Directions EMEA Choosing the best possible Azure platform for NAV
- 1. Directions EMEA Community for Dynamics NAV partners Choosing the best possible Azure platform for NAV Aleksandar Totovic, MVP ERP Consulting, CEO
- 2. Speaker Introduction AleksandarTotovic › Developer and Consultant with Accounting Software from 1992 › ERP Consultant from 1996 › NAV Consultant from 2004 › Mainly Focus –Transition to the Cloud Awards › MVP since 2014 › Community Champion – Convergence EMEA 2014
- 3. Speaker Introduction 25+ How Do IVideos about Technical and Functional Features 2 Official Courses – NAV2015 4 Official Courses – NAV2016 NAV 2016 Exams Co-author and Committee Member
- 4. Agenda
- 5. Thinking about cloud On Each Bigger Tower Electric Generator in Each Basement Everywhere… Anytime… Doesn’t matter Where Thomas Edison Direct Current Lights Nikola Tesla Alternating Current Lights Part II IT on the Cloud 21st Century
- 6. Thinking about cloud and NAV Early ideas (Classic era) NAV 2013 R2 + Each new release – more cloud-like Future?
- 7. What we have now - Architecture NAV Server NAV Web Server SQL Server NAV Database Cloud Service Cloud Service NAV Server NAV Web Server SQL Server NAV Database SQL as Service NAV Database Platform as a Service Managing Portal NAV Server NAV Web Server SaaS Project „Madeira“ – Dynamics 365
- 8. What we have now - Architecture SaaS IaaS IaaS & DBaaS SaaSPaaS
- 9. What we have now – Managing Responsibilities Project “Madeira” (Dynamics 365) NAV managed with Managed Services NAV managed by Partners
- 10. How to choose – Business Model
- 11. How to choose – Solutions Delivered
- 12. On-premises or not? Easy decision Want cloud or not › Believe in cloud › Security reasons › Internal system administration Want subscription or not › Cost control › Cost calculation › Scalability › Long-term strategy Cannot make price Analysis based only on comparison Subscription vs On-premises Must include all aspect…
- 13. On-premises or not – Cost calculation
- 14. On-premises or not – Cost calculation
- 15. But what service model? IaaS or IaaS + DBaaS (with Azure SQL)? IaaS + DBaaS or PaaS (Managed Services)? PaaS or SaaS? › Costs › Platform Features › Performances › Functionalities
- 16. Cost Analysis – IaaS vs IaaS + DBaaS
- 17. Cost Analysis – IaaS vs IaaS + DBaaS Total Cost of Azure SQL Server: 901,80 Total Cost of SQL Server on Azure VM: 1.458,25
- 18. Cost Analysis – IaaS + DBaaS vs PaaS Model 5 new clients - databases Each client with 3 users
- 19. Cost Analysis – PaaS vs SaaS PaaS Costs – well known SaaS Costs: 3 models › Per Apps › Plan › Team Members › Current customer – 40% discount $50 (<15) $39 (15..50) $34 (50..75) $28 (75+) › Initial license cost? › Upgrade cost?
- 20. Cost Analysis – PaaS vs SaaS
- 21. Platform Features (Tools) IaaS and IaaS + DBaaS (with Azure SQL) › We don’t have platform › Microsoft Azure Portal › PowerShell › Manually work PaaS › Managed Services Portal › Microsoft Azure Portal › PowerShell
- 22. IaaS and IaaS + DBaaS –Tools
- 23. PaaS –Tools
- 24. SaaS –Tools
- 25. Tools Comparison • IaaS • PaaS • SaaS Single sign-on Load balancing Monitoring PowerShell Virtual machines Tenant provisioning IISCertificates Virtual networks Tenant Template Application database Help data Apps Your Team Tasks Azure Team Tasks
- 26. Performances How we can choose performances › Virtual Machines › Azure SQL Better performances = more money Choose the optimal performances
- 27. Virtual Machines – Scaling Virtual Machine CPU Cores RAM Disk Max data disks Max NICs / Network bandwidth A series (0-11) 1 – 16 0,75 – 112 GB 20 – 605 GB 1 – 16 ..4 / Very high D series (1-14) 1 – 16 3,5 – 112 GB 50 – 800 GB SSD 2 – 32 ..8 / Very high Dv2 series (1-15) 1 – 20 3,5 – 140 GB 50 – 1000 GB SSD 2 – 40 ..8 / Extremely high F series (1-16) 1 – 16 2 – 32 GB 16 – 256 GB 2 – 32 ..8 / Extremely high G series (1-5) 2 – 32 28 – 448 GB 324 – 6144 GB SSD 4 – 64 ..8 / Extremely high A – standard D – Faster CPU’s (60 % faster than A), SSD, Higher Memory-to-core ratio Dv2 – 35% faster CPU’s than D, RAM and Disk as D F – CPU’s as Dv2, RAM & Disk lower performance G – The best Intel Xeon E5 v3 CPU’s
- 28. Azure SQL – Scaling • Basic, Standard, and Premium • Standard service tier use cases: › Database with multiple concurrent requests • Premium service tier use cases: › High Peak Load › Many Concurrent Requests › Low Latency › Minimum required for Dynamics NAV
- 29. Azure SQL – Scaling DTU = database throughput units
- 30. LoadTests We have the basic performance information How to choose what we need? LoadTests › Performance tests › Concurrency tests
- 31. LoadTests How we can run LoadTest Visual Studio Ultimate GitHub: https://github.com/wortho/NAVLoadTest › Clone the repository inVS › Open & build the solution › Adjust the basic information › Run tests › Customize tests
- 32. Performance – Examples (VMs vs Azure SQL)
- 33. Performance – Examples (VMs vs Azure SQL)
- 34. Performance – Conclusion SQL onVM is faster than Azure SQL Azure SQL is cheaper than SQL onVM Azure SQL is good enough Azure SQL is designed for massive workload with many concurrent users For very complex processing, SQL onVM is better Performances in Azure SQL are very stable with number of users increasing
- 35. Performance – Conclusion Premium tiers are not always better than Standard on Azure SQL DTU’s don’t necessarily mean higher performance › DTU’s are not important if process highly asks NST › DTU’s are very important when we have clear SQL tasks Azure SQL performances are better if we use Managed Services as PaaS
- 36. Performance –Target Traditional NAV market: Companies with 25 to 250 employees Largely unaddressed segment of small companies: Companies with 1 to 25 employees CompanySize Number of Companies
- 37. Dynamics NAV Solution Functionalities and Features IaaS IaaS + DBaaS PaaS Project “Madeira” SaaS Standard partner customizations Add-Ons (CfMD or not) Singletenant or Multitenant Subscription or On-premises License per Client NAV 2013 R2 + versionIaaS IaaS + DBaaS Customizations: Only Add-Ons Only Multitenant and Subscription One license per Service New versions with 3-month platform upgrade cadence PaaS SaaS Customizations: Only Apps Only Subscription Always Current version
- 38. Solution Functionalities and Features Dynamics NAV › Starter Pack › Extended Pack › Integrations › Customizations Project “Madeira” › Reduced NAV Starter Pack › For small companies › Apps!
- 39. Final Decision
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Editor's Notes
- #31: Optimizing the price performance for a group of databases The more databases you can add to a pool the greater your savings become