Understandably, the decision to migrate from one system to another is not a simple one, i.e. upgrading from
If you’re running Microsoft Dynamics AX, you’re well aware that mainstream support has been phased out. One course of action is to pay for extended support, which can provide limited support for a few more years. Another option is to
This article addresses what your business misses out on if you decide to stay with Dynamics AX and not upgrade to Dynamics 365.
Staying with Dynamics AX costs you time that you would have saved by leveraging tighter integration between Dynamics 365 and other Microsoft solutions. While AX did a great job at integrating data silos, Dynamics 365 does that, plus offers more seamless integration applications. Better app integrations within Dynamics 365 to other applications like
Another advantage of using Dynamics 365 is that the apps you deploy are scalable, meaning you can deploy only the applications you need. As your business grows and as your daily operations demand additional applications, your business can adopt additional capabilities at a later date.
Because Dynamics 365 was created to live in the cloud, namely
Not taking advantage of increased flexibility can hinder the opportunity for your system to grow with your business. Having a deficient system leaves you with spending more employee hours to get things done instead of your system doing the same amount of work in less time.
Access to state of the art business intelligence saves you time in a similar fashion. Business intelligence tools collect and process large volumes of disparate data, including health records, files, images, video and other sources that you use. Dynamics 365 has improved business intelligence tools over AX. Saving you more time in compiling and analyzing data in customized reports from all parts of your business.
Dynamics 365 is always changing and improving. Its
In conclusion, the opportunity costs in not
For an objective evaluation on the pros and cons of extending the life of your Dynamics AX system or to migrate, watch our on-demand webinar,