Microsoft
the leading manufacturer of standard software, services and solutions

General information about Microsoft:

Microsoft was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The headquarters are located in Redmond, Washington.

The word Microsoft is made up of the two words microcomputer and software.

The company has about 148,000 employees and is one of the largest companies ever. Satya Nadella has been the CEO since 2014.

Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft

What is Dynamics 365?

“Microsoft Dynamics consists of a set of enterprise applications from Microsoft. It replaces the Microsoft Business Solutions software line.”

Dynamics 365 includes the following products:

• For Customer-Relationship-Management (CRM), which is the organization of customer relationships:
  • Dynamics CRM
• For Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), i.e. the utilization of company resources:
  • Dynamics AX (formerly Axapta)
  •  Dynamics Entrepreneur Solution 2008 (new solution for SME)
  • Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains)
  • Dynamics NAV (formerly Navision)
  • Dynamics SL (formerly Solomon)
• Retail management
  • Retail Management System (formerly QuickSell)

(Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Dynamics)

Dynamics 365 is ERP and CRM software.

On the new name origin:

“Microsoft Dynamics NAV is a standard software for ERP systems. In 2002, Microsoft acquired the Danish manufacturer Navision Software A/S and integrated it into its Microsoft Business Solutions division. […] As of 2018, the software has continued under the new market name Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premises.”

(Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Dynamics_NAV)

These are the fields Microsoft Dynamics 365 covers across the enterprise:

Marketing

• Marketing
• Customer Insights
• Customer Voice

 Sales

• Sales Professional
• Sales Enterprise
• Sales  Premium
• Customer Insights
• Microsoft Relationship Sales
• Sales Insights
• Customer Voice

Customer Service

• Customer Service Professional
• Customer Service Enterprise
• Customer Service Insights
• Customer Insights
• Virtual Agent for Customer Service
• Customer Voice

Field Service

• Field Service
• Customer Insights
• Remote Assist
• Guides
• Customer Voice

Finances

• Finance
• Business Central Essentials
• Business Central Premium

Business Operations

• Supply Chain Management
• Project Service Automation
• Business Central Essentials
• Business Cenral Premium

Trade

• Commerce
• Customer Insights

Personnel

• Guides
• Customer Voice

It is a cloud solution.

Microsoft and facts, figures, data:

What does the development of sales look like according to IDC:

If we look at the development from 2015 to 2019, Salesforce has increased its share from about 12/13% to 18.4%, which would be an increase of about 50%. SAP and Oracle lost from about 7% to 5.3% and 5.2%, respectively, which would be a loss of about almost 30%. Microsoft and Adobe, however, gained only a few shares.

Microsoft is at $153 billion. (As of 2020)

In the Forbes Global 2000, Microsoft ranks 13th (as of 2020): https://www.forbes.com/global2000/#6f1726cd335d

Current stock: https://www.wallstreet-online.de/aktien/microsoft-aktie

For more information, click here: https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/dynamics365/bdm/2020/07/21/new-investments-to-help-partners-enable-resilient-organizations-worldwide/

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