Many migrations create as many problems as they solve. Northbank's senior team makes sure yours doesn't. Whether you're moving from GP, NAV, SL, or QuickBooks, we get you to Business Central cleanly with nothing lost, nothing broken, and no surprises at go-live.
Microsoft has already pulled the plug on Dynamics NAV, and support for Great Plains ends 2029. If you're on either platform, or any other legacy on-premise system, you're carrying real risks across business continuity, security, competitive efficiency, and rising overhead costs that modern cloud ERP doesn't have.
The question isn't whether to move. It's how to do it right. Northbank specializes in Business Central cloud migrations that eliminate the guesswork and disruption, so there are no surprises at go-live or after.
We have extensive experience with GP, NAV, SL, and BC. That depth across platforms is what keeps our migrations from going sideways and ensures your upgrade success.
Before we move anything, we document everything your team and operations depend on. Everything that needs to come with you does. Everything that doesn't, doesn't.
We embed custom workflow documentation directly inside Business Central, not in a manual nobody opens. Your team won't skip a beat moving to the cloud because they'll have everything they need inside the system.
Not only do we ensure your new Business Central solution supports every corner of your operations, but we also plan the migration around your business cycles so your productivity doesn't take a hit.
We run every migration on Sure Step, Microsoft's proven implementation and migration framework. Every phase is deliberate. Nothing gets rushed, nothing gets skipped, and nothing lands in Business Central unvalidated.
When the migration is done, we don't disappear. You'll always have direct access to the same senior team who built your Business Central solutions: no tickets, no wait, no starting over with a junior resource each time.
Our buyer's guide walks Northern California businesses through everything they need to know about Microsoft's cloud ERP, including capabilities, licensing, migration or implementation options, and key considerations.
Most migration partners start with the data. We start with your business. Before we move a single record, we take the time to understand your workflows, your current system, and the operational details that can't afford to get lost in the transition.
Great Plains (GP) has been the backbone of many Northern California businesses for a long time. We know that. We also know what that means in practice. You have decades of data, configurations built around workarounds, customizations that were supposed to be temporary and never were, and a team that knows exactly how to make GP do what they need it to do.
Moving all of that to Business Central isn't just a technical exercise. It's a business-critical transition that has to be done without breaking what you've built.
Northbank has guided numerous Dynamics GP-to-Business Central migrations. We know where the complexity hides, what survives the move cleanly, and what needs to be rebuilt correctly before you go live. We also know that December 31, 2029, is closer than it feels, and that a clean GP migration takes time to do right.
If you're on Great Plains, the best time to start the conversation is now.
If you're still running NAV, there are no more updates, no more security patches, and no roadmap. Every day on NAV is a day of compounding risk.
The good news is that NAV and Business Central share the same DNA. We understand this transition extremely well, and for businesses that aren't carrying years of heavy customization, it can move fast. But fast doesn't mean careless. The same discovery, data cleanup, and validation process applies.
Northbank has managed NAV-to-Business Central migrations for Northern California businesses across a range of industries and complexity levels. We know how to get your team up and running in Business Central without losing what made your NAV setup work for you.
Most legacy environments carry years of accumulated complexity, like workarounds, manual processes, and configurations that once made sense but no longer serve the business. A migration to Dynamics 365 Business Central cloud is the right moment to address all of it.
Northbank's Business Central migration consultants start every engagement with a full discovery process. We understand your current environment before we touch anything, so what moves to Business Central cloud is clean, configured correctly, and built to last.
Migrating from Great Plains or Navision to Business Central cloud is too important to wing. Sure Step is Microsoft's proven migration framework, and it's how Northbank ensures every cloud migration stays on track, on scope, and on budget.
From initial discovery through deployment, every phase is deliberate. Nothing gets rushed, nothing gets skipped, and nothing lands in Business Central that hasn't been reviewed, validated, and confirmed to work the way you need it to.
Our free guide will help you evaluate if it’s time for your business to move to Business Central's AI-ready cloud ERP and how to do it without disruption or budget overruns. Includes the top 8 signs you’ve outgrown QuickBooks and a migration readiness assessment.
Most businesses that come to Northbank for a migration aren't starting fresh. They're recovering from a legacy system like GP (Great Plains), NAV (Navision), or SL that's overdue for a change, from a previous migration that never fully delivered, or from a partner who treated the move as a checkbox exercise and disappeared when things got complicated.
Whatever brought you here, we've managed migrations like yours before. And we know how to get it right.
Not just installed but built around how your business runs. We implement Business Central from the ground up, with a senior team that stays with you from discovery through go-live.
The gap between your systems is costing you time. We connect Business Central to the platforms your business runs on, so everything works together the way it should.
Most support feels like starting over every time. Ours doesn't. You get direct access to the people who built your system, with no tickets, no wait, and no re-explaining your setup.
The timeline depends on how complex your current setup is, how much data you have, and how many integrations are involved. A simple GP-to-Business Central migration can take 8 to 12 weeks. More complex projects with multiple entities, custom setups, or lots of data cleanup usually take 3 to 6 months. We never rush the process. A rushed migration that causes problems isn't a real migration.
Before we start the migration, we review and clean your data. Old records, workarounds, and legacy setups often don't fit well in a new system. We map your data, identify what needs cleaning or reorganization, and ensure everything that moves to Business Central is accurate, organized, and ready to use from day one.
Not if we do our job right, and we do. Before we migrate anything, we document the workflows, configurations, and processes your team depends on. What works in your current environment gets preserved or replicated in Business Central. What doesn't work gets fixed. Nothing critical gets left behind.
The cost depends on your current setup, the condition of your data, and the number of integrations you have. We don't give a quote until we understand your needs. Every migration is honestly scoped, transparently priced, and handled by experienced consultants who don't add unnecessary hours or complexity.
You don't have to, but the businesses that plan early are the ones that migrate cleanly and on their own terms. A GP-to-Business Central cloud migration takes time to do right. Waiting until the deadline is close means less time for discovery, data cleanup, and testing, and more pressure to move fast. That's when migrations go wrong. Starting the conversation now costs nothing and gives you options.
With the right partner, migration is less disruptive than you might think. Northbank plans each migration around your business, not the other way around. We work with your business cycles, move in phases when needed, and make sure your team is trained and confident before going live. Our goal is a smooth transition that your team hardly notices.
While GP and NAV are our primary focus, given Microsoft's discontinuance timelines, we also manage transitions from SL and other legacy platforms. If you're on an older Microsoft Dynamics system or other platform and evaluating your options, we're worth a conversation.
