Microsoft Azure services around your ERP
We use Azure where it strengthens your ERP landscape: integration middleware, secure secret storage, API management, monitoring and data staging.
The challenge
Business Central is a SaaS product, so the logic that doesn't belong inside the ERP has to live somewhere else. Azure offers the pieces: Functions for code, Logic Apps for workflows, Service Bus for queues, Key Vault for secrets, and API Management for governance.
Technology we use
How we approach it
The same four steps apply whether the project is a rollout, an integration or a fix. Only the depth changes.
Decide what stays in the ERP
Posting and validation logic stays in AL. Transformation, routing and scheduling can live in Azure.
Choose the service
Functions for custom code, Logic Apps for connector-based flows, Service Bus for reliable messaging.
Secure
Managed identities, Key Vault and Microsoft Entra ID instead of stored credentials.
Observe
Application Insights and alerts across the ERP and the services around it.
What is included
- Azure Functions for integration logic
- Logic Apps for connector-based workflows
- Service Bus queues for reliable messaging
- API Management for exposing and securing APIs
- Key Vault and managed identities
- Application Insights and alerting
- Data staging in Azure storage or SQL for analytics
- Cost review of the Azure resources involved
What you get from it
- Integration logic kept out of the ERP core
- Secure credential handling
- Reliable, observable message flows
- Right-sized services, not over-provisioned ones
Related pages
Related services
- Business Central integrationArchitecture and delivery for connecting Business Central to other systems.
- API integrationREST, OData, OAuth 2.0 and webhooks across the Microsoft ecosystem.
- Business Central API integrationAPI pages, OData, HttpClient calls and OAuth 2.0 authentication.
- Business automationApprovals, document flows and repetitive tasks automated across systems.
Frequently asked questions
Do we need Azure to use Business Central?
No. Business Central SaaS runs on Microsoft's infrastructure. Azure becomes useful for integrations, monitoring and analytics around it.
Can Business Central send telemetry to Azure?
Yes. Business Central can send telemetry to Application Insights, which supports diagnostics and alerting.