What challenges did Multiple global manufacturers face before AI implementation?

Fragmented IT platforms and workflows across 70+ factories impeding efficiency and raising costs. Inability to collect, analyze, and standardize manufacturing data at global scale. Difficulties coordinating supply and distribution chains due to lack of real-time data. Proliferation of local, temporary solutions made global management and innovation difficult.

What was the impact of the AI solution?

Enabled real-time machine and sensor data analysis for process optimization and quality control. Enhanced compliance, security, and global scalability with a unified IT platform.

Source

MicrosoftExpandedProductionEvidence: Medium55/100

Global Manufacturer Unifies Factories with Data-Driven IT Infrastructure

Use case typeManufacturing quality monitoringUpdated Jun 13, 2026

A leading European industrial products manufacturer, operating over 70 sites worldwide, faced challenges with non-standardized IT across its global footprint. The organization partnered with DXC, Dell Technologies, and Microsoft to create a hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) stack powered by Microsoft Azure. Sensor and machine data from factory floors are now streamed to Azure SQL Edge for edge analysis and routed via Azure Arc to a managed, centralized Azure SQL instance. This standardized platform enables rapid global data collection, real-time insights, and unified workflows. Applications developed by Luxoft further optimize production, providing visualization dashboards, operator tools, and advanced AI/ML-driven process optimization. End-to-end managed services, compliance, and lifecycle management are provided by DXC and Dell. The transformation empowers company-wide cost reductions, better quality control, increased innovation, and a shift toward data-driven, standardized operations across all manufacturing locations.

Organization: Multiple global manufacturers
Industry: Manufacturing
Location: Global
Published: September 2023

Why do we believe this deployment?Customer identity, provider attribution, maturity, and source checks

Customer: Multiple global manufacturers
Provider: Microsoft
Maturity: Production
Linked source: dxc.com

Deployed Microsoft Azure Stack HCI as a global unified infrastructure platform

Customer identity supportedSource describes one deploymentMaturity supported

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Use case focus

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1Unified Manufacturing Data Platform for Global Factory Operations
2Real-Time Production Visualization and Optimization via IoT and AI
3Automated IT Lifecycle Management Across Manufacturing Sites

Deployed Microsoft Azure Stack HCI as a global unified infrastructure platform.
Implemented real-time data collection with Azure SQL Edge and Azure Arc-enabled Azure SQL Managed Instance.
Integrated Dell hardware and system solutions for consistent performance and security.
Developed custom applications (by Luxoft) for production optimization, visualization, and operator support.
End-to-end managed services delivery by DXC, leveraging partnerships with Microsoft and Dell.

Technologies

Azure Azure SQL Edge Azure Azure

Enabled real-time machine and sensor data analysis for process optimization and quality control.
Enhanced compliance, security, and global scalability with a unified IT platform.

Architecture

Factory sensor and machine data are collected onsite and processed at the edge using Azure SQL Edge, then routed to a central system via Azure Arc-enabled Azure SQL Managed Instance. The platform integrates computing, storage, and networking in an Azure Stack HCI environment. Dell Technologies provides the hardware and system integration, while managed services ensure centralized compliance, lifecycle automation, and consistent global deployment.

Sources & evidence1

Evidence: Medium55/100Evidence strength