ISV Talks Videos

Get a first look at what’s coming to Directions North America 2026. Carol Livingston from Dynamics Connections talks with Committee Members Mary Miller and Trish Boccuti about this year’s event, happening April 27–29, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. Directions NA is the premier Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central conference for partners. Expect: • 175+ expert sessions, with 75 of those sessions covered by Microsoft • 1,400+ attendees across technical, functional, and leadership roles • Direct access to Microsoft for roadmap insights and product questions • Strong networking with ISVs, VARs, and service providers As the official event description highlights, Directions NA is where partners build skills, grow their business, and strengthen community connections. This is a conference created by partners, for partners. Learn more at www.directionsna.com #DirectionsNA ------------------------------------------------------ Chapters: 0:00 Welcome And Committee Roles 1:31 Event Details And Audience Fit 3:26 Why A Partner-Led Nonprofit Matters 5:00 Content Tracks AI And Microsoft Access 7:49 Expo Hall Changes And Showcases 9:46 Workshops Labs And Planning Tips 13:10 Attendance Keynotes And Big Events 18:49 Tips Hashtags And Reasons To Go

Carol Livingston interviews Daniel Chilcott and JJ Milner, Managers and Co-Founders at Flowgear. They review their integration connectors and their approach to connecting multiple sources of data. Also, they discussed that in the future, these data sources can be leveraged with AI to provide cross-system intelligent information. www.flowgear.com

Carol Livingston interviews Eric Humes, Sales Director at MetaViewer by Metafile about how their AP Automation and Document Solutions help customers. They also discuss about how VARs can form a strong relationship with their ISVs and be that trusted advisor. www.metaviewer.com

On this special edition of ISV Talks, Carol Livingston was able to sit down with Chris Giesbrecht, Manager of IT and Business Analytics at AgriHub Inc during Community Summit NA 2025. Chris manages a very complex GP system with over 13+ ISVs. We discussed his experience in attending Summit NA as a user over several years and also more recently as a speaker and panelist. Chris shares advice for new attendees at Dynamics Communities Summit NA and how sharing knowledge with users in the community enriches everyone.

While at Dynamics Communities Summit NA 2025, Carol Livingston interviews Alex Vandereycken, CEO of XPR365 about their experience at attending Summit NA and how they are helping partners and customers to scale their eCommerce business by connecting BC to BigCommerce. www.xpr365.com #MySummitNA

On this episode of ISV Talks, Carol Livingston interviews Shawn Dorward, Tasha Anspach and Beth Harvey about their ReQlogic end-to-end procurement solution, what's new and future LogicBlocks and extending the ReQlogic family. www.reqlogic.com

During Dynamics Community Summit, Carol Livingston interviewed Natalie Lemke the CEO at RUX Software about her experience at Summit NA 2025 and what she looks forward too the most about attending Summit. https://ruxsoftware.com/ #MySummitNA

Carol Livingston, host of the ISV Talks podcast, sits down with Sal Buonocore, Marketing Director at Presales Leader, for a candid conversation about their experience at Acumatica Summit 2026 in Seattle. They share their own reflections on the week—from community energy and learning sessions to product vision highlights, leadership updates, and the new partner training program. This episode offers a look at the big takeaways that stood out most to them and why they matter for the Acumatica ecosystem. Learn more about Acumatica Summit: https://summit.acumatica.com/

New episode of ISV Talks is live. I sat down with Danny Hosea and Zachary Van Pelt from Paystand to talk partner strategy, AR automation, and how Paystand is helping VARs deliver more value across the Microsoft, Acumatica, Sage, or NetSuite ecosystems. Great insights on payments, go to market collaboration, and what’s driving growth in 2026. www.paystand.com

Community Summit NA 2025 was a blast. In this ISV Talks Summit Edition, Carol Livingston sits down with Blake and Mark Rockwell from Rockton Software to get their perspective on this year’s event. Mark has attended every Community Summit since its inception, and both guests share what it means to participate as long‑time sponsors within the Dynamics Communities. They discuss the value of showcasing their solutions for Dynamics ERPs and what they hope attendees will take away from their Summit experience.

Carol Livingston interviews Jeffrey DeMaria, founder of xMonthly, on how they help partners with expanding their service offerings with Microsoft 365 and the entire Microsoft AI Cloud Stack as a leading ISV solution for Dynamics and other business application partners. www.xmonthly.com

Carol Livingston interviews Bob McAdam from Tasklet Factory about what happened at this year's Dynamic Communities Summit NA 2025 conference held on October 19-23, 2025 in Orlando FL. #MySummitNA www.summitna.com