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Latest news, updates, and insights about Microsoft Business Central.
Aug 26, 2026
What a Business Central Environment Snapshot finds in one hour
One hour on a screen share, eight areas checked, and a written summary five business days later. Here is what a Business Central Environment Snapshot turns up.
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Business CentralAug 22, 2026
AL Access Modifiers and Dependencies: Design a Stable Extension API
Use AL access modifiers, interfaces, dependency minimum versions, and compatibility rules to keep Business Central extension contracts stable.
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Business CentralAug 17, 2026
Business Central Upgrade Readiness: After the August 31 Window
An updated five-checkpoint checklist for Business Central teams checking update status, resolving blockers and verifying critical business workflows.
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Business CentralAug 11, 2026
CI/CD for Business Central AL Extensions: A Release Pipeline That Protects Customers
Build a traceable AL release pipeline with reproducible artifacts, analyzers, automated tests, sandbox deployment, approvals, and rollback evidence.
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Business CentralAug 3, 2026
Business Central Web Service Performance: Fast, Resilient API Patterns
Improve Business Central integration performance with API pages, bounded payloads, paging, OAuth, idempotency, controlled concurrency, and telemetry.
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Business CentralJul 30, 2026
QuickBooks vs Business Central for 3 to 10 Employees: Is ERP Too Much?
A practical, honest framework for small teams deciding whether QuickBooks still fits or Business Central would create better operational control.
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Business CentralJul 30, 2026
Odoo vs Business Central: What Costs Less When Your Business Scales?
Compare Odoo and Business Central using the same user roles, company structure, integrations, implementation scope and ongoing maintenance assumptions.
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Business CentralJul 28, 2026
Business Central Posting Performance: Diagnose Before You Optimize
Diagnose slow Business Central posting with telemetry, repeatable timing, AL Profiler, data-access review, and production-safe remediation.
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Business CentralJul 27, 2026
AL Telemetry with Azure Application Insights: An Operations-First Guide
Instrument Business Central AL extensions with Application Insights, useful dimensions, privacy controls, KQL investigations, and actionable alerts.
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Business CentralJul 25, 2026
One Small Business Central Customization: How Technical Debt Builds
A practical guide for Business Central owners to spot customization dependency risk, choose the right solution boundary, and approve changes with clear ownership.
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Business CentralJul 24, 2026
Business Central AL Page Design: Patterns That Age Well
Design Business Central AL pages around user tasks, supported page types, predictable actions, efficient data access, accessibility, and testability.
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Business CentralJul 20, 2026
AL Test Automation: Handlers, Isolation, and Upgrade-Safe Tests
Write repeatable Business Central AL tests with test codeunits, UI handlers, deterministic setup, positive and negative cases, and CI gates.
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