AXUG Pacific Northwest Regional Chapter Meeting (January 2010)

Schedule

• AXUG Pacific Northwest Regional Chapter Meeting
  
  01/29/2010 01:00 PM (ET) - 01/29/2010 06:00 PM (ET)

Speakers

• Frank Dodrill
• Frank Dodrill is a Senior Solutions Architect with Tectura, and focuses on helping clients to identify the best approach to solving challenging technical and business problems. Frank joined Tectura in 2004, and since that time he has performed a variety of roles which have given him the broad base of knowledge he has today. His deep background in both finance and accounting as well as technology has enabled him to see both sides of many problems and pursue creative solutions. As a Lead Developer, Senior Architect and Consultant, he has worked extensively with companies in distribution, manufacturing, property management, and software services. Recently, Frank has been a strong advocate for the importance of BI as a business performance tool and an advisor to Tectura internally and Tectura’s clients on best practices surrounding the implementation of BI technologies. Frank earned his BA in Business Administration, Accounting, from the University of Washington and holds several technology certifications including premier Microsoft certifications - MCSD (Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer), MCAD (Microsoft Certified Application Developer), MCSA (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator), and MCDBA (Microsoft Certified Database Administrator).
• Frank Wilson

• Frank Wilson is the Product Manager for technology services at Tectura which includes BI, Integration solutions, SharePoint solutions, and custom software development. Since joining Tectura in 2002, Frank has performed a variety of roles in the consulting, sales, and practice/product management areas of the business. He led, as the Project Manger, a global Dynamics AX deployment which grew to more than 2,000 concurrent users in 7 countries which also involved a global operations process transformation focused on improving business performance. As an architect at Tectura, he led the effort to design and build an Electronic Procurement System responsible for XML-enabling procurement transactions for more than 100,000 suppliers at a Fortune 500 manufacturer. Frank recently led an internal Tectura team which evaluated the viable BI solutions in the Dynamics marketplace, with the goal of providing the best BI solutions for Tectura clients. He continues to drive BI solutions to ensure that the best technologies are accessible and practical for Dynamics customers.

  You can contact Frank Wilson today via his LinkedIn account http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwilson to ask him questions before and after the event!

   

Sponsors

• Tectura

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  Tectura is a worldwide provider of business consulting services delivering exceptional service and sustainable value through consulting, software and IT implementation. We maximize our vast technology resources and industry expertise to deliver increased efficiency, project acceleration and a competitive edge.

   

• Globel Software - Atlas

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  Globe Software develops and supports Atlas, personal business intelligence software. Atlas delivers real-time integration between the Microsoft Dynamics AX enterprise solution and Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
  "AX Data with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word"
  Microsoft applications are the most commonly used software tools in businesses. The Microsoft Office system is used daily on nearly every computer, and Microsoft Dynamics AX is being utilized in several small to medium-sized corporations. Both of these software systems most important purpose is to collect, analyze and report business data to personnel so they can make efficient and accurate decisions for the company operations.
  Microsoft Excel is the most commonly used report writer. This desktop application allows users to create self-service reporting using an intuitive toolset that is simple to use – a “Personal Business Intelligence” tool. The downside of Microsoft Excel and the rest of Microsoft Office is that the data is usually input or imported manually; then this information starts aging, requiring the user to start the process over when the report is needed again. Atlas 4.0 connects Microsoft Dynamics AX with Microsoft Office allowing business data to be reviewed, manipulated and monitored within the user-friendly Microsoft Office system. This data can remain real-time, secure and accurate because the business logic and permissions of Dynamics AX are utilized. Several business scenario examples with AX data can be demonstrated using Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word.
  

Event Tags

• AXUG Pacific Northwest