Implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations Apps - Second Edition

The cloud deployment architecture 

The Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations architecture is built for the cloud, which is the recommended and preferred option of deployment. Cloud deployment uses Microsoft Azure, managed by Microsoft, as the cloud platform. The following diagram shows an example of the production environment deployment architecture:

To understand the diagram, let's walk through the image from left to right, and explore the various components and their roles, as follows:

• Client devices: Client devices such as workstation computers, tablets, and mobile devices connect Finance and Operations through the web browser or mobile ...