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)0B) 1C) 2D)All of the above

Salt Mines of Taoudenni

Salt Sales in Mopti, Mali

Recent History

Map to Taoudenni

Traditional vs New Age

Traditional

• Pros• Journey passed down for generations

• Rite of passage for male Taureg

• Develops great strength of character

• Honors the “ships of the desert”

• Cons• Extremely dangerous

• Long, arduous

• No resources in Taoudenni

New Age

• Pros• Safer

• Faster

• Ability to call for help if needed

• Cons• Cost of gas – about $1,600 to make

the trip

• Not the traditional approach

Admiration for History

“Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it”

Learn from mistakes and successes

Belief in Modernization

EFFICIENT SAFE INCLUSIVE

“We’ve always done it that way”

LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO CHALLENGE THAT

THINKING

UNDERSTAND THE REASONS WHY

SOMETIMES THE REASONS ARE BASED IN PREVIOUS

LIMITATIONS

Respect History, Embrace Change

Understanding Microsoft’s Products & Release Cycle

•April & October major releases

•Monthly release cycle “One Version”

Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations

•April & October major releases

•Monthly release cycle

Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement

•April & October major releases

•Monthly release cycle

•On-premise version released in Oct 2018

Dynamics 365 Business Central

•GP 2018 R2 released in Oct 2018

•GP 2018 R3 planned for Oct 2019

•Future release planned for 2020Dynamics GP

State of the Stoneridge Union

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Team Members

Team Members

Offices & More States

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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 AgendaTime 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!

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Appendix

Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Happy Hour

Thank You for Coming!

2016 H1

Microsoft Dynamics GP Roadmap

2017

Power BI: OData 2.0

Home Page Refresh

Web Client Evolution

Top Features Requested by Customers

GP 2016

2016 H2

Enhanced user experience for Web Client

Multiple browser & device support for Web Client

Workflow 3.0

PowerBI: Odata 1.0

Top feature requests

GP 2016 R2

Workflow 4.0

Doc Attach

Fin/HR Optimization

Power Suite

Top feature requests

GP 2018

Ongoing Development

Intelligent Cloud Insights Enhancements

Top features requested by customers & community

GP ‘Next’

2018 2019

Ongoing Development

Intelligent Cloud Insights Enhancements

Top features requested by customers & community

GP ‘Next’

2020 +

Intelligent Cloud Insights

Financial Enhancements

Purchasing Usability

Sales Optimization

Top features requests

GP 2018 R2