SQL

Since v0.2.0, bcdb can load a Business Central export into a running container in seconds, without needing the schema to match first. Getting the defaults safe took locking myself out of my own admin login.

A command-line tool and .NET library that decode a BC .bak or .bacpac file directly — no SQL Server, no restore, no service tier — verified page-for-page against a real restore.

A deep dive into all index types available in Business Central — clustered, non-clustered, covering indexes, SIFT views, and columnstore (NCCI) — with benchmarks and real-world deadlock examples from our BC TechDays 2025 session.