Decisions 2010 - Next week!

Well, now that AXUG Summit is over, as well as Convergence EMEA is wrapping up - its time to look to Nov 1st and Decisions 2010 - Dynamics AX - virtual conference by MSDynamicsWorld.com

This has become a great event, and one of the best things is you can attend right from your desktop. No need to fly, leave. You can develop, or work your job for a couple of hours, then attend specific sessions, and chat with others focused in the Dyanmics AX Ecosystem.

Sunrise Technologies, Inc. is a sponsor once again, and is also well represent by Robert Boone, Senior Technical Architect.



Robert is a peer of my at Sunrise, and also a counted Alabama football fan, here is a little bio about Robert.:
"Robert Boone is a Senior Technical Architect with Sunrise Technologies focused on Microsoft Dynamics AX. Robert has over 15 years of IT experience in Supply Chain Management (SCM), Business Intelligence Systems (BI), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and transactional systems. He has hands-on implementation and customization experience in Software Development, Database Design, and SQL Server. His extensive experience in programming, systems analysis, systems design, and configuration, allows him to interact with people from various business areas and levels. Robert has successfully lead the technical implementation aspects of several Microsoft Dynamics AX implementations."

He will be focusing on deliverying a great session, titled: Microsoft Dynamics AX Batch Processing Deep Dive. (Session Link)

I think this is most likely the least understood technical area with Dynamics AX 2009. This is not just about batch processing in AX 2009, but what all the Batch Processing Framework has to offer. Think worker processes and thread safe processes.

There are also some other big names that will be speaking at Decisions 2010 - AX:

• Dr. Scott Hamilton - Consultant and Author - Session: Managing Process Manufacturing Using AX


• Guy Weismantel, Microsoft, Global Marketing Director, Microsoft Dynamics ERP - Session: Microsoft Dynamics ERP: The Case for Application Overhaul


• Mike Ehrenberg, Microsoft, Dynamics Distinguished Engineer - Session: Microsoft Dynamics: The right choice for today and tomorrow

There are actually some other great sessions, and it's going to be hard to attend them all. To see a full list, you can check them out here.: Decisions Fall 2010 - Speakers

This is really a great event, and a great way to wrap up / extend what was covered in AXUG Summit as well as Convergence EMEA 2010. This is also just two months before the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2011 Technical Conference, in which a lot more information about AX 6 will become public.

That's all for now, check out Decisions 2010 and get registered, as well as Roberts Session. Till next time!

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Treebeard at Convergence 2010?

While at Convergence 2010, I talked to maybe the most knowledgable person, focused on Dynamics AX. His vertical focus was for sure in the timber industry, but more on the preservation side of things.

He went on, and on, and on about convervation, middle earth, and implmenting AX --- focusing on the Evironmental Dashboards, and was heavy into products impact on the environment.

Here he is heading into the Convergence Receiption dinner.:


Honestly, the strangest and coolest entertainment bit I saw at Expo was old treebread here. I did not really talk with him about AX, just in case your wondering. I actually don't think It was suppose to speak. It sure made the reception interesting though. Along with the others on stilts!

I have more serious post coming soon, however I had to get this one out here!

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Coverage of AXUG Software Architect SIG at Convergence 2010

One of the sessions that I was lucky enough to attend at this years Convergence was the AXUG Software Architects SIG (Special Interest Group) for Dynamics AX.

This was a very, very interesting session that spanned a lot of different topics. This session was headed by John Smith and Jason Thorpe. Both AXUG members that are actively involved with helping promote and foster the AX community.

This was not a typical session in which you had a single speaker or two driving the whole time, but more of a round table session. Jason and John help keep the session going, and help start it, however allowed plenty of driving by the many people that attended this.

This SIG's focus is about AX Architecture, development, and being able to allow fellow Architects to share and build upon past exp. and current facing needs to help one another.

Some of the top topics discussed in this SIG were.:

• Change Management / Version Control. (A topic I have wrote about recently.: Using the Version Control Integration with Microsoft Team Foundation Server and Integrating Third party VCS with Dynamics AX 2009)


• Code Promotion


• AX Upgrades: Time for upgrades, estimating upgrade length, Functional Testing scripts and tools


• Agile development methodology, including project estimation


• Optimizing AX, SQL Server Performance, DMV's, IDM, use of SAX XML Processor vs. MSXML (XMLDOM)


• AIF, Integrations with AX, .Net BC vs. AIF - where and when

These were some of the hot and major topics covered in this session. There was some great points, and interesting things that customers were facing, and it seemed more than just one customer was facing some similar questions, and answering these questions in similar fashions.

It does seem to be that, from the techical Architect's side, either large or small companies, that similar trends and needs, along with upgrades, performance, change management with version control, integration seem to be the highest of priority.

With this post, I would like to kick off a series that covers these topics. To help dig deeper into these subjects, talk about what is being done now, what can be done, and what in AX 6 and beyond will help with these areas.

Check back soon, and feel free to leave comments, questions, and your own thoughts into this. If you were at the session, I would love to hear from you as well.

I would also like to thank Jason and John for thier time in hosting this SIG session. It was well worth the effort, and time attending this event.

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A lot to cover from Convergence 2010

All,

I have a lot to cover for Convergence 2010! Not sure if you were able to follow mt tweets during the event, but there was an amazing amount of energy, information, and news to talk about. I also did some very interesting interviews, and have some interesting interviews coming up as well.

I plan to touch on the different topics over the next several weeks, then dive deeper into the subjects as we move forward.

So check back soon, as I kick into full gear with all the knowledge and information sharing that was gathered on Convergence 2010. Also, first bit of news, just in case you have not heard yet. Convergence 2011 will be held in Atlanta again!

I would also like to thank everyone that stopped by the Sunrise booth! Customers, Partners, Prospects, and Microsoft alike!

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Heading to Convergence 2010!

Well I am getting ready to head over to Convergence. I have a busy schedule, and will be doing a lot of post convergence posts, including an interview I plan on doing while at Convergence.

While I am there, I will be using my phone to tweet about Convergence, what's going on, etc. To follow me, a reminder here.:


(twitter.com/DynamicsERP)

If I get time at night I might do a post, but most likely you will not see another post here until after Convergence.




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Convergence 2010 Starts this weekend

Well it's that time of year again, and what time of year is that? Convergence time! This year Convergence, as most of everyone is aware of, is being hosted in Atlanta, GA.

I will be attending Convergence, and will be tweeting while there. The tags will all be the #CONV10.

You can following me on twitter for that event, and also now and beyond, at the following.:


(twitter.com/DynamicsERP)

I will be attending sessions, doing interviews, talking with customers, and also be at the Sunrise booth from time to time. (Sunrise will be at booth 520).

I will also do my best to have some updates on here as well, but will be doing a lot of post Convergence post for the sessions, interviews and information that I get while at Convergence.

So make sure to follow me on twitter if you want to know what all is going on, and if your there, feel free to direct mail me through twitter, and if I am free I am willing to meet up!

That's all for now, but check back soon!




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