Nick Detmer
Client Technology Strategist, Qixas Group
Nick advises mid-market companies weighing ERP and CRM decisions. His career spans every side of the Dynamics ecosystem, which gives him a rare 360° view of how these projects actually go. Clients lean on him when the stakes are high and the timeline is short — which is how his team earned the “Dynamics SWAT Team” nickname.
- ERP Selection
- Retail & Hospitality
- Dynamics 365
- Business Case & TCO
14 articles by Nick
The Five Retail and Distribution Reports Worth Building in Power BI First
The five retail and distribution Power BI reports worth building first: sell-through, inventory aging, margin, supplier performance and labour against sales, and what each needs from Business Central.
Read more
Five Reports Your CFO Wants That You Cannot Build Inside Business Central
Five CFO reports that reveal Business Central reporting limitations: cohort margin, forecast versus actual, cost-to-serve, multi-entity inventory aging and cash conversion, and where each belongs instead.
Read more
Seven Signals You've Outgrown Business Central
Have you outgrown Business Central? Ignore revenue and headcount. Seven operational signals that point to Dynamics 365 Finance, five bad reasons to move, and how to score your own evidence.
Read more
Demand Planning Without a Crystal Ball: What Business Central Does Natively vs. What You Have to Add
Business Central demand planning and forecasting: what the native supply-planning engine does well, where statistical forecasting needs Supply Chain Management or an ISV, and how to tell a data problem from a tooling problem.
Read more
Three Ways to Get Business Central Data Into Microsoft Fabric (And Which One You Actually Need)
Three ways to get Business Central data into Microsoft Fabric — OData/API pulls, the community BC2ADLS pattern, and Microsoft's native BC2Fab link into OneLake — and how to pick the one you actually need.
Read more
Business Central vs. Dynamics 365 Finance: The Comparison Without the Sales Pitch
Business Central vs. Dynamics 365 Finance without the sales pitch. Where the two products overlap, where the gap is oversold, what each licence costs, and why complexity rather than revenue should decide.
Read more
Best ERP Solutions for Multi-Property Hotel Management
How modern ERP and hospitality management solutions help hotel groups centralize finance, inventory, and guest experience across multiple properties for real-time operational visibility.
Read more
What Makes a Modern Retail POS System Worth the Investment?
A modern POS system has evolved far beyond processing transactions—it's the operational backbone of retail. Here's why the right POS platform directly impacts profitability, scalability, and customer experience.
Read more
The Hidden Costs of Dynamics 365 Business Central: What No One Tells You
Discover the hidden costs of Dynamics 365 Business Central that partners won't tell you about. Learn about licensing, customization, data migration, and ongoing costs to budget accurately.
Read more
How the Right ERP Software Can Solve ALL Your Retail Inventory Challenges
Inventory is both a retailer's biggest asset and biggest risk. See how modern ERP solutions like LS Retail eliminate stockouts, dead inventory, and manual errors with real-time visibility and automation.
Read more
Why ERP Projects Fail Because of Poor Planning
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects may well be the key to your growing business. From Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and beyond, these...
Read more
Strategies for a successful ERP Implementation
Strategies for a successful ERP Implementation Organizations that have issues with their ERP share one common problem: unsuccessful implementation of the...
Read more
ERP Partner Selection Guide: How to Find the Right Fit for Your Business
Choosing the right ERP partner is just as critical as choosing the software. Five things to consider—from industry expertise and cultural fit to implementation methodology and long-term support.
Read more
Why Modern POS Systems Are Essential for Today's Hospitality Industry
Guests expect seamless, personalized experiences at every stage of their stay. See how integrated modern POS systems help hotels connect guest services, operations, and data into one unified platform.
Read more
