{"id":233537,"date":"2025-01-13T11:44:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T11:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keydynamicssolutions.com\/demokeydynamicssolutions\/?p=233537"},"modified":"2025-10-13T11:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:38:09","slug":"data-migration-to-d365-with-azure-data-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keydynamicssolutions.com\/demokeydynamicssolutions\/data-migration-to-d365-with-azure-data-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Migration to D365 with Azure Data Factory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;data-migration&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#051895&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;46px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #051895;\">Data Migration AX 2012 to<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #fea012;\"><strong>D365 with Azure Data Factory<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/keydynamicssolutions.com\/demokeydynamicssolutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/leading.webp&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin:auto;&#8221; pac_dcm_carousel_specific_module_num=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#4a4a4a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_3_line_height=&#8221;42px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #4788ff;\">Client Overview<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A leading Japanese international advertising agency, among the top five globally, faced performance issues with Microsoft ax 2012 to d365 upgrade and other tools like Tally, FAMS, and ADAMS for finance and operations. Due to the large customer base and high transaction volume, the client struggled with system performance and lacked an integrated view across platforms. 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