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  • Team Foundation Server integratie met Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

    Een pointer naar een goed whitepaper hoe je TFS inzet voor Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. Tenslotte wordt ontwikkelen in Visual Studio en derhalve de combinatie met Team Foundation Server  steeds meer ingezet.

    TFS integration with Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012  and automated scripts for build and deployment

    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/axsa/archive/2012/10/22/tfs-integration-with-microsoft-dynamics-ax-2012-and-automated-scripts-for-build-and-deployment.aspx

    De informatie in het artikel wijst naar papers en scripts die beschikbaar zijn in Informationsource.

     

  • Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 launch event

    Kom op 1 of 2 november naar de lancering van Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013, onze nieuwste ERP-oplossing! Laat je verrassen door de mogelijkheden van deze wendbare en gebruiksvriendelijke software. Benieuwd naar de specifieke toepassing in jouw branche? Onze gespecialiseerde partners praten je volledig bij. Luister ook naar je branchegenoten, die vertellen over hun ervaringen met
    Microsoft Dynamics.

    Aanmelden kan via onderstaande links. Kies een sessie die past bij jouw branche:



    Donderdag
    1 november


    Ochtend: Technische Services, Bouw en Algemeen ERP 



    Donderdag
    1 november


    Middag: Groothandel en Vastgoed 



    Vastgoed
    Vrijdag 2 november


    Ochtend: Productie, zakelijke dienstverlening en
    Fashion 



  • Release Announcement: 80429A: Travel and Expense Management in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012

    We’re pleased to announce the release of course 80429A - Travel and Expense Management  in Microsoft Dynamics® AX 2012..

    Links

    CustomerSource: here

    PartnerSource: here

     

    Regards,

    Max Beuker

  • New document on SEPA (timelines)

    On Partnersource a new document is posted concerned the planned current timeline for delivering certain planned capabilities in the areas of Sepa Credit Tranfer and Direct Debit payment formats within Microsoft Dynamics AX Informationon what support is available within Microsoft Dynamics AX for the different payment instruments can be found in the overview section of this document.

    Download
    hier…

    Regards,

    Max Beuker

  • Programming Windows 8 Apps eBook

    Dank aan mijn TechNet collega's: voorlopig kun je de preview van dit Microsoft Press boek downloaden:

    ts2FreeWindowsEbook

    Free Windows 8
    eBook Preview from Microsoft Press




    We're happy to release the second preview of our free ebook Programming Windows 8 Apps with
    HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
    , by Kraig Brockschmidt. The second
    preview (PDF only) is 13.5 MB.

  • Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 NOW AVAILABLE!

    Cross posting the announcement by Paul White:

     

    I’m pleased to announce that Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 is now available!

    With deep investments in new capabilities and improvements across all areas of the product, this is the most significant release yet in the history of Microsoft Dynamics NAV. The feedback from our early adopter customers and partners has been really positive, and we couldn’t be more excited about getting this product out into the market and putting it to work in your businesses.With this release, we’ve focused on building what we’ve come to call “a business solution from Microsoft.” By this we mean a solution that combines comprehensive ERP capabilities for small and midsize businesses together with a simple, intuitive user experience, insightful business intelligence and reporting tools and deep ties into Microsoft’s portfolio of products. The result is an ERP solution that is easy to use, works seamlessly with your existing
    productivity tools, and is quick and cost-effective to implement.

    We’ve seen some great outcomes from customers already up and running with the new product. For example, Flemming Warrer Jensen, Managing Director of Dixie, a fashion accessory company in Denmark, reports that “With Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 all in all, our inventory management has become 20% more effective.  Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 has been optimal in helping us to streamline processes – and using the time gained on customers.”

    We’ve also done a lot of work with Microsoft Dynamics NAV to give you the power of choice. Choice about which client, device or browser your people use to connect with the system – and choice about where and how you deploy it – whether that is on-premises or in the cloud. For our partners that build industry and custom solutions on top of Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013, we’ve made a big investment in improving the “hostability” of the solution. What does this mean in practice? It means you get going faster because partners can deploy and manage Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 in a more streamlined way. It also means that performance is significantly faster. Some of our hosting partners such as NovaVision, TRIMIT and Sikich are already experiencing the benefits of this work as they offer a hosted version of the solution to our customers today.

    Last but not least, we’ve localized Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 for 15 markets: Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States and international English. Other localized versions are on the way, but we don’t have dates to share yet.Anyway, that’s just an overview of what’s new. I hope that you’re as excited as our early customers and partners are about the new product. Check out the Microsoft Dynamics NAV product pages here for more information.

     

    Paul White

    Senior Director – ERP Product Management

     

    Regards,

    Max Beuker

  • It's Here Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 (RTM)

    Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 is a landmark release, building on a strong product foundation to deliver new levels of customer and partner value through faster, more efficient implementations, compelling new and enhanced application functionality, and unparalleled levels of customer choice on how to deploy and access the solution.

    You can find the download here https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/support/selfsupport/productreleases/MSDYN_NAV2013RTMDownload?r=18&l=11

    Regards,

    Max Beuker

     

     

  • Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 Product Readiness Library

    Hi,

    On partnersource we have uploaded a lot of new Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 readiness materials for your consumption. This is called the Readiness Library. The Readiness Library is a collection of reference material which will help you get ready for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013. The material provides you with brief and easy to digest resources for each feature area.

    Also we bring you the megamap document to find all relevant materials in a easy and fast manner. The final list of materials will be long! This MegaMap will make it easier for you to find the material you are looking for by using the filtering capabilities of Microsoft Excel.

     

    Regards,

    Max Beuker

     

     

  • Launch Windows Server 2012

    Vandaag 4 september 2012 om 17.00 NL tijd wordt Windows Server 2012 uitgebracht. Je kunt dit evenement hier volgen: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/new.aspx

    In Windows Server 2012 zijn meer dan 300 verbeteringen doorgevoerd. Onze virtualisatietechnologie ‘Hyper-V’ is nu nog uitgebreider en geavanceerder. . Bijvoorbeeld door toevoegingen  zoals netwerkvirtualisatie (hiermee kun je het netwerk en verkeer van  verschillende organisaties of afdelingen isoleren binnen een gedeelde  infrastructuur). Of ‘shared nothing live migration’ dat organisaties in staat  stelt om virtuele machines te migreren tussen servers, zonder dat zij  daarvoor een dure SAN (Storage Area Network) hoeven aan te schaffen. Dit is  ideaal voor MKB organisateis. Partners en klanten zijn enthousiast over Windows  Server 2012, er is geen reden meer om op Windows Server 2003 te blijven werken.

     
  • Microsoft Dynamics AX Technical Conference 2012 date

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    Register now  and save $300 during early bird period!

     

    Whether you are new to Microsoft Dynamics
    AX or looking to go deeper into the capabilities of the new Microsoft Dynamics
    AX 2012 R2, this event is for you.

     http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/DynamicsAXtechnicalconference/registration.html

    Microsoft Dynamics AX Technical Conference 2012

    October 22 - 25, 2012

    Meydenbauer Center

    Bellevue, Washington

     

    Whether you are new to Microsoft Dynamics AX, or are looking to keep your edge by going deeper and staying up-to-date on the new capabilities in the upcoming release of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, there will be content that fits you!

    Not only will this be a release with significant extensions and new capabilities, it also introduces several new and optimized scenarios.  Additionally, this will be the introduction of the groundbreaking Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 into 11 new countries: Brazil, Czech Republic, China, Estonia, Hungary, India, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Russia.

    With this event happening just minutes away from Microsoft Campus in Redmond, take advantage of this rare opportunity to interact with Microsoft experts at all levels. Here’s why you should attend:

    • Learn the new Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2
    • Make connections with the people that build Microsoft Dynamics AX
    • Hear new, practical and technical content, as well as best practices
    • Be inspired by your colleagues from around the world

    Visit http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/DynamicsAXTechnicalConference for more details about the event, agenda and registration fees.

    Registration will be live soon, and since you are already signed up to receive the conference email alerts, you will receive an email letting you know when registration is live.

    We look forward to seeing you in October in Bellevue, Washington!

    Microsoft Dynamics AX Technical Conference Team

  • Microsoft Dynamics SEPA Whitepaper - Update Microsoft Dynamics AX

    In our previous post we allready pointed out to the SEPA whitepaper specifically for Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

    This update will provide you with the links for the SEPA whitepapers specifically for Microsoft Dynamics AX. The Microsoft Dynamics AX SEPA whitepapers you can find on Partnersource as well as on Partnersource and Customersource. The Credit Transfer whitepaper is also general available via the Microsoft Download webpage.

    SEPA Credit Transfer Payments:

    Microsoft Download Center: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30326

    Customersource: https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/documentation/whitepapers/ax2012_sepacredittransferpayments_wp
    Partnersource: https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/deployment/documentation/whitepapers/ax2012_sepacredittransferpayments_w

    SEPA Direct Debit Payments (partnersource only):

    https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/deployment/documentation/whitepapers/ax2012_sepadirectdebitpayments_wp

     

    Regards,

    Max Beuker

     

  • Microsoft Dynamics SEPA Whitepaper

    In 2002, key European banks decided to create a standardized payment strategy.This resulted in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). The European Payments Council (EPC), a self-regulatory payments body, was established to design, specify and, monitor the implementation of SEPA. SEPA is the framework that manages the necessary infrastructure and standards for the euro. The white paper helps you understand SEPA and how to prepare Microsoft Dynamics NAV for SEPA.

    On Customer source a new Whitepaper is published on SEPA for Microsoft Dynamics NAV. You can find the whitepaper via the link underneath. The white paper helps you understand SEPA and how to prepare Microsoft Dynamics NAV for SEPA.

    https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/documentation/whitepapers/msdnav2009sepa_transfers.htm?printpage=false&sid=wbrryvo4ifw1bh25xqdnuwxo&stext=SEPA

    Also this month a updated version of SEPA for Microsoft Dynamics AX will be made available, which I will blog here.

     

    Regards,

    Max Beuker

     

     

  • VAT Rate Change Tool provided for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1 - W1

    Prepare for the VAT change (effective on the first of october) 

    De btw-verhoging van 19 naar 21 procent gaat al per 1 oktober 2012 in. Dat maakte de minister van Financiën op vrijdag 27 april bekend. Voorwaarde is dat zowel de Tweede als de Eerste kamer akkoord gaan met de btw-verhoging en het voorstel voor de invoeringsdatum van de btw-verhoging.

    Overview

    Microsoft provides a VAT Rate Change tool to provide a way for partners and customers to perform VAT and General Posting Group conversions in order to comply with changing VAT rates and maintain accurate VAT reporting. For more information, see the white paper that is included in this release. 

    The VAT Rate Change tool is provided in English only.

    Where to find?

    VAT Rate Change Tool for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 SP1 – W1

    PartnerSource- https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/support/selfsupport/taxupdates/MSDNAV2009SP1VATchangeTool_W1

    CustomerSource - https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/downloads/taxupdates/MSDNAV2009SP1VATchangeTool_W1

    The Netherlands

    PartnerSource- https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/support/selfsupport/taxupdates/msd_nav2009overviewregulatoryfeaturesnetherlands

    CustomerSource - https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/downloads/taxupdates/MSD_NAV2009OverviewRegulatoryFeaturesNetherlands

     

    Regards,

    Max Beuker

  • Microsoft Dynamics AX Technical Conference 2012

    wees voobereid op R2:

    Start planning now to attend the Microsoft Dynamics AX Technical Conference, taking place in Seattle, WA in October 2012.

    On the heels of two successful Technical Conferences for Microsoft Dynamics AX, we are expanding and repeating it as we approach the launch of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, which is currently targeted for general availability December 2012.

    Not only will this be a release with significant extensions and new capabilities, it also introduces several new and optimized scenarios.  Additionally, this will be the introduction of the groundbreaking Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 into 11 new markets which are awaiting it in great anticipation.

    To ensure maximum access to top technical resources in the Microsoft world, the conference will take place in Seattle. Not only does that give you access to the best of the best in terms of Microsoft Dynamics AX, but it also gives you access to a high number of technical experts from other and relevant parts of Microsoft.

    Conference dates will be confirmed by the end of June.  Registration will open in late July.

  • Rollup 8 for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 SP1 and Retail

    Shameless repost of the Sustained engineering blog Smile

    Following the earlier Dynamics AX 2009 Rollup 8 release back in March, the Dynamics AX Sustained Engineering team would like to announce the availability of Rollup 8 for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 SP1 Retail. This release is avaialble for immediate download on Partner Source and Customer Source.

    For more information on Rollup 8 and to download, please refer to the following knowledge base articles:

    KB2677618: Rollup 8 for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 SP1

    KB2706705: Rollup 8 for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 SP1 Retail

    View article...

  • Microsoft Dynamics AX POS developer reference documentation available

    Executive summary:

    I’m happy to announce that developer reference documentation for the .NET Framework classes that are used in our Dynamics AX for Retail Point of Sale application is now available on MSDN.

    You can see it here - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj132934.aspx

    This documentation release represents a change in how we document and release developer reference documentation going forward. The content live on MSDN was generated from xml comments from our POS source code.

    Background:

    In previous releases of Dynamics AX for Retail our POS SDK contained a .pdf file that was hand crafted to talk about the Service and Triggers API that developers could use to extend our POS.

    Now that we are on MSDN we can get direct feedback from our users (was this helpful yes/no on every page) and our community can start to add code samples and tips directly to the MSDN content.

    Happy developing!

  • Dutch Tax BAPI Support Changing to KPN Certificates (2012)

     

    INTRODUCTION

    Electronic communication with the Dutch Tax administration is based on trusted connections using Digital Certificates. In 2011 an incident has occurred with Diginotar, one on the Certificate Authorities (CA), resulting in a situation that an infiltrator was able to create new certificates on his own for every random domain. This made the whole certificate-based environment unsecure and required facilities to make sure that trusted digital communication remains possible in the future.

    The Dutch Tax administration evaluated the different existing communication channels and decided to phase out one of these channels: BAPI-PIN. It has also been decided to no longer use Diginotar certificates but to give KPN (Getronics) the role as the Certificate Service Provider (CSP) for the future.

    SUBMITTING VAT AND ICP DECLARATIONS USING MICROSOFT DYNAMICS AX

    You can choose to submit VAT and or ICP to the Dutch Tax Authority by manually filling in a web form (www.belastingdienst.nl). There is a limit however for the ICP declaration. The website allows a maximum of 99 lines to be entered manually. An ICP Declaration report can be printed from Microsoft Dynamics AX to use as a guideline.

    Microsoft Dynamics AX supports the BAPI PIN channel electronic communication. It does not support the BAPI PKI method!

    PIN is the public key method used within the Microsoft Dynamics AX community. For this method you only need the certificates from the Tax authorities and CSP. To get these you have to fill in the form ‘Electronic tax declaration parameters’ and click the button ‘Get certificates’. The certificates for the PIN method can be acquired at no cost.

    TIMELINE

    With respect to BAPI PIN the following timeline has been set by the Tax authorities (latest communication in Feb 2012):

    BAPI PIN: will be phased out by 1-1-2013 for all process flows (VAT, ICP, etc)

    MICROSOFT DYNAMICS AX AND BAPI PIN

    In order to continue using BAPI PIN until 2013 you will need to change the certificate settings to KPN before July 2012.

    Change the following settings in General Ledger / Setup / Sales Tax / Netherlands / Electronic tax declaration parameters:

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    Make sure you have no ongoing declarations.

    PRODUCTION environment

    · LDAP server name:
    ldap.kpnbapi.managedpki.com:389

    · CA certificate search string:
    CN=KPN Corporate Market Tax CA G2,O=KPN Corporate Market BV,C=NL

    · Auth. certificate search string:
    CN=Belastingdienst,OU=Servercertificaat E - zie CPS,L=Apeldoorn Joost van den Vondellaan 14 (0000),O=Belastingdienst (2000000002),C=NL

    No need to change other settings. After that you can renew the certificate by using the button “Get Certificates” and do your normal submissions again.

    TEST environment

    · LDAP server name:
    ldap.testkpnbapi.managedpki.com:389

    · CA certificate search string:
    CN=KPN Corporate Market Tax TEST CA G2,O=KPN Corporate Market BV,C=NL

    · Auth. certificate search string:
    CN=TEST Belastingdienst,OU=Servercertificaat E - zie CPS,L=Apeldoorn Joost van den Vondellaan 14 (0000),O=Belastingdienst (2000000002),C=NL

  • Migratieplan SEPA via SEPA.nl site

     Migratieplan Sepa:

    Zoekt u naar informatie rondom de migratie naar de Europese overschijving en incasso dan kunt u alvast een kijkje nemen bij http://www.sepanl.nl/index.php?p=919558.

     Uit het document...

    Het migratieplan is een coproductie van en voor de NFS-deelnemers en heeft tot doel een soepele en efficiënte migratie naar de Europese overschrijving en incasso, die conform de Europese SEPA-Verordening op 1 februari 2014 voltooid moet zijn.De migratie naar de Europese betaalmiddelen zal een forse inspanning vergen van alle partijen: banken, softwareleveranciers, groot- en kleinzakelijke gebruikers van het betalingsverkeer en ondersteunende partijen. In het migratieplan zijn data vastgelegd waarop de verschillende groepen gebruikers overstappen, evenals data waarop banken en softwareleveranciers de betaalproducten, infrastructuur en softwarepakketten gereed hebben om de overstap van gebruikers mogelijk te maken.

    Met vriendelijke groet,

    Max Beuker

  • CRM Online Helps Customers Comply With Leading EU and U.S. Standards for Data Protection and Security (EU Model Clauses and HIPAA-HITECH)

    We are pleased to announce that Microsoft will now sign a Data Processing Agreement (DPA), the EU’s model clauses (EUMC) and a business associate agreement (BAA). These supplemental contracts will help customers certify compliance with key industry standards, such as the European Commission’s Data Protection Directive, and the U.S.-mandated Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

     

    What are the DPA, BAA and EUMC?

    EU Model Clauses (EUMC) are a set of stringent European Union wide data protection requirements. EUMC help to assure customers that appropriate steps have been taken to help safeguard personal data, even if data is stored in a cloud-based service center located outside the European Economic Area.

    The Data Processing Agreement (DPA) addresses privacy, security and handling of Customer Data. Microsoft’s DPA goes above and beyond the EU Model Clauses to address additional requirements from individual EU member states. The DPA may also be used by non-EU countries to help them comply with standards in their jurisdiction.

    HIPAA is a U.S. law that requires entities to meet certain privacy and security standards with respect to individually identifiable health information. To help customers comply with HIPAA, Microsoft offers a BAA, which assures adherence to certain privacy and security requirements. The BAA covers Protected Health Information (PHI) and has a provision requiring Security incident notification within 30 days of unauthorized access.

    Other related information can be found here

    Standard responses for privacy and security related questions

  • Document Management – New version of Zetadocs Express for Microsoft Dynamics NAV is available for download

    Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Document Management:

     

    In response to requests from partners and customers, Zetadocs Express now integrates with SharePoint 2010, as well as Office 365’s SharePoint Online. Zetadocs Express allows users to drag & drop files and emails onto records in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, storing copies in SharePoint with links back. Documents such as invoices can be emailed directly from Microsoft Dynamics NAV and automatically stored in SharePoint. 

    This new release offers greater flexibility, scalability and choice:

     

    • On-premise or in the Cloud 
           Zetadocs Express now includes full support of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Online, allowing users to choose between on-premise SharePoint server or Office 365 in the Cloud for document archiving and retrieval at any time, from anywhere.
    • Save and Send any report 
           The “Save and Send” feature has been expanded to enable almost any customized Microsoft Dynamics NAV report using SQL Server Reporting Services to be emailed, archiving a copy automatically in SharePoint.
    • Huge document archives 
           A new day-based file plan in SharePoint handles the archiving of thousands of documents per day for well over a decade before there’s any requirement to move out older documents. Partners can download Zetadocs Express and include document management in their demonstrations of Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Customers on a Business Readiness Enhancement Plan should talk to their
      partners to get this installed in order to take advantage of document management capabilities integrated into Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

    Regards,

    Max Beuker

  • Did you see the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 launch portal?

    Inmiddels is op partersource de launch portal voor de volgende versie van Microsoft Dynamics NAV live gegaan.

    https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/newsevents/news/MSD_NAV2012Launch?r=5&l=12

    Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 will be a landmark release, building on a strong product foundation to deliver new levels of customer and partner value through faster, more efficient implementations, compelling new and enhanced application functionality, and unparalleled levels of customer choice on how to deploy and access the solution.

    This portal is the place for you to come to find the latest news and information about the release. It’s also the best place to access the most relevant collateral, technical resources, tools and training materials as they are made available.

    Hoor en zie meer, live op Directions EMEA: 25-27 april 2012 in Rome.event web site 

    Enjoy

  • Dynamics AX 2012 new benchmark papers

    Ere wie ere toekomt. de mensen van het perfomance team hebben net de volgende papers gepost op partnersource

     

    • Enterprise Portal benchmark
      In January 2012, Microsoft conducted a benchmark of Enterprise Portal for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 to measure its performance and scalability characteristics. The benchmark runs a variety of functional scenarios that use Enterprise Portal, thereby providing a view of ERP workload performance on Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. This benchmark includes creating timesheets, and entering expenses and purchase requisitions. The benchmark architecture consisted of two load-balanced Application Object Server (AOS) instances that served web users from ten Enterprise Portal servers, and three workflow servers to process approvals. The benchmark simulated 10,000 concurrent users divided among three roles.

    The benchmark demonstrated a sustained rate of more than 741,587 lines per hour for these concurrent scenarios. With this concurrent workload, a 48-core, 256-gigabyte (GB) database server sustained 55-percent CPU utilization; two 12-core, 16-GB AOS servers sustained 57-percent CPU utilization; ten 8–12 core, 16-GB Enterprise Portal servers sustained 47-percent to 85-percent CPU utilization; and an 8-core, 16-GB Microsoft Windows Server AppFabric cache server sustained 7-percent CPU utilization and 73-percent memory utilization.

    The benchmark results demonstrate the ability of Enterprise Portal to handle various loads concurrently, without compromising performance and scalability for critical business processes.

    • Hyper-V benchmark
      In December 2011, Microsoft conducted a benchmark to measure the performance and scalability characteristics of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 on physical servers, Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V virtual servers, and a mixture of physical servers and Hyper-V virtual servers.

    The benchmark results showed 20.68-percent performance degradation in response time when all servers are virtualized, 13.79-percent degradation when only the AOS and Enterprise Portal servers are virtualized, and 3.44-percent degradation when only the Enterprise Portal server is virtualized. Similar performance degradations in throughput were seen in the virtualized servers.

    • High volume inventory benchmark for retail environments
      Microsoft Corporation conducted a benchmark to simulate an inventory workload with more than 4.96 million transaction lines. The goal of the benchmark was to simulate three types of core inventory transaction and demonstrate that Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 can effectively handle very high transactional volumes. The inventory transactions simulated the import of point of sale (POS) transactions for a large retail chain into Microsoft Dynamics AX.
      The benchmark results demonstrate that Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 can successfully process more than 55 million transaction lines aggregated to 3.68 million inventory adjustment journal lines. The benchmark also creates and posts more than 1 million transfer order lines and more than 90 thousand item arrival lines.

    The Dynamics AX Performance Team

    Blog:  http://blogs.msdn.com/axperf

    Enjoy

  • Nieuw whitepaper: Flexible Authentication in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

    Just an FYI that the following whitepaper is now available on
    the Microsoft Download Center

     Flexible
    Authentication in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

     Flexible authentication enables businesses and organizations
    to authenticate users of Enterprise Portal for Microsoft Dynamics AX without
    having to store user accounts in Active Directory Domain Services. This paper
    describes how to set up and configure a claims-aware Enterprise Portal site to
    authenticate users by using one of the following providers: forms-based
    authentication or Active Directory Federation Services.

    Thanks for the notice JIm

     

    Enjoy

  • How to Install Windows 8 from a USB stick?!

    So I wondered. I could not use the Windows 7 tool to copy the ISO file to USB. It reported the Windows 8 ISO is not the right format. So what then? Burn a DVD… aaargh.

    Somewhere on the consumer preview site http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/consumer-preview it mentioned that the setup would allow you to install from USB one way or the other.

    Thus I started on my production tablet PC the downloaded Windows8-ConsumerPreview-setup.exe file to see what would happen. No guts no glory!

    The setup started with a check of available apps and hardware. Gave me the list of what is OK and what needs an upgrade. Bravely I clicked next. It offered the product key. After that I stopped. I canceled the setup.

    Now in the mean time it had installed on the desktop an shortcut Install Windows. OK, before you hit that icon, make sure you have a USB stick with sufficient memory inserted in your system. I had this due to the fact I had previously tried the Windows 7 tool to unpack the ISO on the USB stick.

    And now it is happily downloading the installation bits to this USB stick… Smile

    Hope this is useful to somebody Winking smile

  • New documentation with Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack

    The Feature Pack for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 released last February 1st brought the Retail flavor to Dynamics AX 2012. With it a lot of new documents were release also. You can find these at

    http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/dynamics.aspx?q=dynamics&fs=applicableproducts~%255e%2522Business%2520Solutions%2522

    The first page of that search query as you can see, al have a release date of 31st of January 2012. Go get them Smile

    Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Upgrade Guide

    This document provides information about and instructions for upgrading to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack.

    FREE

    Release date:

    1/31/2012

    New, Changed, and Deprecated Features for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

    ...that are planned to be implemented in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, including Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack. Additionally, the document...features that are planned to be removed in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 or future releases.

    FREE

    Release date:

    1/31/2012

    Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Guide: Installation

    This document provides information about and instructions for installing Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

    FREE

    Release date:

    1/31/2012

    Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Privacy Statement

    This privacy statement explains many of the data collection and use practices of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack.

    FREE

    Release date:

    1/31/2012

    PCI Implementation Guide for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack

    This guide describes how to implement Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack in compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard version 2.0.

    FREE

    Release date:

    2/1/2012

     

    Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 System Requirements

    This document lists the system requirements for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

    FREE

    Release date:

    1/31/2012

     

    Retail Deployment Guide for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack

    Detailed procedures for planning and performing an installation of the Retail components of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack.

    FREE

    Release date:

    1/31/2012

     

    Retail Scheduler Technical Reference for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack

    This document provides instructions for setting up and working with the scheduler feature in the Retail module of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. This feature is available only if Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack is installed.

    FREE

    Release date:

    1/31/2012

     

    Retail Store Connect Technical Reference for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack

    Advanced configuration information for the Retail Store Connect component of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack.

    FREE

    Release date:

    1/31/2012

     

    What's New in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack for Retail

    This document describes new features and feature enhancements in the Retail module in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack.

    FREE

    Release date:

    1/31/2012

    ……

     

    Enjoy