I was reading back over my predictions for 2020 from last year’s Christmas/New Year blog. Boy was I wrong 😊 (see blog from last year here), but then again, I think most people could not have predicted all that has happened in 2020. 2020 has been the most difficult year to navigate in my professional career, but thankfully, it has not been all bad.
Most of you are familiar with the fable about the boy who cried wolf. For me, the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Cloud offerings have been a bit like that the past few years.
Most customers will think about Business Central in the Cloud (Microsoft’s Software as a Service solution or ‘SaaS’ for short) as the Eldorado (or destination of gold and eternal bliss). Frankly, I would agree with that in the long term. The fact is, though, that we are not ready to move all types of customer installations to Business Central SaaS, today.
The changes that Microsoft have made not only encompass changes with the basic concept (the solution is now also available in the Cloud, without losing any strength in customization), but there have also been significant changes to the core of Microsoft Dynamics NAV, which is changing the application development language, basically for the first time since 1990. This will bring a lot of advantages for customers but also requires Microsoft ISVs and partners to rewrite a large portion of the code that has been built into their customer base since 1995.
A couple of years ago, I released a blog (see here) on getting the tactics to upgrading right. Back then I focused on 4 tactics, but with the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central release, those tactics are changing and there are more options for partners and customers to consider. Will it become easier? Not for the next upgrade, unfortunately, but once you are on Dynamics 365 Business Central, the costs of upgrading will start declining. I will prove that to you if you get to the 4th cost reduction (or put my money where my mouth is).
What it is that Microsoft wants to accomplish exactly with Dynamics 365? Microsoft does not want the customers to be worried about what technology that solution is built on or infrastructure it runs on as it is all Microsoft technology (the infrastructure of choice for Dynamics 365 and all the apps is, of course, Microsoft Azure). The customer can just focus on their need and which business apps suits these needs best.
1ClickFactory and QBS group are delighted to announce a strategic alliance between the two companies. The synergies in such a relationship are apparent: both organisations are partner-centric and dedicated to Microsoft Dynamics products with very different yet complementary services.
I want to thank you for your business, your confidence in us and your partnership with us for 2016. This year our engagement with Partners, including you, grew to the levels that surpassed our expectations, with nearly 700 1Click Partners worldwide. With this post I want to take a look back at 1ClickFactory during the year 2016 and wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Anyone working professionally with Microsoft Dynamics NAV upgrades is often asked, “will it ever get easier” in reference to the upgrade process. Then follows a deep breath and sad expression in their eyes.
Upgrades have been a deep passion of mine for many years. I’m fortunate enough to be surrounded by upgrade experts daily. The good news, based on recent conversations and activity in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV channel, there is light at the end of the tunnel and relief for complex upgrades has actually arrived.
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