Improve Dynamics 365 Installation: 3-Wk Assessment

Are you planning to extend your current Microsoft Dynamics 365 environment? Your system is too slow and based on your infrastructure; you know more speed is possible. Then improve your Dynamics 365-installation with this service.

With recommended Best Practice Configurations in mind, we analyze your Dynamics 365 installation, instantly realize quick wins and prepare the base for a faster system – within 3 weeks.

Agenda

Week 1

• Capturing of your infrastructure
• Implementation of our performance tools
• Best practice checks
• Monitoring / data gathering

Week 2

• SQL Server analysis (e.g. index usage, long running queries)
• Monitoring / data gathering
• First discussion and presentation of already identified issues

Week 3

• Application analysis
• Data interpretation
• Documentation
• Final presentation of results and our recommendations

Deliverables

• We analyze your configuration, sizing, architecture and the performance of your environment.
• We identify the causes, why your system is under performing and work out recommendations for actions to take.
• We assure, your Dynamics AX/365 (on-premises) installation is set up according to Microsoft’s Best Practice Recommendations.
• We provide specific recommendations to optimize your existing or coming installation.

The topics we work on

• AOS Sizing & SQL Server Sizing: Regarding your transaction requirements, are the Application Object Server and SQL Servers equipped with adequate system resources?

• Best Practice Configuration: AOS, SQL Server, database, office integration, help system, development environment.

• Operating system indicators (e.g. event logs): AOS and SQL Server configuration, identification and measurement of DB server indicators, SQL Server maintenance plan, performance results.

With a more detailed analysis we measure transaction performance and SQL IO. In particular, we analyze the SQL Server capabilities.