Knowledge

Knowledge that comes before the quote.

Deadlines, costs and decisions around ERP, Business Central and AI — written the way we would explain them in a first call.

Business Central add-ons 8 min

OPplus is being retired: what Continia Banking and Continia Finance mean for your finance department

OPplus is being replaced by Continia Banking and Continia Finance. What moves into which product, why the change is not a simple update, and when to plan it.

Business Central add-ons 8 min

Cost accounting in Business Central: what CKL Kostenrechnung 365 adds to the standard

Cost centres, cost objects, multi-level contribution margin accounting and overhead allocation in Business Central — the controlling depth otherwise reserved for large systems.

Business Central add-ons 7 min

Screening sanctions lists without leaving the process: Comsol Sanscreen

Why screening business partners against sanctions lists is not an annual exercise, and how it can become a click inside the document rather than a separate project.

Business Central add-ons 7 min

Running shipping and carriers inside Business Central: Comsol Multiship

How parcel carriers and forwarders can be served in parallel from Business Central — without each carrier's own software and without a break in the shipping process.

Business Central add-ons 7 min

Connecting DATEV and Business Central: the SIEVERS DATEV interface

How posting and master data move between Business Central and DATEV without anyone retyping values or hand-building CSV files — and what to watch in the chart of accounts.

Business Central add-ons 7 min

EDI in Business Central: EDI projects without customisation, using Anvaigo EDI Connect

How EDIFACT, X12, VDA and XRechnung can be handled directly inside Business Central — without programming, without an external EDI provider, and without touching the standard.

IT security 11 min

Hit by ransomware: what to do now, from assessing the damage to restarting the business

What to do after a ransomware attack, in four steps: establish the damage, check what can be restored, keep the business running, and plan the restart — including reporting duties and the ransom question.

IT security 10 min

Ransomware in mid-sized companies: what actually protects you, and why backups alone are not enough

How ransomware actually gets into a network, which measures have the greatest effect, why attackers go for the backups first, and what separates disaster recovery from a backup.

ERP projects 9 min

Replacing an ERP: the process, the duration and what happens to the data

What replacing an existing ERP system actually involves: the phases, the realistic duration, which data genuinely has to come across, and the points at which projects typically go wrong.

Microsoft Dynamics 8 min

Setting up e-invoicing in Business Central: XRechnung, ZUGFeRD and Peppol

How to send and receive XRechnung and ZUGFeRD in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: choosing a format, the transmission route, the master data that makes documents fail, and inbound invoices.

AI & Automation 8 min

AI phone assistants: value, limits and the law

Where a voice agent on the phone pays off and where it doesn't, plus what GDPR and the EU AI Act require for transparency and call recording.

ERP Projects 7 min

ERP implementation: the checklist before you decide

Why mid-market ERP projects actually fail, and which questions you should have answered before selecting a system or signing a quote.

AI & Law 7 min

The EU AI Act for mid-sized companies: what you actually have to do

The AI Act also applies to companies that merely use AI. What deployer obligations mean, which systems are critical and what a pragmatic implementation path looks like.

AI & Automation 6 min

AI in mid-sized companies: use cases that actually pay off

Less hype, more arithmetic: which AI applications deliver measurable value in mid-sized companies, why projects fail and what a sensible start looks like.

Microsoft Dynamics 8 min

What does Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central really cost?

Licence costs are only part of the bill. An overview of licence types, implementation costs, ongoing operation and the items quotes tend to leave out.

E-Invoicing 8 min

German e-invoicing obligation: which deadlines really apply and what to do

Receiving mandatory since 2025, issuing from 2027 or 2028: the practical roadmap for B2B e-invoicing in Germany, with XRechnung, ZUGFeRD and the pitfalls.

Microsoft Dynamics 7 min

Dynamics NAV End of Support: which Navision version expires when

Running NAV 2015, 2016, 2017 or 2018? An overview of Microsoft Dynamics NAV end-of-support dates, what actually happens after the cut-off and which options you have.

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