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The Integration Runtime (IR) is a customer managed data integration infrastructure used by Azure Data Factory to provide data integration capabilities across different network environments. It was formerly called as Data Management Gateway. It is used by Business Central and Dynamics GP to provide a one-way data synchronization between your on-premises SQL Server hosting your company databases, and your Business Central tenant data store in the cloud via Azure Data Factory. The self-hosted IR is capable of: Running copy activity between a cloud data stores and a data store in private network. Dispatching the following transform activities against compute resources in On-Premise or Azure Virtual Network: HDInsight Hive activity (BYOC), HDInsight Pig activity (BYOC), HDInsight MapReduce activity (BYOC), HDInsight Spark activity (BYOC), HDInsight Streaming activity (BYOC), Machine Learning Batch Execution activity, Machine Learning Update Resource activities, Stored Procedure activ...

With the release of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2, I had a first look at the update process, then quickly ran into a situation where the option to set up intelligent cloud insights wasn't showing in my already provisioned Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central tenant - See,  "Set up Intelligent Cloud" option not showing for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central tenants . I also noted that this option was available with the October '18 Release  and that the current tenants would be undergoing upgrades within the next 30 days. In the meantime, if you want to familiarize yourself with the process of deploying intelligent insights, you will need to provision a demo tenant, built on the October '18 release. Here's how you do this: 1. Launch your browser and enter https://demos.microsoft.com in the address bar. This will take you to the Microsoft demo site. The site can be accessed either with your Microsoft account or your Work account (organizational or...

I was (still am!) seriously excited about the release of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 - I mean, how can you not? This Intelligent Cloud thing is just superb! The simple premise of being able to sync your data to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and use the power of the cloud to get actionable insights is just too good to pass up on. See my article,  Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: the perfect complement for Microsoft Dynamics GP users . In fact, I already had an Office 365 Business Premium tenant provisioned with an instance of Dynamics 365 Business Central for IW. This is my playground, where I learn about the new stuff, where I try to build up my AL development skills, etc., (albeit at a turtle's pace 😊). After updating my GP 2018 RTM instance to GP 2018 R2 , I proceeded to setup the Intelligent Cloud Insights which, in a nutshell, involves setting up an integration between my on-premises Microsoft Dynamics GP application databases and Microsoft Dynamics 3...

Yesterday marked the release of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 to the English speaking market - other languages soon to follow. After a few hiccups in the download process (make sure you clear your browser cache before attempting to download), I was able to get my hands on the 1.81 GB zip file containing the actual installation media (1.92 GB unzipped). Since this is not a major release, I went straight for the Updates folder on the image and executed the MicrosoftDynamicsGP18-KB4458410-ENU.msp  file - The msp file was also published separately on the Service Pack, Hotfix, and Compliance Update Patch Releases for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018  page on PartnerSource and CustomerSource and it probably offers a better download experience and less of a footprint, if all you need is to update an existing Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 instance. Applying the msp  is a fairly straight forward process. However, if you need instructions for a full install, take a look at my article...