Microsoft Dynamics NAV: Upgrade or reimplement?

A good many Microsoft Dynamics NAV customers are keenly aware that they are on older versions. But often there seemed no urgency to upgrade. Those older versions have worked fine for years, and support is available from either Microsoft (with up to 10 years including extended support) or a partner.

In time they will feel that urgency - perhaps servers are nearing their end of life and the organization wants to go hosted. Or perhaps they are keen to use an ISV solution that was written for NAV 2015 or later.

At Acora we see about a 50/50 split between upgrades and reimplementation. Sometimes the choice is obvious: for those on Dynamics NAV 2015 migrating to 2016, 2017, that will be an upgrade. If they're only one or two versions behind, an upgrade ca...

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