In 6 easy steps, we created a data replication of an entire Dynamics 365 entity into a SQL server.

In step 2, we entered the necessary details to connect to our SQL database using the Azure Key Vault generated in the Getting ready section.

In step 3, we selected the required entities to be replicated, and the rest was just following the wizard steps.

Behind the scenes, the data export service synchronizes the entire table behind the selected entity, followed by delta increments as the records get updated in Dynamics 365 (thus the need for the custom entities to be Change Tracking enabled). The service uses a combination of Azure Service Fabric, Azure Service Bus, Azure Blob Storage, and Azure SQL. For more details read the TechNet article at https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt744592.aspx#Anchor_17.