Insights
What became of Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations
In 2020, Microsoft decoupled F&O into five standalone apps. We give the current overview.
arades · Microsoft Partner
We don't sell a platform — we sell the answer that fits the question. Hybrid, when that's the truth. As a Microsoft Partner based in Offenbach am Main, we serve mid-market companies across the Rhine-Main region and throughout DACH, with over 20 years of Microsoft hands-on experience.
Microsoft Cloud and Independent Engineering under one roof — we recommend what fits the task, not what fits our portfolio.
ProductsProductized Dynamics 365 apps, tools and integrations — education institutions, associations, P&SM, modular ERP, inter-company. Ready to deploy.
ServicesLifecycle (advisory to care), ongoing services (license, training, compliance), specializations (governance, integration, user enablement).
InsightsWhat we do every day: Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Copilot, NIS2, Independent Engineering — from real projects. Plus team, careers, references.
Four principles
Editorial instead of marketing speak. Concrete instead of buzzwords. Honest instead of sales-optimized.
Microsoft specialist and Independent Engineer under one roof. We recommend the platform that fits the task — even when it's not part of our main portfolio.
You talk to the people who actually develop and implement. No account-manager layer, no translation losses, no polished status reports.
Productized Dynamics 365 apps shorten time-to-value — from education institutions to associations, P&SM, and modular ERP.
We tell you openly whether a project with us makes sense. We've turned down engagements — and gained a new trust relationship every time.
Microsoft Partner
Engineering · Stack 1
Office Apps, Teams, SharePoint, Exchange, OneDrive, Defender, Intune. Microsoft Licensing Partner — licenses plus our own extensions, add-ons, and custom development.
Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio agents, adoption support. From license purchase to real impact in daily operations.
Enterprise AI platform: 11,000+ models, Foundry IQ, 1,400+ connectors. For production-ready agents with full architectural control.
CRM & ERP — Sales, Customer Service, Field Service, Project Operations, Customer Insights, Business Central.
Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Pages, Dataverse — as a custom layer on top of your Microsoft stack.
Identity platform for SSO, Conditional Access, Zero Trust. Azure as a cloud foundation for custom workloads, hybrid setups, EU-sovereign hosting.
Engineering · Stack 2
Tailored applications on modern frameworks — sovereign, often on European infrastructure. Java, Spring, web stacks beyond Microsoft.
iOS and Android apps for internal workflows or customer-facing scenarios. React Native, native stacks — matched to the respective backend.
OpenAI, Mistral, Anthropic Claude, Aleph Alpha — models other than Copilot integrated into business processes. GDPR-compliant, EU-hosted where possible.
Stay instead of deliver
We don't just deliver projects — we stay. Three services are structured so the first engagement turns into a long-term partnership. Predictable for you, an ongoing engagement for us.
Purchase Microsoft licenses through us as a Cloud Solution Provider (CSP). Monthly billing, German contracting partner, license audit included.
Managed services for your running Microsoft applications: updates per release wave, fixes, training, continuous improvement in a flat-rate model.
Monthly training allotment for your teams: Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Copilot, governance. In-house, open, or mixed format — also bookable as a one-off.
Project engagements remain available: implementation, custom development, integration and migration are billed as classic projects — ideally with a follow-on phase in the Care model. All services →
Solutions
Pre-built CRM application for training and education providers with course administration, billing, and participant tracking.
Member management, dues billing, event management — built specifically for associations, chambers, and professional organizations.
Project and service billing for IT service providers and consultancies — time tracking, travel, expenses, billing. We use it ourselves.
Classic ERP on a Microsoft foundation without Business Central — assembled from arades apps. For mid-market companies with 5–200 employees.
Inventory, orders and master data across company boundaries — hub architecture with connections to Shopify, Oxaion, Amazon, GLS.
Brings CRM records directly into Microsoft Teams — conversations with context, without switching tabs.
Insights
In 2020, Microsoft decoupled F&O into five standalone apps. We give the current overview.
Why 80% of all Copilot investments fizzle out — and what it takes for adoption to actually happen.
In force since December 6, 2025. ~29,500 companies affected. Fines up to €10M.
30-min initial conversation
We listen, frame your situation, and give you an honest assessment — even when another partner is a better fit.