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Check out important blogs, team additions, upcoming events, and prizes in this month's edition of the Innovia Newsletter.

| Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your web browser. News and Updates August 2021 It’s time to move to the cloud. Period. End of discussion.  Mic Drop.   Every day we hear more stories about network intrusions, hacking, ransomware attacks, and lost data. Companies who still have the servers on-premise – physical boxes onsite – are more at risk than those who have servers in the cloud. On-Premise servers require constant maintenance and should require failover hardware. The Total Cost of Ownership for physical servers far exceeds the cost of servers in the cloud. Microsoft has spent billions of dollars building the infrastructure, security systems, and expertise to provide companies with a safe and stable environment for all network and application functions. Being in the cloud provides companies with more options. They can elect to simple-rent space on dedicated servers and keep control of all updates and patches. Companies with internal IT departments may take this option.  Companies can also elect to utilize Azure servers and let Microsoft take care of all OS upgrades, updates, and security patches. This option allows companies to move IT resources dedicated to server maintenance into other more beneficial areas. Innovia has been an active user of Azure for many years. We have helped to move many of our customers to the cloud. Typically, we start by moving email servers and office applications into the cloud. Once a level of comfort is established, we begin to help move the rest of a customers’ applications and servers. We know the benefit of not having the hardware to maintain. It's easy to start this process. Simply reach out to your customer engagement specialist and they can help you get started. The future is now. The time is past to make this move. Let Innovia help you with this digital transformation. Best Regards, Alan Wyne, CEO Navigation and Personalization September 1 at 12 pm CT \| Virtual \| $200 - Per Person Do you know the basics of Business Central but feel like there must be some shortcuts you don’t know about? Request this training course to learn a plethora of tips on navigation and personalization for your system. Register Now Introduction to Finance in Business Central (NAV): Fixed Asset Management September 8 at 8 am CT \| Virtual \| $195 - Per Company Has managing fixed assets at your business been a fixed pain point for your team? Join this two-and-a-half-hour training class on the robust fixed asset management features in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, including how to set them up, define classes, manage journals, and calculate depreciation. While aimed at beginners, this course can be a valuable review exercise for more experienced users. Register Now Advanced Fixed Asset Workshop September 15 at 1 pm CT \| Virtual \| $195 - Per Company Do you wish you had more time to think of new ideas to push your business forward? Are you, instead, spending time manually completing repetitive, monotonous tasks? Automating these time thieves is now easier than ever! This two-and-a-half-hour workshop explains Depreciation Books setup options, the Maintenance and Insurance functions, and how the system calculates depreciation, including custom tables. Register Now Planning (MRP) and Requisition Worksheet Workshop Deep Dive September 16 at 12 pm CT \| Virtual \| $195 - Per Company If you are ready to bring your Business Central / NAV materials and manufacturing planning under control, this four-hour course is for you. The terms "running the planning worksheet" or "running MRP" refer to the calculation of the master production schedule and material requirements based on actual and forecasted demand. Register Now Business Central Warehousing 101 September 28 at 12 pm CT \| Virtual \| $195 - Per Company Learn the basics of warehousing in Business Central / NAV by joining us for this four-hour training workshop. Register Now Business Central Warehousing 301 September 29 at 12 pm CT \| Virtual \| $195 - Per Company Are you ready to take your warehouse knowledge to new heights? This advanced, four-hour training course will give you a deeper level of understanding of warehousing for your Business Central / NAV System. Register Now UPCOMING WEBINARS SEP 09 10:00AM CT End-to-End Solutions for Distribution and Manufacturing Join our FREE webinar to learn about the end-to-end solutions and the way businesses can achieve more Dynamics 365 Business Central with Insight Works. SEP 14 10:00AM CT The Most Integrated Way to Accounts Payable Automation Attend this FREE webinar with Continia to learn how Innovia & Continia can help bring you the most integrated way to handle Accounts Payable Automation. SEP 16 10:00AM CT Improved Zetadocs Delivery, Capture, and Expenses for Business Central This presentation will review the improvements made to the Zetadocs Delivery, Zetadocs Capture, and Zetadocs Expenses Extension for Business Central. SEP 23 1:00PM CT How Versapay Can Transform Your Accounts Receivable Department Join us for a FREE webinar, as we show you how Versapay’s Automated AR Platform can transform your current Accounts Receivable Process. SEP 29 1:00PM CT Datahaven 365 your One Source of Truth: Cross-Platform Document Mgmt. Attend our FREE webinar with Datahaven to learn how you can stop the daily flood of documents, emails & other unstructured content in Microsoft Dynamics. SEP 30 10:00AM CT With so much talk about warehousing, do I really need it? How is your warehouse configured? Do I really need warehousing? Join our webinar and we might change your warehousing thoughts. SEP 30 1:00PM CT Digitize Your Document Processes in Dynamics 365 with Automation If you are ready to improve your customer experience with digital documents, then this webinar with Experlogix is for you. Recent Blog Posts Microsoft 365 Price Increase Coming in March 2022 Microsoft 365 Price Increase Coming in March 2022 - Microsoft is raising the price per license on Microsoft 365 (Office 365) Subscriptions on March 1st, 2022. Here are the details you need to know to plan ahead. Need to Connect All Your Microsoft Services? Business Central SaaS Makes It Easy! Today’s world is all about integrations. Every piece of software you use fulfills a purpose, and when they can communicate with one another, you can do so much more. Document Capture Document Capture supports a wide range of document formats, PDF files, and electronic documents with out-of-the-box support for major XML-based invoicing formats. In short, you get the complete solution to communicate effectively with your vendors from all over the world. August 2021 Cumulative Updates for Business Central and Dynamics NAV As summer begins to wind down and everyone is returning to work and school from their vacations, it is important to remember to check your software for any updates you might have missed.  Innovia Team News We are happy to welcome Technology Consultant Tim Blakemore to the Innovia team. Tim comes to us with a BS in Computer Information Systems and is a Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner. He is an avid gamer, likes golf, and has taken up woodworking. Tim and his wife, Natalie, have a one-year-old daughter, Nora, and a three-year-old golden retriever named Winry. We are also happy to welcome, Sifat Sanjeen, as our Power Platform Developer. Sifat demonstrates a history of working in the Electronics Manufacturing and Computer Software industry. She is skilled in multiple programming languages; Microsoft Office, Management, Teamwork, and Leadership. She is a strong engineering professional with a Bachelor's degree focused in Electrical and Computer Engineering with Minors in Computer Science and mathematics from Texas Tech University.  We also want to welcome, Joe Hektor, to the Innovia team. Joe is our new Marketing Specialist and comes to us with over 20 years of marketing and graphic design experience, with a bachelor's degree in graphic design. When he isn't creating marketing magic, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids. Joe also enjoys Jiu-Jitsu, running, reading, and drawing. ANNIVERSARIES Valerie Ingersoll - Senior Development Consultant 18  years Breon Jennings - Application Consultant 2 years Taylor Laabs - Service & Support Lead 2 years Kevin Naughton -Application Consultant 2 years Taylor Forshee - Human Resources Manager 1 year Andrew Tuskey - Business Central Sales 1 year Dan Drubert - Customer Engagement Representative 1 year Scott Kutil - Dispatcher 1 year WIN THIS MONTH'S NEWSLETTER PRIZE! $25 AMAZON E-GIFT CARD  Redeem In-store or Online  The perfect gift that always fits For any occasion More details ANSWER THIS MONTH'S QUESTION FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN This Month's Question Which of the following is a tool offered with Azure Services? Virtual Reality 6 Cup Holders Mixed Reality Features Perception Filter Submit your answer to info@innovia.com. A winner will be chosen from the correct responses and will receive this month's prize + a small gift basket. Last Month's Answer What is one of the 9 Costly Mistakes to Avoid when shifting to Accounts Payable Automation?  Paying Invoices 60-days past due Paying Invoices Too Fast Training only 1 person Not making enough coffee Answer: B Congratulations to Mike Reibman from Gourmet Boutique, who won the $25 Lowe's Gift Card                             Copyright © 2021 Innovia Consulting  •  1062 Oak Forest Dr Suite 300  •  Onalaska, WI 54650 You received this email because you are subscribed to Monthly Newsletter from Innovia Consulting. If you prefer not to receive emails from Innovia Consulting you may unsubscribe or set your email preferences. |
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