The Sage Group took what seems a logical route, and quick route, to getting a new CEO. It has named CFO Steve Hare to the top job. He replaces Steve Kelly, who was booted on August 31, a month before the company ended its fiscal year on September 30.

A year ago, resellers were shaking their heads about Microsoft’s Dynamics naming conventions and what seemed erratic statements about product direction. This year, the buzz has changed to positive statements about Dynamics 365 Business Central, the renamed NAV in the cloud.

Innovia Consulting, once known as ABC Computers, has revamped its management. The company’s moved came after founder and now chairman, Donovan Lane, stepped back into management last year. Lane was CEO until January 2013 when Mark Christie took over the job.

Edgewater Technology, a Microsoft and Oracle partner, has become part of Canadian Alithya. The deal closed this week following shareholder approval which establishes Alithya and Edgewater as subsidiaries of the newly formed Alithya Group, which will take Edgewater’s place as a publicly traded company on Nasdaq.