Whether your organization is ready to embrace the power and ease of the cloud or still prefers on-premises applications due to connectivity, data sovereignty, capital expenditure (CAPEX) versus operating expenditure (OPEX) costs, or any other reason, Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations has both scenarios covered. Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations can be deployed on Azure cloud, completely offline, and on-premises (local business data). To maximize the benefit and power of the cloud, cloud deployment is the preferred and recommended option.