There’s a hidden pattern that Microsoft has been promoting for many years with Dynamics. It’s the notorious monolith pattern. Most applications that start off as one thing and then grow to become another typically begin as monoliths and that’s perfectly… Read More ›
Design Patterns
Podcast Episode 6 – Introduction to Data Integration Patterns
In this episode of the Dynamics Mechanics podcast, we discuss data integration strategies and considerations when building Dynamics 365 systems. Integration is a very significant topic when it comes to more complex and intricate systems that require interaction with other corporate systems. When we migrate and deploy systems to cloud environments we must take even more care as the consequences of poor decisions become more severe.
Podcast Episode 4: The System Partitioning Strategy
In this episode, we discuss the System Partitioning Strategy and the challenges of managing global deployment scenarios. As the number of enterprise customers adopting Dynamics grows, we’re beginning to see an increased number of large-scale global system deployments. In order to accommodate geographically distributed users, we need to consider system architecture strategies that can meet the performance expectations of business stakeholders and users.
Podcast Episode 3: Integration Performance w/Joel Lindstrom and Tim Huemmer
When integrating data with Dynamics 365 and other business applications, your integration methods and design choices can have a significant impact on your system performance. In this episode, Stephan Smith and Joel Lindstrom talk with Tim Huemmer about integration performance best practices. Tim is a Development Principal focused on integrations, and has ten years of Dynamics 365 integration experience.
Podcast Episode 1: Performance in large Dynamics 365 environments
As your Dynamics 365 environment grows, performance can be a challenge. Stephen Smith has worked on multiple very large Dynamics deployments, and in this episode, he talks about concurrent user and process issues that can arise in very large deployments and how to avoid them.
Dynamics 365 Architecture: Examining Record Status and Flagging Strategies
The status subsystem is a feature in the Dynamics platform that is often overlooked or at least often thought of as insignificant functionality that comes out of the box on every entity. Customizers have varying perspectives on how they ultimately… Read More ›