{"id":1984,"date":"2016-03-07T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/dynamics-365\/blog\/2016\/03\/07\/microsoft-dynamics-ax-powers-faster-cars-and-business-decisions\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T09:20:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T16:20:56","slug":"microsoft-dynamics-ax-powers-faster-cars-and-business-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/dynamics-365\/blog\/business-leader\/2016\/03\/07\/microsoft-dynamics-ax-powers-faster-cars-and-business-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Dynamics AX Powers Faster Cars and Business Decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"
In\u00a0every business decision he makes,\u00a0Thomas Mayer,\u00a0Chief\u00a0Operating\u00a0Officer\u00a0of Renault\u00a0Sport\u00a0Formula One\u00a0Team has\u00a0a\u00a0key question: Will this make our cars faster?\u00a0Sure, you’d expect decisions about materials and design to impact the speed of Renault’s\u00a0top-tier race cars. But\u00a0enterprise\u00a0resource\u00a0planning tools?\u00a0It’s not the first thing that\u00a0comes\u00a0to mind.<\/p>\n
In a recent conversation I had with\u00a0Thomas,\u00a0he explained why\u00a0Microsoft Dynamics AX, a cloud ERP service built on and for Azure, is\u00a0a clear fit\u00a0for some of the world\u2019s fastest cars and his company.\u00a0“Dynamics AX\u00a0is a\u00a0hosted cloud-based system so I don\u2019t have to worry about infrastructure and can shift my IT resources to do other work\u2014more performance-related work,” Thomas\u00a0told me.\u00a0“This directly correlates with the performance of the car because I spend\u00a0the money on the car and not IT systems.\u00a0Combined, it has a very significant impact.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n<\/b>Renault Sport Formula One Team is no stranger to Microsoft technology\u2014they\u2019ve been using both Microsoft software and hardware such as Office, SharePoint, the Surface Pro tablet and Lumia phones for a few years. But the team recognized it was time for a complete transition to the cloud, starting with Dynamics AX.<\/p>\n
We worked closely with Thomas and Renault Sport Formula One Team not only as a customer, but also as development partner through the creation of the new Dynamics AX. They were one of the first customers to test out the new Dynamics AX service and they proved to be a great fit and test case for us. In addition to diverting valuable resources from IT, Microsoft Dynamics AX helps Thomas accomplish\u00a0his\u00a0goals by supplying intuitive analytics in a user-friendly interface available on his phone and in the cloud. These capabilities allow him to keep a constant pulse on his business wherever he is in the world.<\/p>\n
\n<\/b>Renault Sport Formula One Team is an example of a complete end-to-end business, from manufacturing to retail to everything in-between. They also have a unique need\u2014speed. Renault Sport Formula One Team needs to get their products and services ready and out to market a faster than nearly any other business, and they do it while the world is watching. As a result, efficient business decisions are\u00a0integral to the company\u2019s success.<\/p>\n
With Dynamics AX\u2019s seamless integration of Power BI, Skype, Yammer, and other\u00a0facets\u00a0of\u00a0Office 365, Thomas can effortlessly analyze data in real time to determine whether an investment, partnership or strategy will be profitable. “We need to always make decisions about how we apply the funds best,” he said.\u00a0“That’s where AX helps us a lot,\u00a0because now we can make a\u00a0qualified\u00a0decision in terms of ‘Do we want to invest in this kind of important project, or this kind?’\u00a0and then track the cost against\u00a0it. We’ve never been able to do this before.”\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Dynamics AX\u00a0also\u00a0delivers a sleek\u00a0user interface that works like\u00a0other\u00a0familiar applications, making implementation simple.\u00a0“It’s a very new way of\u00a0engaging the user,” Thomas said.\u00a0“It’s\u00a0a user interface that you’re very much used to because it’s browser based,\u00a0so it’s something\u00a0[users]\u00a0know from their daily life\u00a0. . .\u00a0they want to work this way because it’s the way they are most comfortable working.”<\/p>\n But a superb user interface isn\u2019t enough. Today\u2019s leaders also need to be able access ERP systems on their phones and in the cloud\u2014two factors that directly influenced Thomas\u2019s decision to use Dynamics AX.<\/p>\n This flexibility is part of a long-term strategy to make Dynamics AX relevant to the modern business leader. As the world becomes more mobile, phones are increasingly used for work as well as personal use. To meet business leaders where they are, a lot of the work we\u2019ve done around Dynamics AX has focused on how to enable people to access information and more importantly, run processes on mobile device just as they would on a desktop computer.<\/p>\n From Thomas’s perspective, Dynamics AX not only\u00a0fills\u00a0a need, but also opens up new possibilities\u00a0for\u00a0his company.\u00a0“It’s\u00a0something people want\u2014they see a business benefit because it gives them a lot of different opportunities to work which they were never able to work before,” he said.\u00a0“There’s a very big demand from the user, from our side, to get this\u00a0new version\u00a0up and running.”<\/p>\n I\u2019m excited about the delivering the capability to people so they are able to get business insight when and where they need it.\u00a0 This week we published the first two Power BI content packs for businesses at www.powerbi.com<\/a>. These first content packs are: (1) Financial Performance and (2) Retail Channel Performance. Users can select the desired content pack from the services catalogue and deploy in minutes, so try it out for yourselves today.<\/p>\n This is the latest in a series of blogs leading up to the new Microsoft Dynamics AX virtual launch. To learn more about how the latest cloud release of the Microsoft enterprise ERP solution can help take your business to the next level, <\/i>register today<\/i><\/a> to attend the virtual launch.<\/i> For more information about Microsoft Dynamics AX visit, <\/i>www.microsoft.com\/dynamics\/ax<\/i><\/a>. \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n Past posts in the series:<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n The New Dynamics AX for Retail & Commerce Brings the Power and Intelligence of the Cloud to Retailers<\/a><\/p>\n It All Adds Up: New IDC Analyst Connection Discusses the Value of ERP<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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