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
Category: SaaS
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
Choosing the Best Deployment Option for Dynamics 365 Business Central
Business Central has several popular deployment options: on-premises, on-premises in Azure, and SaaS. Let’s consider the advantages and disadvantages of each. What is an On-Premises Deployment? An on-premises (on-prem) deployment of Business Central refers to a deployment model where the software is installed and runs on the customer’s own servers or hardware infrastructure rather than… Continue reading Choosing the Best Deployment Option for Dynamics 365 Business Central
Incompatible Extensions Error on Auto Update for Business Central SaaS
If you are running Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC) in the cloud, you or your administrator might receive an error message saying the attempt to update the BC environment was unsuccessful “because one or more of the installed extensions is not compatible” (see Figure 1 for an example error message). This error indicates Microsoft tried… Continue reading Incompatible Extensions Error on Auto Update for Business Central SaaS
Cloud-Based ERP and Hybrid Solutions are Making Inroads with Retailers
The retail industry is adapting to so many different consumer trends and structural issues, and retailers are looking at ways to simplify their business processes in 2022 and beyond. Modern ERP software solutions can help retailers with automation, managing forecasts, inventory replenishment, and more. So retailers are evaluating moves to cloud-based ERP solutions or even… Continue reading Cloud-Based ERP and Hybrid Solutions are Making Inroads with Retailers
Navigating Add-On Conflicts in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central SaaS
The transition to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central SaaS signals a shift for companies and their approach to ERP. As many companies migrate to cloud ERP to improve user productivity, outsource IT functions and hosting, and add more features to its ERP platform, they discover traditional assumptions about ERP no longer apply. Before Business Central… Continue reading Navigating Add-On Conflicts in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central SaaS