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Four signs your Microsoft Dynamics NAV upgrade project should be automated

by Inga Kanclerienė
Marketing Manager, Simplanova MB,

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Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 (released in December 2017) and Dynamics 365 Business Central (released in April 2018) both provide customers with a wide range of advanced features and benefits.

Yet data from Microsoft indicates that, in some markets, up to 80% of customers are unable to take advantage of these new solutions because they are stuck with outdated versions. Those customers may encounter further problems as Microsoft withdraws support for pre-2009 classic versions.

Research by Simplanova has found that concerns about upgrading are the main reason why customers stay with older versions. Feedback from customers indicates that there are four problem areas:

  • Upgrades take too much time.
  • Customers have a lack of resources to handle upgrades efficiently.
  • Customers do not have the skills and competences to handle upgrades.
  • Customers cannot risk problems arising from human error during the upgrade.

However, using automated tools can help to mitigate these problems. In the latest versions of Dynamics NAV, upgrading is now a fast, efficient, highly automated process.

Why upgrade?

Dynamics NAV has continuously evolved, introducing new features in every version since 2009. These updates have helped customers increase productivity and efficiency and helped them improve competitiveness, customer service, and profitability.

The release of Dynamics NAV 2018 provides the latest ERP functionality and offers many advanced features not available in earlier versions, including:

  • Greater integration with business applications
  • Improved customization
  • Automation and artificial intelligence
  • Interaction with Microsoft Flow
  • Workspace personalization
  • Data sharing ...

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About Inga Kanclerienė

Inga Kanclerienė is Marketing Manager of Simplanova, which is specializing in optimizing Dynamics Partners business with automation tools, offering profesional development services and helping partners to grow their business. We focus on the following services: Upgrade Add-ons to Extensions service for ISVs; Upgrade to Dynamics 365 Business Central / Dynamics NAV service; Extension and C/AL development services for Dynamics Partners; Automated C/SIDE Report Converter to RDLC (NAV objects); Automated Dataport Converter to XMLports; Simplanova RDLC Report Designer. Do not hesitate to contact us with your enquiry by writting the e-mail to sales@simplanova.com More about Simplanova you can find here: https://simplanova.com/

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