Maximum No of users NAV 2013

pashya1972

Hi,

I would like to know how much maximum number of users NAV 2013 can handle or are there any limitations for this
version say max 1000 etc.

I have asked this very basic question since I would like to know if this version can support this much number of users.

Regards,

Prashant

slmaluwa

Hi
May be not a direct answer. But, most of the time, the actual number of users depend on your hardware setup and what these users are doing on Navision.

Marije_Brummel

It's mainly limited by the marketing departments at Microsoft.

Also it depends on the area's of NAV that you use.

Peope entering timesheets, you can have more than 1000, people in the warehouse, maybe not even 25 without performance tuning.

Rob_Hansen

Mark Brummel wrote:

It's mainly limited by the marketing departments at Microsoft.

I loved that comment! I've been saying this for a while now...NAV 2013's dimension redesign and other changes (background posting) along with the three-tier structure have made NAV more scalable than ever. I know of Classic client implementations in the 1,000 user range (yes, performance tuning was needed but it works). With the huge performance improvements provided by some of the recent design changes, NAV should be scalable beyond that range (again, depending on usage, proper tuning, load balancing, etc.). Microsoft would never say that though...if you have that many users, it simply MUST be AX.

Marije_Brummel

It's amazing to see what NAV2013 can do from a performance perspective. It's not only the fastest version of NAV out of the box ever but you can do so much to make it run even better.

We have amazing times ahead of us.

Alex_Chow

Mark Brummel wrote:

Peope entering timesheets, you can have more than 1000, people in the warehouse, maybe not even 25 without performance tuning.

Are you certain about this? We have sites where 30 users are registering concurrently with no performance issues.

Marije_Brummel

Alex, again this depends on setup, hardware, etc.

Good to hear that it works good for you. Thanks for the info.

RDeckard

Mark Brummel wrote:

It's amazing to see what NAV2013 can do from a performance perspective. It's not only the fastest version of NAV out of the box ever but you can do so much to make it run even better.

We have amazing times ahead of us.

Hi Mark,
I totally agree with you.
The way I see it the SQL Database (and tuning of it) is the most critical factor in the performance discussion.
(you see it that way too? or you think the Service tier could be the limiting factor)
But making a statement without having the evidence to back this up will not convince a future customer when Microsoft promotes AX (because Nav would not be suitable for > 300 users)
Do you have any reference material ? or are you just expressing your opinion on this
Would love to see something that could be used to back up this up.