Acknowledgement

There are so many people I would like to thank, who kept me motivated while I was researching and writing this second book.

First of all, a special thanks to my parents, Luc and Martine; my family, Liza, Jan, Ben, Daan, Wout, Lukas and my close friends Merlijn, Vicky, Holbe, Liesbeth, Veerle, Johan, Els, Gita, Niki, and Fynn who always stood behind me and allowed me to spend so much time apart from them.

I would like to thank the team at Packt Publishing, who deserves a lot of gratitude. It was a pleasure working with them, especially Shweta and Saurabh. They helped me a lot and guided the book in the right direction. I'm very thankful and appreciative of their help and guidance.

A big thank you to the team of reviewers (Matt, Daniel, Alex, and Daniela), who volunteered their time, knowledge, and experience by reviewing every chapter and maintaining the quality, accuracy, and flow of the book. You had a very big contribution in making this book a great piece of work that is easy to read and understand.

A special thanks to Vincent and Koen from Plataan. Many years ago, they motivated me to become a Microsoft Certified Trainer and allowed me to deepen my knowledge and experience in the Dynamics community.

Since I started my own company, think about IT, I have been lucky to have worked with a lot of very good and interesting customers, challenging projects, and different types of businesses, which have allowed me to broaden my horizons and expertise, both of which I was able to apply in this book.

I would also like to thank Microsoft and their employees for making fantastic products, such as Dynamics NAV and SQL Server, to come closer together. Both of them are great applications on their own, but combining them has been one of their biggest achievements over the last few years. The way Dynamics NAV is getting more and more integrated with other Microsoft technologies has shaped the future and opened up an almost unlimited window of possibilities and opportunities.

To all the individuals I mentioned earlier and to several colleagues, who have assisted me in one way or the other, especially in challenging me with alternative views, I feel very much indebted to you all (Roel, Steffie, Brecht, Kurt, Luc, Claus, Tarek, Mark, Conny, Frank, Anas, and Aleksandar).

I would like to thank you all!