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Microsoft bought Great Plains software several years ago which was SMB focused (renamed as part of Microsoft Dynamics); they say this is available in their clou

Microsoft bought Great Plains software several years ago which was SMB focused (renamed as part of Microsoft Dynamics); they say this is available in their cloud, I don't know if that's real or not, or how it stacks up competitively

HenryTheHorse 10y ago
Yup, same space as NetSuite. Dynamics gets into pretty much every SMB ERP evaluation in the market. (MSFT does have a massive partner network to serve that market.)
mbesto 10y ago
Except GP doesn't have a SaaS offering...it's just a hosted version by MS partners.
- jrs235 10y ago
  Microsoft Dynamics 365 is coming soon: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics/dynamics-365?WT.mc_id=azurebg_ENAzureNewsletter_July https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics/dynamics-365?WT.mc_... From their email newsletter 3 days ago: Microsoft Dynamics 365 available later this year Available this fall, Microsoft Dynamics 365 evolves our current CRM and ERP cloud solutions into one cloud service with new purpose-built apps to help manage specific business functions, including: Financials, Field Service, Sales, Operations, Marketing, Project Service Automation, and Customer Service. Dynamics 365 apps are designed so they can be easily and independently deployed. That means you can start small and pay only for what you need. Yet they work together seamlessly so, as your business demands, you can grow into additional capabilities with ease. For more information, visit the Official Microsoft Blog.
smhenderson 10y ago
We were asked by our board to move our accounting system to the cloud in 2015. We were using in-house Great Plains at that time. When I did my research MS's Dynamics "cloud" options were simply off-site hosting, you still ran their client instead of accessing it via a browser. They had something in the works and this was about a year ago so I don't know if anything's changed since then. But I do remember the company that helped us manage our MS licensed software suggesting that their true cloud offering wouldn't be ready for quite a while. In the end we went with NetSuite. Just like most software it's good at some things, not so much at others. But all in all I don't miss Great Plains that much, NetSuite does the job.
mrtron 10y ago
I think you are dating yourself - I seem to recall being part of a Microsoft Great Plains rollout in 2002, and a Salesforce rollout shortly after. Wikipedia confirms - 2001 acquisition for 1B. Probably a profitable one!

HenryTheHorse 10y ago

Yup, same space as NetSuite. Dynamics gets into pretty much every SMB ERP evaluation in the market. (MSFT does have a massive partner network to serve that market.)

mbesto 10y ago

Except GP doesn't have a SaaS offering...it's just a hosted version by MS partners.

jrs235 10y ago
Microsoft Dynamics 365 is coming soon: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics/dynamics-365?WT.mc_id=azurebg_ENAzureNewsletter_July https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics/dynamics-365?WT.mc_... From their email newsletter 3 days ago: Microsoft Dynamics 365 available later this year Available this fall, Microsoft Dynamics 365 evolves our current CRM and ERP cloud solutions into one cloud service with new purpose-built apps to help manage specific business functions, including: Financials, Field Service, Sales, Operations, Marketing, Project Service Automation, and Customer Service. Dynamics 365 apps are designed so they can be easily and independently deployed. That means you can start small and pay only for what you need. Yet they work together seamlessly so, as your business demands, you can grow into additional capabilities with ease. For more information, visit the Official Microsoft Blog.

smhenderson 10y ago

We were asked by our board to move our accounting system to the cloud in 2015. We were using in-house Great Plains at that time. When I did my research MS's Dynamics "cloud" options were simply off-site hosting, you still ran their client instead of accessing it via a browser. They had something in the works and this was about a year ago so I don't know if anything's changed since then. But I do remember the company that helped us manage our MS licensed software suggesting that their true cloud offering wouldn't be ready for quite a while. In the end we went with NetSuite. Just like most software it's good at some things, not so much at others. But all in all I don't miss Great Plains that much, NetSuite does the job.

mrtron 10y ago

I think you are dating yourself - I seem to recall being part of a Microsoft Great Plains rollout in 2002, and a Salesforce rollout shortly after. Wikipedia confirms - 2001 acquisition for 1B. Probably a profitable one!