MSDW Podcast: From Regression Overload to Autonomous Testing in Dynamics 365 F&O
The MSDW Podcast highlights the growing strain of regression testing in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations as application complexity and test volume increase. Bartosz Szpiech of XPLUS explains how the company’s autonomous testing platform replaces traditional manual regression with smoke testing, observability, and AI‑driven agents. The discussion also covers emerging agentic UI concepts that enable self‑healing test scripts. Listeners are directed to free masterclasses that teach how to transition to autonomous testing and reduce testing risk and cost.
10 Dynamics 365 Business Central 2026 Wave 1 Updates That Will Change How You Work
Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 Business Central 2026 Release Wave 1 introduces several functional upgrades that reshape core processes. Users can now match purchase invoices to orders without a posted receipt, and manufacturers can allocate work‑in‑process costs by location. Financial reporting gains a...
From the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Blogs: Quality Management; Self-Billed Invoices; E-Invoice Draft Page
Microsoft announced three major updates to Dynamics 365 Business Central. Version 28 introduces a native quality management module, ending the need for separate add‑ons in manufacturing implementations. The 2026 Release Wave 1 adds full self‑billed invoice capability to the purchasing workflow. A...
From the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management: Elastic Compute; Deferred Revenue; License Usage Summary Reports; Turn Compliance...
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management introduces elastic compute, moving from fixed‑size tiers to a shared, auto‑scaling architecture that adds AOS instances as demand spikes. The platform now supports multi‑currency deferred revenue, addressing prior gaps in revenue recognition for...
From the Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE/CRM Blogs: M365 Copilot Vs. Copilot Chat for CRM Users; CRM for Manufacturing; D365 Sales...
Microsoft highlighted the distinction between Microsoft 365 Copilot, a paid add‑on, and Copilot Chat, a free conversational tool, emphasizing their divergent capabilities within Dynamics 365 CRM. The blog also outlined five growth‑focused CRM strategies for manufacturers, showcased AI‑driven sales agents that automate lead qualification,...
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Next Best Action Launched; Beasley Group Adopts D365 and Construct 365; Acquisition: Franklin Sports Taps Sunrise...
Inogic introduced Next Best Action, an AI‑driven assistant that delivers real‑time recommendations inside Dynamics 365 CRM. Beasley Group selected Dynamics 365 together with SIS’s Construct 365 module to tighten project cost management in the forest‑products sector, while Franklin Sports engaged...
From the Microsoft Dynamics GP Blogs: Hosting GP Doesn't Remove Risk; Rebuild GP Payables in D365BC; GP Power Tools Build...
The latest Microsoft Dynamics GP blog roundup debunks the myth that cloud hosting eliminates GP’s inherent risks, highlighting that while hosting improves accessibility and disaster recovery, it doesn’t address core system constraints. It also warns that moving to Dynamics 365 Business Central...
Going Paperless in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Going paperless with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is not a compliance liability when governed correctly. Organizations must align controls across Business Central, SharePoint Online, and Microsoft Purview rather than rely on physical filing. Properly designed digital workflows provide clearer audit...
ColorCloud 2026 Preview: A Business Central Consultant’s “Guide to the Galaxy”
ColorCloud 2026, the flagship Microsoft Dynamics conference, will take place April 15‑17 in Hamburg, Germany. Icelandic Business Central consultants Hrefna Þórisdóttir and Brynjar Jóhannesson will present “A BC Consultant’s Guide to the Galaxy,” a session that looks beyond Business Central...
ColorCloud 2026 Preview: Prepare for Power BI Everywhere
ColorCloud 2026, the Microsoft Business Applications conference, takes place in Hamburg from April 15‑17. The event features a session titled “Power BI Everywhere: Embedding Apps and Automations,” co‑presented by Capgemini’s Power Platform architect Keith Atherton and Sarah Guest. Atherton will also...
Microsoft Taps Mavim to Support Dynamics 365 Business Process Catalog for Customers, Partners
Microsoft FastTrack has chosen process‑management vendor Mavim to power the Dynamics 365 Business Process Catalog, delivering quarterly updates through Mavim’s visualization platform. The March 2026 release adds Excel and Mavim database formats, ending the distribution of raw Visio files. Customers and partners...
Azure Updates: Sovereign AI; Gartner Magic Quadrant; Cloud Cost Optimization
Microsoft and Armada announced a joint effort to deliver sovereign AI at the edge through Azure Local and Armada’s Galleon modular datacenters, targeting workloads with strict data‑sovereignty and intermittent connectivity requirements. The partnership emphasizes portable infrastructure, local control planes, and...
MSDW Podcast: How Flywire Is Rethinking A/R for Dynamics 365 Business Central
Flywire announced Integration Studio, a low‑code tool that lets finance teams build and manage ERP integrations for Dynamics 365 Business Central. The solution shifts integration ownership from IT to accounts‑receivable departments, promising faster invoice‑to‑cash cycles and reduced manual effort. In the...
Low Code in Financial Services, Part 1: Addressing Six Recurring IT Pain Points
Financial institutions boast robust, highly governed core systems, yet everyday requests—such as intake forms and dashboards—still slog through centralized engineering backlogs, taking weeks to deliver. This creates fragmented workflow ecosystems, duplicate effort, and limited traceability. Low‑code solutions like Microsoft Power...
Microsoft Brings Power Apps Closer to M365 Copilot with Structured Data Access
Microsoft announced a public‑preview feature that links Power Apps with Microsoft 365 Copilot, allowing users to interact with model‑driven apps through natural language. The integration lets users view, edit, and create records directly from the Copilot chat interface, eliminating the need to...
