NAVigate Forward:
Business Central & the AI Advantage

If you’re running NAV today, you already know change is coming. This event gives you a clear, honest look at what that change looks like what Microsoft’s support roadmap means for your business, what Business Central can do that NAV can’t, and what a real migration actually takes from start to finish.

No pitch. No pressure. Just a useful afternoon with people who know your situation.

Agenda

12:00 – 12:30 Welcome & Why Now Western Computer ▼

12:00 – 12:10

Introduction and welcome

Welcome to NAVigate Forward. Meet the Western Computer and Microsoft team before we get started.

12:10 – 12:30

Setting the stage: why NAV customers are moving now

An honest look at where the industry is heading and what we’re hearing from NAV teams including the most common reasons companies are still waiting, and whether those reasons still hold.

12:30 – 1:30 Microsoft: The Cloud Platform Case April Tantaro ▼

12:30 – 12:50

The NAV support roadmap no spin

Version-by-version support status, what mainstream end-of-support means in practice, and why Business Central’s continuous update model changes the equation.

12:50 – 1:10

What Business Central is and where it’s going

Business Central as a true cloud platform: native M365 integration, Power Platform, and Copilot. A live demo including Edit in Excel and the new Analysis Views see what your finance team can do today that NAV simply can’t deliver.

1:10 – 1:30

Microsoft’s migration investment & Bridge to Cloud 3

What Microsoft funds, how the partner model works, and the full landscape of available migration offers including what you miss if you wait.

1:30 – 1:45 Break & Networking Break ▼

Snacks and refreshments provided. A great chance to connect with Microsoft and Western Computer team members one-on-one before the afternoon sessions.

1:45 – 2:30 Customer Stories & Live Demo Western Computer ▼

1:45 – 2:05

Migration stories from companies like yours

Manufacturing. Distribution. Real timelines, real challenges, and what’s different 12 months after go-live. Each story addresses a concern we hear constantly from NAV teams.

2:05 – 2:30

Live Business Central demo from a NAV user’s perspective

Same workflows, modern platform. We’ll walk through Edit in Excel, the new Analysis Views, AP automation, and a live Copilot interaction focused on the moments NAV teams most want to replace.

2:30 – 3:00 Partner Spotlights ISV Partners ▼

2:30 – 2:45

Cosmos Data Technologies

Business Central Reporting in the Cloud

A look at Cosmos reporting capabilities built natively for Business Central: financial and operational reporting, dashboards, and self-service analytics that replace the SSRS and RDLC reports your team relies on in NAV today.

2:45 – 3:00

Avalara

Intro to Sales Tax Software

An overview of Avalara's automated sales tax compliance solution and its native Business Central integration: calculation, filing, and exemption management that removes the manual tax burden many NAV users still handle in spreadsheets today.

3:00 – 3:40 Migration Reality & Q&A Western Computer ▼

3:00 – 3:20

What a NAV migration actually takes

The 4-step WC migration framework: assessment, design, migrate, hypercare. Reimplementation vs. upgrade how the decision gets made. How customizations are handled, what integrations look like, and how Bridge to Cloud 3 affects cost.

3:20 – 3:40

Open Q&A

Your questions answered by Microsoft and Western Computer. No topic is off limits.

3:40 – 4:00 Next Steps & 1:1 Conversations Close ▼

3:40 – 4:00

Next steps, wrap-up & 1:1 conversations

We close with three paths forward: book a 2-hour migration assessment, schedule a 30-minute call with your account manager, or take the ERP risk checklist home to review at your own pace. No obligation, no pressure. Your account manager and a Microsoft resource will be available for individual conversations immediately following.

• A clear picture of your timeline. Know exactly which NAV versions are still supported and what the milestones mean for your planning.
• A live look at Business Central and Copilot. See real workflows not slides including Edit in Excel and the new Analysis Views.
• Honest answers about migration. Customizations, integrations, timelines, and cost covered plainly, including when reimplementation vs. upgrade is the right path.
• A look at the broader BC ecosystem. See how best-in-class ISV solutions for tax compliance and reporting plug natively into Business Central.
• A concrete next step that fits where you are. Whether you are ready to scope or still evaluating, you will leave with a clear path.

ISV Partner Spotlights

Partner Spotlight · 2:30 PM

Business Central Reporting in the Cloud

Cosmos delivers financial reporting, dashboards, and self-service analytics built natively for Business Central: a direct replacement for the SSRS and RDLC reports your team depends on in NAV.

🕑 2:30 – 2:45 PM

Partner Spotlight · 2:45 PM

Intro to Sales Tax Software

Avalara automates sales tax calculation, filing, and exemption management with a native Business Central integration, replacing the spreadsheet-based tax workflows most NAV teams rely on today.

🕑 2:45 – 3:00 PM

Who’s presenting

Kristen Sage

CEO

Western Computer

April Tantaro

AI Business Solutions Director

Microsoft

Ben Bolte

VP of Sales

Western Computer

Kim Simios

Account Manager

Western Computer

Telka Clem

Pre-Sales Engineer

Western Computer