Dynamics 365 Business Central and bulk inserts

Today I’ve discovered that not everyone knows how Dynamics 365 Business Central (but also Dynamics NAV) handles inserts on the … More

Dynamics 365 Business Central: are you doing cloud data migration? Please sanitize your database before doing it.

I’ve decided to write this quick post after having spent some hours on supporting a partner in order to discover … More

Dynamics 365 Business Central Sandbox Docker containers and multitenancy

I saw on different forums people having troubles on connecting to their brand new Docker containers created with the new … More

Dynamics 365 ERP landscape report

Earlier this year, I was pleased to be asked to contribute my thoughts on the current ERP landscape for the … More

Auto-scaling your Azure SQL database with Logic Apps

I think that you know that I’m a huge fan of using Azure SQL database for your workloads in the … More

Nigel Frank’s new white paper sets blueprint for overcoming business challenges with Microsoft Dynamics technology

We find ourselves in a position where Microsoft cloud technology is in higher demand than ever before, but with uncertainty … More

Dynamics 365 Business Central and data compression

Yesterday Kennie Nybo Pontoppidan (from the Dynamics 365 Business Central Team) asked us an interesting question: do you use data … More

“Mastering Dynamics 365 Business Central” is out!

Just in time for Christmas, I’m very happy and proud to announce that the book “Mastering Dynamics 365 Business Central” … More

Creating an Azure SQL Database backup via Powershell

I have several Azure SQL databases (mainly Microsoft Dynamics NAV databases) on different Azure subscriptions and often I need to … More

Azure SQL Elastic Pools: a way for saving costs with your Microsoft Dynamics ERP databases in the cloud

I’ve written a lot in the past about how you can move your existing on-premise Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Dynamics … More

It’s time to evolve your ERP…

Do you remember the Fiat Panda 30? It was released in the year 1980 and it was one of the … More

Moving an on-premise Dynamics 365 Business Central database to Azure SQL via Powershell

If I have an on-premise installation of Dynamics 365 Business Central, can I move my database from a local SQL … More

“Business Central in a box”: a UI for managing your Dynamics 365 Business Central/Dynamics NAV containers

Do you know what Portainer is? In simple words, it’s a simple management solution for Docker and it consists of a web … More

Dynamics 365 Business Central End of year 2018 Survey

During this entire year 2018 the Microsoft Dynamics ERP family has changed (and you know that for sure) and Microsoft … More

Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premise and .NET assemblies: things to know

I’ve written in the past how to use .NET assemblies in AL for your on-premise extensions and all is also … More

Dynamics 365 Business Central SaaS: upgrades and data migration “things to know”

Despite the Microsoft ERP proposition (on-premise vs SaaS), many customers are still full with doubts on what is the best … More

Dynamics 365 Business Central: handling breaking schema changes on production

I saw many requests on forums in the last days related to one of the most noisy topic when working … More

Dynamics 365 Business Central: the impact for partners and developers (my article for Simplanova)

As you already know, Microsoft Dynamics ERP’s family is having a big evolution this year. Microsoft Dynamics NAV is now the past, … More

Dynamics 365 Business Central/NAV on Azure VMs: tips for best network performances

Many months ago I wrote a series of posts related to best practices to remember when deploying Microsoft Dynamics NAV … More

Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premise and extensions: what happens to my third-party integrations?

In a real-world Microsoft Dynamics NAV implementations, is quite common to see integrations with third-party external applications. These integrations are … More

ISV solution and transition from C/AL to AL extension: how to start (my article for Simplanova.com)

My friends of Simplanova kindly asked me to be a “guest blogger” on their website. The topic of this first … More

Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premise: why don’t you resize your Azure VMs?

This post comes after spending two days working with some customers that have started to move all their on-premise infrastructure … More

Dynamics 365 Business Central Development Quick Start Guide is out!

At the beginning of this year I was preparing the content for the first of a serie of workshops for … More

Dynamics 365 Business Central: parsing a CSV file using CSV Buffer

A question received today was the following: is it possible from my extension in Dynamics 365 Business Central asking a … More

Dynamics 365 Business Central: target levels in extensions development demystifyed

When you develop an extension with Visual Studio Code and the AL language,  in the app.json file you can specify … More