The most interesting thing with the HoloLens 2 devices that we’ve sold is, that no matter the industry, the type of use cases seem to be pretty similar.  Here are 3 of the top field-tested use cases we have heard from users. COVID-19 travel alternatives for industrial equipment manufacturers Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been limited from traveling (especially to different countries) since March of 2020.  Even though your employees cannot or will not travel on-site to help with installation...

Look at all these KPIs! There’s all these wonderful out-of-the-box reports provided by Microsoft for Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations. When you spin up a new instance, the values just show up. Unfortunately, there’s not much of an explanation of how they’re calculated. Obviously, Microsoft is trying their best to provide reports that show valuable numbers but is trying to keep them generic enough so they apply to many different companies. In trying to explain how to tailor these to individual...

There is functionality within Dynamics 365 Finance and Operation which allows you to plan for material expiring before being used. In addition to tracking the shelf life of products and materials, it can help enable you in planning for the future to ensure that your organization isn’t accumulating excess waste. Below is a brief illustration of how this functionality can be used from setup to the overall results. Shelf Life Setup Product Dimension group To enable items to be shelf-life controlled...

Microsoft was kind enough to supply us with a HoloLens 2 in order to get out and show it to our customers.  This happened about 8 weeks ago – haven’t had a lot of opportunities to showcase the technology, obviously.  Instead, we thought we’d do a little blog post showing off the 2 devices and talking through the user experience a bit. Cases HoloLens (front) and HoloLens 2 (back) cases – side by side The cases are different, obviously.  As we’ll see in a bit, the devices are shaped quite a bit...

Microsoft was kind enough to supply us with a HoloLens 2 in order to get out and show it to our customers.  This happened about 8 weeks ago – haven’t had a lot of opportunities to showcase the technology, obviously.  Instead, we thought we’d do a little blog post showing off the 2 devices and talking through the user experience a bit. Cases HoloLens (front) and HoloLens 2 (back) cases – side by side The cases are different, obviously.  As we’ll see in a bit, the devices are shaped quite a...

Microsoft was kind enough to supply us with a HoloLens 2 in order to get out and show it to our customers.  This happened about 8 weeks ago – haven’t had a lot of opportunities to showcase the technology, obviously.  Instead, we thought we’d do a little blog post showing off the 2 devices and talking through the user experience a bit. Cases HoloLens (front) and HoloLens 2 (back) cases – side by side The cases are different, obviously.  As we’ll see in a bit, the devices are shaped quite a...

There are lots of pros and cons to working remotely. Pro? Don’t have to head into the office every day. Con? Don’t have a great way to communicate or interact with a team on a consistent basis. There are tons of collaboration tools these days. Being a Microsoft Partner, we use Microsoft Teams and SharePoint within Office 365 to collaborate and keep in touch with each other throughout the day. One of the things we pride ourselves on, though, is providing access to management to all of our employees...

What is the Solution Architect Bootcamp? Apparently, I missed the memo on these Solution Architect Bootcamps put on by the Fast Track Solution Architects at Microsoft.  Since rolling out the most recent version of their program to help customers “implement high quality solution faster”, “go live with confidence” and “stay connected to the product”, Microsoft has been training Partners on how to best interact with the team to ensure everyone is on the same page.  In the last two years or so, about...

What is the Solution Architect Bootcamp? Apparently, I missed the memo on these Solution Architect Bootcamps put on by the Fast Track Solution Architects at Microsoft.  Since rolling out the most recent version of their program to help customers “implement high quality solution faster”, “go live with confidence” and “stay connected to the product”, Microsoft has been training Partners on how to best interact with the team to ensure everyone is on the same page.  In the last two years or so, about...

What is the Solution Architect Bootcamp? Apparently, I missed the memo on these Solution Architect Bootcamps put on by the Fast Track Solution Architects at Microsoft.  Since rolling out the most recent version of their program to help customers “implement high quality solution faster”, “go live with confidence” and “stay connected to the product”, Microsoft has been training Partners on how to best interact with the team to ensure everyone is on the same page.  In the last two years or so, about...