Business Central Online
01Assess
An inventory of customizations, integrations and data volume in your on-premise environment.
On-premise to SaaS
Move Business Central to the cloud, without touching your business logic
Same Business Central, same configuration and customizations, just without the servers, patching and backup schedules on your team's plate.
- Configuration kept
- Pilot migration first
- Single cutover weekend
What changes
Your stack, before and after
Your business logic stays exactly as it is. What changes is everything your IT team has to look after.
On-premise today
Your servers
- Physical or virtual server hardware
- Manual patching and version upgrades
- A local backup schedule you manage
- VPN required for remote access
- Fixed hardware capacity
After the move
Business Central Online
- Microsoft-managed cloud infrastructure
- Automatic updates, twice a year
- Built-in backup and disaster recovery
- Access from anywhere, no VPN
- Capacity that scales with you
The migration path
Four milestones, planned around a single cutover weekend
A pilot migration proves everything works in the cloud before your production data moves.
- 01Assess
- 02Pilot migration
- 03Full migration
- 04Optimize
02Pilot migration
A test migration confirms your customizations behave correctly in the cloud.
03Full migration
Production data and configuration move across on a scheduled cutover weekend.
04Optimize
Post-move tuning and a walkthrough of what's now available natively in the cloud.
Quick readiness check
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FAQ
Questions about moving to the cloud
Will our customizations and configuration change?
No. It's the same Business Central with the same configuration and customizations. A pilot migration confirms they behave correctly in the cloud before your production data moves.
How much downtime should we expect?
The move is planned around a single cutover weekend, when production data and configuration move across, so your team can carry on as normal during the week.
What if some of our customizations aren't extensions?
The assessment identifies any direct code modifications, and they are rebuilt as extensions before the move so they keep working in the cloud and through future updates.
What about our integrations?
We inventory every integration during the assessment and check it has a cloud-compatible API. Anything that doesn't is flagged early, with options to replace or rebuild it.
Who looks after Business Central after the move?
Microsoft manages the infrastructure, updates and backups. For help with your setup, see our Business Central support plans.
Ready to retire your server maintenance schedule?
A readiness assessment tells you exactly what moves and what needs adjusting first.