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Welcome and Keynote Dr. Seuss Does Timbuktu Exist? Sahara Desert Journeys Timbuktu Central to the Salt & Gold trade in the Middle Ages Timbuktu in the 1800s Mali Azalai “Men of Salt: Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold Trip to Taoudenni • 40 days round trip by camel • 500 miles • 1 town along the way • Temperatures can reach 120° during the middle of the day • Wells found every 3-4 days apart Camels How many humps can a camel have? A)0 B)1 C) 2 D)All of the above Salt Mines of Taoudenni Salt Sales in Mopti, Mali Recent History Map to Taoudenni Traditional vs New Age Traditional New Age • Pros • Pros • Journey passed down for generations • Safer • Rite of passage for male Taureg • Faster • Develops great strength of character • Ability to call for help if needed • Honors the “ships of the desert” • Cons • Cons • Cost of gas – about $1,600 to make • Extremely dangerous the trip • Long, arduous • Not the traditional approach • No resources in Taoudenni “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it” Admiration for History Learn from mistakes and successes Belief in Modernization EFFICIENT SAFE INCLUSIVE LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES UNDERSTAND THE REASONS TO CHALLENGE THAT WHY “We’ve always THINKING done it that way” SOMETIMES THE REASONS ARE BASED IN PREVIOUS LIMITATIONS Respect History, Embrace Change Understanding Microsoft’s Products & Release Cycle Dynamics 365 Finance •April & October major releases & Operations •Monthly release cycle “One Version” Dynamics 365 •April & October major releases Customer Engagement •Monthly release cycle Dynamics 365 •April & October major releases •Monthly release cycle Business Central •On-premise version released in Oct 2018 •GP 2018 R2 released in Oct 2018 Dynamics GP •GP 2018 R3 planned for Oct 2019 •Future release planned for 2020 State of the Stoneridge Union Team Members 160 139 140 123 120 100 80 72 60 60 52 40 40 18 20 4 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Team Members Offices & More States Barnesville Minneapolis Fargo More National Presence The ultimate bean counter. DFC Integration Acquired DFC on Jan 1, 2018 Team is fully integrated with Stoneridge effective Jan 1, 2019 Kept (and added to) all employees as part of the transition and kept and added more clients Today’s Agenda Time Activity Room(s) 9:00-9:45 Kickoff and Keynote Waterford I & II 10:00-10:45 Breakout Sessions 10:45-11:00 Break 11:00-11:45 Breakout Sessions 11:45-12:30 Lunch Donegal Ballroom 12:30-1:00 ISV Expo Hallway 1:00-2:15 Deep-dive Sessions 2:15-2:30 Break 2:30-3:45 Deep-dive Sessions 3:45-4:00 Event Wrap-up and Sponsor Giveaways Waterford I & II 4:00-5:00 Closing Reception Waterford I & II Breakout Rooms Track Room Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations and AX Waterford I & II Dynamics 365 Business Central and NAV Waterford III Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and CRM Galway C Dynamics GP Galway B Business Productivity Galway A Facility Map Thank You to Our Sponsors! Have a Great Day! Our Team is Here to Help! Appendix Thank You to Our Sponsors! Happy Hour Thank You for Coming! Microsoft Dynamics GP Roadmap 2016 H1 2016 H2 2017 2018 2019 2020 + GP 2016 GP 2016 R2 GP 2018 GP 2018 R2 GP ‘Next’ GP ‘Next’ Enhanced user Power BI: OData 2.0 Workflow 4.0 Intelligent Cloud Ongoing Ongoing experience for Web Insights Development Development Client Home Page Refresh Doc Attach Financial Intelligent Cloud Intelligent Cloud Multiple browser & Web Client Fin/HR Enhancements Insights Insights device support for Evolution Optimization Enhancements Enhancements Web Client Purchasing Usability Top Features Power Suite Top features Top features Requested by Sales Optimization Workflow 3.0 Top feature requested by requested by Customers customers & customers & PowerBI: Odata 1.0 requests Top features requests community community Top feature requests.