Business Central and Microsoft Dynamics blog

Practical, technically checked articles on Business Central, AL development, integration, reporting and ERP projects.

Business Central

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: A Plain-Language Guide

What Business Central covers, who it suits, how it is deployed, customized and integrated, and where to go next.

4 min read
API & Integration

Business Central API vs Web Services: What Is the Difference?

API pages, OData web services and SOAP compared, with URLs, authentication, limits and a simple decision guide.

5 min read
Business Central

Business Central SaaS vs On-Premises: How to Choose

The real trade-offs between Microsoft-hosted and self-hosted Business Central, and the questions that decide it.

3 min read
AL Development

What Is AL in Business Central? Extensions Explained

AL is the language of Business Central extensions. Here is how objects, extensions and events fit together.

4 min read
Business Central

Business Central Implementation Process: From Discovery to Go-Live

What happens in each phase of a Business Central implementation, and where projects usually go wrong.

4 min read
Business Central

NAV to Business Central Migration: Upgrade, Cloud Migration or Fresh Start?

Three realistic routes off Dynamics NAV, how to choose between them, and what to check before you commit.

4 min read
AL Development

AL Event Subscribers Explained: Extending Business Central Safely

How events let you change Business Central behaviour without touching base code, with examples and pitfalls.

4 min read
AL Development

Calling REST APIs From AL: HttpClient and JSON in Business Central

A practical pattern for outbound REST calls from AL: requests, responses, JSON parsing, errors and secrets.

4 min read
Power BI

Business Central and Power BI: Ways to Integrate and When to Use Each

Four ways to get Business Central data into Power BI, and how to choose between them.

6 min read
Career & Training

How to Start a Career as a Business Central Functional or Technical Consultant

Functional or technical? What to learn first, how to practice, and how to prepare for interviews.

5 min read

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