DayONE Encore Microsoft Dynamics GP Development Tools

If you missed the DayONE session presented by David Musgrave and I, now is your chance to catch up again - please come! It was standing room only!!!

Wondering about whether to develop in Modifier with VBA, Dexterity, or Visual Studio Tools? Not sure which one might be the best fit for your development resources and your Dynamics GP environment? In this interactive discussion, listen, learn, and share experiences about developing in Modifier with VBA, Dexterity, or Visual Studio Tools. Learn the pros and cons of each to allow you to make better development decisions. It's your chance to ask the questions you always wanted about the subject.

This is a Premium Event, Premium GPUG members only.

Event Type
Webinar

Schedule
- DayONE Encore Microsoft Dynamics GP Development Tools (June 2011)
- 06/21/2011 10:00 AM (ET - UTC - 5:00) - 06/21/2011 11:00 AM (ET - UTC - 5:00)

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Until next post!

MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
IntellPartners, LLC
http://www.IntellPartners.com/

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Microsoft Dynamics GP "12" Multi-tenant Services Architecture

Finally, my new post on Microsoft Dynamics GP "12" Multi-tenant Services Architecture has been released on the Community site under my In My Humble Opinion column. After much debating with my buddy Aaron Donat (thanks Aaron for your patience!) on the previous article I released under the same title, it was deemed that that article should have been changed to reflect the Named System Databases architecture change that the Development team in Fargo was working on.

This new article highlights the changes that the Microsoft Dynamics GP web client, web services, eConnect, and Integration Manager will undergo to support various customer deployments under one single application instance. Now, this is true optimization! Hosting partners rejoice!

Until next post!

MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
IntellPartners, LLC
http://www.IntellPartners.com/

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MSDynamicsWorld's Decisions Spring 2011 virtual conference Day 2

Today was my turn at the bat... so to speak.

My session, Microsoft Dynamics GP Roadmap Explained began on time at 11:00 AM ET and counted with the participation of guest Errol Schoenfish, Director of Product Management, Microsoft Dynamics.  The session ran for some 20 minutes and was over by 11:20 AM ET.

At the end of the session, Errol and I fielded a number of questions from the participants attending the session. I have to say, there were quite a bit of questions, perhaps more than I originally expected, which made for an excellent wrap up as it provided everyone with a unique opportunity (over 40 minutes!) to ask Errol directly about the future of Microsoft Dynamics GP and Management Reporter.

Interestingly enough, we had a large number of developers in the crowd who wanted to know what the product future holds for existing Dexterity and Modifier/VBA customizations. If you are interested in knowing about these details, beyond what was covered during the presentation and Q&A session, please take a look at my past architecture series on GP 12:

Microsoft Dynamics GP "12" Web Client Architecture Series

Downloads

Attached to this presentation is the transcript and slide show displayed in the webcast. Please feel free to download and share.

Microsoft_Dynamics_GP_Roadmap_Explained.zip


Until next post!

MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
IntellPartners, LLC
http://www.IntellPartners.com/

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MSDynamicsWorld's Decisions Spring 2011 virtual conference starts today

MSDynamicsWorld's Decisions Spring 2011 Conference is now open for attendees. Today is AX Day and I have toured through the different Expo booths and have had a chance to chat with a few known souls. Check the banner above for the product schedules.

Tomorrow I will be talking about Microsoft Dynamics GP product direction at the event with a surprise guest to wrap up my presentation. Needless to say, my guest is a highly visible Microsoft executive and will be taking questions from the audience - enough said!

Decisions is the largest virtual conference of its type in the Microsoft Dynamics community and it's free! There is no excuse not to participate.

Until next post!

MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
IntellPartners, LLC
http://www.IntellPartners.com/

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Windows 8 Demo

In the past days, my good old friend from the other side of the world, David Musgrave released a sneak peak post into Windows 8. This time, there's a full 20 minute video showcasing some of the features that will be available in the new Microsoft operating system.

If you know own a Windows Phone 7 device, you will find tons of similarities between the two. The only one question I have... is Windows 8 still going to have that antiquated DOS shell built into it?

Until next post!

MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
IntellPartners, LLC
http://www.IntellPartners.com/

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Microsoft Dynamics GP "12" Architecture: Correction!

In past days I released an article explaining the upcoming Named Systems Database architecture enhancement in codename GP "12" release. However, this article was incorrectly released under the title Microsoft Dynamics GP "12" Multi-tenancy Architecture. The article's title, content, and graphics have been corrected since and re-released under the title Microsoft Dynamics GP "12" Named System Database Architecture under my Community site column, IMHO with The Dynamics GP Blogster.

For your convenience, the link remains the same and your bookmarks should continue to work. To compensate for this mishap, I have also included additional information on the Named System Database feature and the problems it's trying to solve.

The Multitenacy Architecture concept is still very much alive and I will pick this up in an upcoming article. Please stay tune as you will sure like this one!

Until next post!

MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
IntellPartners, LLC
http://www.IntellPartners.com/

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San Andres Island, Colombia - The Trip

Back at the Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Conference 2011 in Fargo, ND and Microsoft Convergence 2011 Atlanta, my sidekick, David Musgrave thought it would be a good idea to introduce my hometown, San Andres Island, as part of our presentations and give all attendees to our sessions a free ticket to the island. If you did not get yours please see David next time - ok, just kidding!

Sprat Bight Beach in the North End of the Island

Well, I decided that after attending the both the Technical Conference and Convergence, and having wrapped up a couple projects, it was about time to visit my parents, siblings, and friends, before things got crazy again - and so I did last week!

Getting to San Andres Island

When I was planning the trip from Atlanta, I was weighing two options to get there:

Option 1: Fly from Atlanta (ATL) to Panama City, Panama (PTY) with Delta Airlines, then take a flight out of Panama City to San Andres Island (ADZ) with Copa Airlines. The problem was two fold with this option: Delta leaves from Atlanta 5:55 PM local time and arrives in Panama at 9:55 PM local time. The Copa flight leaves to the Island at around 10:00 AM local time from Panama. This meant I would have to sleep in Panama City for a night and leave the following morning.

Option 2: Fly from Atlanta (ATL) to Bogota, Colombia (BOG) with Delta Airlines, then take a flight out of Bogota to San Andres Island (ADZ) with Avianca Airlines. The problem was two fold with this option: Delta leaves from Atlanta 5:00 PM local time and arrives in Bogota at 10:30 PM local time. The Avianca flight leaves to the Island the following day at around 11:00 AM local time from Bogota. This meant I would have to sleep in Bogota for a night and leave the following day. However, this options gave me a chance to catch up with my sister since she lives in Bogota, so I decided for this option and left for Colombia on Saturday, May 28, 2011.

Bogota City

A bit about Bogota...Nicknamed "The Athens of South America", Bogota is the District Capital (DC) of Colombia with over 8.5 million inhabitants (including surrounding municipalities) and an infrastructure comparable to that of many large cities in the United States. Bogota has excellent public transportation, sanitary services, and an enviable climate - similar to that of San Diego or San Francisco. The city sits at some 8700 feet above sea level which keeps it cool year round.

After spending a night in Bogota visiting an old spot I used to frequent during my young adult life and catching up with my sister, it was time to go back to the spanking brand new Marriott Hotel, which is located just 1 mile away from the airport.

Bogota Marriott Hotel

Our flight left from the Terminal Puente Aereo, operated by Avianca Airlines, at mid day, and by 1:30 PM local time we were already in the Island. The flight was uneventful - probably a good thing considering half the flight happens over the Colombian Andes and the other half over the Caribbean Sea.

I'm not going to try and narrate all 6 days I spent home in one post, but needless to say, I went out to ran some errands. Among one of these was to purchase my return ticket to Bogota (I had only arranged my round trip between Atlanta and Bogota). In walking around town, I spotted this colourful "chiva" getting ready to take tourist around the Island - if you were at our sessions at the Tech Conference or Convergence, you will remember that San Andres Island is 285,000 times smaller than the island continent of Australia or simply put, some 27 square kilometers.

"Chiva" tour vehicle

One of the things I really enjoy when home is my mom's cooking and I would say that no one makes a better "rundown" - a traditional island dish - than her. A rundown typically consists of sweet potatoes, yuca, green plantains, flour dumplings, and your choice of meats. For this occasion, my mom added pigs tail and conch to make up the meat portion. This is all cooked and stewed to perfection in coconut milk. My mom added a side of coconut rice and made an ice cold tamarind juice to go along.

Rundown - a typical island dish

One of the days I was there, my brother's car battery went out, stranding him close to the port. This was perfect in a sense as I had a chance to stroll along the San Andres International Seaport. I had forgotten how beautiful this side of the island was as it is not known for its beaches, but I remember when I was a kid, it was my favorite place to go swimming.

San Andres International Seaport

The port happens to be a commercial seaport. Cruise ships arrive on the other side of the island (South West side) where the waters are much much deeper and there's no need for docking. I also managed to take a shot of the hotels in the North East end of the island from the same location.

Hotels in the North East side

I stayed 6 days with my parents and wish the trip wasn't so short, but effectively, all good things must come to an end. I traveled back to Bogota this past Saturday arriving there at 1:00 AM local time and had a short night sleep. It was raining in Bogota all Saturday and Sunday, even as the flight was leaving back to Atlanta.

For those of you interested in visiting the island, the June to August time frame and certainly the November to February time frame seem to always be the best. Is what we locals call the high season. My parents happen to run a B&B at home with very good accommodations and amenities. So please feel free to reach out if you are interested. And now I leave you with some more great pictures.

Seaside Tiki Bar

Johnny Key in the background. This is my mommy, Lois Bent Gomez

Until next post!

MG.-
Mariano Gomez, MVP
IntellPartners, LLC
http://www.IntellPartners.com/

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