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Hyper-automation with UiPath and Synergy Software Systems

November 26th, 2019

Hyperautomation? Gartner just named hyperautomation as its #1 strategic technology trend for 2020 (from their recently published “Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2020″ report). Hyperautomation was the most discussed topic at Gartner Symposium events over the past 60 days in Orlando, Barcelona, and Goa.

Hyperautomation is the combination of several process automation tools and technologies that increase the ability to automate more work. It starts with robotic process automation (RPA) at its core, and adds artificial intelligence (Al), process mining, analytics, and other advanced tools to expand automation capability. With hyperautomation, an organization can automate more and more knowledge work, and engage everyone to be part of the transformation.

We are excited about hyperautomation because it aligns with how we see the future of Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

Hyperautomation builds on the real success that underlies the phenomenal growth of RPA: ease of automation, speed to outcomes, and a now proven path to applying artificial intelligence (AI) to improve business operations. RPA has delivered digital transformation faster than any other technology by starting with the business first and foremost.

RPA is now moving beyond task-based automation to include support for more complex processes and long running workflows. Software robots can now interact with business users across core business processes, directly impacting customer experience and satisfaction. In other words, a future where anything that can be automated most likely will be.
Hyperautomation is key to scaling sophisticated automation across the enterprise with speed and efficiency

Automation first
An automation first mindset encourages users to imagine a future of work that prioritizes human engagement, creativity, and productivity. C-suites engaging an automation first mindset consider how an integrated workforce of humans and robots can best solve any new problem.

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Posted in RPA and DMS, Technology

Revenue recogntion Dynamics 365 – ask Synergy Software Systems, Dubai

November 26th, 2019

The new revenue recognition standard is for compliance with ASC 606 and D365FO. it became available last month in generally release 10.0.5
To use this feature enable the module through license configuration when in maintenance mode.
System administration> Setup> License configuration. ( or go to the home page and use Advanced Search. Type “license configuration” and click on the “License Configuration” option.) Find the revenue recognition module under the General ledger node and select the module so that it is available for use.

To use the functionality set up schedules under Revenue recognition / Setup / Revenue schedules.
Set up five new posting types have been added to the inventory posting set up.

This video explains the basics of revenue recognition in Dynamics 365 Finance and how it’s used on sales orders. Customers will learn how different revenue schedules can be defined per item and how revenue schedule details are created upon invoicing a sales order.

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Posted in Dynamics 365, Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics Ax, Project Management

Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 support will end January 14, 2020- ask Synergy Software Systems about options.

November 16th, 2019

On January 14, 2020, support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will end. Only 2 months away
That means the end of regular security updates.

Don’t let your infrastructure and applications go unprotected.

We’re here to help you migrate to current versions for greater security, performance and innovation.
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Posted in Hospitality, HR and Payroll, Infor Financial solutions, Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics Ax, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Project Management, RPA and DMS, schools, Security and Compliance, SharePoint and EPM, SQL, Sunsystems and Vision, Technology

Azure Arc in preview manage hybrid data across cloud platforms……

November 16th, 2019

Now in preview, Azure Arc helps simplify enterprise distributed environments by managing everything via Azure services (like Azure Resource Manager). Connecting hybrid infrastructure via Azure Arc improves security for users via automated patching, and provides improved governance, with everything ‘under one roof’. Azure Arc, a tool that lets organizations manage their data on: the Microsoft Azure cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform or any combination.

Microsoft says that deployments can be set up “in seconds” via Azure data services anywhere, a feature of Azure Arc.

Azure Arc also supports Kubernetes clusters and edge infrastructures, as well as on-premises Windows and Linux servers.
No final release date yet but there is a free preview of Azure Arc .


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Posted in Dynamics 365, Infor Financial solutions, Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics Ax, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, RPA and DMS, Security and Compliance, SharePoint and EPM, SQL, Technology

Microcode BIOS Updates coming from a Microsoft Update

November 13th, 2019

Intel Microcode Updates coming from a Microsoft Update or the Windows Catalog.
The security implications of why you should update the microcode on your processors are covered in these links

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4093836/summary-of-intel-microcode-updates

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00233.html

https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security

Microsoft is collaborating with Intel and AMD on these microcode updates.

When processors are manufactured, they have a baseline microcode baked into their ROM. This microcode is immutable and cannot be changed after the processor is built. Modern processors have the ability at initialization to apply volatile updates to move the processor to a newer microcode level. However, as soon as the processor is rebooted, it reverts back to the microcode baked into their ROM. These volatile updates can be applied to the processor one of two ways – System Firmware/BIOS via OEM and by the Operating System (OS). However, neither updates the microcode in the processors ROM. If you were to remove the processor from one computer and to install in a computer with an older System Firmware/BIOS and an un-updated OS, then you will again be vulnerable.

Windows offers the broadest coverage and quickest turnaround time to address these vulnerabilities. Microcode updates delivered via the Windows OS are not new; as far back as 2007 some updates were made available to address performance and reliability concerns.

You could jus take the OEM System Firmware/BIOS Updates, but often Microsoft Update hasthe microcode updates to address issues much sooner.

When the processor boots, it has versioning to make sure it is utilizing the latest microcode updates regardless of from where it came. Install of System Firmware/BIOS updates and microcode updates from Microsoft Update is therefore O.K. It is possible that the OEM updates the microcode to one level and the OS updates the microcode to an even higher level during the same boot.

Microcode updates install like any other update. They can be installed from Microsoft Update, WSUS, SCCM or manually installed if downloaded from the Catalog. The key difference is that the payload of the hotfix is primarily one of two files:

mcupdate_GenuineIntel.dll – Intel
mcupdate_AuthenticAMD.dll – AMD

These files contain the updated microcode and Windows automatically loads these via OS Loader to patch the microcode on the boot strap processor. This payload is then passed to additional processors as they startup as well the Hyper-V hypervisor if enabled.

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Posted in Microsoft, Security and Compliance, Technology

Azure Synapse – BI for petabytes of data

November 11th, 2019

Microsoft introduced Azure Synapse Analytics last week as , the “next evolution” of Azure SQL Data Warehouse.

It promises better performance and more capabilities, than Azure SQL Data Warehouse, and existing customers will “automatically benefit” from the enhancements that are now in preview.

Azure Synapse is a “limitless” analytics service, and accommodates all data warehouses, data lakes, machine learning, and BI needs, either with a serverless or provisioned resources approach.

Among the benefits of Synapse:
• The service can query both relational and non-relationship data using SQL
• It can “apply intelligence” over all data, including Dynamics 365, Office 365 and SaaS services that support the Open Data Initiative
• It offers a unified experience for data prep, data management, data warehousing, big data, and AI
• Privacy and security features include: automated threat detection, always-on data encryption, column level security, and dynamic data masking

In an Ignite demo, Rohan Kumar, Microsoft corporate vice president for Azure Data claimed a petabyte scale query across multiple data sources ran in Synapse in 9 seconds, versus over eleven minutes in Google’s BigQuery. He also claimed that both AWS Redshift and BigQuery degrade more as concurrent load increase

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Micorsoft Power Platform Enhancements -ask Synergy Software Systems

November 11th, 2019

• Microsoft Flow is renamed to Microsoft Power Automate, to better align with the Microsoft Power Platform.
• Robotic process automation (RPA) is added to Microsoft Power Automate, to deliver end-to-end automation solutions that span AI, APIs, and UI on the Microsoft Power Platform.
• Microsoft Power Virtual Agents—a no-code/low-code app that allows anyone to create, and to deploy, intelligent, AI-powered, virtual agents.
• Many security enhancements for Microsoft Power BI, no matter where analytics data is used and accessed.
• Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft Teams, As organizations encourage a data-driven culture, it’s important they break down silos and ensure that the right people in the organization have the data they need to be involved in the decision-making process. Teams and Power Platform brings together the best of workplace collaboration and data-driven business into one place.

Power Platform applications dashboards, apps, and automations are available within Teams, so they are easier to find, share, and use on an everyday basis. The conversational nature of Teams enhances how users interact with Power Platform applications. Adaptive cards and bots let users engage with these tools directly through conversation. This integration gives IT Administrators high fidelity control and prioritization of features.

Power Apps creators can publish their apps directly to their company’s app library in Teams. By the end of 2019, users will be able to pin Power Apps to their Teams left rail, to provide easy access to regularly used apps.

New triggers and actions for Power Automate are available within Teams to streamline the completion of common team and personal tasks, such as scheduling focus time, and automating document approvals.

New features coming to Power BI next year include the ability to create rich adaptive cards in Teams conversations, to help users see and act on their data. An improved Power BI tab experience in Teams will make it easy to select the correct reports..

The American Red Cross is leveraging Power Platform integration with Teams to improve disaster response times.

• New, prebuilt models for AI Builder to add more advanced AI models to Microsoft Power Automate and Microsoft Power Apps.

These new features and products provide the Power Platform with an unmatched set of capabilities that enable everyone to: analyze, act, and automate across their organization, so as to transform businesses from the ground up.

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Posted in Dynamics 365, Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Technology

Saturday 9 November will be a National Holiday, Synergy Software Systems offices will be closed

November 7th, 2019

Saturday 9 November (12th of Rabi Al Awwal) will be a National Holiday to commemorate the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). Synergy Software Systems offices in: Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Qatar will be closed.

Mohammad (PBUH) was an Arab religious, social and political leader and the founder of Islam. He was a prophet, sent to present and confirm the monotheistic teachings preached previously by Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. Muhammad (PBUH)united Arabia into a single Muslim polity, with the Quran as well as his teachings and practices forming the basis of Islamic religious belief.

The name Mohammad (PBUH )means “praiseworthy” and appears four times in the Quran. Mohammad’s birthday is celebrated as a major feast throughout the Islamic world,( excluding Wahhabi-influenced Saudi Arabia where these public celebrations are discouraged). When Muslims say or write the name of Muhammad (PBUH), they usually follow it with the Arabic phrase ṣallā llahu ʿalayhi wa-sallam (may God honor him and grant him peace) or the English phrase peace be upon him
 In casual writing, the abbreviations SAW (for the Arabic phrase) or PBUH (for the English phrase) are sometimes used; in printed matter, a small calligraphic rendition is commonly used.

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Enhanced HA and DR benefits for SQL Server Sofware Assurance from 1 November.

November 5th, 2019

The enhanced benefits to SQL licensing for high availability and disaster recovery that are listed below are now applicable to all releases of SQL Server for a customer with SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance. The updated benefits will be available in the next refresh of the Microsoft Licensing Terms.

Business continuity is a key requirement for planning, designing, and implementing any business-critical system. When you bring data into the mix, business continuity becomes mandatory. It’s an insurance policy that one hopes they never have to make a claim against in the foreseeable future. SQL Server brings intelligent performance, availability, and security to Windows, Linux, and containers and can tackle any data workload from BI to AI from online transaction processing (OLTP) to data warehousing. You get mission-critical high availability and disaster recovery features that allow you to implement various topologies to meet your business SLAs.

A customer with SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance has historically benefited from a free passive instance of SQL Server for their high availability configurations. That helps to lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of an application using SQL Server. Today, this is enhanced for the existing Software Assurance benefits for SQL Server which further helps customers implement a holistic business continuity plan with SQL Server.

Starting Nov 1st, every Software Assurance customer of SQL Server will be able to use three enhanced benefits for any SQL Server release that is still supported by Microsoft:
• Failover servers for high availability – Allows customers to install and run passive SQL Server instances in a separate operating system environment (OSE) or server for high availability on-premises in anticipation of a failover event. Today, Software Assurance customers have one free passive instance for either high availability or DR
• Failover servers for disaster recovery NEW – Allows customers to install and run passive SQL Server instances in a separate OSE or server on-premises for disaster recovery in anticipation of a failover event
• Failover servers for disaster recovery in Azure NEW – Allows customers to install and run passive SQL Server instances in a separate OSE or server for disaster recovery in Azure in anticipation of a failover event

With these new benefits, Software Assurance customers can implement hybrid disaster recovery plans with SQL Server using features like Always On Availability Groups without incurring additional licensing costs for the passive replicas.

A setup can use SQL Server running on an Azure Virtual Machine that utilizes 12 cores as a disaster recovery replica for an on-premises SQL Server deployment using 12 cores. In the past, you would need to license 12 cores of SQL Server for the on-premises and the Azure Virtual Machine deployment. The new benefit offers passive replica benefits running on an Azure Virtual Machine. Now a customer need to only license 12 cores of SQL Server running on-premises as long as the disaster recovery criteria for the passive replica on Azure Virtual Machine is met.

If, the primary. or the active replica. uses 12 cores hosting two virtual machines and the topology has two secondary replicas: one sync replica for high availability supporting automatic failovers and one asynchronous replica for disaster recovery without automatic failover then . the number of SQL Server core licenses required to operate this topology will be only 12 cores as opposed to 24 cores in the past.

These high availability and disaster recovery benefits will be applicable to all releases of SQL Server. In addition to the high availability and disaster recovery benefits, the following operations are allowed on the passive replicas:
• Database consistency checks
• Log backups
• Full backups
• Monitoring resource usage data

SQL Server 2019 also provides a number of improvements for availability, performance, and security along with new capabilities like the integration of HDFS and Apache Spark™ with the SQL Server database engine.

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Posted in Corporate Perfomance Management, HR and Payroll, Infor Financial solutions, Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics Ax, Security and Compliance, SQL, Sunsystems and Vision, Technology

Prophix CPM- 2019 Fall Release – Synergy Software Systems

November 5th, 2019

The Prophix 2019 Fall Release provides some exciting enhancements such as Journals Manager, while also seeing improvements to Template Studio, a new Classification Dimension, Improved Security and more. In addition, to there are recently released Artificial Intelligence capabilities that enable the Prophix Virtual Financial Analyst. These new capabilities are designed to improve the user experience enabling customers to “budget, plan and report” more efficiently than ever before.

If you are seeking to implement a modern productised no code Corporate Performance Management solution then contact us to learn more.

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