D365 Data 101
Session Overview: Every great structure starts with a solid foundation, and in Dynamics 365, that foundation is data. Before you build integrations, before you stand up analytics pipelines, before you design solutions that your business actually trusts – you need to understand how D365 thinks about data. This session strips it back to the fundamentals: how data is structured across the platform, how it moves between systems, and the core patterns that will either make your architecture elegant or turn it into a maintenance nightmare six months from now. We’ll cover the concepts that technical teams often skip in the rush to ship – the stuff that quietly causes problems in your integrations, muddies your analytics, and makes solution design harder than it needs to be. Whether you’re new to the platform or just never got the proper tour, this is the session that makes everything else click. Get the foundation right, and the rest gets a whole lot easier.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the core data patterns relevant to Dynamics solutions
- Learn how data design impacts integrations and reporting
- Recognize where Microsoft platform data services fit into the architecture
Speakers: Nathan Clouse
Recorded at: Community Summit NA 2026
Type: Education Session
Ability Level: 101 – Beginner
Primary Product: Dynamics 365 F/SCM (FO)
Tracks: Business Intelligence (BI) & Reporting, Data, Integration
Terms: All rights reserved by the speaker, Community Summit NA, and Dynamic Communities and cannot be reproduced or distributed without express written consent by the speaker and Dynamic Communities.
