Mergers:
Madeira:
Hal Howard: LinkedIn / Twitter
Microsoft Madeira Preview site: https://madeira.microsoft.com
Vertsol – News segment sponsor
Crystal Mascareno leaves Sage
Sage new EVP Brand Van Diamandakis
Rock N Rave at Envision now an open house
GPUG Amplify May 23 –25 in Anaheim, CA
Bob’s BloGPipes – GPUG Upper Midwest Chapter meeting recap
Fastpath – Interview sponsor
Craig West LinkedIn
SuiteWorld16 Complimentary SuitePass
Dynavistics Acquires Source Code License for Trinity Modules for GP from m-hance
Microsoft Envision Speakers and Agenda
Bob’s BloGPipes post introducing ‘GPUG Amplify’
GPUG Announces ‘Amplify’ – NEW Convergence-like event for Dynamics GP Users
5th Annual Meeting of the Minds Conference Guide
Steve Ferranti LinkedIn / Twitter
Kim Peterson leaves GPUG (article on Bob’s BloGPipes)
Rory Rawlings, Avalara Founder LinkedIn
Avalara’s National Tax Compliance Automation Conference “Crush 2016”
Lafayette Coney Island Detroit
Scott McFarlane, Avalara CEO LinkedIn
Citrix Appoints Kirill Tatarinov as President and CEO
Introducing Microsoft Envision, our new event for business leaders
Dynamic Communities, Inc. Announces DayONE to Envision 2016
Sage CEO Stephen Kelly is boycotting Davos because it’s ‘just full of old men from big business’
QB Connect, October 23-26 in San Jose
Kim Austin blog “View From My Shoes”
January
Sage Summit South Africa
February
Altec Doc-Link Evolution – Newport Beach
90 Minds Conference – San Diego
US Industry Summit – Rancho Palo Verdes
Dynamics Technical Conference – Seattle
March
Microsoft Build – San Francisco
Microsoft Data Insights Summit – Bellevue
April
Microsoft Envision – New Orleans (formerly known as Convergence)
ITA Spring Collaborative – Houston
May
Dynamics UG European Congresses (AXUG/CRMUG/NAVUG) – Stuttgart, Germany
Salesforce Connections – Atlanta
TUG National Conference – Chandler, AZ
June
Dynamics UG Focus Events (AXUG/NAVUG) – Chicago
Power BI UG Focus Conference- Chicago
July
August
US Dynamics Kickoff
September
Salespad Panels – Grand Rapids
October
Key2Act/Wennsoft Synergy – Fort Worth
November
December
ITA Fall Collaborative – Las Vegas
Top 12 Stories of 2015:
1. Sage Introduces Sage Life/Live – Audrey (Episode #27)
2. Convergence Pivot – Bradley (Episodes #19, #20)
3. Dynamics Restructuring – Reid (Episode #25)
4. Sage Departures – Audrey (Episode #33)
5. Mergers and Acquisitions – Bradley (Episodes #22, #31)
6. Portfolio Expansion – Reid (Episodes #28, #30)
7. Windows 10 – Audrey (Episodes #23, #27)
8. Microsoft doesn’t buy Salesforce – Bradley (Episode #25)
9. Money, Money, Money – Reid (various episodes)
10. Dynamics Podcast becomes Enterprise Software Podcast – Audrey (Episode #15)
11. Cats and Dogs Living Together – Bradley (various episodes)
12. Branding Changes – Reid (Episodes #27, #28)
*Official Episode #36 helpers: https://twitter.com/EPSWPodcast/status/681499140178767872