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.
Microsoft presents: Securing Business Central | Customer-Driven Best Practices and Real-World Cases
In today's fast moving digital landscape, securing your business applications is a strategic imperative. This session dives into Business Central security, presenting customer-driven cases that reveal how organizations have successfully navigated common hurdles with robust security configurations. You'll gain insights from real-world experiences addressing recurring questions around access control, data protection, and compliance. We’ll explore actionable best practices—from implementing role-specific permissions to configuring advanced authentication measures—that empower you to safeguard your Business Central environment effectively.
Speakers:
Edmondo Ferretti
Microsoft
Hey there! I'm Edmondo Ferretti, and I've been living in Dublin, Ireland while working at Microsoft for the past nine years. I kicked off my journey as a Site Reliability Engineer, where I spent two years making sure everything ran smoothly and reliably. For the last seven years, I've been part of the Business Central Control Plane team, diving deep into security. It's been an exciting ride, and I've loved every moment of it. My passion for security and my dedication to the team have helped us step up our game. I'm proud to be part of Microsoft and to contribute to making our systems and customers safer and more secure.
Edmondo Ferretti
Microsoft
Hey there! I'm Edmondo Ferretti, and I've been living in Dublin, Ireland while working at Microsoft for the past nine years. I kicked off my journey as a Site Reliability Engineer, where I spent two years making sure everything ran smoothly and reliably. For the last seven years, I've been part of the Business Central Control Plane team, diving deep into security. It's been an exciting ride, and I've loved every moment of it. My passion for security and my dedication to the team have helped us step up our game. I'm proud to be part of Microsoft and to contribute to making our systems and customers safer and more secure.
Rayner Vaz
Senior Software Engineer
Rayner Vaz is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, specializing in platform engineering and secure architectures that power resilient, scalable solutions. With deep expertise in API design, cloud infrastructure, and security best practices, he helps organizations build systems that are both robust and future-ready. Rayner’s experience spans mission-critical projects at Microsoft and technical roles at Barclays, blending technical depth with strategic impact. Holding an MSc from the University of Oxford, he is passionate about enabling partners to adopt modern engineering practices that drive agility and trust. At Directions EMEA 2025, Rayner shares actionable insights on building secure, scalable platforms for the AI agent-ready Dynamics 365 Business Central ecosystem.
Rayner Vaz
Senior Software Engineer
Rayner Vaz is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, specializing in platform engineering and secure architectures that power resilient, scalable solutions. With deep expertise in API design, cloud infrastructure, and security best practices, he helps organizations build systems that are both robust and future-ready. Rayner’s experience spans mission-critical projects at Microsoft and technical roles at Barclays, blending technical depth with strategic impact. Holding an MSc from the University of Oxford, he is passionate about enabling partners to adopt modern engineering practices that drive agility and trust. At Directions EMEA 2025, Rayner shares actionable insights on building secure, scalable platforms for the AI agent-ready Dynamics 365 Business Central ecosystem.