Grundfos revolutionizes manufacturing data governance and compliance
Grundfos, a leading Danish pump manufacturer, undertook a digital transformation initiative to better harness the value of its extensive and hybrid data sources. With growing volumes of data from IoT sensors, SaaS platforms, and on-premises systems, employees struggled with data discovery and manual cataloging, resulting in inefficiencies and compliance risks. By collaborating with Microsoft, Grundfos implemented an integrated data governance and analytics solution leveraging Azure Purview, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Power BI. Automated data scanning, classification, and cataloging replaced manual processes, facilitating easy, secure access for a range of stakeholders and improving productivity. The system also streamlined GDPR compliance, reduced manual workload, and enabled data-driven decision-making throughout the organization, ultimately supporting Grundfos’s mission to innovate sustainable water solutions.
- Organization
- Grundfos
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Denmark
- Published
- May 2025
Reported outcomes
Strategic outcomes
Why do we believe this deployment?Customer identity, provider attribution, maturity, and source checks
- Customer
- Grundfos
- Provider
- Microsoft
- Maturity
- Production
- Linked source
- microsoft.com
Enabled more employees to easily access and analyze data, driving operational efficiency
Primary read
Use case focus
Showing 3 of 3
- 1data governance
- 2analytics automation
- 3GDPR compliance
- Hybrid data environment (IoT, SaaS, on-premises) was difficult to discover and manage.
- Manual data cataloging was time-consuming and inefficient.
- Compliance with GDPR and regulatory requirements was risky and resource-intensive.
- Employees struggled to find and use data, hindering business decisions and innovation.
- Increasing data volumes overwhelmed existing cataloging and analytics tools.
- Implemented Microsoft Azure Purview for automated data scanning, classification, and cataloging of hybrid data sources.
- Integrated Azure Synapse Analytics to scale analytics capabilities for strategic decision making.
- Leveraged Power BI for improved data visualization, reporting, and self-service analytics across the organization.
- Adopted standardized metadata and data lineage to enhance data value and compliance management.
- Automated compliance checks and minimized manual risk reporting handling with built-in governance features.
- Reduced manual data cataloging and compliance workload, enabling better use of staff resources.
- Improved productivity for data stewards, engineers, analysts, and decision-makers across hierarchy.
- Accelerated and streamlined GDPR and compliance reporting processes, reducing compliance risk.
- Enabled more employees to easily access and analyze data, driving operational efficiency.
- Created new opportunities for data-driven solutions and sustainable innovation.
Architecture
The solution integrates Azure Purview to automatically scan, classify, and catalog data from IoT sensors, SaaS, and on-premises sources. Azure Purview Data Map and Data Catalog are central for metadata management. Azure Synapse Analytics provides cloud-scale analytics, and Power BI offers visualization and reporting. Automated compliance features support GDPR monitoring.
Sources & evidence1
- Customer explicitly identified
- Deployment status explicitly supported
- Primary source available
- Technical implementation details available
- Recent evidence check available
- Last evidence check: Jun 1, 2026.
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