Microsoft Dynamics AX Technical Conference 2013

The Microsoft Dynamics AX Technical Conference 2013 is the premier technical event for Microsoft Dynamics AX. This November 12-14 at the Microsoft Campus you’ll hear the latest buzz about Microsoft Dynamics AX. Whether you are new ... Read more from this link http://www.axpulse.com/microsoft-dynamics-ax-technical-conference-2013/

AXPulse to launch News Bar - A product for Microsoft Dynamics AX

AXPulse is going to launch News Bar for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, a product that will let you stay informed of recent business updates, organization announcements from within the AX application work space. News bar is an integrated solution which is easy to deploy, configure and use.

Web: http://www.axpulse.com

Email: info@axpulse.com

Upgrade to MS Dynamics AX2012

With its latest version of AX, MS has given Source to Target model for upgrade. Using this model will help reducing the downtime for the actual production environment (single user mode) while upgrading from AX2009 or AX4.0. One will be able to execute the upgrade tasks on Source system (AX2009/AX4.0) without interrupting the user using the live system, and in parallel prepare the Target (AX2012) system for upgrade.

Microsoft Sales Specialist for Dynamics ERP

Successfully completed the requirements for ERP Sales Specialist from Microsoft.

Sure Step Business Modeler

Microsoft provides an awesome tool known as Sure Step Business Modeler that partners can use to have their customers visualize how Dynamics Customer Model is synced up with hypothetical or their own business processes. The tool itself is really simple to use (IE like controls) and user can easily add, edit new departments, personas, business processes, org charts to meet their own needs. You can also attach JPEG images like flow diagrams with each process, sub process, task etc to further explain the process in detail.

I found this tool extremely useful when customer want to see how their business processes, employees and organization will work with the proposed Dynamics solution. After you download the tool from PartnerSource, you can install it either on a single machine (with DB and client application) or centrally with DB installed on a separate machine with multiple clients accessing it.

Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step Methodology (Useful resources)

A couple of useful resources if you are preparing for Sure Step methodology:

The exam syllabus is here http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=MB5-858#tab2

Get to know the Sure Step role-based learning roadmaps: https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/partneressentials/serviceplans/surestep/

Work through the Introduction to Sure Step eLearning ( http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=182558&clcid=0x409 ) and Using Sure Step on-demand courses ( http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=182559&clcid=0x409 ). You need to be an MS Dynamics Partner with active plan to see these.

If you can download the 80199 or 80235 training courses from PartnerSource and work through those, it would be really helpful.
Go through everything on https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/surestep

There is an online test/assessment http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=181000&clcid=0x409