What’s New in Business Central 2025 Release Wave 2
The Autumn brings the second major release of the year for Business Central, as part of the 2 wave annual update cycle. Here we look at the highlight features.
Grow your business
Grow your business on your terms
Jesse Lawrence
Grow your business on your terms
A business solution from Microsoft helps automate your financials, streamline your supply chain and manage your operations. Get up and running quickly - in the cloud or on your servers - the choice is yours. Start with what you need now and easily add capabilities or users as your business changes and grows.
Prepare for Growth
Planning for your future shouldn’t be taken lightly. As your business grows you will want a business management solution that provides flexibility and choice to support your changing needs.
Cloud: Easily scale up or down as your business needs change.
On-premises: Adapt to complex regulatory requirements with full control.
Embrace Changing IT Priorities
As your business grows, the role of the IT becomes even more strategic. Spend less time on software and system maintenance and more time on the projects that drive business priorities.
Cloud: Virtualize IT and focus attention on revenue generating applications
On-premises: Keep full ownership and control.
Business workloads most suitable for the next wave of the cloud:
Control Costs
Making the most of your hard earned profits is critical to your business growth. Buy or lease, pay monthly or upfront – the choice is yours.
Cloud: Predictable expenses that easily scale up or down as your needs change.
On-premises: Potential lower total cost of ownership.
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Benefits that small and mid-size companies expect from cloud computing:
Support a Mobile Workforce
The way people work and connect is changing. Companies with a centralized workforce have different needs than those with remote workers. Give your people access to the tools they need to do their best, whether it’s in the office, at home or on the road.
Cloud: Create, share and collaborate from virtually anywhere.
Reduce Risk
Microsoft Dynamics is sold and implemented by a global network of reselling partners with industry expertise and packaged offerings deployed in the cloud or on your servers. Your local partner will help you choose the deployment option and payment structure best suited to your business needs.
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