Business Central On-Premises Release Management That Actually Works

Fixed-price upgrade subscription plans that keep your on-premises Business Central current—without the project chaos. 

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Microsoft releases major Business Central updates twice a year. On-premises organizations control their own timing—but falling behind means mounting technical debt, obsolete code, and costly catch-up projects.

Why Business Central On-Premises Upgrades Require a Different Approach

You Control the Timeline (A Double-Edged Sword)

 On-premises deployments give you flexibility on timing, which makes it easy to defer updates until they become expensive, disruptive projects. 

Customizations Compound the Risk

 Every release introduces code changes that can conflict with your customizations. The longer the time between updates, the more conflicts accumulate. 

Obsolete Code Has a Deadline

 Microsoft deprecates AL functions and objects on a published schedule. Ignoring deprecation warnings doesn't make them go away. 

Falling Behind Gets Exponentially Harder

 Skipping releases doesn't pause the clock — it stacks complexity. Each missed update makes the next upgrade larger, riskier, and more expensive. 

Our Proven Release Management Process

Release Monitoring

Proactive tracking of Microsoft release notes and deprecation announcements, with impact analysis specific to your environment.

Code Conflict Identification

Analysis of your customizations against upcoming release changes to catch conflicts before they reach production.

Sandbox Testing

Comprehensive testing in a dedicated environment so issues are resolved before go-live, not after.

Issue Resolution

Our developers address conflicts and obsolete code, preserving your business processes through every update.

Production Support

Go-live planning and validation to ensure critical processes work correctly after each release is applied.

Our Plans

 Choose the level of on-premises upgrade support that matches your organization's complexity and release cadence. 

Basic Plan

Essential protection for basic environments. What's included in Basic:

  • 1 Major or 2 Minor release updates annually

  • Identify Code Conflicts prior to the upcoming release

  • 6 hours of code refactoring per year
  • Testing sandbox creation
  • Go-live planning and support
  • ISV upgrades (available add-on)
  • Automated test scripts (available add-on)

Essential Plan

Comprehensive coverage for growing businesses. Everything in Basic, plus:

  • 1 Major or Unlimited Minor release updates
  • Identify code conflicts prior to the upcoming release

  • 20 hours of code refactoring per year (instead of 8 hours)

  • Go-live planning
  • 2 automated test scripts per year
  • 4 hours of external integration testing per year (instead of 2 hours)
  • New feature review sessions (available add-on)
  • ISV upgrades (available add-on)

Advanced Plan

Complete solution for complex environments.
Everything in Basic, plus:

  • Unlimited release updates annually
  • Identify code conflicts prior to the upcoming release

  • 40 hours of code refactoring per year (instead of 20 hours)

  • 16 hours of new feature review per year
  • 16 hours of external integration testing per year
  • ISV upgrades included

Why Choose Release Management Services

Focus on Your Business

 Managing BC upgrades internally pulls technical resources away from work that drives the business forward. 

Access Specialized Knowledge

 Our team knows Business Central release management deeply — more than most internal teams can develop while running day-to-day operations. 

Predictable Costs

 Fixed monthly pricing replaces unpredictable project spend and emergency fix costs when updates break critical functionality. 

Reduce Upgrade Risk

Proactive conflict identification and sandbox testing prevent the disruptions that come with reactive, last-minute upgrades. 

Faster Issue Resolution

 When conflicts arise, our developers have immediate context on your environment and resolve issues without ramp-up time. 

Leverage New Features

Each release brings functional improvements. Stay current and actually capture the value Microsoft delivers.

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Make Your Next Update Your Easiest Yet

 Don't let deferred upgrades become your next big project. A subscription plan keeps you current, reduces risk, and turns every release into a routine—not a crisis. Fill out the form above to get in touch.