The (long) Journey to Dynamics 365

1. The (long) journey to Dynamics 365 It was initially thought that Microsoft would stick with a fairly traditional package structure, of which two versions were planned: Business and Enterprise . These two versions would be the cloud equivalents for Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Dynamics AX, respectively. In this way, Dynamics 365 is launched for both large companies and SMEs. The company made it clear that Dynamics 365 is moving away from traditional fixed packages when the first apps were released in November 2016. By combining the independent applications with each other, it becomes a complete ERP system. However, Microsoft eventually made a launch split. Microsoft launched its fixed Enterprise and Business packages in the United States and Canada; while in Europe it only launched the Dynamics 365 Enterprise edition . Business Central

2. Unexpectedly, Microsoft made the decision to gradually phase out the Dynamics 365 Business edition from the US and Canadian markets. This caused Dynamics 365 Enterprise Edition to be renamed to a shorter name, Dynamics 365 . Meanwhile, Microsoft introduced an alternative for SMEs: NAV 2018 . NAV is often hosted in the cloud by partners, although it was originally developed as an on-premises solution. For this reason, Microsoft released Business Central , a cloud variant, on the market on April 2, 2018 . Both the NAV 2018 and Business Central packages contain all the major applications and innovations for SMEs. • See Also - Dynamics 365 supportNAV to Business Central Upgrade