Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central empowers small and medium businesses in Kochi

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, a comprehensive business management solution, is enabling small and medium businesses (SMBs) in Kochi to improve their operational and business efficiency. This cloud platform ensures business continuity by connecting sales, service, finance, and operations teams to help SMBs transform faster and deliver better results. Customized for India, the solution comes with inbuilt features that address local regulatory and market requirements for ease of business. It comprises of over 500+ pre-configured use cases and business scenarios for Goods and Services Tax (GST), Tax Deducted at Source (TDS), and Tax Collected at Source (TCS).

In today’s dynamic business environment, SMBs are looking for simple, productive, secure, cost-effective solutions that can accelerate their digital transformation journey. Dynamics 365 Business Central addresses some of the key concerns faced by SMBs, including an unconnected set of on-premises ERP systems, manually updating and scaling current ERP tools, and lack of data protection. Built on Microsoft Azure, the solution aims to address these with new modular applications, expanded analytics, and software improvements. It brings the rich functionality and full flexibility of Microsoft Dynamics Navision, the company’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) app, to deploy in the cloud or on-premises. It can be accessed from any mobile device to conduct business on-the-go.

Harish Vellat, country head, small, medium & corporate business, Microsoft India, said, “SMBs are the backbone of the Indian economy and are driving the country’s digital transformation wave with rapid cloud adoption. With Dynamics 365 Business Central, we aim to empower and strengthen the SMB ecosystem in the country. It offers customers affordable and easily manageable tools that simplify and expedite everyday business processes. We believe it will help small and medium-sized organizations move to the cloud confidently and be future proof.”

Dynamics 365 Business Central automates and streamlines business processes including finance, manufacturing, sales, shipping, project management, services, and provides an opportunity for organizations to upgrade from their current accounting software and legacy ERP systems. Fast to implement, easy to configure, it fast-tracks innovations in product design, development, implementation, and usability. It integrates with other Microsoft cloud services including Microsoft 365 and can be customized or extended for specific industry needs with PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, and Power BI. The solution also integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Teams, and enables businesses to easily share information with team members and respond faster to inquiries.

As a single, end-to-end application, Business Central enables:

• Business without silos. Organizations can unify their business processes, and boost efficiency with automated tasks and workflows – all integrated within familiar Microsoft 365 tools.
• Derive actionable insights. Organizations can gain a holistic view of their business data, business analytics, and actionable insights delivered by Microsoft’s leading intelligent technologies, increasing agility. It empowers leaders and employees to react quickly to changing business needs with intelligent insights – anywhere and on any device.
• Solutions built to evolve. A business can start quickly, grow at its own pace, and adapt in real time with a flexible platform that makes it easy to extend Dynamics 365 Business Central based on its changing needs.

Dynamics 365 Business Central also provides frequent updates allowing ERP systems to stay on the latest version without additional cost. It can be customized to support organizations across industries such as manufacturing, travel, and financial services.