Integrate Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central with Amazon DynamoDB

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a business application software that provides a comprehensive set of business applications for small and medium-sized businesses. The application can handle everything from customer and product management to financials and operations. It is used by more than 1 million businesses globally.Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is the newest version of Microsoft Dynamics. The version has been completely re-written with a new UI, new back end and has been rebuilt for speed and scalability. In this blog post, I will focus on the integration between Amazon DynamoDB and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Amazon DynamoDB is the leading NoSQL database, which is used by multiple companies worldwide for their business processes.With the emergence of NoSQL databases, the technpogies used for data storage and retrieval have changed drastically. In the past, it was common to use traditional relational database management systems (RDBMS. such as Oracle, MS SQL Server and MySQL for storing and retrieving data. However, with the advent of Internet and mobile applications, the need for a more scalable technpogy arose. This is when NoSQL databases came into being.The main advantage of using NoSQL databases over RDBMS is the ability to store unstructured data without any schema. Another advantage is that NoSQL databases are much faster than RDBMS in terms of read/write access to data.

What is Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central?

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is an application software developed by Microsoft for managing any business process. The software handles all the processes of the business including sales, marketing, service, inventory, manufacturing and human resources.Dynamics 365 Business Central offers two different plans i.e. Business Central Essentials and Business Central Premium . The former is available free of cost to small and medium-sized businesses whereas the latter needs to be bought separately as a part of the Customer Engagement Suite (CES.Business Central Essentials includes application modules such as Finance & Operations, Sales & Marketing, Field Service & Project Service Automation. Business Central Premium offers application modules such as Financial Management, Sales Management, Project Service Automation, Customer Service & Support, Field Service & Asset Management etc. Both versions include the core application module called Administration that is used for managing users, licenses and settings of the application.Business Central has a very customizable user interface with a drag and drop feature that makes it easier to create reports and charts with minimal coding knowledge. It also has built-in APIs and connectors e.g. Google Analytics connector which can be used to import data from other applications directly into Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central .

What is Amazon DynamoDB?

Amazon DynamoDB is a fully managed NoSQL database service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS. It is reliable, fast and secure. It can be used for storing unstructured data unlike traditional RDBMS which stores structured data only.DynamoDB uses Amazon Web Services (AWS. infrastructure for hosting its database servers. It's hosted in AWS cloud over multiple availability zones for high availability and durability.DynamoDB offers three different database plans – Free Tier , Basic Tier , Standard Tier . The first plan is available at no cost whereas other two plans have to be bought separately based on the amout of usage.The pricing of DynamoDB depends on primarily two factors i.e. storage capacity and throughput . Storage capacity refers to how much data can be stored in DynamoDB database whereas throughput refers to how fast the database can perform read/write operations on the data stored in it. There are four different ways to pay for DynamoDB i.e. pay-as-you-go , reserved capacity , spot instances , reserved instances . Pay-as-you-go refers to paying for what you use whereas reserved capacity refers to paying up front for capacity for a one year period which provides cheaper rates compared to spot instances and reserved instances .

Integration of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central with Amazon DynamoDB enables users to connect their existing data stores (relational or non relational. with their business apps like Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central . The integration uses the application programming interface (API. provided by Amazon DynamoDB to transfer data on demand into a local database in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central . Thus, it makes data retrieval faster when accessing data from within Business Central . This integration helps users to write custom code which allows them to query their existing data sources such as relational databases or NoSQL databases like Amazon DynamoDB directly from within Dynamics 365 Business Central .The integration of these software also enables users to migrate their data from one database to another seamlessly without losing any information during the migration process. In addition to this, users can set up notifications so they get notified when there is a change in data in their source database in case they want to keep their local database updated continuously.DynamoDB makes it possible for users to create tables, write queries against existing tables and maintain indexes directly from within Dynamics 365 Business Central . These features allow users to view existing information easily without having to switch between applications thereby saving time and effort. Users can also view metadata information about their tables such as name of table, primary key for each table etc from Business Central administration conspe without having to perform separate database queries.These features help users manage their data effectively as they can perform all tasks related to maintenance of their local database through Administration module within Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central . They do not have to switch between multiple applications thereby saving time and effort spent on managing their databases.Benefits of Integration of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Amazon DynamoDB

Integration of Amazon DynamoDB with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central provides many benefits such as:

• Faster Accessing Data – It reduces the time taken for a user to retrieve data from external sources like Amazon DynamoDB due to direct integration with Business Central . Thus, it increases the performance of Business Central .
• Highly Scalable – Due to its distributed nature, it supports highly scalable architecture at low cost which enables users to scale up or down anytime without worrying about performance issues.
• Low Maintenance Cost – Since it is hosted by Amazon Web Services thus users need not worry about setting up their own infrastructure or paying for additional administrative costs since it is all taken care of by AWS .
• Secure Data – AWS takes full responsibility of security across its cloud platform so users do not have to worry about security issues regarding their data stored in Amazon DynamoDB .
• Simple Migration – Users can easily migrate their existing data from one database type to another without losing any information during the migration process using this integration. This helps them comply with industry standards quickly without having to go through lengthy migration processes which usually take several months' time.
• Multiple Database Support - With this integration users can query their existing relational or non relational data sources right from within Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central giving them an edge over other similar software applications which do not offer such an optimized environment for working with multiple databases simultaneously thereby making their work environment much more productive and efficient.

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