Understanding the best time to transition, from a licensing perspective, could save you significant dollars over the next one to four years.

There might not be hard cost savings to be realized in the near term, given the potential increase in licensing costs over a CapEx to OpEx savings. You should have a good understanding of your options from staying on-premises vs.

Do a thorough current state assessment of your hardware and software needs and consider what will be required in the near future (one to four years).

You're uncertain if there's real value in such a strategic move right now, or if should you wait awhile. Microsoft is constantly pressuring you to move to the cloud, but you don’t understand the why.You need to decide on the most cost effective program for your company, for now and for the future. There are different licensing programs for Dynamics 365 in the cloud.This makes it difficult to purchase proper licensing that aligns with your current on-premises setup and to maximize your choices in transition licenses. Plans and Dual Use Rights in the cloud, includes confusing terminology and licensing rules that don’t seem to make sense. You’re also uncertain about what the cost might be or if there are savings to be had with a transition to the cloud for your enterprise resource planning system. Your on-premises Dynamics CRM or AX needs updating or replacing, and you’re not sure whether to upgrade or transition to the cloud with the new Microsoft Dynamics 365 platform.

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