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Shipping Shenanigans: Navigating Dynamics 365 Small Parcel Shipping...Good Start, But Still Lacking

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Staying competitive often hinges on embracing innovation and adapting to the changing needs of your customers and implementing technology that allows your organization to do more with less human manual intervention. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations has consistently been at the forefront of delivering cutting-edge solutions for businesses, and with the release of version 10.0.29, it has introduced an eagerly awaited feature - Small Parcel Shipping (SPS). While this feature brings significant advantages to organizations shipping individual sales orders via commercial carriers, it is important to note that it does come with some limitations that fall short of what is really needed to bring integrated shipping options to that of first-class citizen within the Dynamics 365 user experience.  Understanding Small Parcel Shipping The Small Parcel Shipping feature in Microsoft Dynamics 365...

Shadows and Sunlight: The Layers of Truth in Low-Code Development

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Low code platforms are touted as tools that aim to simplify the application development process and empower individuals with coding knowledge to create advanced applications. While the appeal of convenience and efficiency is undeniable it is crucial to be aware of the risks associated with low code development. Behind the simplicity lies a web of challenges that developers, organizations, and users need to navigate. We must first explore the dangers of low code development that often go unnoticed due, to its alleged convenience factor, that is often misrepresented by vendors and associated players in the technological-industrial propaganda complex. The Seductive Promise of Low-Code Development Low-code development platforms have been championed as a means to accelerate the application development lifecycle. Their intuitive interfaces, drag-and-drop functionalities, and pre-built components allow individuals with minimal co...

The Hypocrisy of Today's IT: A Case of Misaligned Expectations and Missing Due Diligence

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These days, it seems like companies are always trying to find the best tech talent out there.  They want to bring on Solutions Architects, Enterprise Architects - real top-notch folks who can lead their IT initiatives.  On the surface, it makes sense they'd look for people with a ton of hands-on experience and who really know their stuff across different technologies.   But here's the thing and  when you peel back the layers there's kind of a hypocrisy lurking beneath the whole hiring process.  Companies talk up how much they value talent and innovation, but then they turn around and outsource a bunch of their development work just to save a few bucks.  It ends up stifling the potential of the very people they worked so hard to bring on board.  Its like they expect these IT professionals to be absolute experts who can spearhead all these transformative projects.  But then they don't give them the r...