BCUG/NAVUG Summit 2018 Preview: Preparing NAV users for the Dynamics 365 Business Central era

Mark Rhodes, general manager of NAVUG with Dynamic Communities spoke with MSDW about what attendees should expect at the NAVUG/BCUG Summit in Phoenix, from October 15-18th. (Note: MSDW is a media sponsor at the Summit 2018 user group events.) After a 15 year career in consulting, Rhodes joined Dynamic Communities 10 years ago and previously led the CRMUG.

MSDW: Could you give a little background about the upcoming event?

Mark Rhodes: This is our premier event during the year, with over 7,000 people total and 1,200 Business Central and NAV community members. With 170 educational breakout sessions to choose from it's a chance to network and learn. For NAVUG, we have eight Microsoft MVPs coming and the R&D team will be there.

How is the transition from NAV to Business Central impacting users?

BC in the cloud has been out since April, but BC on-prem is not out until this fall. This will be the first chance to see. We want to make sure that Summit is a good place for the community to learn. But with BC, so much has changed in terms of the architecture and infrastructure. I think it's the most significant change in the life of the product.

I talk almost every day with members about how they are looking at Business Central and what research they've done. A recent customer survey will give us ...