Every year on Dynamics NAV, your competitors move faster, your team works harder to compensate, and your options quietly narrow. We help organizations move to Business Central on a timeline they control, before circumstances force a rushed, unplanned migration.
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Dynamics 365 Business Central Partner of the Year Finalist
Recognized 3 times as a Microsoft Business Central Partner of the Year finalist
Microsoft Inner Circle
Ranked among the top 1% of Microsoft Business Applications partners worldwide for customer success, innovation, and delivery excellence.
G2 Quarterly Leader
Ranked as a G2 Leader for 9 consecutive quarters with 200+ verified customer reviews, reflecting unmatched customer satisfaction and proven delivery experience.
3–9
months typical NAV to BC migration timeline
35%+
average reduction in IT maintenance costs post-migration
100%
of functional parity. We bridge any gaps between your NAV customizations and Business Central
60%+
Decrease in NAV consultants since 2020
$8K+
Average cost per hour of unplanned ERP downtime
0
Security patches issued for any NAV version since mainstream support ended in 2023
FREE IN-PERSON EVENT - JUNE 17, DOWNERS GROVE IL
Join Western Computer and Microsoft for a half-day session - a live demo, customer migration stories, and a direct conversation with Microsoft about where Business Central is headed.
Wednesday, June 17, 2025 — 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM — Microsoft Office, Downers Grove IL
Microsoft presents the Business Central roadmap, Al capabilities, and migration funding options - direct from the platform team.
See Business Central in action: Edit in Excel, Analysis Views, and Copilot automating the workflows your team handles manually today.
Hear from manufacturers and distributors who've made the move - real timelines, real challenges, and what's different on the other side.
All versions of Microsoft Dynamics NAV are out of mainstream support. That means no new features, no security fixes, and a shrinking pool of consultants who know the system. The question is not whether to migrate, it’s how much more risk you accumulate before you do.
| NAV Version |
Mainstream Support Ended | Security Updates |
Your Exposure |
| NAV 2009 | Oct 2014 | None | 11+ years of unpatched vulnerabilities |
| NAV 2013 | Jan 2018 | None | 7+ years of security gaps |
| NAV 2015 | Jan 2020 | None | 5+ years without security fixes |
| NAV 2016 | Apr 2021 | None | 4+ years of exposure |
| NAV 2017 | Jan 2022 | None | 3+ years without patches |
| NAV 2018 | Jan 2023 | None | 2+ years of unaddressed risk |
| BC On-Prem | Per version | Limited | Dependent on upgrade cadence |
Bridge to Cloud 3 offers a 30% cost offset toward migration, but that window closes in 2027. The organizations that plan ahead get better timelines, better outcomes, and more control over the process.
Organizations still running Dynamics NAV aren’t failing, yet. But the environment around them has changed significantly. Cybersecurity requirements have tightened, compliance expectations have expanded, and the consultants who know NAV are retiring or moving on. Hardware is aging.
Most of the ERP risk doesn’t arrive as a sudden failure. It seeps in with each security patch that never comes, integrations and customization that lose support, and the consultant roster that gets shorter every year.
NAV users don’t delay migration because they don’t see the benefits of Business Central. They delay because migration feels riskier than staying put. Our job is to change that calculation.
Your servers and infrastructure are becoming a liability.
Business Central is cloud-hosted and maintained by Microsoft, no hardware refresh cycles, no patching backlog, and no single point of failure sitting in your server room.
You’re not sure what a migration would do to your customizations.
Every customization is inventoried before any work begins. We document what you have, what can be replicated in BC, what can be replaced with native functionality, and what should be retired. Nothing disappears without a plan.
Your integrations are the part nobody wants to touch.
WMS, EDI, e-commerce, shipping — we map every integration before the migration starts. Business Central connects natively with the Microsoft stack and supports the third-party tools your team depends on.
Compliance and audit requirements keep expanding.
Business Central includes built-in security controls, automated update cycles, and audit trail functionality aligned to modern compliance standards without requiring your team to manage it manually.
Leadership needs real-time visibility you can’t get out of NAV.
Power BI dashboards, Microsoft Copilot capabilities, live operational reporting, and Microsoft 365 integration give finance and operations a current view of the business, not a spreadsheet compiled from last week’s data export.
Years of C/AL code, SSRS reports, and workflow modifications are the most common reason NAV customers delay migration. The concern is understandable: if something breaks, it breaks the business.
Our migration process starts with a full customization inventory before any migration work begins. Every custom component gets evaluated against three questions:
Nothing is migrated blindly. The gap analysis defines scope, identifies risk, and sets realistic expectations before the project plan is finalized. Customers see what’s coming before they commit.
Our 2-Hour NAV to BC Migration Assessment includes a full customization and integration review. It’s the starting point for every migration we do.
Most NAV to Business Central migrations take three to nine months depending on the number of customizations, integrations, and data history you need to bring over. That’s not a rip-and-replace. It’s a phased transition with clear checkpoints and a controlled go-live.
| Phase 1 Discovery & Assessment | We review your current NAV environment: customizations, integrations, data volume, and operational risks. You receive a written readiness report before any migration work begins. Duration: 2–3 weeks. |
| Phase 2 Planning & Strategy | We build a migration roadmap with defined scope, timeline, roles, and dependencies. Customization decisions are finalized. Integration plans are confirmed. No surprises in execution. Duration: 2–4 weeks. |
| Phase 3 Development & Testing | Custom extensions are built or adapted. Integrations are mapped and tested. Data migration is validated. User acceptance testing happens before go-live. Duration: 6–16 weeks depending on complexity. |
| Phase 4 Go-Live & Stabilization | We train key users, prepare a cutover plan, and execute go-live in a controlled window. Post-go-live support is included to stabilize operations before we hand off. Duration: 1–2 weeks. |
| Ongoing Support & Optimization | Many clients move to our Managed Support Services for ongoing BC administration, proactive monitoring, and continuous improvement after go-live. |
300+
NAV to BC migrations delivered
35+
Years Dynamics ERP experience
200+
Reviews on G2 with over 165 5-Star
"With the server’s warranty about to expire, our IT support firm suggested we consider moving our ERP platform to the cloud rather than buying a new server. The cloud lets us avoid the cost of deploying new software and hardware on-premises, and we can tap into new features as they are released rather than waiting until we implement an upgrade. Western Computer completed the migration over a weekend — we came in on Monday morning and it was business as usual.”
Kaileigh Strizzi
Business Development
Collins Equipment
Manufacturer
“We had over a decade of NAV customizations and were convinced migration would break half of them. Western Computer inventoried every single one before the project started. We knew exactly what was happening before we signed off.”
Mo Khan
Senior Director of IT & Operations
Heathrow Scientific
Manufacturer
“We stayed on NAV 2015 for three years longer than we should have. The turning point was when our auditor flagged that we hadn’t had a security update in years. Western Computer had us live on Business Central in six months.”
Denis Goss
CFO
MWS Industries
Distributor
Most NAV users discover their biggest risks at the worst possible time — during an audit, after a breach, or when a key NAV consultant gives notice.
This five-minute checklist helps you assess where risk is building across security, compliance, infrastructure, and resource dependency, before it becomes urgent.
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| Eliminates infrastructure and server cost |
No hardware refresh cycles, and no patching backlog. Business Central is cloud-hosted and maintained by Microsoft so your team can stop managing servers and start benefitting from the system. |
| Continuous updates — no more haphazard upgrade projects |
Business Central updates automatically twice a year. You never fall behind on security fixes or compliance features, and you never face another large upgrade project. |
| Native Microsoft 365 integration |
Business Central connects directly with Power BI, Excel, Teams, and Power Automate. No middleware. The tools your team already uses become part of the ERP workflow. |
| Modern security and compliance alignment |
Enterprise-grade security controls, role-based access, audit trails, and automated update cycles — aligned to current compliance standards without manual management. |
| AI and process automation, all in one cloud |
Copilot, Power Automate, and Power BI capabilities become available after migration, removing the manual processes and reporting workarounds that NAV can’t support. |
Dynamics 365 Business Central is the platform. Western Computer is the migration partner who has done this hundreds of times.
Deep NAV and Business Central expertise: More than 35 years of Dynamics ERP experience. Hundreds of NAV to BC migrations delivered across manufacturing, distribution, and professional services. We know where NAV environments break during migration - and how to prevent it.
A migration process built around your customizations: Every engagement starts with a full inventory of your customizations, integrations, and data before any migration work begins. Scope is defined before it is committed to.
Planning-first guidance: We do not push for fast migrations. We push for successful ones. The right timeline depends on your risk profile, your business priorities, and your team’s readiness - not an artificial deadline.
A team you can reach: Every Western Computer engagement comes with a dedicated point of contact - not a support queue. You work with the same people from discovery through go-live and beyond. For most NAV customers evaluating a partner, this matters more than any credential on the page. ERP migrations are long and complicated. Having one person who knows your environment, your priorities, and your team makes a real difference.
A culture built around long-term relationships: We’re not a firm that optimizes for project volume. Most of our NAV migration customers came to us through a referral from another customer - and many have worked with us for more than a decade. That track record is harder to manufacture than a certification.
Yes, but the answer requires knowing what you have. Every migration we do starts with a full customization inventory. We document every C/AL modification, SSRS report, and workflow. Then we evaluate each one: replicate in BC, replace with native functionality, or retire. Nothing migrates without a documented plan.
Most migrations run three to nine months, depending on customization volume, integration complexity, and data history. Simpler environments move faster. The discovery phase, where we assess your environment and define scope, typically takes two to three weeks and gives you a realistic timeline before any commitments are made.
It looks cheaper in year one. But the total cost calculation changes when you include: rising NAV consultant rates (up 40%+ since 2020), ongoing server and infrastructure costs, the cost of unplanned downtime on aging hardware, and the growing compliance exposure of running unsupported software. Most customers find the break-even point is closer than they expected.
We map every integration before migration begins: WMS, EDI, e-commerce, shipping, and any bespoke connections. Business Central supports modern API-based integrations, and many common connectors have BC-native versions. Where gaps exist, we plan for them before go-live, not during it.
Yes. Phased migrations are common and often preferable. Many customers start with a subset of entities or modules and expand after stabilization. The initial assessment defines what a phased approach looks like for your specific environment.
The 15-minute readiness call is a short conversation to understand your NAV environment, answer initial questions, and determine whether a deeper assessment makes sense. From there, the 2-hour Migration Assessment — available on Microsoft AppSource — covers your customizations, integrations, data, and migration readiness in detail.
If your NAV system is aging, your consultants are harder to find, and your leadership is starting to ask questions, the best time to get clarity is before the pressure arrives.
The readiness call is 15 minutes. You leave with a clear picture of your risk exposure and a practical next step, whether that’s a full assessment, a phased plan, or just more time to think.
Schedule a 15-Minute Readiness Call
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