Analytics by Zap and their accompanying AX, NAV, and BI Gallery eBooks have been getting lots of attention from Zap partners and customers. Our pre-packaged analytics are easy to use, integrate well into customer environments, and add enormous value to any customer proposition. Their eBooks make this value obvious.
There are a number of ways you [...]
We recently spoke with Angelique Debuyser, Supply Chain Director for Rémy Cointreau in Singapore. With Rémy Cointreau and third party products sourced from France, Italy and the US, Angelique’s greatest challenges include ensuring on-time deliveries and operational flexibility. She led a project to select and implement Zap Business Intelligence to analyze Microsoft Dynamics AX data, [...]
One of the fastest ways to find BI leads among your existing Dynamics AX customer base is to call down your customers to identify those with an interest in improving reporting and BI. We’ve just released an AX BI telemarketing guide on ZapNet that covers:
Which accounts are your most likely BI targets
Which job roles to [...]
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Are you attending WPC 2011? (Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner conference, LA, July 10-14)
This year, we’re confident you won’t miss Zap. If you look closely at the WPC marketing material, you’ll see Zap’s Garth Laird as a profile partner. Zap has attended WPC for several years now, and it’s a unique opportunity to catch up with partners [...]
Whatever competitor you’re up against, do you want an edge that will change the way you sell and position BI? NAV Analytics are coming soon – hundreds of pre-packaged analytics that customers can use immediately. See for yourself with our NAV Analytics eBook that illustrates the pre-packaged concept and showcases some of the analytics.
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The complete documentation suite for Zap Business Intelligence is now available for BI 2011 SP1, reflecting the latest updates! In addition to the Installation and Configuration Guide and technical specifications (published at software release), the following are now available:
Portal Guide (online, PDF)
Functional Specification (PDF)
In particular, the portal guide now contains new sections on navigating pivot tables and [...]
When you’re selling BI, the IT manager is usually an important influencer in the buying decision. We recently spoke with an IT manager who’d just purchased Zap, and thought we’d share some insights into the process and Zap’s solution.
If you were talking to another IT manager and could say ONE thing about Zap, what would [...]
Zap Business Intelligence for Microsoft AX has recently been sold to numerous AX customers that are at the upper mid-market or enterprise end of the spectrum, and are household names. So, what have we found out about selling to this end of the market?
Reporting issues are still a major pain point (only more so).
Large AX [...]
If you’re training people how to build resources in Zap Business Intelligence 2011, there are some changes to the 2011 SP1 version of the software that may affect how you conduct the training. A document is now available that explains which features you may want to add to the current training course for Zap Business [...]



