Updated: July 16, 2020 (April 13, 2017)
Charts & IllustrationsDynamics 365 for Operations (AX) Management Responsibilities
Component | Description | Azure-hosted | Hybrid | On-Premises only |
Users | Manage users and licensing levels. | Customer | Customer | Customer |
Data | Input and manage business data. | Customer | Customer | Customer |
Application layer | Define and test business processes, develop and apply customizations and add-ons, and monitor instances. | Customer | Customer for on-premises
Microsoft for Azure-hosted |
Customer |
Platform layer | Manage and update platform features; monitor, diagnose, and fix platform issues. | Microsoft | Customer for on-premises
Microsoft for Azure-hosted |
Customer |
Database | Manage and support database. | Microsoft | Customer for on-premises
Microsoft for Azure-hosted |
Customer |
Virtual machines | Manage and support virtual machines. | Microsoft | Customer for on-premises
Microsoft for Azure-hosted |
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