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If you’re looking for a cost-effective ERP solution that combines sales, customer service, operations, financials, field service, project service automation, Marketing and Customer Insights, Dynamics 365 Business Central offers all these capabilities plus familiar tools that can grow with your business. Designed to work seamlessly with Office 365 and Dynamics 365 for Sales, Dynamics 365 Business Central encourages users to start small by using only apps that they need and expanding as their business requirements change.

Below, we outline the differences between Dynamics 365 Business Central and Enterprise editions:

Apart from selecting the right ERP software, one of the key components to identify before purchasing is the ERP software’s integration with a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and a Time and Expense system such as Moniroo.  

While a CRM system gives insight to help analyze different points of contact between the customer and the company, a time and expense system keeps track of how you utilize your resources and enables you to better leverage your employees’ time.

Below, we outline the top benefits of integrating your ERP software with a CRM and time and expense system.

1. Data synchronization

An integrated solution eliminates the duplication of data entry and streamlines order and customer data processing.  Data that can move seamlessly between systems include product and customer information, sales orders, inventory levels and shipping updates.

    2. 360 degree view of your customer

PROFIT and Canadian Business unveils 28th annual list of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies

Toronto--(September 15, 2016) Canadian Business and PROFIT today ranked WebSan Solutions Inc. No. 185 on the 28th annual PROFIT 500, the definitive ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. Published in the October issue of Canadian Business and at PROFITguide.com, the PROFIT 500 ranks Canadian businesses by their five-year revenue growth.

WebSan Solutions Inc. made the 2016 PROFIT 500 list with five-year revenue growth of 324%.

“Companies become a part of the PROFIT 500 through innovative thinking, smart strategy and sheer grit,” says James Cowan, Editor-in-chief of PROFIT and Canadian Business. “These firms demonstrate what Canadian entrepreneurs can achieve, both at home and across the globe.”

“We are honoured to be on the PROFIT 500 ranking,” says Andrew King, Managing Director of WebSan Solutions Inc. “This achievement reflects our commitment towards providing the highest quality of service and solutions to our clients.”

WebSan Solutions Inc. is dedicated to helping businesses make better business decisions by providing customizations, seamless integration and access to important company data and information. With multiple decades of combined experience in the areas of ERP, and IT consulting, we offer guidance and assistance to any sized company, looking to increase profitability by more effectively managing their resources, and improving productivity and efficiency in their operations.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software offers the benefits of streamlined and integrated business processes, lower cost of operation, improved reporting capabilities, data security and increased productivity. With multiple benefits brought about by an efficient ERP system, the process of selecting the right system that can help support your organization’s needs can at times be daunting.

To help increase the odds of choosing the right ERP software, below is an ERP selection tip sheet that outlines key steps for selecting the right ERP software.

1. Know and prioritize your software requirements

• Start by identifying what challenges you want to solve and what your current system is unable to do for you. It’s best to divide the list into features that are must-haves and nice-to-haves. The more specific you can be about your software requirements, the better. As an article from Software Advice notes: “by knowing what you need, you’ll be in a better position to control the selection process, rather than let software vendors dictate your needs.”

2. Carefully evaluate your options before deciding on an ERP system

• It’s important to consult management and key stakeholders and ask them for their input in the evaluation phase. It’s also worth considering how the systems you’ve shortlisted affect integration with your existing office systems, the ERP system’s reporting capabilities and metrics.

3. Build a short list of software vendors

WebSan Solutions Inc., a cloud Microsoft Dynamics Certified Partner and IT consulting and solutions provider, has been named a finalist in the Best Service Organization and Small Business Solution categories for this year’s Computer Dealer News (CDN) Channel Elite Awards.

CDN has been the voice of the IT solution provider community in Canada for more than thirty years and defines an information technology solution provider as an organization that resells computer hardware, software or peripheral products along with providing IT related professional services, support services, or consulting in a cloud or on-demand environment, on-premise fashion or as managed services.

CDN’s Channel Elite Awards recognizes IT solution providers for their innovation, leadership and commitment to creating business value and game changing solutions for customers. Finalists are chosen based on the following criteria:

• Innovation: Originality in the application of the IT solution to the business problem
• Improved Sales or Revenue: Evidence that the solution benefited the customer with improvement in sales, revenue or cost reduction measured in dollars or percent
• Improved Efficiency: Evidence that the solution benefited the customer with increased efficiency
• Customer Service: Evidence that the solution benefited the client with improved internal and/or external customer service
• X-Factor: In what way(s) did the solution provider and/or the solution go above and beyond industry norms.

Channel Elite Award winners and finalists will be recognized at CDN's Channel Elite Awards Gala and networking event on September 29, 2016 at the Paramount Conference and Event Venue in Woodbridge, Ontario.  All winners and finalists will be posted on www.computerdealernews.com.

“We are thrilled to be on this prestigious list of finalists for the 4^th consecutive year,” says Andrew King, Managing Director at WebSan Solutions Inc. “Being on this list reaffirms our longstanding commitment towards offering the highest quality of service and solutions to our clients.” 

Retrieving data and metadata for reports In Microsoft Dynamics CRM can be done using SQL views. In Dynamics CRM, users can run queries on SQL views that are automatically created. As the image below shows, names within the SQL views are easy to identify. A Microsoft tip sheet notes that SQL-based reports in Dynamics CRM use the filtered views provided for each entity to retrieve data for the reports. 

To obtain the query, users can download the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) online. 

Apart from being automatically created, Filtered Views offer the benefit of being updated for custom entities, having security embedded in the view, and being supported after patches, service releases and upgrades.

To learn more about how WebSan Solutions can support your Dynamics CRM projects and implementation, visit our Solutions page or contact us. 

Linz Tan, Web Marketing Assistant, WebSan Solutions Inc. a 2014 Ontario Business Achievement Award Winner for Service Excellence.

On July 28^th, 2016, at 2:00 PM, WebSan Solutions will present a webinar showcasing the highlights and capabilities of one of the newest additions to Microsoft Dynamics CRM – Field Service. The module, known for being highly configurable and scalable, makes for a robust solution that can be of value to different types of users, particularly those who want to create and manage standard and customized reports.

The free 30-minute webinar aims to provide an introduction to Field Service and discuss what the solution is, who it’s a good fit for, and its components. The webinar will also feature a demo of Field Service highlighting the module’s key features.

Register today to reserve your spot for the Microsoft Field Service webinar!

Click here to register for Microsoft Field Service webinar on July 28 at 2:00 PM EST

Linz Tan, Web Marketing Assistant, WebSan Solutions Inc. a 2014 Ontario Business Achievement Award Winner for Service Excellence.

Businesses today continue to rapidly change in their needs, particularly, for what an Enterprise Resource Software (ERP) can do to help support their operations and finances. Postmodern ERP, as defined by Gartner is a technology strategy that links and integrates administrative and operational business capabilities with the benefits of vendor-delivered integration to promote flexibility and agility.  

Software Advice, an advisory firm that helps buyers research and choose ERP software, conducted research and sought expert advice to look into the concept of Postmodern ERP and how it affects businesses, with findings compiled in this article.

A comprehensive postmodern ERP strategy aims to use the best applications possible in each business area while still ensuring that the different areas adequately integrate with each other when necessary.

The study is quick to note that “a postmodern ERP system will likely be comprised of applications from two or more vendors, and may include multiple deployment models.” This strategy can benefit businesses by ensuring your company is using the applications which are best suited for each job function. Moreover, should specific applications need to be changed, there would be no need to customize or upgrade the whole system.

Although the study suggests that the postmodern strategy would be best suited to growing midsize to large firms, organizations “should opt for a strategy that will provide them with long-term agility over short-term operational efficiency.”

WebSan Solutions Inc., a cloud Microsoft Dynamics Certified Partner and IT consulting and solutions provider, has reached a milestone of 100,000 views on its YouTube channel!

Since 2012, WebSan’s YouTube channel has proved to be a valuable resource in providing training and webinar videos for the Microsoft Dynamics GP and CRM community. The instructional videos not only offer greater insight into the products’ capabilities, but also highlight WebSan’s wide range of expertise in showcasing the systems’ customizable functionalities.

Standout videos include: WebSan’s Manufacturing and Project Accounting video series for Microsoft Dynamics GP, “10 Tricks in 30 minutes” showcasing the top 10 features of Dynamics GP, and “Management Reporter for Microsoft Dynamics ERP. “

“We are thrilled with this milestone for our YouTube channel. The high volume of views is a testament to our practice’s forward-thinking approach towards providing the highest standard of training, support, and informational videos to our clients and the Microsoft Dynamics community,” says Andrew King, Managing Director of WebSan Solutions Inc.

For more information on WebSan Solutions’ YouTube channel, visit www.youtube.com/websansolutionsinc.

WebSan Solutions Inc., a cloud Microsoft Dynamics Certified Partner and IT consulting and solutions provider, has reached a milestone of 100,000 views on its YouTube channel!

Since 2012, WebSan’s YouTube channel has proved to be a valuable resource in providing training and webinar videos for the Microsoft Dynamics GP and CRM community. The instructional videos not only offer greater insight into the products’ capabilities, but also highlight WebSan’s wide range of expertise in showcasing the systems’ customizable functionalities.

Standout videos include: WebSan’s Manufacturing and Project Accounting video series for Microsoft Dynamics GP, “10 Tricks in 30 minutes” showcasing the top 10 features of Dynamics GP, and “Management Reporter for Microsoft Dynamics ERP. “

“We are thrilled with this milestone for our YouTube channel. The high volume of views is a testament to our practice’s forward-thinking approach towards providing the highest standard of training, support, and informational videos to our clients and the Microsoft Dynamics community,” says Andrew King, Managing Director of WebSan Solutions Inc.

About WebSan Solutions Inc.

WebSan Solutions Inc. has expanded its product offering to better serve the small business market by offering Microsoft Dynamics NAV at prices starting at $39/month!

Small business owners have been looking for an affordable financial accounting system that can grow with their company, and WebSan Solutions has responded by introducing a small business offering which speeds up the implementation process and redefines the way Dynamics can be used.

WebSan Solutions Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of its fully-featured website http://www.SwiftDynamics.com. The new site will provide small business customers with information about Microsoft Dynamics NAV, our Rapid Start implementation services and access to extensive online training.

Product

Microsoft Dynamics NAV is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software suite tailored for small to medium-sized businesses.

With Dynamics CRM 2016’s release, Microsoft aims to improve on supplying intelligent customer engagement solutions that are personalized, proactive and predictive. The release will focus on creating a single, unified user experience that promises to eliminate distractions people face by bouncing from application to application. To supplement this new release, WebSan will offer the “Top 5 Notable Features in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016” webinar on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 11:00 AM EST.

The free 30-minute webinar will offer attendees a glimpse of the benefits of upgrading to CRM 2016, the system’s new features that promote an improved end-user experience, as well as key new features for administrators or customizers of the system.

Attendees will gain more information about CRM 2016’s new interactive service hub, changes to the Excel export feature, new functions for Fields, Business Rules and Advanced Find and improvements to the system’s navigation.

Register today to reserve your spot for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2016 webinar!

Click here to register for Dynamics CRM 2016 webinar on Jan.21, 2016 at 11:00 AM EST

WebSan Solutions Inc. has been selected as a member of the Bob Scott’s VAR Stars for 2015, a group of 100 organizations honored for their accomplishments in the field of midmarket financial software.

Members of the VAR Stars were selected based on factors such as growth, industry leadership and recognition, and innovation. Selection is not based on revenue and the chosen firms represent a wide range of size and many different software publishers of accounting software.

“Each year, 100 VAR Stars are picked from the best organizations that market financial software. It is always an honor to recognize those who contribute to the development of our business,” Bob Scott said.

“We are delighted to once again be included in Bob Scott’s roster of VAR Stars and be recognized for our continuous growth and commitment towards providing the highest standards of customer service and delivering top quality solutions for our clients,” said Andrew King, Managing Director of WebSan Solutions Inc.

When selecting a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, one of the first considerations to make is whether to go hosted (on the cloud) or on-premise. Although both types have their advantages and disadvantages, it’s worth taking a closer look and offering points of consideration to make the software selection process less daunting. Software Advice, an advisory firm that helps buyers select ERP software, conducted research to create a comprehensive guide to help buyers determine the best type of software needed for their organization, with findings compiled in this article.

The biggest difference between the two types of systems is cloud-based software is hosted on the vendor’s servers and accessed through a Web browser, while on-premise software is installed locally, on a company’s own computers and servers. Although over time, both systems’ cost tend to converge, cloud-based software is priced under a monthly or annual subscription basis, while on-premise software is usually priced under a one-time perpetual license fee.

Some advantages of cloud-based ERP software include its shorter implementation time, great stability with frequent updates from the vendor and no additional hardware investments. On the other hand, some disadvantages of this type of system are its less customizable functionalities and an organization’s possible less peace of mind that comes with data security being in the vendor’s hands.

On the other end of the spectrum, on-premise ERP systems are known to be more customizable and offer greater control over data. However, the implementation process can take longer and organizations have to pay associated hardware and IT costs. Organizations will find that cloud-based ERP systems are more mobile-friendly compared to their on-premise counterpart. 

It would be in an organization’s best interest to first assess its needs, budget and top concerns before deciding on the right type of ERP system that will be the right fit.

On Thursday, December 17^th, at 2:30 PM, WebSan will present a free webinar to give an inside look at Microsoft’s Power BI (Business Intelligence). The 30-minute webinar offers attendees the opportunity to observe this dynamic tool in action.

The webinar will discuss Power BI’s features and functionalities including how to create dashboards, reports, integrations and metrics. Attendees will learn how to publish and edit visuals on Microsoft’s Cloud, view and refresh custom metrics on any mobile device and use Power BI to monitor the most important information about your business.

The webinar promises to bring an insightful glimpse of Power BI’s extensive functionalities and show attendees that all the information they would need to make decisions is available through Power BI, all in one glance.

Register today and don’t miss out on your chance to take part in this new webinar!

Click here to register for “Microsoft’s Power BI” webinar on Dec. 17th, 2:30 PM

WebSan Solutions’ Microsoft Dynamics GP and CRM interactive demos now enables users to leave feedback to unlock new resources that will offer additional information that can help in the ERP software selection process.

The Dynamics GP and CRM demos boast over 300 downloads and have been a trusted tool in helping give an overview of both systems’ capabilities and main modules. The demos give an inside look at what the systems can offer and show a preview of each system before users decide to purchase. Not only are the demos useful in the research process, they also prove valuable for their interactive functionality. The interactive functionality allows users to type in and click on specific fields; a feature that is not common to traditional software demos.

When users leave feedback for the demos after downloading, they are given links to valuable resources that offer additional information on the two systems. For the Dynamics GP demo, users can access an estimate of WebSan’s Dynamics GP implementation cost, while those who leave feedback for the Dynamics CRM demo can watch an exclusive webinar on maximizing Dynamics CRM’s out-of-the-box features.

Download our demos today to unlock these valuable resources!

 Linz Tan, Web Marketing Assistant, WebSan Solutions Inc. a 2014 Ontario Business Achievement Award Winner for Service Excellence

The process of selecting an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software is no easy task. With many factors to consider such as cost, vendors, business needs, and the vast software selection in the market, the task of choosing the right ERP software becomes all the more complex. Software Advice, an advisory firm that helps buyers research and choose ERP software, conducted research and sought expert advice to create a comprehensive guide to help buyers through the ERP selection process, with findings compiled in this e-book.

Research shows that 59% of buyers cite data integration as the top reason for purchasing a system, while a staggering 24% of users say their current system lacks adequate support. If you find yourself in the same boat as these buyers, it might be worth investing in a new ERP system.

Below are some tips to help in your ERP software selection process:

1. Assess your business needs and identify must-haves

• Look into your business needs and identify key issues that need to be resolved with the aid of an ERP software, then form a selection committee comprised of both mission-critical employees and IT staff. This ensures that all voices (of varying departments) will be heard and unique needs will be evaluated.

2. Outline your key requirements

WebSan University, WebSan Solutions’ online learning management system continues to thrive with now more than 600 registered users. Since its inception in Fall 2013, WebSan University has aimed to offer accessible and affordable training for Microsoft Dynamics GP, CRM and Moniroo users.

With over 50 courses, WebSan University offers the Project Accounting series and General Ledger for Dynamics GP, Dashboards, Marketing, Sales and new features for Dynamics CRM, and Time and Expense Management System for Moniroo, among many others. The variety of courses enables users to gain in-depth knowledge of the systems’ modules with videos, manuals, tips and tricks, and exams.

Users comment that WebSan University has proved to be extremely helpful, practical, and easy to follow. The courses also give users the ability to better understand and fully utilize Dynamics GP, CRM and Moniroo. Frequently updated with new courses, WebSan University provides online training that not only supplements what users know about the systems but also keeps them up-to-date on new features and functionalities that can help them as they continue to use the systems.

In conjunction with WebSan’s online library of courses, our monthly webinars—offered for free—give users access to additional learning about Dynamics GP, CRM and Moniroo! 

 Linz Tan, Web Marketing Assistant, WebSan Solutions Inc. a 2014 Ontario Business Achievement Award Winner for Service Excellence

More than a software for tracking vacation time or employee hours, an encompassing time and expense system such as Moniroo should prove to be a trusty guide in helping to determine employee efficiency, project budget, internal cost and time off scheduling. A reliable time and expense software should also give staff a real-time visibility of all time and expense data.  

Here are top 3 reasons why it’s worth investing in a time and expense system:

1. Track Project Cost and Budget

Apart from determining a project’s budget in the initial planning stages, ensuring that the costs are in-line every step of the way is a must. Tracking progress, time spent on specific projects and determining available resources allows a project manager to identify issues as they happen and make corrections (allotting more or less time depending on the tasks accomplished).

A time and expense management system also keeps a record of tracked projects allowing for better budget and time estimates in the future having the records as reference.

WebSan and the leading global independent authority in covering the world of Microsoft Dynamics, MS Dynamics World have joined together to offer a new Microsoft Dynamics CRM webinar. The free webinar will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 12 PM EST.

The session will look at the different features of Dynamics CRM 2015 and explore how one can mold, manipulate and build upon the software to meet the requirements of your organization. The webinar will explore how to use Dashboards, data export from Dynamics CRM to Microsoft Excel, implementation of business rules and processes to promote data integrity and the use of Workflows.

This collaboration with MS Dynamics World promises to bring an insightful glimpse of Dynamics CRM’s capabilities. Participants will also get the opportunity to ask questions to the speaker. Register today and don’t miss out on your chance to attend this webinar. 

Click here to register for “Maximize Dynamics CRM Right Out of the Box” webinar

 Linz Tan, Web Marketing Assistant, WebSan Solutions Inc. a 2014 Ontario Business Achievement Award Winner for Service Excellence