The decision to move your Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system from on-premises to the cloud can be challenging. There are many factors to evaluate and several deployment options to consider, including SaaS, On-Premises, or Hybrid. Let’s review some of the factors that go into making the decision to deploy cloud services and timing the move… Continue reading When Is It Time to Move Your ERP from On-Premises to the Cloud?
Category: SaaS
Improving Business Central Performance: Moving from Hosted On Premises to SaaS
At ArcherPoint, we live and breathe Business Central. Our business model is focused on Business Central implementations and upgrades, and we also run our business on Business Central. Business Central hosted on premises We have been running our Business Central instance for several years as an on-premises deployment, but it is hosted on Azure and… Continue reading Improving Business Central Performance: Moving from Hosted On Premises to SaaS
On-Premises to SaaS: Identity Management Is Critical for ERP Security
Are you moving from Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (or any other ERP) from on-premises to SaaS? If so, we must discuss Identity Access Management (IAM). What is IAM? In a nutshell, IAM is the process of identifying the users who request access to your systems, granting them access, and controlling their level of access.… Continue reading On-Premises to SaaS: Identity Management Is Critical for ERP Security
Visibility, Scalability, and Flexibility: Business Central Has It All
The pain of legacy ERP systems Moving from an old, legacy software to a modern, cloud ERP can be intimidating: But there comes a time when holding on to outdated ERP software and hardware stops making business sense. Legacy software does not contain modern cloud ERPs’ updated business features and capabilities. This can lead to… Continue reading Visibility, Scalability, and Flexibility: Business Central Has It All
The Differences Between On-Premises and SaaS Team Member User Licenses
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central supports two different user types: Full Users and Team Members. Full Users are those users whose work demands full use of the features available in Business Central. These are typically those involved with accounting, supply chain, and warehousing functions. Team Members are users whose jobs might require light use of… Continue reading The Differences Between On-Premises and SaaS Team Member User Licenses
Navigating Business Central SaaS Update Timelines: A Guide to Smooth Migrations and Upgrades
For years, we have advised clients running older versions of Dynamics NAV or Business Central on-premises to migrate to Business Central using a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. While some business users might still want to keep running their Business Central on premises, all Business Central deployments must be cloud-compliant to avoid additional charges,… Continue reading Navigating Business Central SaaS Update Timelines: A Guide to Smooth Migrations and Upgrades
Understanding Business Central’s Multi-Tenant Architecture: Customization, Security, and Scalability
Microsoft Business Central is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that helps organizations manage their financials, operations, sales, and customer service. Business Central supports single and multitenant deployments. A tenant in Business Central is a dedicated and isolated environment that provides a single instance of the software for an organization to run its business processes… Continue reading Understanding Business Central’s Multi-Tenant Architecture: Customization, Security, and Scalability
Leveraging Generative AI in Dynamics 365 Business Central: Finding Opportunities and Understanding Limitations
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly become a trending topic across many publications, becoming almost inescapable. Broad generalizations about the impacts of AI can cause confusion among executives and managers as to precisely what the effects will be and where they will occur in their organization. We wanted to write an article that looks specifically… Continue reading Leveraging Generative AI in Dynamics 365 Business Central: Finding Opportunities and Understanding Limitations
Understanding the Benefits of Technology as a Service
When it comes to technology, one thing has remained constant over the years: Computer technology becomes obsolete very quickly. Last year’s top-of-the-line equipment quickly depreciates only to be replaced by something better and faster—and often cheaper—this year. The problem with hosting your technology on premises Companies that manage their computers and servers on premises know… Continue reading Understanding the Benefits of Technology as a Service
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Losing Direct Access to SQL Server from Business Central in the Cloud
Many users of Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Business Central (BC) on-premises are used to being able to access SQL Server directly. That has been useful for several reasons, and one of the main reasons is that traditionally it has been much faster to run reports directly using SQL Server’s Report Builder than using Dynamics NAV… Continue reading The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Losing Direct Access to SQL Server from Business Central in the Cloud