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What Does a Business Central Implementation Cost for a Distributor?

More than a quarter of the organizations in Panorama Consulting’s 2026 ERP Report finished over their implementation budget, and the leading cause wasn’t a runaway… Continue reading What Does a Business Central Implementation Cost for a Distributor?

How Long Does a GP to Business Central Migration Take? A Step-by-Step Timeline

The median ERP implementation in Panorama Consulting’s 2026 research took nine months, down from 15.5 months in its 2024 report, according to a compilation of… Continue reading How Long Does a GP to Business Central Migration Take? A Step-by-Step Timeline

ACE Micro at Community Summit North America 2026: The GP Decision, Agentic ERP, and What Comes Next

Community Summit North America returned to the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville from October 11 to 15, bringing thousands of Microsoft Dynamics and Power Platform… Continue reading ACE Micro at Community Summit North America 2026: The GP Decision, Agentic ERP, and What Comes Next

Twenty Years of GP Data, Zero Disruption: How Skill Creations Moved to Business Central

If you use Microsoft Dynamics GP, you’re likely thinking about your next ERP solution already. Microsoft recently ended extended support for Dynamics GP 2016, and… Continue reading Twenty Years of GP Data, Zero Disruption: How Skill Creations Moved to Business Central

Auto-Replenishment, Service Contracts, and the New Distributor Revenue Mix

Buyers in the lower middle market will pay 1.5 to 2 times more for a dollar of recurring revenue than a dollar of project revenue,… Continue reading Auto-Replenishment, Service Contracts, and the New Distributor Revenue Mix

The Hidden Cost of Shopify Middleware (and What Business Central Does for Free)

Most distributors evaluating Business Central already run a Shopify storefront, and most of them walk into the ERP conversation assuming their Shopify Business Central integration… Continue reading The Hidden Cost of Shopify Middleware (and What Business Central Does for Free)

Dynamics 365 Business Central Shopify Integration: Where Storefront Orders and Recurring Contracts Finally Meet

This blog illustrates how the Dynamics 365 Business Central Shopify integration functions in distribution and warehousing environments. A controller at a mid-sized industrial parts distributor… Continue reading Dynamics 365 Business Central Shopify Integration: Where Storefront Orders and Recurring Contracts Finally Meet

Does AI Replace Warehouse Workers, or Just Change What They Do?

A few months back I sat in on a planning meeting with a distribution client working through next quarter’s reorder points. Their Operations Manager had… Continue reading Does AI Replace Warehouse Workers, or Just Change What They Do?

Signs Your Distribution Business Has Outgrown Dynamics GP

Dynamics GP earned its reputation by holding up long after less durable software would have quit. A distributor running the same GP instance for twelve… Continue reading Signs Your Distribution Business Has Outgrown Dynamics GP