can Azure Data factory in Commercial tenant be used with D365 in GCC

Question

We are customizing D365 cutomer service for a health case management system that has sensitive PII, client notes etc. D365 is in the gov cloud.

The IT group wants the implementation team to use ADF in the commercial tenant. Are the issues in making a secure connection between ADF in commercial and D365 in gov tenants?

Second, what is the usual practice? Should the implementation team get ADF in the gov cloud subscriptiont?

Rob

Answer 1

Hi London, Robert,
Welcome to Microsoft Q&A platform and thanks for posting your question here.

Thank you for your query about using Azure Data Factory (ADF) in a commercial tenant with Dynamics 365 (D365) in the government cloud (GCC).

I understand that you are concerned about making a secure connection between ADF in the commercial tenant and D365 in the GCC tenant, and you want to know if it is usual practice to get ADF in the GCC cloud subscription.

• To make a secure connection between ADF in a commercial tenant and D365 in the GCC tenant, you can use Azure Private Link.
• Azure Private Link provides private connectivity between virtual networks and services over the Microsoft backbone network. With Azure Private Link, you can access services over a private endpoint in your virtual network, which eliminates data exposure to the public internet. Refer this link for more Information: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/data-factory-private-link

Regarding your question about whether it is usual practice to get ADF in the GCC cloud subscription, it depends on your specific requirements and compliance needs.

• If you need to process sensitive data that requires compliance with GCC regulations, it is recommended to use ADF in the GCC cloud subscription. However, if your data processing requirements do not require GCC compliance, you can use ADF in the commercial tenant.

I hope this information helps you. If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to ask.