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CIOREVIEW.COMJULY 14TH 2014MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL

100 Most Promising Microsoft Solution Providers It is no secret that Microsoft solutions are at the heart of many enterprises across the globe. Be it running financials, customer systems, or supply chains; Microsoft enterprise solutions are the backbone of virtually every organization. However, the overwhelming array of products and services–Dynamics ERP, CRM; Azure; SharePoint; SQL Server; Office 365–make navigating the complex and fragmented Microsoft landscape highly difficult.

Collaboration and productivity applications form the hub of communication for knowledge workers. When it comes to document management, companies see SharePoint as pivotal, with productivity applications like Office 365 and Exchange playing a central role in how employees collaborate and communicate.

Microsoft is also adopting new philosophies as it continues to compete with Amazon, Google and others in the cloud computing market. In a bid to make Azure stand out, the software giant is taking a path that it is rarely known to take—embracing openness. As it stands, this strategy seems to be working as numerous companies are starting to see Azure as their cloud computing platform of choice.

In the wake of these developments, the CIOs are looking to partner with leading solution and consulting firms to gain third-party insights into best practices for specific domains, such as supply chain, sales automation, or customer experience.

They are also on the lookout for partners with strong business acumen, industry-focused consultants and practices, change management skills, and tools built for specific industries. Furthermore, Microsoft clients desire for fully managed solutions from firms with an “asset heavy” footprint, global data presence, and strong skills around infrastructure management.

The software giant partners with about half a million vendors, ranging from multinational corporations to smaller players and specialist providers. Existing within this universe of Microsoft partners are a select few who are a step above the rest, and through this edition of CIO Review, we will help clients gain more insights into the capabilities of the major global service providers who are strong in Microsoft technologies.

As a prelude to CIO Review’s 100 Most Promising Microsoft Solution Providers 2014, our selection panel evaluated the capabilities thousands of vendors in this space that have skills to tackle complex challenges. The companies featured have showcased an in-depth expertise in delivering integrated and innovative technologies to streamline operations across the Microsoft landscape. A distinguished panel of CEOs, CIOs, VCs, industry analysts and the editorial board of CIO Review selected the final 100 companies that are at the forefront of tackling today’s challenge in the Microsoft ecosystem.

We present to you CIO Review’s 100 Most Promising Microsoft Solution Providers 2014.

Christo JacobManaging Editor

Bredet Servicesrecognized by magazine as

Editor-in-ChiefPradeep Shankar

An annual listing of the top 100 companies that have the expertise and experience to enhance Microsoft platforms enabling enterprises to transform and optimize their business processes

Company:Bredet Services

Key Person:Debbie Breuls President

Description:Software consulting firm specializing in ERP and CRM

Website: www.bredetservices.com

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Headquartered in Oakville, ON, Bredet is a software consulting firm specializing in enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship

management (CRM) solutions. Having been in the industry for more than three decades,the company has accumulated deep expertise in various areas of software selection, consulting and implementation, custom programming, IT services, web design, business process review, project management, ecommerce, system integration, data conversion, report design, software support and training.

Bredet’s Microsoft consulting and implementation services are on the Dynamics AX platform. This multi-language and multi-currency ERP solution is designed for any type of business. Fully customizable and extensible through its rich development platform and tools,Dynamics AX specializes in manufacturing and distribution, warehouse/transport management, product life cycle, asset management and real time business intelligence. “We can assess and determine why our customers and prospects should move to a solution as powerful as Dynamics AX, as it requires a more in-depth implementation time line due to the increased functionality of the product” says Debbie Breuls, President, Bredet Services. “It is never about the sale, but about getting another customer that will be an evangelist and a reference for both the partner and the product,” she adds.

Manufacturing companies face common problems like reporting, product planning and scheduling, integration between front and back office systems, business analytics, agility, f lexibility for end users and globalization. Bredet meets the needs of various industries including process manufacturing, food safety, regulatory compliance, audit capability, quality control, quarantine, and electronic

signatures. The company works closely with the customer to identify the team members on both sides. “Our philosophy is that we share the responsibility of a successful implementation 50/50 with our customers. The size of our company allows us to be very dynamic and f lexible, but most importantly, we are able to keep the costs of the implementation down to the bare bones,” explains Breuls.

A recent scenario includes a customer who was using a custom system written in “FoxPro” and since their developer was retiring, it put them in a volatile situation. Bredet’s team evaluated the legacy system and using Dynamics AX, they were able to add functionality to the core product which allowed them to improve a process which normally took 3 hours a day, down to 20 minutes. Users can now work remotely and not have to be in the office to do the required daily price updates. In turn, they have been able to increase sales volumes significantly without adding additional staff.

Moving forward, the company expects growth to twice its size in the next five years. “With the economy changing, we are very happy to say that our business has grown and we expect this to continue. Although we have grown significantly, it is important to highlight the company culture of work/life balance, while committing to giving back to our community.

Bredet ServicesCentralized Business Data with Integrated CRM Solutions

Our philosophy is that we share the responsibility for a successful implementation 50/50 with our customer

Debbie Breuls