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Whether you are moving to the cloud, staying on-premise, or choosing a hybrid approach — Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central offers a clear upgrade path and a structured licence transition programme built for NAV and GP users.

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Upgrade to Business Central

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central provides various upgrade paths and licence transition programmes for organisations looking to move away from historic NAV, GP or AX solutions. Whether you are exploring a cloud deployment, remaining on-premise, or considering a hybrid private cloud hosted option, Business Central gives you the flexibility to choose the approach that best fits your business — without starting from scratch.

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Signs You May Need to Upgrade

Business Growth & Change

Your current system no longer supports your growth, expansion, or evolving business needs.

Limited Innovation

Access to modern technologies and new capabilities is restricted by your existing solution.

Disconnected Operations

Siloed systems and data make collaboration and decision-making more difficult.

Customer Expectations

Meeting growing customer demands has become increasingly challenging.

Workforce & Performance

Enable mobile teams and improve system performance to support productivity and growth.

Signs You May Need to Upgrade

Let's Explore Your Options

Our team is ready to listen, evaluate your options, and guide you — whether you stay on NAV or make the move to Business Central.

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What a Dynamics Assessment Can Do For You

Evaluate the Value and Align Your Business Objectives

Assess the value of moving from Dynamics NAV, GP or AX to Dynamics 365 Business Central by aligning your business goals with the capabilities of the new solution.

Define Your Upgrade Structure and Plan Your Migration

Understand how to structure your upgrade with a focus on standard functionality, reduced effort, and controlled costs. We can support analysis or move directly into execution.

Compare On-Premise vs Cloud

Get a clear picture of both deployment options on-premise and cloud so you can make an informed decision based on your infrastructure, budget and long-term strategy.

Review Licence & Maintenance Transition

Understand exactly what the transition from your current licence and maintenance plan to Business Central on-premise or cloud looks like in practice.

What Business Central Brings to Your Business

All-in-One Business Management

With Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, you can manage finance and accounting, operations and logistics, sales and purchases, project management, production and customer service all through a single interface running on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. No more switching between disconnected systems.

Cloud-First, Built on Microsoft Azure

Business Central's SaaS model eliminates the siloed management of information that is common in on-premise environments. Hosted on Azure, it delivers centralised management of your operations and data optimising reporting and project management consistently across all your business applications, with secured access and data storage.

Mobile First Work From Anywhere

Business Central is a fully mobile ERP. Your teams can access the system from any device connected to a network giving employees, processes and systems the connectivity they need to make fast, informed decisions wherever they are.

Native Integration with the Microsoft Ecosystem

Business Central natively integrates with the entire Dynamics 365 suite combining CRM and ERP in one connected environment. It also integrates with Office 365 and Power BI, and gives you access to the Microsoft AppSource marketplace to extend your solution with a wide range of additional applications.

Automatic Updates That Don't Disrupt Your Business

With Business Central in the cloud, updates are seamless and automatic through the SaaS subscription model. Critically, these updates do not affect specific developments or customisations meaning your tailored configurations remain intact with every new version.

Success Stories That Speak for Themselves

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A Cloud Migration Assessment is the first step in your cloud journey. It gives you a clear understanding of how to move forward with confidence when transitioning from an on-premises solution like NAV or GP to Dynamics 365 Business Central.

You will:

  • Understand the benefits of the cloud
    Identify the concrete advantages of moving to a modern Business Central environment.
  • Align your business needs with Business Central
    Connect your priorities and operational requirements to the platform’s capabilities.
  • Optimise your migration approach
    Structure your transition to reduce effort, control costs, and avoid unnecessary complexity.
  • Define your next steps
    Leave with a clear, actionable roadmap tailored to your organisation.

Your current Microsoft Navision, NAV, GP or AX licence will be processed through the Microsoft Licence Transition programme, converting it to the new Perpetual Dynamics 365 Business Central Licence. The only pre-requisite is an active Microsoft Enhancement, BREP or Maintenance plan (the annual 16% fee you have been paying since purchasing your original licences). This is a straightforward administration process.

If you do not have an active Microsoft maintenance plan, the licence cannot be transitioned and a new licence must be purchased — either as a capital purchase for on-premise or as a monthly subscription for cloud. If you are unsure whether your plan is active, we can help you confirm your status and explore your options.

If you have extended your Dynamics solution with approved partner products — such as Jet Reports, Tasklet Mobile WMS, Zetadocs, Continia Document Management, Sana eCommerce or IYDN — these can all be updated to the latest Business Central versions through an active Maintenance Plan.

Many older implementations include object modifications — changed output documents, custom screens or added business logic. These are not directly available in Business Central, as the core is protected and all modifications are now deployed as Extensions. With new features, personalisation capabilities, workflows and App Source Extensions available, many older modifications may now be redundant. If not, they can be converted or redesigned as Business Central Extensions.

Yes, it is a straightforward administration process. A few clicks and you are with the Prodware Customer Care Support Desk. The Microsoft licence, annual maintenance plan and partner products are all easily transferred to Prodware. A new support agreement is put in place and you are ready for onboarding.

Prodware's Discovery Insight process helps determine which approach is right for you. Many businesses have evolved significantly and may benefit from a re-implementation — taking the opportunity to restructure financial dimensions, clean up legacy data and start fresh. If fundamental system changes are not required and keeping your data history intact is important, a direct upgrade may be the better path.

Why Prodware

For more than 35 years, Prodware has been building value and purpose for its customers by fully grasping and leveraging all technology advances. We leverage Microsoft's disruptive technologies by designing unique vertical offerings that meet your industry's business challenges while giving your company a competitive edge. We address the Retail, Manufacturing, Professional Services and Finance markets — and we support you all along your digital transformation journey with a holistic, end-to-end value proposition. Whether you are ready to upgrade now or simply want to explore your options, our team is ready to listen, advise and step up to the challenge.

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