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With new Microsoft Dynamics AX now available on Azure and private cloud and on-premise versions to be released this fall, now is the right time to prepare your customers for the big move.

There are various ways to move your customers to the new Dynamics AX depending upon each of your customers’ starting points. In this article, we will cover 4 of the most common customer upgrade scenarios and review the most beneficial upgrade tactics to move your customers to the newest version of Dynamics AX.

One of the main reasons your customers desire Microsoft Dynamics NAV on Microsoft Azure is the economic reason – to convert their software cost to monthly operational costs and avoid large upfront investment. However, some Microsoft Partners have little experience offering solutions that include infrastructure, and therefore it is a challenge for them to commit to a fixed monthly price based Dynamics NAV on Azure hosting service to integrate into their offerings.

NAV 2016 has brought a lot of new features of which most exciting one is Workflow. However, to test how approvals can be implemented using Workflows, at least 2 users have to be created. To start with, I have restored NAV2016 Cronus database and took time to figure out how approval functionality could be tested. Now, to make it easier for you, I am sharing what should be done in detailed steps at this blog post.

Smarter upgrade options are in your future to provide you with valuable time-cost savings and great value for your customers. In December, we hosted a technical webinar for Microsoft Partners detailing the methodology and steps for smarter, time-saving upgrades to Dynamics NAV 2016 that receive outstanding accolades. In this blog post, we will share key insights from this webinar to provide you with the three top upgrade options.

In previous blog post I explained how to configure NAV service instance with Credential Type NavUserPassword. As this part is already valid, trusted and signed, users can be created and Windows client launched.

Read more details of how to create users using PowerShell in this post.

Have you ever wondered what features an online platform should have to best contribute to your Dynamics Business success? Is it simplicity? Speed? Responsiveness? Or a wide range of features?

Working on our new website, we tried put ourselves into our Partners shoes and focus on their needs. And now we’re glad to introduce our brand new 1ClickFactory website!

For a Dynamics partner, understanding the motives that drive customer demand for Dynamics NAV upgrades is very important for your long term business success. There are many events and conditions that can drive the need for an upgrade by a Dynamics ERP customer. Read this blog post about the signs to help you understand when your clients are ready for an upgrade.

Business in the modern world is moving at such a near breakneck pace that it can often be difficult to keep up. Our Partners are having to adjust by properly leveraging their software solutions to maintain competitiveness in the market and best provide for their customers. However, the accelerating software updates needed are forcing Partners to regularly invest in software maintenance, which can really add up in such a competitive market. At 1ClickFactory, we offer a wide spectrum of services for software maintenance and different ways to optimize the investment into it.

In 2013, when Microsoft released their first subscription license model for Dynamics NAV, it reinforced the trend of Microsoft Dynamics NAV moving towards subscription model. Upgrade on subscription offering strongly supports that trend and enables Microsoft Partners more easily move their customers into the future.

Are you looking for new ways to sell more Dynamics NAV upgrades? Watch the webinar “How to Win More NAV 2016 Upgrade Sales” and discover these 5 key principles to boost your upgrade sales.