The ColumbusCast Podcast

Evergreen is Microsoft's vision of getting everyone using Dynamics 365 on the same version of the software. It's about adopting the continual update approach, as opposed to big-bang upgrades. Tune in to hear our Managed Services Specialist Glen Bignall explain why this approach can help businesses stay competitive and compliant, how to achieve the evergreen vision, the role an MSP can play and more.

Learn more about Columbus's evergreen approach here: https://bit.ly/3HmlArR

As we wind down for the year, we examine one of Columbus's biggest verticals - manufacturing. What were the biggest challenges faced by manufacturers in 2021? And their biggest successes? And what do manufacturers have yet to look forward to in 2022?

Tune in to hear Mayzin Han's conversation with Simon Noakes, who has worked in manufacturing for over 20 years, and Henry Anson and Stuart Biddle from premier industry publication The Manufacturer.

How does the thought of ERP implementations make you feel? If you're filled with dread, you're not alone because it's said 75% of ERP projects fail.

In today's episode, Stewart Wilmot, Head of IT at Natures Way Foods joins Laura Gilbank to share his tips and lessons learnt from past ERP projects. From prioritising change management to viewing ERP implementations as a business project rather than an IT one, discover how you can make your next implementation a success by tuning in.

Welcome to the Dynamics family, Project Operations! Well, this project management solution has actually been around since 2020 but today, we're giving it the limelight it deserves. Joined by special guests from Microsoft, Toby Harris and Rory Smith, we sit down to discuss D365 Project Ops, from what it is and the value it can offer businesses of a variety of industries to what the future holds for the solution.

Learn more about D365 Project Operations and the value it can offer you here: https://bit.ly/3l7yuku

Business disruption is one of the latest buzzwords on the scene. What exactly does it mean? Which businesses are doing it 'right' - if there even is such a way? Is the disruptive market dominated by smaller, start-ups or can larger, established organisations do it too?

Join Columbus's Business Transformation team, Ian Kingstone and Toby Mankertz, as they break down the buzzword, discuss real-life examples of disruption and what businesses can do to be disruptive.

Sustainability is the word on everyone's lips. In addition to plant-based products, what else can the food industry do to become more sustainable? 

This is what Mayzin Han explores with Andrew Newton and Chris Nichols. Tune in to hear their tips.

As a whole, technology is simplifying tasks and making it easier for us to gain answers to our questions and problems.

For the CFO, this means access to real-time data, complete visibility, more autonomy, the ability to draw up custom reports that don't rely on the IT team's expertise, faster decision making and more.

Join Mayzin Han as she sits down with Sam Sheridan and Christine Bloy to explore exactly what digital transformation means for the CFO role and how finance teams can navigate this new world filled with technological advancements.

When it comes to system implementations and innovation projects, food businesses tend to focus only on the technology side of things. But in reality, if you truly want that change/transformation to deliver long-lasting, business-wide benefits, you must also focus on value.

In this bonus episode of ColumbusCast, Business Development Manager Laura Gilbank is joined by our Dynamics 365 Business Central Food Consultant Drew Newton and Business Transformation Specialist Ian Kingstone. Laura chats to Drew and Ian to discover why it shouldn’t always be about ERP.

We've also released this in video format. Watch it here: https://bit.ly/38Nhvh2

Many believe the term cloud computing, as we know it today, was officially introduced in 2006 when then Google CEO Eric Schmidt used it in an industry conference. But despite the term having being around for over a decade, there's still a lot of mystery surrounding it. 

That's what Business Development Manager Laura Gilbank aims to uncover with Aptean's Channel Development Manager Rik Harmsen van der Vliet. In this bonus episode of ColumbusCast, get ready to demystify the cloud...

70% of transformations fail to deliver on expectations because they’re not that transformative. To achieve this, your change must be linked to an outcome and align with what you’re changing to. Not only is a different set of skills required to change an organisation than to run it, but the majority of businesses don't actually have the capabilities in-house.

Here enters the role of a partner. In today's episode, Principal Consultant Toby Mankertz and Business Transformation Specialist Ian Kingstone cover the skills required to run a transformation project. 

More details here: https://bit.ly/3xasY3N