More items of CRM interest...

A busy time for Microsoft Dynamics CRM... There is a lot on which we thought we'd share.

Just got back from a great Sales presentation at Thames Valley Park. Some very interesting compete info vs Salesforce.com, too

On 9 March 7global will be speaking at the Caltech Forum in central Leeds. There will be demonstrations and exhibition stands as well as customer case studies, industry speakers and a great networking opportunity. We will be doing a slot exploding some of the myths associated with hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Not too late to book a place!

We have our on partner event on 13 May @ the UK Microsoft HQ in Reading aimed at existing and prospective partners wishing to sell hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM more effectively.

We have an inspirational keynote speaker, David Ednie (CEO of SalesChannel Europe) who is an authority on selling SaaS, overcoming the obstacles and reaping the many benefits. Microsoft will be doing a slot and there will be some great partner success stories. A well spent morning!

Dashing about

In Edinburgh yesterday for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Roadshow. A packed agenda and a small but dedicated audience. We're there looking for value added resellers who want to give their clients a hosted option without the pain of building a scalable platform themselves.

We've got Manchester today which should be different. Either way I think attendees are going to be pleased with the level of detail they get. Microsoft is obviously very adept at presenting the value and flexibility of the product. Let's hope we get the hosted message across.
We have tomorrow in Reading so that will probably be the big one in terms of audience size. We'll let you know how it goes!

7global speaking at Microsoft road shows

We'll be doing a slot at the forthcoming Microsoft Dynamics CRM road shows. These are taking place on 9 February (Edinburgh), 10 February (Manchester) and 11 February (Reading).

7global will be discussing our hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partner Programme. We're very interested in talking to VAR partners who haven't yet engaged with hosting and to show how as a hosting partner we havedesigned and built some great solutions and to dispel some of the myths that hosting offers a somehow limited offering. There's a 20% discount onboarding offer for new partners so well worth coming along. Contact us if you're intertested.

Snow joke

The recent freeze could cost the UK economy £14.5bn. Great advert for an effective remote working solution. It's times like these when I wonder how people get by without something decent in place.

More crystal ball gazing...

So it's the start of another year. Indeed, it's the start of a new decade. One thing that we've been reflecting on is how much of the SaaS hype of the noughties has been...well, hype.

This article has some nice insights that steers clear of the "is it good? Short answer yes with an if, long answer no with a but" that some analysts provide at this time of the year.

Our experience is that people are consuming SaaS apps at a rate of knots. Hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a prime example with sales consistently higher month on month and retention good as well.

IDC's list of Top 10 Tech Predictions for 2010

Maturation of cloud computing tops IDC's list of Top 10 Tech Predictions for 2010: http://bit.ly/89QplD.

Some interesting observations here, and some that are already happening. Knowledge as a Service was a new one to me...

7global acquired

There’s a lot of consolidation at the moment in the managed service and hosting world and we’re no exception. 7global has been acquired by 365iT and it’s hugely exciting. We’ll be operating as wholly owned subsidiary and so there won’t be any of the upheaval these kinds of events can inflict.

We’ll have the same expertise backed up with some real clout. This is going to be of great value to customers, partners and prospective clients alike. You can read the official press release here.