4-6 November 2025 in Poznan, Poland
Directions EMEA 2025
Join us for Directions EMEA 2025 - experience the latest updates from Microsoft and the ecosystem while connecting with the entire Business Central community, including resellers, add-on providers, Microsoft, CSPs, MVPs, developers, consultants, sales and marketing professionals, and business leaders. Fuel your motivation, inspiration, and success through sharing and collaboration.
Real-World Messaging with Azure: Patterns That Power Your Integrations
Whether you connect Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central to AI services, banking platforms, third-party apps, or legacy systems, messaging patterns remain the backbone of reliable, scalable integrations. But with Azure offering a toolbox full of messaging services, Service Bus, Event Grid, Event Hubs, and more, it’s easy to get lost in the options.
In this session, Tharanga Chandrasekara and Steve Gichure will bring clarity by walking you through real-world use cases that apply proven messaging patterns to practical integration challenges.
You'll learn how to:
- Seamlessly connect Business Central to modern and legacy systems
- Leverage patterns for resilience, scalability, and message durability
- Use Azure messaging components the right way at the right time
- Build integrations that talk to anything from AI engines to banking systems
This isn’t just theory, it’s code, demos, and real-world experience you can take back to your customers. This session is for you if you’re ready to go beyond the basics and bring messaging patterns to life.
Speakers:
Steve Gichure
Thamani Tech NZ, Founder & Technical Lead
Steve Gichure is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central developer with 14 years of experience implementing ERP solutions across Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the US.
Stephen has been an active member of the Business Central community in New Zealand for the last 5 years, sharing his knowledge in community events across NZ.
He now works as a freelance contractor, focusing on enabling business transformation through software innovations.
Steve Gichure
Thamani Tech NZ, Founder & Technical Lead
Steve Gichure is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central developer with 14 years of experience implementing ERP solutions across Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the US.
Stephen has been an active member of the Business Central community in New Zealand for the last 5 years, sharing his knowledge in community events across NZ.
He now works as a freelance contractor, focusing on enabling business transformation through software innovations.
Tharanga Chandrasekara
Lead Technical Consultant
Tharanga Chandrasekara is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central lead technical consultant with over a decade of experience.
Tharanga is an active member and community moderator of the official Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Community forum. He regularly shares knowledge with others through his blog, user groups, and webinars. Tharanga strongly believes that "one small piece of knowledge someone shares today could be the cornerstone of a huge concept that changes the world tomorrow".
Since 2016, Tharanga has been awarded the prestigious Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
Tharanga Chandrasekara
Lead Technical Consultant
Tharanga Chandrasekara is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central lead technical consultant with over a decade of experience.
Tharanga is an active member and community moderator of the official Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Community forum. He regularly shares knowledge with others through his blog, user groups, and webinars. Tharanga strongly believes that "one small piece of knowledge someone shares today could be the cornerstone of a huge concept that changes the world tomorrow".
Since 2016, Tharanga has been awarded the prestigious Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.