#GPPT GP Power Tools Training at Community Summit 2024 in San Antonio, TX, USA

I am excited to announce that as well as the Dexterity Training (during the week before the conference), there will also be GP Power Tools training offered at Academy at Summit in the days before Community Summit in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

The training will be presented as a single full day course on Sunday 13^th October 2024, running from 8:00am to 5:00pm with lunch included.

We always have lots of new functionality and enhancements to cover with the release the latest builds of GP Power Tools.

#Dexterity Announcing Dexterity Training before Community Summit 2024 in San Antonio, TX, USA

I will once again be running the 5-day Dexterity Fundamentals for Dynamics GP bootcamp training class in the week before the Community Summit conference in San Antonio, Texas, USA in October. Please register for the training now and plan to be in San Antonio for the week before the conference.

Dexterity is the development environment that Microsoft Dynamics GP is built on and the best tool to use for any customization to the user interface of the product. Knowledge of Dexterity is vital for anyone customizing Dynamics GP even when using other development tools such as GP Power Tools – Developer Tools module, Visual Studio Tools (C# or VB .Net) or “End of Life” VBA (Visual Basic for Application).

#MSDynGP Dynamics GP’s Future So Bright Survey Results

At Community Summit 2023 in Charlotte, NC, USA we had a session on the future of Dynamics GP immediately after the GP General Session. The Dynamics GP Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades session interviewed customers, partners and ISVs to discuss their commitment to the Microsoft Dynamics GP platform.

During the session there was a quick live poll, as well as the link for a more detailed survey was shared.

#GPUC23 Don’t miss tomorrow’s free GP Power Tools Webinar

After the successful Great Plains User Conference (GPUC) event held in Fargo, ND, USA and online recently by Implementation Specialists, they are also hosting webinars for the sponsors of the event.

Winthrop Development Consultants has their session coming up tomorrow. See why GP Power Tools is the favorite addon product for all GP Customers globally. It’s free, so register now.

[Edit] If you did miss the live session, don’t worry the link for the recording is provided below.

#MSDynGP Surveys on the Future of Microsoft Dynamics GP

In April 2023, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Dynamics GP will not be available for sale to new customers after April 2026. While the announcement has very little effect on the existing customers, there have been lots of discussions on the future of Microsoft Dynamics GP and its client base.

Microsoft has indicated that they will be supporting the product to 2028 & Beyond. That “& Beyond” clause will be very dependent on what the existing customers using GP do. If the existing customer base continues to use GP and pay their annual enhancement fees, Microsoft’s management will be able to justify continued support beyond 2028 due to the income stream.

#MySummitNA Community Summit 2023 Wrap Up and Thank You

I have been meaning to write this wrap up article for the Community Summit 2023 conference in Charlotte, NC, USA for the couple of weeks.

After the conference, I spent two weeks in the UK visiting family and also cycling 160km in three days across the entire country, coast to coast at its narrowest point along Hadrian’s Way (Cycle Route 72) which roughly follows Hadrian’s Wall.

#GPUC23 One week to go for GPUC 2023 Conference

Community Summit 2023 is over for another year, but your Microsoft Dynamics GP learning opportunities are still coming. Next week, the Great Plains User Conference (GPUC) will be held at the home of Dynamics GP, the Microsoft campus in Fargo, North Dakota, USA. The conference is open to all GP users globally.

If Fargo, is too far away, the conference organizers, Implementation Specialists, have also thoughtfully offered a virtual option. However, I can guarantee that you will get the most learning and networking out of the conference if you can be there in person.

#MySummitNA 2023 Community Summit Legends

While at Community Summit 2023 in Charlotte, NC, USA, Dynamic Communities announced the Community Summit Legends for 2023.

I am extremely proud to be included as a member of this fantastic group, which also includes Amber Bell (The Training Dynamo) and David Laster from GraVoc from the Microsoft Dynamics GP community.

#MSDynGP Microsoft Dynamics GP 18.6 – October 2023 has released

The latest and greatest version of Microsoft Dynamics GP has been released, and it contains a number of new features and bug fixes.

Winthrop Development Consultants has already updated its products for this Microsoft Dynamics GP 18.6 – October 2023 release. They are now built against the final build and so are no longer beta builds.

Check out the previous article for more information:

• #MSDynGP Microsoft Dynamics GP v18.6 ISV Pre-release installers now available

#MySummitNA PowerGP Online Party at Community Summit Charlotte 2023

Winthrop Development Consultants is fully committed to the Microsoft Dynamics GP product, its ecosystem and its community. We put a huge amount of effort into making the lives of the members of the GP Community easier, simpler and less stressful.

As part of this stress release effort, we are very proud to sponsor the PowerGP Online Party at Community Summit 2023 in Charlotte, NC, USA.

#MySummitNA Dynamics GP Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

Microsoft Dynamics GP customers, please take this quick, anonymous Current State of Dynamics GP survey now.

For the last 25 years or so, questions have been asked about the future of Microsoft Dynamics GP. I partially based my decision to leave Winthrop Dexterity Consultants in 2000 to become a Microsoft employee because of the “imminent demise” of Dynamics GP.

Fourteen years later, when I left Microsoft and started Winthrop Development Consultants, Microsoft Dynamics GP was still well and truly alive and going strong.

#MySummitNA Winthrop Development Consultants at Community Summit Charlotte 2023

In just over three weeks my wife, Jennifer, and I will be flying from Perth via Sydney and Dallas/Fort Worth to Charlotte, North Carolina, USA for two weeks at the Community Summit 2023 conference.

During the first week (Monday 9^th to Friday 13^th October 2023), I will be running Dexterity Fundamentals training at the JW Marriott hotel. Then on Sunday 15^th October, I will be running Academy training for GP Power Tools.

Once the conference starts, please come see us at Expo Booth 718. Read on for more information on the two training classes and seven sessions I am presenting.

#MySummitNA Training at Community Summit Charlotte 2023

Community Summit 2023 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA is fast approaching. David Musgrave from Winthrop Development Consultants will be running two extremely valuable training courses and now it is time to register.

The conference will be held on the 15^th to 20^th October 2023. There will be pre-conference training in the week before, from 9^th to 13^th October 2023, as well as Academy days on the first two days of the conference itself.

#GPPT GP Power Tools Training at Community Summit 2023 in Charlotte, NC, USA

I am pleased to announce that as well as the Dexterity Training (during the week before the conference), there will also be GP Power Tools training offered at Academy at Summit in the days before Community Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

The training will be presented as a single full day course on Sunday 15^th October 2023, running from 8:00am to 5:00pm with lunch included.

We always have lots of new functionality and enhancements to cover with the release the latest builds of GP Power Tools.

#Dexterity Announcing Dexterity Training before Community Summit 2023 in Charlotte, NC, USA

As is becoming a tradition, I will once again be running the 5-day Dexterity training class in the week before the Community Summit conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA in October. Please register for the training now and plan to be in Charlotte for the week before the conference.

Dexterity is the development environment that Microsoft Dynamics GP is built on and the best tool to use for any customization to the user interface of the product. Knowledge of Dexterity is vital for anyone customizing Dynamics GP even when using other development tools such as GP Power Tools – Developer Tools module, Visual Studio Tools (C# or VB .Net) or “End of Life” VBA (Visual Basic for Application).

#MySummitNA Last Call for Community Summit 2023 Session Ideas

The Community Summit 2023 conference will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA on 15^th to 20^th October 2023.

Winthrop Development Consultants will be there to run Dexterity Training in the week before the conference (9^th to 13^th October) and have a booth at the Expo as well as present some sessions.

And that is today’s topic. The call for speakers and session ideas is open until 31^st March, so act now!

#DynamicsCon Fun Fact Challenge

Winthrop Development Consultants is the proud Title Sponsor of #DynamicsConVIRTUAL happening March 15^th and 16^th.

Join our Fun Fact Challenge for a chance to win a $100 USD Amazon gift card!

#DynamicsCon Announces Winthrop Dexterity Consultants as Title Sponsor for Dynamics GP Track

Yes, you heard correctly. Winthrop Development Consultants is thrilled to be Title Sponsor of the March 2023 DynamicsCon Virtual Conference taking place on 15^th and 16^th of March 2023.

Make sure you register to attend this free online conference to learn more about Microsoft Dynamics GP and related products and technologies.

#DynamicsCon Vote for Sessions for March 2023 Conference

The next installment of DynamicsCon conference is scheduled for 15^th to 16^th March 2023. The session submission period is over and now we enter the session voting period until 27^th January 2023.

During this voting period all registered attendees have 8 votes to apply to sessions as they wish, then the votes will be tallied and the final session lists published. See this explanation for more details of the process.

#MSDynGP Microsoft, Stop Scaring Microsoft Dynamics GP Customers

You might have heard about the “announcement” made by Mike Morton (Vice President, Dynamics 365 Business Central and SMB, Microsoft) during the Microsoft Dynamics GP General Session and his subsequent retraction and clarification.

I decided to write this article to provide my thoughts on what happened and the bigger issues it raises.