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February CRM Boot Camp Registration is closing

Posted 3 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

You still have a little time to register for the Dynamics CRM 2011 training event in Raleigh. Registration discounts end today , so if you wanted to get some of the best CRM training available on the east coast, today is the day! There are classes for...
CRM 2011 Training event registration closes Friday

Posted 3 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

If you are considering attending our winter training in Raleigh next month, be aware that you are running out of time. Early registration closes Friday, and the rates go up after that. Contact Mary at mary@bizitpro.com / 919-459-5803 or register here...
Dynamics CRM 2011 UR12 partially released

Posted 3 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

Update Rollup 12 has been partially released, but not the server parts at this time. While many of us have been waiting for the functionality provided in UR12, I recommend that you hold off or at the very least, perform thorough testing before applying...
Dynamics CRM 2011 Polaris SDK now available

Posted 3 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

The latest release of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Software Development Kit (5.0.13) is now available for download here . It is also available in the MSDN library here . It applies to the upcoming CRM 2011 RU12 for On-Premise, as well as the CRM Online...
Dates for Dynamics CRM Training Event Finalized

Posted 4 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

Our winter 2013 Dynamics CRM training event has been rescheduled to the two week period from Monday February 25th through Thursday March 7th. It will still be held in Research Triangle Park (Raleigh, NC), near Raleigh-Durham International airport (RDU...
CRM Bootcamp is rescheduled to February 2013

Posted 5 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Raleigh CRM 2011 Bootcamp for January is being rescheduled. I will post more once we have a firm commitment from the venue, but it is now tentatively February 25 through March 7th. I will post more when I...
FREE access to our online CRM education CBTs for a limited time!

Posted 5 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

For a limited time, Business IT Professionals is making our CRM 2011 video based training available to qualified decision-makers of Dynamics CRM customers and partners to introduce our training services to new customers and partners. FREE access to...
Windows 8 on an iPad? Really?

Posted 5 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

I bought a new laptop for teaching so that I can run Windows 8 with Hyper-V for my teaching VMs. I also have an iPad which I used to remote in to my desktop machine and other machines using an RDP application on the iPad called Jump . What I didn’t...
Kick off the new year with CRM 2011 training

Posted 6 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

Just a quick note, we are in the planning stages for another CRM 2011 boot camp which includes both consultant and developer tracks. Here’s your chance to prepare for all the CRM 2011 certification exams or to pick up critical CRM 2011 skills on...
CRM 2011 Rollup 11 is ready for you now!

Posted 6 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

You might feel that this announcement is a little late, but we downloaded rollup 10 right after it was announced and found that it had some problems. It was subsequently re-released, but that didn’t fix the problems that the first release of rollup...
Hosting CRM 2011 Training VMs on Windows 8 Hyper-V

Posted 7 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

We were in Galisbay, Saint Martin training last week. (I know, it’s tough, but somebody has to do it!) Our host was Computech , a certified Microsoft partner who has build a substantial IT and development practice here over the last 12 years. They are...
CRM 2011 Training Event in Raleigh Oct 19th Update

Posted 7 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

Our training event in Raleigh NC has the developer track in “Guaranteed to Run” status. It will include only 80294 Customization and Configuration in CRM 2011 , 80444 Processes in CRM 2011 and 80295 Extending CRM 2011. 80295 and 80294 prepare you for...
Meet with us at eXtreme to discuss our new partner program

Posted 8 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

We put together a new partner program to help partners expand their CRM practice by adding CRM educational offerings for developers, customizers, system administrators, and even end-user training. The partner program is designed to help your CRM...
Dynamics CRM 2011 SDK 5.0.12 Released

Posted 8 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

Microsoft released the dynamics CRM 2011 software development kit version 5.0.12 on August 17, 2012. This SDK coincides with update rollup 10 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. It also looks like Microsoft skipped a version number like they did with...
Searching for a location for our January CRM training event

Posted 8 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

We were planning on holding a CRM 2011 boot camp in Tampa, Florida in January 2013. Yesterday I was informed that the facility we would normally teach and may not be available in time. While we hold our training events primarily on the East Coast, I’d...
Review of the CRM 2011 Applications Exam MB2-868

Posted 8 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

Last month, I was sorting through all my old blogs and realized that I had not reviewed the new CRM 2011 Applications certification exam (MB2-868). A quick check of my credentials revealed that I hadn’t taken it yet. I like to take all the exams...
Dynamics CRM 2011 Rollup 10 Released Today

Posted 9 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

Today Microsoft announced the release of Rollup 10, skipping Rollup 9 due to the delay of the Q2 2012 Service Update. This rollup does NOT include the Q2 2012 Service Update. This release does include: More Windows 8 / Office 2013 support &...
CRM 2011 Administration and Installation Video Courses

Posted 9 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

Starting in August 2012, I’ll be spending time updating some of the video courseware that we released late last year and writing a new CRM 2011 Administrators course. Based upon the feedback that I received, a lot of you would prefer topics shorter...
Deleting ‘Two Option’ or ‘Bit’ fields from CRM 2011/4.0

Posted 10 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

One of the challenges that I faced over time with both CRM 4.0 as well as CRM 2011, is eliminating "bit" or "two option" attributes from an entity in CRM once there are workflows in place that create records for that entity. If you...
Fall CRM 2011 boot camp in Raleigh, NC

Posted 10 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

We are bringing the fall 2011 CRM training event home in October. Our next scheduled event will be held from Monday, October 15, 2012 8:00 AM – Thursday, October 25, 2012 5:00 PM. This event will include the following classes: - 80290-3: Microsoft CRM...
Issues with Document Actions menu in CRM 2011

Posted 10 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

Some of our users has had a problem with the CRM 2011 to SharePoint document interface. For some reason, whenever they attempted to click on the actions menu for the documents associated with the CRM record when working remotely, the menu would not appear...
Cleaning Up CRM 2011 E-mails

Posted 10 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

I needed to clean up our database a bit and devised a method to identify potential spam emails so I could flag them for deletion. Mind you, it still takes a review of the email subject lines but this is a great start. I created an advanced find and...
Dynamics CRM 2011 Boot camp in Denver Starting Aug 6-16

Posted 11 months ago

by Stephenvnoe

Registration is now open for our next CRM 2011 training event, in beautiful Denver, CO . The two week event will start on August 6, 2012 and conclude on August 16, 2012. Week one will be six 10 hour days from Monday @ 8AM local time thru Saturday at...
Dynamics CRM 2011 Rollup 8 Released to the wild

Posted over 1 year ago

by Stephenvnoe

Microsoft has released Rollup 8 for CRM 2011 for download from the download center here . It will be available for installation via Windows Update on May 22, 2012 There should be an SDK announcement out shortly. Steve Noe, MCITP MCT
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Rollup 7 and SDK 5.0.10

Posted over 1 year ago

by Stephenvnoe

On March 28, 2012 Microsoft released Rollup 7 and the matching SDK for Microsoft Dynamics 2011. Here are the links: Microsoft Download Center: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29221 Microsoft Knowledge Base Article...

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