It’s spring… FINALLY! Spring is such a great time of the year, well, except for the pollen. Flowers blooming, birds… bees… warmer weather, more sunshine… ahhh, it’s great! And like most things we really enjoy, they don’t often come without painful obstacles that need our attention. This year, it’s the largest and most complicated it has ever been… COVID-19. While the entire world is combating the outbreak, it’s important to still recognize those very small things that mean so much to us. For me, it’s the sunshine… light breezes and birds chirping. It’s very relaxing and a reminder that life renews. Allow me to be cliché intentionally, this too shall pass, and we are all in it together. To me, this is no doubt… a war against an invisible enemy. Like any war, there are good guys and bad guys… and in order to be victorious, prudent leaders build, communicate and enforce a strategy for success. There will be many battles, some proactive, some reactive… some won, some lost. But we must move on, for the war is still being fought. Each of us are fighting our own battles, with our own strategies that start right in our homes… and this likely brings a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘Spring Cleaning’. It’s not fun, but if we do things right, we can minimize the effect this time period will have on us. Likewise, the same for our work environments… and for most people, these two worlds now coexist. Businesses are part of the war as well. They will have their own strategies… their own battles. Some won, some lost. There is often a lot of quiet time during wars, which can be terrifying… at home, we try to take advantage of the quiet by doing things around the house, playing games, reading, or maybe binge-watching your favorite streaming platform. What do businesses do during the quiet times? How can we find the good in all this madness? If I were caught in a gun battle… and thankfully that has never happened, but if I were, the first thing I would do when the shooting stopped would be reload my weapon. Not because I want to keep firing away, but in case I have to… take advantage of the quiet and get ready for what lies next. During this time many businesses will have more free time on their hands then they ever imagined. Don’t just wait it out… Win the battle and the war, so that when this is all behind us, we are better, stronger, more efficient than ever! Reload, and be ready for what lies next. How can we help you strategize? We are ready to fight right along with you for the long haul and win this war together! Shawn Dorward Practice Manager
News You Should Know
#MSDyn365FO: LCS was down for a little over 24 hours related to a maintenance issue at Microsoft. They’ve put procedures in place to prevent this from happening in the future and to also speed up recovery if there was ever another issue. #MSDyn365CE: 2020 Release Wave 1 has been pushed back a month to give customers and partners a little more time to prepare. Regional deployments will begin on May 1, with North America scheduled to receive the update between May 22 and May 24. You can find the updated release schedule here, and the full list of new features in the 2020 Release Wave 1 Plan. Heads up to customers using D365 Team Member licenses: Microsoft has announced the first round of license enforcement that will limit Team Members access to Customer Service Hub, Sales Hub, and custom apps. If your Team Members need access to these apps, they’ll need to jump up to a full license, or one of the Power Apps licenses. Contact us if you need assistance in determining the impact for your users #MSDynGP: Microsoft has alerted the community that they are poised to make any tax changes that result from COVID-10 changes made by the Federal Government. #MSDyn365BC: Many of the 2020 Release Wave 1 enhancements have been released for public preview. With tons of cool new changes being made available, be sure to check out the list here to learn what new features you can leverage when these changes get rolled out to general availability on April 1st. #Microsoft365: With the influx of the WFH workforce and rushed remote access solutions; please review your conditional access policies and sign-in logs If you have any questions or would like to have a discussion with us about any of the topics above, please reach out to your Practice Manager, or fill out the Contact Us form.
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DC Blog Roundup
WFH Safety & Best Practices 
Due to the recent Covid-19 Pandemic many people are now working from home remotely. Here are 3 end-user and 3 IT Admin tips to help you. Read more MSDyn365FO Pre-upgrade Cleaning, Part 6 – On-hand entries cleanup 
Here is the 6th part of our multi-part blog series about moving from #AX2012 to #MSDyn365FO. Cleaning tips are included and links to the other parts of the series HERE.
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