A Deeper Look into the Microsoft Partner Ecosystem with Stephen James

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• Personal background – living in Brussels, family, hobbies, etc. 
• Background of  SAGlobal – role, being chairman,  
• Decision-making process at getting in and building a Dynamics based business 
• Thoughts about Microsoft not pushing Dynamics GP to the market 
• Thoughts on Dynamics 365 Business Central as a product vs Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations
• Thoughts on recent big company acquisitions and the possible cycle of boutique startups coming to market 
• Importance and the value of awards (Dynamics 365 Global ERP Partner of the Year for 2017, and Global Talent Partner of the Year for 2018 ) and is seen as world leaders in the Dynamics market space  
• Key ingredients to growing a successful Dynamics practice 
• Potential revenue streams for an SI 
• Business opportunities around AI to market 
• Activities within the ISV space, being one of 12 global ISVs 
• Thoughts on the Microsoft 20% tax to ISVs 

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