Advantage Business Systems | Business Solutions & IT Services

Business Solutions and IT Services Specialist

Advantage Business Systems provide business solutions and IT services based around Microsoft technologies to customers throughout the UK and Europe. We help you to efficiently manage your business, improve performance and reduce costs. Our solutions range from Finance and Accounting software, to Business Intelligence and Document Management.

We also provide a range of IT services and solutions, ranging from fully Managed Services to Hosted VoIP Telephony and Disaster Recovery. Your business challenges are our core strengths with over 100 years’ combined experience of alleviating business problems.

Why Choose Advantage Business Systems?

We’re an independent London based Microsoft Gold Partner certified in the supply and implementation of Microsoft Dynamics GP and Microsoft Dynamics NAV. All of our business consultants are qualified and certified in Microsoft Dynamics, and we have a dedicated Microsoft Dynamics GP Support Team and a Microsoft Dynamics NAV Support Team on hand to assist you.

Sure Step Methodology

Our commitment to Microsoft and our customers is demonstrated in the way in which we carryout projects. We have adopted the Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step Methodology which covers the following key areas:

Analysis

The Analysis phase represents the official start of the implementation. This phase defines the activities required to initiate and effectively plan the entire project.

Design

The goal of the Design phase is to define how the business requirements will be implemented. The phase includes configuration of the overall Microsoft Dynamics solution and the design of specific customisations needed to satisfy business requirements identified during the Analysis phase.

Development

The goal of the Development phase is to build and test the system components defined and approved in the design specifications, including developing the customisations, integrations and interfaces, and data migration processes.

Deployment

The Deployment phase is where all the efforts of the project team come together for a successful transition to the new Microsoft Dynamics solution. Key activities in this phase include End User Training, User Acceptance Testing, and the actual cut-over to the new or upgraded production environment. For Enterprise projects, Performance Testing is also completed.

Operation

The Operation phase defines the activities required to close the project, provide post-production support, and transition the solution and knowledge to the customer. Key objectives of this phase include providing post–go-live support, transitioning the solution to support, performing a final quality audit, and project closure.

Awards

Advantage’s impressive achievements to date include:

Microsoft Gold Enterprise Resource Planning Partner
Microsoft Small Business Specialist
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Excellence Award
Microsoft Dynamics Customer Excellence Award
Presidents Club (2007 and 2010)
Microsoft Business Solutions Specialist
Microsoft Information Worker Solutions Specialist
Microsoft Mobility Solutions Specialist
Microsoft Data Management Solutions Specialist
Microsoft Networking Infrastructure Solutions Specialist

Partners

Over the years we’ve partnered with a number of software specialists to offer our customers the best possible solution that meets their needs.

Some of our partners at Advantage include:

Microsoft Dynamics: With over one million users worldwide, Microsoft Dynamics is available in over 40 countries and has delivered the capabilities and performance needed to power more than 84,000 diverse businesses and is therefore, a proven solution to industry.

Trillium Systems specialise in providing Microsoft Dynamics CRM solutions. Microsoft Dynamics CRM is easily adaptable and can be integrated with Microsoft Dynamics GP and NAV.

Jet Reports is one of the most widely used Excel reporting solutions in the world, with over 50,000 users. Jet offers a complete BI solution with our signature Excel front-end reporting, an optimised data warehouse, and cubes for viewing critical measures that matter to your business.

BI4Dynamics is a complete reporting and business intelligence solution for Microsoft Dynamics NAV and AX. With BI4Dynamics you can access all your dashboards, KPIs and business critical information on the go with the power of MicroStrategy – a complete web and mobile BI solution.

BI360 integrates with Microsoft Dynamics to provide a business intelligence solution that gives reporting, budgeting, dashboards and a pre-configured data warehouse. The BI360 suite gives you a complete Excel-based Business Intelligence solution.

SharperLight provides you with access to all your data, which ultimately ensures you have all the information at your fingertips to run your business, live from multiple sources within a single report and works across the Microsoft stack.

KwikTag, by ImageTag, is the market-leading transactional content management application and platform solution. Implemented in days and easy to use, KwikTag delivers value with a fast ROI and low cost of ownership.

Spindle Professional, created by Draycir, is used by over 14,000 users in over 2,000 companies throughout the UK and Europe. It is an affordable, award-winning, intelligent Windows print driver that simplifies the whole process and works with practically any application that can print.

Credit Hound is inexpensive, award-winning credit control software that streamlines credit control in your business. Designed to help you reduce the time it takes to be paid, improving your cash flow and saving you time.

Created by Draycir and powered by Experian, Credit Guardian gives small and medium sized businesses affordable, year round access to business intelligence, helping them make better and more informed business decisions.

Arkk Solutions is the UK’s leading iXBRL consultancy. In 2010, ARKK Solutions developed the UK’s first iXBRL software that works directly in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Expense@Work, created by Systems@Work is the leading Automated Expense Management Software Solution for businesses ranging in size from 25 to 5,000 Employees.

Paramount Technologies is the leading global provider of web-based ERP workflow automation solutions. The ERP workflow automation makes internal workflow processes more efficient, improves employee productivity, reduces time and errors, and saves money.

agilesWorkflow is a workflow automation solution developed specifically for Microsoft Dynamics NAV. The workflow automation solution integrates into your NAV system to provide approvals, workflows, notifications and more!

Qiwi Mobility is an app that allows you to use, update and process information in Microsoft Dynamics NAV from your Apple devices. Whether you have wifi access or not, Qiwi will update information as soon as you become connected.

References

Don’t just take our word for it – here’s what some of our clients say:

“Advantage are the ideal size and fit for us…. they are also in the right location to provide a tailored service and to act as our mentor on all IT-related matters.”
Hallett Retail

“An in-house IT person would represent an overhead and we’d have to pay a significant salary to get someone of the intellect and competence that we have at Advantage.”
Galliard Healthcare Communications

“Since changing Dynamics Support to Advantage we’ve certainly noticed a big improvement.”
Horizon International Cargo

“We liked that the solution offered a fixed price and fixed implementation of 6 days, which meant that we could be up and running quickly.”
DeaconCapital Asset Management

“Finance staff don’t generally get excited about much….but I’ve certainly never seen my guys so ecstatic as when Microsoft Dynamics NAV was demonstrated to them for the first time.”
Care Plus Group

“The Microsoft Dynamics solution has the flexibility, scalability and cost-effectiveness to help us drive operational efficiency within the organisation.”
Spectrum Community Health