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Practical guidance on Microsoft business applications: choosing the right path, avoiding the common failure points, and getting more from what is already live.


Should We Switch to Dynamics 365? Five Questions to Answer Before Deciding
Should your business switch to Dynamics 365? Before deciding, consider whether your current applications can meet your needs, what problems you need to solve, and whether Dynamics 365 is the right fit. Drawing on real implementation and recovery experience, this article explores five questions CEOs and CFOs should ask about application fit, integrations, organizational readiness, costs, and risks before replacing existing business software.
4 days ago7 min read


A Manufacturer Rebuilds Its CRM and Connects Sales and Marketing in Dynamics 365
A wire and cable manufacturer had an underused Dynamics 365 Sales CRM and a separate marketing platform. Alliason reimplemented Sales, replaced Act-On with Dynamics 365 Customer Insights, and connected campaign activity to customer records. The result: better pipeline visibility, more consistent CRM use, and a 78% reduction in marketing-list maintenance.
Oct 194 min read


Why Pay for a Confidence Roadmap Before Implementing Dynamics 365
Before approving a Dynamics 365 implementation, know whether the software fits your business and what the cost includes. Alliason’s Confidence Roadmap reviews business needs, scope, existing systems, and potential costs before you commit. Starting at $9,500, this two-to-three-week engagement gives leadership a written recommendation to help avoid unnecessary spending and define the results the implementation needs to deliver.
Oct 145 min read


Dynamics 365 Managed Services: What Should Support Cover?
When recurring Dynamics 365 or Power Platform problems take time away from your team, ongoing support may help. But what should it cover? Learn how to compare managed-services agreements, clarify who handles updates and integrations, and decide when persistent problems need an assessment. This guide explains what to ask before choosing a provider and how to check whether support is reducing repeat issues, manual corrections, and the time your employees spend chasing answers.
Oct 145 min read


From an Underused CRM to a Daily Sales Tool: An Event Production Company’s Dynamics 365 Story
An event production company owned Dynamics 365 Sales, but its team barely used it and leadership could not see which deals needed attention. Alliason assessed the environment, repaired failing automations, and implemented guided sales processes, Sales Sequences, and dashboards around how the team sold. The team moved into daily CRM use, with clearer visibility into active deals, overdue follow-up, and stalled opportunities.
Oct 115 min read


How to Choose a Dynamics 365 Implementation Partner for a Mid-Market Company
Two Dynamics 365 implementation partners can propose the same solution with very different costs, assumptions, and risks. How do you know which one to trust? Learn what mid-market companies should examine before signing, from the people actually delivering the project to hidden scope gaps, pricing assumptions, and responsibilities that can lead to costly surprises.
Oct 97 min read


How Much Does a Dynamics 365 Sales Implementation Cost in 2026?
Dynamics 365 Sales implementation costs can range from about $15,000 to well over $100,000, depending on sales processes, CRM migration, forecasting, integrations, automation, Sales agents, security, and reporting. This guide explains what drives the cost, what to budget for licensing, and how to estimate a realistic implementation range.
Oct 314 min read


What Is Dynamics 365 Sales? A Plain-English Guide for Small and Mid-Market Companies
Growing companies lose deals to disorganization, not competition. Dynamics 365 Sales is Microsoft's CRM built to fix that. The platform manages the full sales pipeline inside the same ecosystem as Outlook and Teams, with Copilot built in for reps who need answers without building reports.
Sep 145 min read
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