Background A multigenerational family-run business headquartered in California, the team at Westerlay Orchids has a simple mission: to grow the most stunning and highest quality orchids. Westerlay’s path to producing some of the finest orchids available stretches back generations of horticulturists to the greenhouses of Holland. Company founder Joop “Joe” Overgaag was a greenhouse farmer…
Background When a management consulting firm first approached Velosio, manually driven processes hindered their ability to maintain the highest level of client care and professionalism. With an aging Microsoft Dynamics SL back-end ERP and NetSuite for CRM, the team resorted to sticky notes and Excel spreadsheets. There was little to no visibility into its consulting bench…
Background Founded in 1937 in Vancouver, Washington, Columbia Machine, Inc., is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacturing, and support of equipment for a variety of industries. Primary business units include Batching and Mixing Solutions, Concrete Products Equipment Solutions, Production Equipment Molds, Mechanical Palletizing Machines and Robotic Palletizing Solutions. Columbia Machine is one of the…
You are not alone if you want to replace your current field service software. We have heard from many teams struggling to get what they need out of the current generation of software tools. Some of the most common complaints we hear are that while Salesforce and Oracle field service platforms, among others, have many…
Today’s technological environment will not be the same tomorrow. Microsoft Dynamics is a constantly evolving suite of enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management software. It’s imperative that businesses and professionals stay ahead of Microsoft’s latest advancements to fully leverage its capabilities. To address this, a recent panel discussion during the ASPIRE23 event, The Future…
Moving your field service operations to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service is a smart business decision. No matter what the driving forces behind this decision are, your team can see many benefits. But that is only if you execute the migration properly. Rushing into a major project like a Dynamics 365 data migration can lead…
What is Application Modernization? Application modernization is the process of updating or transforming existing software applications to leverage the latest technologies, architectures, and best practices. It aims to improve the performance, functionality, scalability, security, and user experience of legacy applications while ensuring they remain relevant in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape. To put it simply, it is…
From Slack chats and Google Docs to Amazon, Netflix, and Uber Eats (or car), most of us rely on a whole roster of familiar cloud apps and services to run our personal and professional lives. In other words, we’re living in an era where “cloud” has become this “boring” digital default. So, even if you…
Expanding Into New Markets Requires New Innovations An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) primarily in the military space began to find more and more demand in the oil and gas industry where there’s need for engines that can be mounted on trailers. To balance their primarily military market presence with more industrial customers, this was very…
The company is adapting Dynamics 365 Marketing module to work better with its marketing team. “Integrated marketing was a solution Phillips didn’t know it needed, but once it saw what could be done, it wanted those additional tools,” Reeves says.
