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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a cost effective, end-to-end business solution that is integrated, upgradeable and adaptable for all mid-market needs.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central gives businesses complete control over core business processes, and the insight that employees need to perform at their best.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a Microsoft end-to-end business solution that is modern, unified, intelligent, and adaptable for all mid-market needs. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central gives businesses complete control over core business processes, the insight that employees need to perform at their best, and the integration with advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

A significant technical strength of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is the incorporation of a “Digital feedback loop” as a core concept of the system. Using this concept, the four main pillars of information (customers, employees, operations and products) act as sources of data to the system. Collected data is further analysed using Intelligence, and as a result a set of suggested actions is produced and directed towards the main pillars of information. This loop is continuously executed, resulting to the empowerment of employees, the transformation of products, and the optimization of operations.

Digital feedback loop

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central comes with a highly flexible development environment. This allows Fortune Technologies, a Microsoft Business Solutions Partner focusing entirely in the Maritime Sector, to create the shipping vertical for the maritime industry. This vertical solution includes a full range of modules that cover the needs of a maritime company.

Maritime Modules

Fortune modules are developed at the next-to-top layer of an architectural pyramid where Microsoft worldwide objects form the base of the solution (layer D). Country specific objects are optionally added at another layer (C) to ensure the solution meets national legal, regulatory and business practices. The third layer is the industry specific layer. And finally, there is a top “customization” layer (A), where we can add customer specific business processes to create a unique solution tailored to each individual customer’s demands. This approach enables customers to always be ahead, by taking advantage of Microsoft latest technology stack together with the maritime business logic coming from a partner dedicated to the maritime industry.

Architectural Pyramid

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central provides new possibilities for customers to realize a faster time to value. It’s easier to be up and running fast – whether deployment is on premises or in the cloud. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central also drives value in other ways, with new reporting enhancements, improvements to the migration tool, partner development tools, and close interoperability with Microsoft technologies.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central platforms

Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central can be accessed through a variety of clients, including the PC, mobile devices, web browsers, as well as other external applications.

Bringing flexible KPIs and dashboards for each user role, the Role Tailored User Experience empowers people to work smarter and more effectively, so businesses can boost productivity and maximize their effectiveness. System suggestions based on historical data, lead to optimized process outcomes and higher productivity. Employees with little or no experience with Business Central can quickly start using the application, often with minimal or even no training, meaning companies can save considerably on training costs. Plus, the high degree of familiarity with Microsoft Office products makes navigation easier and faster. Users can find the information they need to do their work faster.

Users are able to find the information they need to do their work faster.

Dynamic screenshot surface

More users in the company can be more productive with features like the Web Client or the Mobile Client. Streamlined, intuitive user experience across clients and mobile devices makes it easier to get stuff done.

In addition to the existing range of supported functionality, powerful innovations in Dynamics 365 Business Central include:

  • Improved User Experience

  • Support for Power Platform: Power BI, Microsoft Flow and Power App can be used with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

  • Especially with PowerBI, you can build dashboard and reports on top of a fully featured model, allowing you to explore and analyze your data as you need.

  • Workflow templates: In just a few clicks, you can set up workflows to connect your business process to industry standards.

  • Document Management / Cloud Services: Electronic Invoicing, Optical Character Recognition, Incoming Document Workflow, Currency Exchange Rate Update.

Fortune Maritime Architecture

Fortune Maritime Architecture is based on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. The database resides in a central location. This can be the headquarter office or the “cloud”. Vessel (on-board) clients connect to a light weight vessel database, which periodically synchronizes and exchanges data with the central database via a robust synchronization mechanism.

This architectural approach provides unparalleled deployment flexibility and takes advantage of the state-of-the art Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central platform mobility and wide client reach.

Client Sync Service
Cloud on premise

Fortune Maritime can be deployed either on the premises of the shipping company or be delivered as a SaaS (Software as a Service).

Both models have specific advantages and disadvantages and it depends entirely on the shipping company business needs, which one will be selected.

Fortune Technologies can help you decide which option is best for your company. The SaaS model is offered on Microsoft Azure cloud services and provides a managed solution.

Supporting Your EU GDPR Compliance Journey With Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

On May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect. GDPR is a European privacy and security law that establishes a new global standard for privacy rights, security, and compliance.

The GDPR is fundamentally about protecting and enabling the privacy rights of individuals. The GDPR establishes strict privacy requirements governing how organizations manage and protect personal data while respecting individual choice—no matter where data is sent, processed, or stored.

Microsoft and our customers are now on a journey to achieve the privacy goals and mandates of the GDPR. At Microsoft, we believe privacy is a fundamental right, and we believe that the GDPR is an important step forward for clarifying and enabling individual privacy rights.

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