Greg Bowen

Before migrating to Business Central, make sure the foundation is right. Environments. Licensing. User roles. Security. These decisions determine how your team will actually work in BC. This week’s Migration Monday explains how to set it up properly from the start. Download the BC Licensing & Environment Guide below in the comments #DynamicsGP #BusinessCentral #GPtoBC #Enavate #MigrationMondays

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🚀 Okta is leveling up what secure, compliant identity looks like in Canada — and opening the door for safer AI adoption across regulated industries. 🇨🇦🔐

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Here’s the silent killer in most IT environments: 🧱 Too many disconnected tools ⏳ Slow processes that drain time 📉 Teams using only 30–40% of the software they pay for In my role at Reliance Infosystems, I help organizations across Canada fix exactly this. Whether it’s: ✅ Making the most of Microsoft Copilot ✅ Reducing licensing costs ✅ Securing the stack with Sophos & Cisco ✅ Or making Teams, SharePoint & Azure actually work together. — it all comes down to one question: Is your IT ecosystem working for your people, or slowing them down? And on the side, I work with businesses building real-world automations using OpenAI, Flowise, and GoHighLevel. Different audiences. Same issue: Tech overload, poor integration, and slow execution. If your IT stack feels bloated or underused, you’re not alone — but you don’t have to stay stuck there either. Let’s simplify it. #ITSolutions #Microsoft365 #Copilot #Azure #ITLeadership #DigitalTransformation #RelianceInfosystems #WorkSmarter

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$60,000 to $285,000 per attack. That’s the average cost of a cyber incident for a Quebec SMB. As Cybersecurity Awareness Month wraps up, we've built a FREE risk assessment tool to help you identify vulnerabilities... before it costs you. It’s quick, simple, and made for business leaders who want clarity, not jargon. Because cybersecurity isn’t just about tech, it’s about trust, strategy, and keeping your business running. For any business, cybersecurity should never be limited to one month a year.   Try it for a limited time here : https://lnkd.in/eHmpA32k

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I've had the same conversation with 6 different IT leaders in BC over the past month. It always starts the same way. They need compliant cloud infrastructure. Private or multi-tenant. They need backup and disaster recovery that meets their regulatory requirements. And they need their primary cloud in a facility they can actually drive to. So they start looking at options. And most of the time, the only names that come up are the usual hyperscalers. The problem is, those hyperscaler regions are all in Ontario or Quebec. So if you're a healthcare organization in Vancouver, a financial institution in the Interior, or a government agency anywhere in BC, you're being told your best option is a data centre 3,500 km away. That's not a minor inconvenience. The latency alone is a dealbreaker for a lot of organizations out west. I've watched companies abandon cloud migrations entirely and fall back to on-prem. Not because they wanted to. Because they aren't aware of a compliant cloud option close enough to deliver the performance they needed. Western Canada is growing fast. Compliance requirements are tightening. The demand for sovereign, low-latency cloud out here is real and it's growing. If you're managing IT out west I'd genuinely love to hear how you're navigating this. Are you finding what you need locally or are you making compromises you're not thrilled about?

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The Ontario Public Service is setting a new benchmark for modern public service. Their digital transformation—powered by Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and responsible AI—is delivering real results for millions of Ontarians. 50% faster service times 80,000+ hours saved annually Automated license plate renewals, reducing 90,000 hours of manual effort Explore the full story: msft.it/61109tcfzV #MSAdvocate #MicrosoftCopilot #AIAgents #ResponsibleAI #FutureOfWork

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