Author: Duilio Tacconi

Microsoft MVP | MCT and Author. In the ERP business with Microsoft and non-Microsoft technologies since 1998. Truly passionate about Microsoft Dynamics NAV / 365 Business Central since 2004. It was love at first sight with a NAV 3.70 A (yes, A. Not B). Former Microsoft Employee as Sr. Escalation Engineer in the technical area for 15 years: from 2008 to 2023. I have helped many good fellas all over the world resolving issues with the product (roughly 5K+ support requests handled in all of these years). Currently implementing processes to analyze performance data through telemetries and other tools to get insights how to boost up customer businesses. Also involved in continuous update of online and on-premises customers and internal /external readiness.

Road to version 23. Some data from the field.

Rock’n’Roll! That is my first - official - super verbose and actionable error message during Sync-NAVTenant on the road to version #23. I know. This is the good old grumpy PowerShell: not so verbose. And it forced me to wake up the even older SQL Server Profiler trace. Ah Gotcha. This is yet again the... Continue Reading →

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The new table extension model: the storage side

NOW YOU SEE IT Take a sample database on-premises 22.whatever with approx. 175 GB and, during the upgrade process to 23.0, run Sync-NAVTenant to move it into the new table extension data model (combined table extension tables). NOW YOU DON’T ! Look at the overall dimensions post sync-navtenant: 173 GB (-2GB, -1.1% Total Space). THE... Continue Reading →

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2025 Wave 1: Cleaning out the closet

PREAMBLE (you may skip this section if you like, it is not technical, I am just thinking aloud) A few months ago, I thought of creating a YouTube channel with chilling interviews of well-known member of the Dynamics 365 Business Central community and some of the clever minds in Lyngby. I also thought about a... Continue Reading →

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A new data model for Table Extension: the talk of the town

It is now trendy to write about the change in how Table Extension objects are reflected in the backend structure. ‘Course I fall behind this trend too. Why? Because it could really be a game changer in terms of performance and everyone that loves this product was really dreaming about it since a while. It... Continue Reading →

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Time (and Data) datatype vs Web Services in SaaS

Personally, I have fumbled on & off in attempts to use Time datatype and its AL related statements within the application to establish record differences and offsets. Last time, it was just yesterday, considering OData calls in a PowerApp scenario. If you are normally working with Dynamics 365 Business Central online through Web Clients AND... Continue Reading →

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About Job Queue vs many Companies in SaaS

Job queues and their platform façade, scheduled tasks, are the beating heart of the background execution giant. It might turn being a giant made of sand if its two pillar legs are not so strong: resiliency and stability. Resiliency is the property of returning into a good steady state when unpredictable events happen. Stability is... Continue Reading →

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