Microsoft is backing Business Central as its go-to ERP solution for organizations in need of an easy-to-use, full-featured, and modern business solution. Although Business Central is a cloud-native application—meaning it’s strongest when fully hosted and operated on the cloud—there are a few hosting options that your organization can choose from depending on your business needs, budget, and infrastructure capacity. We’ve laid out the three possible hosting options for Business Central, and the best use cases for each method.

You’ve likely seen the term “SaaS” popping up everywhere, but what exactly does it mean, anyway? Software as a Service (SaaS) is, simply put, a cloud-based software or application that is used over the internet in a web browser. With all the buzz around SaaS solutions, it’s understandable to want to capitalize on the benefits of a cloud-based business application. Here are five benefits that you should know about SaaS, and the cloud-based applications that you should consider to keep your business running smoothly:

Many programs including Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 utilize Active Directory to conduct authentication, but this blog will focus on Dynamics 365 Business Central Online and how it uses Active Directory to create seamless integration between most of Microsoft’s products.

As a business grows it inevitably faces the choice between investing in on-premises server infrastructure or cloud based infrastructure to manage their IT needs. However, choosing the wrong investment for your business can have dramatic effects on long term profitability, so picking the right investment is necessary.

Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella took to the stage at the Future Decoded conference today to announce two new Azure data centers opening in the UK in 2016. Microsoft recently completed Azure datacenters in Ireland and the Netherlands, but this will be the first datacenter in the UK. The expansion will allow UK businesses and government organizations using Azure to store and backup data within the UK region for the first time.

The important thing to know about the Cloud is that this is NOT just a passing phase; the movement of computer systems to the Cloud is the real thing. The Cloud is a disruptive technology, and the world will never be the same.

If you are in the market for a new accounting system, your purchasing decision should definitely include Cloud-based accounting system options. Computer applications delivered through the Cloud typically cost less than an On Premise solution. As long as cost is a motivating factor for accounting software selection (which it always is!), businesses will continue to migrate their accounting applications to the Cloud.