ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

The ALS Ice Bucket challenge has helped raise $22.9 million, 12 times the amount raised last year according to the ALS Association.

I just completed the challenge, and the donation, and would encourage you support this cause as well. Support ALS here https://t.co/EnqNJUytbG

 

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

 

I’m nominating –

• David Musgrave - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/developingfordynamicsgp/
• Belinda Allen - http://saci.com/blogs/belinda-the-gp-csi/
• Beat Bucher - https://twitter.com/GP_Beat

 

My top 3 favourite ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Videos

• Elon Musk http://www.space.com/26876-spacex-elon-musk-takes-ice-bucket-challenge.html
• Bill Gates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS6ysDFTbLU
• Random Kids (Hilarious) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8kjhmIM9JM&feature=youtu.be

Dynamics GP ACA(Affordable Care Act) Solution

The ACA changes are almost here, and along with it additional reporting requirements. The US Small Business Administration has a lot of information available at http://www.sba.gov/healthcare

You would want to check out information relevant to the bracket you fit in -

• Employers with Fewer Than 25 Employees
• Employers with Up to 50 Employees
• Employers with 50 or more Employees

A Microsoft Partner Lanac Technology has create a integrated solution to address this need http://info.lanactech.com/aca/

You can watch a Webcast to review what they have done at - http://mcgladrey.com/content/mcgladrey/en_US/events/microsoft-dynamics-gp-reporting-solutions-for-affordable-care-ac.html

In the new age of the Affordable Care Act, pressure to file payroll data accurately and confidently with the IRS is just one of the challenges for U.S. employers. Every organization doing business in the United States will have to digest the numerous and complex changes mandated for payroll reporting – and find a way to transform its information systems accordingly.

As a company that supports major users of Microsoft Dynamics GP’s Payroll module, LANAC Technology began in 2012 to pore over the Affordable Care Act's fine print for employers. Our clients asked that we:

• find a way they could meet the reporting requirements of the ACA confidently
• provide business intelligence to forecast each of their employees’ eligibility for employer-provided health insurance
• accomplish this with minimal disruption to their current processes

We dissected the multitudes of employer directives in the Affordable Care Act and put our ace development team on the job of creating software that makes ACA compliance headache-free for Dynamics GP Payroll users. The result is a Dynamics-specific product that we call ACA Reporting for Microsoft Dynamics GP.

 

 

Transform the Data Center, MVP Roadshow – Sydney

If you are looking at understanding the great options for reducing cost and complexity, as well as simplifying management with Windows Server 2012 R2 and Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 – Microsoft has a great event this Friday (Aug 15) in Sydney.  

Registration: http://bit.ly/1mCESYr

This event is supported by MS Corp Cloud OS team, so there are gifts for all attendees and lunch is included as well.

Agenda:
09:00 - 09:30 (30m.) | Breakfast/Registration

09:30 - 10:00 (30m.) | Session I - Cloud OS Data Moment

10:00 - 10:05 (05m.) | Break

10:05 - 10:45 (40m.) | Session II – Windows Server 2003 Migration Final Part 1

10:45 – 10:50 (05m.) | Break

10:50 - 11:30 (40m.) | Session III – Windows Server 2003 Migration Final Part 2

11:30 - 11:40 (10m.) | Break

11:40 – 12:30 (50m.) | Session IV* -

             Option 1. Bye Bye Server 2003, hello 2012 R2 (Demo based)

             Option 2.  Bringing the Azure Experience to your Datacenter with Windows Azure Pack

*Please choose one option for Session IV when you register
Lunch & Closing