Two different options are available for deploying Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations. On the one hand in Microsoft's cloud, or on-premises…
Two different options are available for deploying Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations. On the one hand in Microsoft's cloud, or on-premises in your own data centre. Both options have their advantages and disadvantages, and especially when it comes to operating the ERP system, the decision must be carefully examined. Comparison of cloud and on-premises (Source: Microsoft) Why a cloud deployment When deploying in the Cloud is a cloud service fully managed by Microsoft (SaaS). The environment is highly available, and with this option administrators do not have to worry about disaster recovery. Thanks to One Version , the software is continuously updated. Fully managed cloud services The Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations solution is fully managed by Microsoft, and administrators have considerably fewer tasks for maintaining and servicing the software. Additional sandbox environments The cloud deployment includes two sandbox environments. A Tier-1 for development and build, and a Tier-2 for testing purposes (UAT). Additional environments can be rented at almost the touch of a button via a subscription. One Version Updates Microsoft delivers continuous updates for Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, instead of expensive upgrades every few years. With the cloud deployment, updates can be carried out automatically by Microsoft. In the near future, there are even plans to release the updates without interruption. Disaster recovery features Cloud environments are configured with Azure disaster recovery support. This includes Azure SQL geo-replication and Azure blob storage geo-redundancy. Combining with other cloud services Other Microsoft cloud services can be used more effectively with the cloud deployment of Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations. For example, Power BI reports can be created with OData, and Power BI tiles can also be displayed directly in Dynamics 365. In addition, thanks to the cloud deployment, configurable business processes ar