NAV to BC Licensing

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Posted on by Greg Enns

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A year or two ago there was lots of discussion around the 3-1 license offer that Microsoft offerred to existing NAV customers. (Essentially...Move to the cloud and whatever you paid for your concurrent NAV licenses you could get 3x that many named BC licenses for the same price.)

I am now being told that this was a promotion only, and when the promotion ends (3 year duration) then we will lose that discount.

Does that sound right?

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Ben Baxter 4,959 Super User 2024 Season 2 on at

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RE: NAV to BC Licensing

The EP-CSP Promo did go away, but was replaced with the "Bridge to the Cloud" promo. The Bridge promo is set to expire at Microsoft's year-end which is June. You can only utilize this promo within 90 (I think) days of your Enhancement Plan renewal, so hopefully that is between now and June-ish. I hope they continue something similar as we have many clients opting in to this promo and expect more will do it in the future.

Same concept, you continue with your current annual amount (optionally paid monthly if your partner agrees) and you get a BC SAAS license (requires special SKU). The special pricing is locked in for up to 4 years and as long as you continue to notify Microsoft at your EP renewal date they will keep your On-Prem license available for a downgrade if it should be needed.

As a partner, this is a fantastic offer for NAV/BC on-prem clients, as you get the cloud service for no additional cost for up to four years. I can't see the future, so I don't know what happens after the 4 years, but it is still a great way to get to the cloud.
Greg Enns 1,102 on at

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RE: NAV to BC Licensing

Thank you, Rob. That's exactly what I was referring to and looking for info on.

I was not aware that the discount was going to go away and I appreciate you confirming that for me.
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Rob F. 483 on at

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RE: NAV to BC Licensing

Hi Greg,

I believe the 3-1 license promotion you mention did expire a while ago, but there might still be more recent promotions available, so best to check with a Partner/CSP.

About six months ago, we got our licensing sorted out for a move from NAV 2013 on-prem to BC cloud and the deal at the time was continue to pay the same annual amount as we did for NAV under the BREP agreement by getting a mix of discounted BC cloud Team and Essentials licenses (with special SKUs) at equivalent cost as the BREP provisioned to our tenant that we could use immediately to complete the upgrade/implementation and then use once we go-live.

We also continue to have licensed access to NAV, and there is the option of converting to monthly payments instead of paying annually. The discount on the BC licenses eventually does go away, I think after 2 or 3 years post go-live.

I can't find the original MS site with the info on it, but here are links to a couple partner sites that explain it:

CSP-Enhancement Plan Offer | Annual Microsoft Renewal - Encore Business Solutions

Microsoft Enhancement Plan Renewal Offer | Path to Dynamics 365 BC (abouttmc.com)
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Inge M. Bruvik 32,748 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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RE: NAV to BC Licensing

There are constantly different licensing offerings from Microsoft out in the market. So in order to find the best option for you i recommend you to contact your Microsoft partner and work with them to find the current best option. I don't think you will regret moving to the cloud.