Chapter 1
Floating on a Secure Cloud
IN THIS CHAPTER
Rejoicing in the cloud revolution
Understanding the evolution of Dynamics 365
Knowing what is included in Dynamics 365
Transitioning your ERP and CRM to the cloud
When electricity was first used commercially, a factory that wanted to run electric motors had to build its own power plant on the premises of the factory grounds. Each factory had its own power plant. There were no public utilities for electricity. Nicola Tesla pioneered the first large, centralized, electrical utility company at Niagara Falls, using the force of the falling water for power and converting it to electricity, which would then travel long distances over copper wires to customers using the alternating current (AC) system he devised. Creating a centralized electric utility using alternating current that could travel large distances, instead of Thomas Edison’s direct current (DC) system, which was limited to short distances of a few miles, was revolutionary at the time. Companies quickly realized that it made much more sense to simply pay for electricity ...
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