Azure that connects your systems and can be supported
We use Azure to connect Dynamics 365, portals and line-of-business systems, host custom applications and move workloads off ageing servers, with monitoring built in from day one.
What it covers
What it is
Microsoft Azure is Microsoft’s cloud platform. Around Dynamics 365 and custom applications, it is usually the integration and hosting layer: where systems exchange messages, identity is managed and applications run.
A good fit when
- Systems exchange data through files, scripts or manual re-keying
- An integration fails and nobody knows until a customer calls
- Applications still run on servers that are hard to patch
- You need single sign-on across staff and customer systems
How we work with Microsoft Azure
Integration
Event-driven integration with Service Bus, Logic Apps and Functions, with retries, dead-letter handling and correlation IDs.
APIs
API Management in front of internal services, with authentication, throttling and versioning.
Identity
Entra ID single sign-on, app registrations, and Entra External ID for customer and partner access.
Hosting and migration
App Service, containers and Azure SQL for custom applications, and moving older workloads off on-premises servers.
Microsoft Azure in practice
One Dynamics 365 platform in place of several CRMs
Read the success storySeveral on-premise CRMs and a bespoke customer portal consolidated onto one Dynamics 365 platform, connected through Azure Service Bus and Logic Apps, and taken through to Authority to Operate.
OutcomeOne platform for grant management, delivered on schedule, with monitored integrations.
One CRM and ten customer portals on a shared base
Read the success storyFragmented customer, sales and provisioning systems consolidated onto Dynamics CRM, with ten customer portals built on one multi-tenant .NET base and provisioning automated through Azure.
OutcomeCustomer onboarding time halved, and new portals deployed with little extra development.
Common questions about Microsoft Azure
Which Azure regions do you use?
For Australian organisations we design for the Australian regions, such as Australia East and Australia Southeast, so data stays onshore, unless your requirements say otherwise.
Should we use Logic Apps or Azure Functions?
Logic Apps suit orchestration and connector-heavy workflows. Functions suit custom code and high-volume processing. Most integrations use both.
How do you monitor integrations?
With Application Insights and Azure Monitor, using one correlation ID per message so a failure can be traced from end to end and replayed.
Related services
Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Azure
Dynamics 365 and Power Platform builds, Power Pages portals, Dataverse, and Azure integration, identity and migration.
Learn moreBuildCustom software and applications
.NET, PHP and Blazor applications, portals, mobile apps, APIs and SaaS platforms, tested and documented.
Learn moreSupportManaged support and platform services
Hypercare, incident response, patching and SLA-based support for the platforms we build or inherit.
Learn moreAlso see: Microsoft Foundry, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI