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Maximize Your Microsoft Dynamics AX Investment with Cognizant
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Full-Service Approach for Increased Business Value
For more than 20 years, Cognizant has built a strategic relationship with Microsoft™, represented in our Microsoft Dynamics™ AX practice and offering end-to-end capabilities that accelerate the business value of your Microsoft® investments.
Our Microsoft AX competency caters to the business needs of large-to-mid-sized organizations by providing comprehensive services on Microsoft Dynamics™ AX. Our Dynamics AX Center of Excellence now includes more than 100 highly skilled consultants who are certified on Dynamics AX for various technical and functional modules, with experience in numerous AX engagements spanning across implementation, product development, integration and application support.
Value Proposition
Strategic Partnership with Microsoft
• Cognizant has been a Microsoft Certified ERP Gold Partner since 2004 and is one of Microsoft’s top 10 global System Integrators (SI).
• As a Microsoft Gold Partner, we have early access to new products and releases to provide timely guidance to customers.
• Our dedicated Dynamics AX Center of Excellence drives innovation, product and process excellence.
Relevant AX Experience & Capabilities
• Over a dozen customer success stories for AX
implementation, support, integration and add-
on product developments.
• Experience in AX deployments on Microsoft
AZURE cloud platform.
• Global team of more than 100 Microsoft
Dynamics AX consultants with rich domain
expertise and industry-wide implementation
experience.
AX Solutions Accelerators
• Warranty Management Solution: Warranty management is a powerful relationship tool that enables management and tracking of warranty obligations, install base and the delivery of products and services to customers, distributors and suppliers. By extending the powerful features of Microsoft Dynamics™ AX, companies gain visibility into the sales process and efficiently manage warranty costs.
• Cognizant’s RetailMate (IoT) Solution: A simple and effective solution based on the Internet of (your) things, enabling brands to understand and personalize customer experiences, RetailMate aims at equipping stores with smart sensors and devices that monitor and provide advanced analytics on “who,” “when” and “how” things happened during customer shopping experience.
> Tight Integration with MS Dynamics (ERP System) and MS Azure (IoT Platform) for real-time store operations.
> Real-time data analytics and reporting for better decisions and effective personalization.
> Enabling digital touch-points for smart stores.
> Digital engagement in-store increases dwell time and improves satisfaction of the shopping experience.
> Focusing on the needs of the shopper enhances the overall in- store experience and customer engagement.
> In-store analytics tools allow store managers to optimize store operations and improve sales.
Global Delivery Model
• Leverage Cognizant’s time-tested andproven global delivery capabilities tosupport engagement. We currently supportcustomer operations in 60 countries.
• SureStep + Proprietary Two-in-a-Box modelensures successful deployments.
• Onsite-offshore model provides best-in-class business solutions, while ensuringcost optimization.
Higher ROI
• Lower product license cost, combined withour cost-effective global delivery model,results in lower total cost-of-ownership,quicker returns and faster time-to-market.
Team Synergy
• Leverage expertise from other teams, suchas our business and cloud consultants, aswell as allied Microsoft technology expertsin SharePoint, Azure and BizTalk, for a moreintegrated, end-to-end solution.
• Access support and maintenance servicesfor niche/legacy applications through ourvarious technology practices
Verticals Served
Our practice provides solutions catering to almost all industry verticals, with a special focus on the following:
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• Manufacturing (Discrete, Process and Lean)
• Logistics & Distribution
• Retail & Consumer Goods
• Media & Entertainment
• Energy & Utilities
• Healthcare & Life Sciences
• Financial Services
Service Offerings
Cognizant provides a comprehensive portfolio of services for Microsoft Dynamics AX, including global implementations, roll-outs, product (add-on) development services, AX integration services, reports development, testing services and application support services.
AX Implementation & Hosting Services
• Multi-country implementation and roll-outs
• AX on Azure hosting services
Product/Vertical Solution Development
• Industry vertical solution projects andreports
• Add-on module/plug-in development work
• Feature enhancements
Application Upgrade and Data Migration
• Upgrade assessment and strategy
• Application upgrade
• Data migration
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AX Consulting Services (Due-Diligence)
• Product/package evaluation
• Business blueprinting
• Integration consulting
AX Application Support Services
• Post go-live ongoing support
• Offshore development support
AX Application Testing Services
• Functional testing
• System integration testing
Key Dynamics AX Engagements
Cognizant has deployed AX across various service offerings for clients operating in various verticals and geographies.
Implementation
• Leading energy performance and auditorganization in U.K.
• Leading U.S. newspaper daily in print anddigital media
• Leading multinational medical devicemanufacturing company in U.K.
• Leading global provider of fleet cards andspecialty payments based in Australia
Application Support
• Leading out-of-home media organizationbased in U.K.
• Microsoft EMEA customers
• Leading consumer goods retailer based inU.K. dealing in home products
Integrations
• Leading U.S.-based provider of manufacturing automation and information technologies
• Leading U.S. restaurant chain
Product / Add-on vertical Development
• Leading U.K. provider of legal technologyservices
• Leading U.S. design, deployment andoperations provider of highly-reliable, securecommunications systems
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Microsoft Dynamics AXTo learn how Cognizant's Microsoft Dynamics AX capabilities is helping forward-thinking organizations, please contact Saleem Anwar - [email protected]