Is there a wave of IPOs (well, a small one) that’s likely to hit the mid-market in the next two years? There’s an indication that since companies are beyond the heavy-duty, start-up investment in the cloud, some move into—or back into—the public market.

 There was a young man at the recent Acumatica Partner Summit performing magic tricks in the exhibit hall. "I can perform magic tricks with cards," I told him.

 Dynamics keeps rolling along at a strong rate. Microsoft this week said the product line saw a 29-percent increase year-over-year for the second quarter ended December 31.