Enterprise resource planning software Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition is a massive software application that supports global enterprises in providing information across all the functional units of a business entity. Understanding the architecture is critical to know how the system works.

Software architecture is fundamental to answer the following questions:

• How does the software application work?
• What different components are part of the software and how do they interact?
• Can software grow as business grows?
• What infrastructure do we need to deploy the software?
• How can a software application be deployed and managed?

In this chapter, you will learn about the architecture of Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, its various components, and the different deployment choices available for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations.