Andrew Birch started his career initially in network infrastructure engineering and then moved on to analysis and design for software development. With over 15 years of experience in the technology industry and 10 years working with Microsoft Dynamics AX, he has become a leading proponent of Dynamics AX in Europe, speaking at a number of Microsoft events and wining top industry awards for the projects led by him.

Andrew currently runs Binary Consultants with some of the most experienced, brightest, and creative Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft .NET professionals in the world. Andrew is the Lead Solution Architect for Binary, which has offices in four countries and is heavily involved in the creation and implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX solutions for Binary's clients.

In March 2013, Andrew's co-authored book Implementing Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 with Sure Step 2012 was published.

Janet E Blake was introduced to Axapta in 2006 by a friend who promised her that she would never get bored, and kept that promise. Now, as part of the team, she is is a Technical Solution Architect at mcaConnect, LLC. She has two degrees from the New York University and spends her free time blogging, searching for AX books, and pondering over her next certification.

Mohit Rajvanshy has spent nearly 10 years working on Microsoft Dynamics AX. He started his career working with Microsoft Axapta 3.0 in 2004 and since then has continued with his professional journey by working with various Microsoft Dynamics AX releases. Mohit worked as a technical lead and developer, delivering various customization, upgrades, and integration projects in Microsoft Dynamics AX. He is certified in Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0 and AX 2012. His profile is available at https://www.mcpvirtualbusinesscard.com/VBCServer/mohit.rajvanshy/profile.

Currently, Mohit is working for Avanade Inc. and based out in Seattle, USA. Avanade is Microsoft's largest Dynamics AX delivery partner.

Mohit has a passion for photography (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mohitrajvanshy/) and likes to travel. Mohit also contributes to the Microsoft Dynamics Community via his blog that is available at http://daxer-dynamicsax.blogspot.com/.

Martin Winkler has over 10 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX. After receiving his Master's degree in Mathematical Computer Sciences at Vienna University of Technology, he gained experience as a web technology consultant at Capgemini and later as a BI consultant at a consulting company specializing in CFO-targeted services.

In 2003, Martin Winkler joined a newly founded company that specialized in Microsoft Dynamics AX services. Starting as a developer and then as Head of IT, he finally became Head of Development, leading a team of up to 10 developers from 2007 onwards. In 2008, the company was merged with FWI, making it the largest Dynamics AX partner in Austria. Additionally, he built a team of AX performance experts.

While staying with development, he mostly worked as Technical Lead Consultant for Microsoft Dynamics AX for several corporate customers with implementations in Europe, Middle East, North Africa, and North America, with up to 1000 users. He also carried out numerous projects in the areas of Dynamics AX performance and Microsoft BI.

Together with two long-term colleagues, Martin Winkler founded his own company in 2013, Semantax Business Consulting GmbH (www.semantax.at). This company specializes in services and products based on Microsoft Dynamics AX in the areas of solution architecture (both on technical and business side), finance, cost accounting, and budgeting. The question this company asks its customers is "Already controlling, or still only posting?"

Over the last decade, Martin Winkler has met the author of the book at several technical conferences on Microsoft Dynamics AX. He was impressed not only with the author's in-depth technical knowledge, but also with his understanding of the business and process side of the ERP industry. He was honored to be asked to review this book.