackathons – not only do devs – and others – learn new technologies, tech companies have the opportunity to show off their platforms.

Taking your ERP into the Cloud can be a wild journey. In this @Work Case Study, discover why customers like Virginia Realtors know joining the PowerGP Online Cloud is the right move when wanting to transform their Dynamics GP.

Join us for this webinar to hear the latest from the Microsoft D365 support team about the Regression Suite Automation Tool (RSAT) for testing.

2021 promises to be an important inflection point for AI policy. In this piece by Brookings Institute, learn about 6 developments in governance aimed toward more principled use of AI – including the new National AI Initiative office, the European Commission’s Digital Services Act, and more.

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Stream the Cloud Wars Live podcast to hear Wayne Sadin discuss technical debt, digital transformation, and a message to CEOs and Boards of Directors.

(note: I say Friday the 11th, I meant Thursday the 11th–sorry about that 🙂 With the acquisition, SAP is better able to help customers and partners adapt their IT systems efficiently to their specific needs and optimize the usability of their applications. AppGyver’s solutions will become part of SAP Business Technology Platform. We do a bit of a dive here to understand AppGyver and what they are doing in the space. You can get more details at the AppGyver website and you can check out the press release here.

This is an interesting “flipping the script” article. With the proliferation of bots everywhere to help with redundant work, this article floats the idea of the organizations that create the bots should be taxed to help with finance jobs where people are still required, but jobs are unmet.

In part 1 of this series, I share my thoughts on the growth and proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is being used in many industries, such as marketing to service, and is being used to learn about things and learn about us humans, even learn failure. What does the future hold for AI?Additional sources:Wired source: https://www.wired.com/story/new-artificial-intelligence-mistakes-purpose-chess/  Fortune Business Insights source: https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/industry-reports/artificial-intelligence-market-100114 Towards Data Science source: https://towardsdatascience.com/democratization-of-ai-de155f0616b5 

Larry Ellison is reshaping the enterprise-software landscape, renaming Oracle customer-oriented apps from “CX” to “Advertising and CX.”

Ford and Google announce a 6-year partnership, where Ford will use the data, AI and ML capabilities on Google Cloud Platform. This short and to-the-point article highlights how Ford plans to leverage this partnership and what it means for the future. You’ll also learn the three considerations Ford took into account when selecting a cloud provider.

Not currently using Fixed Assets? That’s a shame, and you’ll learn why that is a shame as we cover the benefits of using Fixed Assets even if they are not integrated to the G/L. If you’re already using Fixed Assets, a gold star for you! Let’s dive into best practices and the benefits of using more of the Fixed Asset functionality including multiple Depreciation Books for BPP Reporting and for Tax Calculations and options for capturing Maintenance and Insurance.​

Approval Workflows in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and NAV are analyzed with a focus on the Sales Invoice approval Workflow. Learn how to get started with the function and to begin taking advantage of its benefits. Included in this webinar are the related new features released by Microsoft in April 2020.

Join Lucas Miller as we introduce the new Multi-Factor Authentication functionality that was added in the Dynamics GP Fall 2020 release. We will cover the setup in Microsoft Azure Active Directory, the configuration in Microsoft Dynamics GP and demonstrate what the user experience will be with this feature enabled.We’ll have time for Q&A – we hope you not only get excited about what you have available to you – but that you begin to leverage the update!

Dealing with IRS scams can be an obstacle for taxpayers, businesses, and tax professionals during the upcoming tax season. Staying aware of the latest tax scams, which are shared publicly by the IRS each year, is important in keeping your money safe during this pandemic.  Here is a brief overview of the latest IRS’s “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams.

The expanded Amazon deal with TCS gives AWS more of a presence in the mainframe world it has sought for 15 years to replace.

Interesting article but beware distracting, flickering ads! Machine learning that can explore the world can solve different problems – here’s an intro to the Microsoft services that make it something mainstream developers can use.

Payroll taxes don’t have to be terrifying. Join us for a session filled with tips for your Microsoft Dynamics GP payroll tax preparation and filing. Recorded on 2/20/2019

Dynamics 365 provides a powerful platform and now you can embed your pixel perfect canvas apps in your Dynamics 365 forms. Learn how you can create enhanced user experiences with PowerApps inside of a Dynamics 365 entity form. Understand how you can pass data from Dynamics 365 and how this will enable you to create all new ways to display not only your Dynamics 365 data but also leverage other external data sources with the PowerApps connector framework. See demos of how to embed your control, connect your PowerApp to a custom data source and manage canvas apps as part of the Dynamics 365 solution architecture.​

Data is growing exponentially! To handle, analyze and interpret such a large amount of data we need data scientists.Having interviewed many aspiring data scientists, as well as having trained over 300 people in data science, I share my experience in the hiring process and some additional considerations.

Join fellow users in your quest for certification with Microsoft Dynamics 365! Study Group sessions are round table discussions across a variety of topics and themes applicable to the Microsoft Certification listed. Please review the following topics for this week’s discussion on the MB200 Certification (Microsoft Power Platform + Dynamics 365 Core): Implement Integration.

Join us as we review the past 12 weeks of material. We present a cast of moderators as they lead us through a review of the material associated with this certification exam. Content will cover Microsoft’s exam guide (found here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/exams/mb-600). This is a collaborative study group – while we have moderators lined up we are always open to questions, insights and knowledge from all participants!

Windi Epperson helps you to learn more about reconciles, check links, ISVs, your dynamics.set file, and much more!