This episode is sponsored by the 365 Leadership Summit, taking place September 18-19, 2025

On this episode we are discussing the business leader's perspective on AI transformation, including a theme that people aren't talking about as much: failure.

Our guests on this episode, Prachi Mishra of Microsoft and Geoff Ables of C5 Insight, talk both the risks and the potential benefits of the AI offerings that are emerging almost in real time from Microsoft in 2025. Prachi and Geoff both explain their reasons for viewing AI as key to the future of business, and the conditions that will lead organizations to successful investments.

They share case studies from their own clients, AI adoption advice, and how to build an achievable roadmap. And Geoff helps us understand one of the key risks that he foresees, the emergence of AI shelfware and the loss of excitement or momentum within an organization.

More about the 365 Leadership Summit:

• Taking place September 18-19, 2025 at The Ritz-Carlton, Denver, CO the 365 Leadership Summit is THE Non-Technical AI & Digital Transformation Event for Business Leaders & Change Influencers. Learn more at: www.c5in.co/leader

This episode is sponsored by SignUp Software.

On this episode we are discussing the opportunity to solve sophisticated finance challenges with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

My guests are Bob Monio of SignUp Software and Morgan Prengler of Sksoft. Their organizations have partnered for years, and they say the newest phase of their alliance will lead to new and improved solutions and programs to address the needs of finance teams in areas like AP, payments, reconciliation, and reporting.

Bob and Morgan both share use cases from recent customers and some of the emerging patterns that they have observed in the last twelve months around advanced financial solutions and modernization initiatives.

They also explain why they are using the strategic narrative of the CFO stack and the value of bringing audit, spending, and control under one roof.

More Resources:

• To learn more about embedded solutions for D365 BC, visit signupsoftware.com

• To learn more about SKsoft's toolbox, visit sksoft.com

This episode is sponsored by XPLUS.

On this episode we are diving into key changes in license enforcement in Dynamics 365 F&SCM with Bartosz Szpiech, vice president of product at XPLUS.

We begin by discussing what has changed in the licensing model from AX 2012 to Dynamics 365 and how it is changing in the coming months in ways that will have important implications for customers still planning a move from on-premises to cloud, as well as for existing D365 customers.

And while many customers will be able to adapt without too much disruption, there will be scenarios in which organizations could face a major impact to license costs and user management.

We also discuss how security setup projects have evolved and how user security governance, or USG, can support license optimization and compliance going forward.

Resources:

• D365 Licensing Guide - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/product-licensing/dynamics365
• USG - YouTube 1 hour walkthrough - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XOugnAmFi8
• USG Masterclass - 2 hours material with registration from Executive Automats - https://www.executiveautomats.com/dynamics-365-fscm-security-masterclasses
• Technet - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/
• Contact Bart - Bartosz.Szpiech@xplusglobal.com