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AI in Microsoft Dynamics Is No Longer Optional. Here Is How to Get Started Without Getting Overwhelmed.

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AI in Microsoft Dynamics: Get Started Without the Overwhelm

The conversation around AI in enterprise software has shifted. A year ago, most Microsoft Dynamics users were asking whether to adopt AI. Today, the question is "How fast they can make it useful?" Organizations that have already deployed Microsoft...

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Why Is a Reporting Data Warehouse Essential for Cross-System Analysis?

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Why is a Reporting Data Warehouse Essential for Cross-System Analysis?

When your organization operates across multiple ERP systems, business units, or acquired entities, data is almost certainly scattered. Finance pulls...

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How Does Intercompany Matching Software Simplify Financial Consolidation?

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How Intercompany Matching Software Simplifies Financial Consolidation

For FP&A teams, such as controllers and accounting managers closing the books across multiple entities, intercompany reconciliation is often where...

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Balance Sheet variance Analysis

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Balance Sheet Variance Analysis: A Guide for Controllers and Accounting Managers

Balance sheet variance analysis is the process of comparing balance sheet account balances across periods, entities, or against a budget to identify...

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ASCEND 2026 Register Now

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Solver ASCEND 2026: 5 Reasons FP&A Teams Are Attending

Solver ASCEND 2026 runs August 17–20 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Downtown Nashville. Four days, 52 sessions, 7 tracks, and a Welcome Honky Tonk...

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Solver Is Coming to DynamicsCon 2026

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DynamicsCon 2026: See FP&A for Microsoft Dynamics 365 in Action

DynamicsCon 2026 brings together thousands of Microsoft Dynamics users, partners, and implementers in Las Vegas this May, and Solver will be there at...

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How Does a Forecast Differ from a Budget for Accurate Planning?

If your finance team is still treating the annual budget as the primary planning tool, you're likely making decisions based on a snapshot that was...

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Six Tech trends to Watch 2026

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Six Tech Trends to Watch in 2026

Technology does not wait for anyone to catch up. Heading into 2026, the organizations pulling ahead are not the ones with the biggest budgets. They...

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Where Partners Unite: Join Solver at Directions North America 2026

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Where Partners Unite: Join Solver at Directions North America 2026

Directions North America is back for its 21st year, and the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central partner community is gathering at the Hyatt...

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