1. Performance Optimization in Dynamics AX Chris Haley, Microsoft

2. Approach and troubleshooting Tools available Common issues and resolutions Agenda 2 2

3. APPROACH FOR PERFORMANCE IN DYNAMICS AX

4. Regular review Have a baseline Get user feedback Proactive vs Reactive 4 4

5. General or Specific? Defining the issue 5 5 “The system is really slow today” "It always takes a long time to open a project"

6. Strategy 6 6 Performance Tuning Strategies Identified performance issues Reproducible only in customer's environment Check infrastructure Check setup Check coding, queries… Reproducible in any environment (with or without specific dataset) Check coding, queries… Unidentified performance issues Setup long term data collection Check infrastructure Check setup Check coding, queries…

7. TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

8. Performance tuning tools LCS – Usage profiler, Infrastructure estimator, System diagnostic, Issue search, Customization analysis Windows Performance Monitor (Perfmon) Performance Analyzer for Microsoft Dynamics (Dynamicsperf) Microsoft Dynamics AX Trace Parser

9. COMMON PERFORMANCE ISSUES IN DYNAMICS AX

28. Chris Haley Technical Advisor - Microsoft Support Chris.Haley@Microsoft.com Speaker contact info 28