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Business Central runs on Azure. Our apps run on Azure. Our CI/CD pipelines run on Azure. From AI models to serverless functions to DevOps — Azure is the foundation we build everything on.

Azure services we use

Production infrastructure, not proof-of-concepts

These are the Azure services that power our apps, our customer projects, and our development workflow — every day, in production.

Azure AI Foundry

AI that powers our apps

Our Fisqal Copilot features — bank reconciliation AI, fixed asset tax analysis, AI account review — run on Azure OpenAI (GPT-4.1). Since 2026 Wave 1, AppSource apps can use Microsoft-managed AI resources: no customer Azure subscription required, built-in compliance, data residency, and content filtering.

GPT-4.1 & GPT-4.1-mini models
Microsoft-managed AI resources (GA April 2026)
Built-in content safety & data residency
Unified AI consumption billing

Azure DevOps

How we ship software

Every AL extension we build — Fisqal apps, customer projects, migrations — goes through Azure DevOps pipelines. Code is compiled, tested, and deployed automatically. No manual uploads, no "works on my machine" surprises.

Git repositories with branch policies and pull request reviews
YAML pipelines: build → test → deploy to sandbox → promote to production
ALTool CLI compiles and packages AL extensions on build agents
Automated test suites run against isolated BC containers

Azure Functions

Serverless glue

When Business Central needs to talk to external systems — banking APIs, government portals, e-invoicing networks — Azure Functions handle the translation. Consumption-based pricing means you pay only when code runs.

Event-driven: triggered by BC webhooks, queues, or schedules
Connect BC to banking, tax, customs, and logistics APIs
Consumption pricing — zero cost when idle
Supports C#, TypeScript, Python

Azure Integration Services

Enterprise connectors

For complex integration scenarios — EDI with trading partners, multi-system ERP consolidation, or real-time data sync — Azure Logic Apps and Service Bus provide enterprise-grade reliability with geo-redundancy and guaranteed delivery.

Logic Apps: 1,400+ pre-built connectors (SAP, Salesforce, SFTP, AS2/EDIFACT)
Service Bus: reliable message queuing for async BC integrations
API Management: secure, throttle, and monitor all external APIs
B2B capabilities for partner onboarding and EDI

Our development workflow

From code to production in a pipeline

Every extension we deliver follows the same CI/CD pipeline. No manual steps, no shortcuts.

1

Develop

AL extensions built in VS Code, committed to Git with feature branches and code review.

2

Build

Azure DevOps pipeline compiles the app using ALTool, runs CodeCop & AppSourceCop analysis.

3

Test

Automated test codeunits execute against a BC container — unit, integration, and upgrade tests.

4

Stage

App deployed to a sandbox environment. Stakeholders validate functionality before go-live.

5

Deploy

Approved release published to production (or AppSource). Zero-downtime for cloud deployments.

6

Monitor

Application Insights telemetry tracks errors, performance, and feature usage in real time.

Cloud infrastructure

Your data, Microsoft’s data centers

Business Central Online runs on Azure’s global infrastructure. For Luxembourg customers, data resides in EU data centers with full GDPR compliance.

60+
Azure regions worldwide
99.9%
SLA for BC Online
28 days
Automatic backup retention
3,500+
Microsoft security engineers
$1B+
Annual security investment
EU
Data boundary for Luxembourg

Source: Azure Global Infrastructure · Microsoft Compliance Offerings

Build on Azure with a partner who lives there

Whether you need AI features, serverless integrations, or a CI/CD pipeline for your AL extensions — we design it, build it, and operate it.

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