David Meego - Click for blog homepageWinthrop Development Consultants is proud to once again be a Champion sponsor of the Microsoft Dynamics GP track at the DynamicsCon Virtual November 2024 conference, being held on 13th November 2024.

The End of Life announcement was disappointing but there is no need for panic. It is, however, even more important to have in-house knowledge and expertise to get the most out of your system.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageIn just two weeks’ time my wife, Jennifer, and I will be flying from Perth via Sydney and Dallas/Fort Worth to San Antonio, Texas, USA for two weeks at the Community Summit 2024 conference.

During the first week (Monday 7th to Friday 11th October 2024), I will be running Dexterity Fundamentals training at the San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk hotel. Then on Sunday 13th October, I will be running Academy training for GP Power Tools.

Once the conference starts, please come see us at Expo Booth 1425. Read on for more information on the two training classes and seven sessions I am presenting.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageWinthrop Development Consultants is fully committed to the Microsoft Dynamics GP product and its fantastic 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 and to help provide advanced networking opportunities, we are very proud to sponsor the PowerGP Online Party at Community Summit 2024 in San Antonio, TX, USA.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageCommunity Summit 2024 in San Antonio, Texas, 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 13th to 17th October 2024. There will be pre-conference training in the week before, from 7th to 11th October 2024, as well as Academy days before and after the conference itself.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageAs Community Summit 2024 in San Antonio, Texas, USA on 13-17th October 2024 approaches, Dynamic Communities have released a survey to get an insight into the Microsoft Dynamics GP Community.

The survey will close on 30th August 2024, so spread the word and complete the survey before it closes.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageI 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 13th 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.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageI 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).

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageAt 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.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageAfter 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.

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David Meego - Click for blog homepageIn 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.

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