MSDW is previewing Community Summit North America 2024 with a new series of quick podcast episodes featuring exhibitors. In this episode, we speak with Joe Christensen, founder of Aqueducts Consulting. 

The team at Aqueducts thinks a lot about how to help Dynamics 365 F&O and AX customers find success in their reporting and data management efforts, Joe tells us.  He has seen plenty of pain and frustration among customers over the years, and there are many good reasons why, from the technology to project planning to user adoption and organizational change. Reporting challenges often come down to a solution's reliability, Joe explains. When there's no reliability, a company’s reporting system often reverts to becoming little more than key people and tools, rather than something designed to deliver reports to everyone.  

We also discuss the evolution of the Dynamics 365 F&O data strategy, first with the introduction of Export to Data Lake and now Synapse Link. The Aqueducts Consulting booth at Summit will give attendees as unique "data factory" experience, and Joe explains what that will look like, blending concepts, technology, and operational process. 

More information:

• See the Aqueducts Consulting teaw at Booth 1817
• Partner Solution Showcase: Tuesday October 15th, 10:45-11:45 AM Come by to cover reporting out of D365F&O.  Hear from your peers on how they designed their reporting out of F&O, with a special focus on Synapse Link, and the lakehouse/data warehouse approaches.  And ask me about Report Factory!  It's our new way of making sure your team can survive when any of your key people leave the BI / reporting team.
• Demo Zone: Wednesday Oct 16th, 4:45-4:55 PM  Where we run through how to get the most progress on F&O reporting, from 14 years of reporting in the field.
• Connect with Joe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-christensen-aqc/