About

Hi, I am Adnane, a technical solution and cloud ERP architect working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, Azure and AI.

An ERP never works alone. It talks to banks, warehouses, CRMs, old systems that nobody dares to touch, and now AI agents. My job is to make these conversations work: clean, secure, and easy to maintain. I have done this for more than 11 years, from Dynamics AX to today’s D365 F&O, on international programmes that roll out one ERP across many countries.

What I do, in short

  • I design. ERP and cloud architecture, integration strategy, and the technical reviews that keep a project healthy.
  • I lead. Technical teams, environments, security, and the delivery lifecycle with Azure DevOps and CI/CD.
  • I connect. D365 F&O with the rest of the company, using Azure Integration Services and the Power Platform.
  • I experiment. AI agents and RAG solutions with Azure AI and Copilot Studio, built for real business problems such as cleaning product data or answering questions from documents.

Why this blog exists

The official documentation tells you what a feature does. It rarely tells you what happens on a real project, when the feature meets a deadline, a legacy system and a tired team. This blog is about that second part.

It began in 2016 as my own notebook: the place where I kept what I had tested, what had failed, and what finally worked. One day I made the notebook public. I still write it the same way, for three kinds of readers:

  • The one who is stuck. You have an error, a deadline and ten open tabs. You need the steps, the screenshots and the trap to avoid.
  • The one who must choose. You have two patterns on the table and a client waiting for an answer. You need the trade-offs, said plainly.
  • The one who is curious. You want to know what happens when an AS/400 meets Copilot, or when a business event wakes up an Azure Logic App. So do I.

If one article saves you a day of searching, the blog has done its job.

What you will find here

  • Integration: D365 F&O with Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, API Management, Business Events and the Data Management API.
  • Security: how F&O security really works, including the Security Management API.
  • Legacy modernization: IBM i (AS/400) with Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI and Copilot.
  • Platform shifts: changes that architects must prepare for, such as the move from LCS to the Power Platform admin center.
  • AI and ERP: agents, Copilot and what they need from your data.

In the community

I am an Azure Logic Apps Aviator and a Business Applications speaker at events such as DynamicsMinds and DynamicsCon. I also take part in the French Power Platform community. You can find my sessions on the Speaking and videos page.

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This is a personal blog. The opinions here are my own. All examples use demo data and public information.