From the conceptual architecture perspective, both cloud and on-premises deployment options use the same application stack, clients, development environment, and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). The difference is primarily in the infrastructure, database, and identity provider used. The following diagram represents a high-level conceptual architecture of Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations:
Let's try to understand different components of the preceding architecture diagram, starting from the bottom stack:
- Identity: At the very bottom of the architecture is the identity layer. This component represents the ...
