01/04/2025
Have you ever considered the immense engineering effort that powers Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central?
In the latest episode of Under the Hood, Vincent Nicolas, Chief Architect for Business Central, is joined by Jonas Blunck, Principal Engineering Manager, to explore the sophisticated systems that support the ongoing development and delivery of the platform. This episode offers a rare glimpse into the internal workings of Microsoft’s Engineering Systems—an area rarely discussed, yet foundational to the reliability, scalability, and security of Business Central.
Viewers will gain insight into how Microsoft manages over 100 active repositories, supports more than 30 active build branches, and executes over 80 million automated tests daily. The discussion also covers the transition from legacy source control systems to Git, how Microsoft maintains secure and compliant pipelines, and the automation strategies that enable seamless code validation, build, and deployment processes.
Additionally, the episode introduces innovations like test tolerance models, incremental builds through AL-Go for GitHub, and how internal tools have evolved to accelerate development while maintaining product quality. For partners and developers, this is a valuable opportunity to understand the level of infrastructure required to support a product at the scale of Business Central—and to draw inspiration for your own engineering practices.
🎥 Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/Yy5km7Ml0_0?si=WM9g6x6tvthVzidV
In this ninth episode of Business Central Under the Hood, our host and chief architect, Vincent Nicolas, invites principal engineering manager Jonas Blunck t...
