Upgrade from Dynamics AX to Dynamics 365 Business Central

Endeavour Solutions has been supporting Microsoft Dynamics for over 30 years within the SMB and Mid-Market.  Over that time we have performed over 1,000 upgrades and implementations of ERP, CRM, and Cloud Business Applications.  Included are Dynamics GP to BC and Dynamics AX to BC.

Why upgrade from Dynamics AX to Microsoft Business Central?

1. New cloud features and functions to support increased end-user productivity may pose a strong business case for upgrading.  Dynamics AX 2012 R3 is the last version of Dynamics AX on-premise before being rebranded and moved to the cloud as Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations.  If you have less than 50 ERP users, moving to Dynamics 365 Business Central may present SIGNIFICANT COST savings on implementation, migration, and configuration of your new cloud ERP.  Business Central supports multi-entity, multi-currency, supply chain, manufacturing, and SOx compliance.
2. You may be on an older version and need to upgrade as your current version of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 or AX 2012 may be ending mainstream support  (see below).  Being off support presents risks associated with security, bug fixes, and compatibility concerns.  We recommend Dynamics 365 Business Central for organizations using AX in cases where there are less than 50 ERP users. (Endeavour does not support Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations aka F&O, which is the natural evolution of Dynamics AX for larger enterprise organizations with 150+ ERP users and $500K to $ multi-million budgets)
   1. Dynamics AX 4.0 was released in September 2006 and ended support on October 2016.  Now is the time to migrate to Microsoft Business Central.
   2. Dynamics AX 2009 was released in August 2008 and ends support on April 2022 (previously was to end October 2021, but was extended by Microsoft to 2022 to allow added time for cloud migrations). Now is the time to migrate to Microsoft Business Central.
   3. Dynamics AX 2012 was released in September 2011 and ends support on April 2022. Now is the time to migrate to Microsoft Business Central.
   4. Dynamics AX 2012 R2 was released in February 2021 and ends support on April 2022. Now is the time to migrate to Microsoft Business Central.
   5. Dynamics AX 2012 R3 was released in August 2014 and officially ended extended support on January 10 2023. Announcement. Now is the time to migrate to Microsoft Business Central.
   6. If you have less than 50 ERP users, we recommend a migration from Dynamics AX to Microsoft Business Central, Microsoft's Mid-Market cloud ERP.
3. You may be seeking to be Cloud-hosted with new cloud productivity functions available in the latest version of Microsoft Dynamics 365.  If you are on Microsoft Dynamics AX or Dynamics CRM, the new Dynamics 365 Business Central cloud platform may be of interest to you.  Cloud-based ERP and CRM applications from Microsoft are available on a subscription basis and include cloud-hosting from Microsoft Canada on Azure, or options for on-premise.
4. You want to have a tighter integration with Microsoft 365 and the rest of the award-winning Microsoft cloud business applications including Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, Outlook 365, and SharePoint online.  Business Central also integrates well with Dynamics 365 Sales and Customer service for a better customer experience.
5. You need a trusted ERP partner to help right-size your implementation including advisory services for the financial setup, supply chain, and mid-market process automation.  Endeavour Solutions is a top Microsoft Dynamics ERP partner in Canada with remote services for the United States.  Our Dynamics AX to Business Central Canada & USA experts are worth talking to before looking at F&O or a non-Microsoft platform.