Introduction to Business Central cloud migration (2023)

In this video, you will learn how to use built-in cloud migration tools for Dynamics 365 Business Central, so you can complete the process of moving on-premises companies to the cloud in an easy and a secure way.

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0:00 - Introduction
0:36 - Agenda
1:30 - Introduction section
1:44 - Why should you use the cloud migration tool?
3:45 - Documentation
4:02 - Viva Engage (Yammer) - Join to interact with us, provide feedback and ask questions
4:36 - Demo E2E cloud migration tool
12:05 - Cloud migration flows - which paths are available, how to run the upgrade
16:30 - Preparing for cloud migration section
16:43 - Align the table definitions
19:53 - Cleanup the data part
22:05 - Setup cloud migration section
22:17 - Cloud migration under the hood
27:26 - On-premise SQL server or Azure SQL? Where should you host the database
28:42 - Postpone the updates
29:10 - App insights
29:40 - Table mappings
35:55 - Include / Exclude tables from cloud migration
36:27 - Keep user permissions after setup
37:06 - Delegated admin
38:20 - Replicate the data to SaaS section
38:25 - How is data replicated
42:10 - New UI - get an overview of errors and the missing steps
46:42 - Limitations - number of companies and how much data you can migrate
47:55 - Run upgrade in SaaS section
48:14 - How the upgrade works
51:23 - Optimize the upgrade so it runs faster - Skip API upgrade
52:40 - Going live - Complete the cloud migration section
53:10 - Setup and map users
54:06 - Configure integrations
54:20 - Can you move additional companies after going live?
55:30 - Troubleshooting section
56:00 - Documentation
56:08 - Telemetry
58:08 - Next steps