Cross train into Microsoft Dynamics AX?

[Peoplesoft bloke]

It is all going hosted. Exchange , CRM , Sharepoint. ALL I TELL YA. Next version of Dynamics is Online/hosted AFAIR.

The bloke who set up PeopleSoft certainly thinks so - his latest venture is going hosted.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Fair enough. I have just been listening to how Great Pains is the next great ERP package for years with the promise of how microsoft never fail. Am still waiting 10 years later.

Actually, that's an excellent point - they don't seem to have made much progress. They should have bought PeopleSoft when they had the chance

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I have to believe that there will still be a market for someone with your skills though. There are likely to be plenty of customers migrating from Oracle or P/soft to fusion and having consultants with experience of both worlds is surely what the client would want. I don't know for sure am just speculating



I am not convinced of that. Given the choice of an upgrade to fusion versus the challenge of starting from scratch and implementing something else I don't foresee as many people going down that route as you imply. I could of course be completely wrong.



The prospect of chasing sme size companies and their attitude towards spend on IT (and hence contractor rates) fills me with horror. I just see that as a step backwards for you and you will likely be continually squeezed on rate. Again that's purely my opinion.

Good luck.

hmmm all good points, well made - thanks, maybe it's not such a bright idea.

[oracleslave]

.NET , Sharepoint , Biztalk , Commerce Server Dynamics have some good paying jobs plus some guarantee that the product won't disappear next year.

I am not familiar with Dynamics ( although considering moving into the area ) and the comment it being a poo is not surprising. However with Microsoft you can rest assured that they will eventually get the product somewhere like the case with Sharepoint and others.

Fair enough. I have just been listening to how Great Pains is the next great ERP package for years with the promise of how microsoft never fail. Am still waiting 10 years later.

[oracleslave]

Mainly because Oracle seem to be saying that all development will now be done in the Oracle Applications Development Environment. That is like starting from scratch for me so I may as well switch products while I have a chance.

I have to believe that there will still be a market for someone with your skills though. There are likely to be plenty of customers migrating from Oracle or P/soft to fusion and having consultants with experience of both worlds is surely what the client would want. I don't know for sure am just speculating

When the time comes to move to Fusion, I reckon customers will seriously consider all options and I expect some defections to SAP and elsewhere.

I am not convinced of that. Given the choice of an upgrade to fusion versus the challenge of starting from scratch and implementing something else I don't foresee as many people going down that route as you imply. I could of course be completely wrong.

I'm not sure huge ERP systems are really the future anyway and smaller companies don't need or want the overhead of a SAP/Oracle implementation, even if they have it hosted by someone else.

The prospect of chasing sme size companies and their attitude towards spend on IT (and hence contractor rates) fills me with horror. I just see that as a step backwards for you and you will likely be continually squeezed on rate. Again that's purely my opinion.

Good luck.

[Likely]

Mainly because Oracle seem to be saying that all development will now be done in the Oracle Applications Development Environment. That is like starting from scratch for me so I may as well switch products while I have a chance.

When the time comes to move to Fusion, I reckon customers will seriously consider all options and I expect some defections to SAP and elsewhere.

I'm not sure huge ERP systems are really the future anyway and smaller companies don't need or want the overhead of a SAP/Oracle implementation, even if they have it hosted by someone else.

It is all going hosted. Exchange , CRM , Sharepoint. ALL I TELL YA. Next version of Dynamics is Online/hosted AFAIR.

[Likely]

Yes and all IT folk specialising in microsoft products have found themselves constantly in high demand earning the big bucks

.NET , Sharepoint , Biztalk , Commerce Server Dynamics have some good paying jobs plus some guarantee that the product won't disappear next year.

I am not familiar with Dynamics ( although considering moving into the area ) and the comment it being a poo is not surprising. However with Microsoft you can rest assured that they will eventually get the product somewhere like the case with Sharepoint and others.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I don't understand why you would think it's a better bet? Surely with peoplesoft skills you should be considering getting Fusion experience once it is released. I just could not contemplate having to start again from scratch.

Mainly because Oracle seem to be saying that all development will now be done in the Oracle Applications Development Environment. That is like starting from scratch for me so I may as well switch products while I have a chance.

When the time comes to move to Fusion, I reckon customers will seriously consider all options and I expect some defections to SAP and elsewhere.

I'm not sure huge ERP systems are really the future anyway and smaller companies don't need or want the overhead of a SAP/Oracle implementation, even if they have it hosted by someone else.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I was involved in a Axapta implementation a few years ago, and can say that the product is a pile of poo. There are probably a handful of people in the world who really understand how it works, and they are all in Denmark.

It's just Access on steroids.

Hmm interesting - PeopleTools is like .net on mogadon (sp?) though so it might be a good choice.......

[portseven]

I was involved in a Axapta implementation a few years ago, and can say that the product is a pile of poo. There are probably a handful of people in the world who really understand how it works, and they are all in Denmark.

It's just Access on steroids.

[pmeswani]

Yes and all IT folk specialising in microsoft products have found themselves constantly in high demand earning the big bucks

Damn, I'm in the wrong market.

[oracleslave]

If you look back anything Microsoft has proven to be a success.

Yes and all IT folk specialising in microsoft products have found themselves constantly in high demand earning the big bucks

[Likely]

If you look back anything Microsoft has proven to be a success.

[oracleslave]

I've seen ads for this - would mean being a permie for a bit

Anyone on here doing Microsoft Dynamics AX?

Realistically it would seem a better future bet than PeopleSoft

I don't understand why you would think it's a better bet? Surely with peoplesoft skills you should be considering getting Fusion experience once it is released. I just could not contemplate having to start again from scratch.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I've seen ads for this - would mean being a permie for a bit

Anyone on here doing Microsoft Dynamics AX?

Realistically it would seem a better future bet than PeopleSoft