Microsoft Dynamics NAV Users, Growing Confident in Cloud Tech, Looking to ERP Next

Microsoft Dynamics NAV users seem to be finding more comfort in the cloud this year. Those were the findings of a new MSDynamicsWorld survey that were reported in a recent webcast, Microsoft Dynamics NAV and the Cloud in 2016: Customer Successes, Challenges, and Future Plans.

Dynamics NAV customers are using the cloud for a range of business needs today, still, NAV itself is only running in the cloud for a small number respondents. One explanation could be that eighty-four percent of Dynamics NAV users surveyed reported having used NAV for three or more years, and nearly half have used it for five or more years, suggesting they could still be working on older releases of NAV that were deployed with on-premise hardware. 

The Dynamics cloud survey, conducted in March 2016, looked at customer sentiment among 284 Microsoft Dynamics ERP users and professionals. The survey was created and run by MSDynamicsWorld. VARs and consultants made up 51 percent of survey respondents, while Dynamics customers made up 49 percent of respondents. About 27 percent of respondents were Dynamics NAVs VARs, consultants and customers.

ERP, accounting trail among cloud uses, but are built for cloud

Only about 20 percent - five out of 26 respondents - listed ERP/Accounting when asked, "Where do you use cloud services today?" By comparison, that is about tied with cloud usage among Dynamics AX users, and a little more than double that among Dynamics GP users.

Webinar panelists Tyler Doerner, vice president ...