Nortal Unifies Manufacturing Insights with Real-Time Analytics

Nortal, a technology-driven company, has implemented Microsoft Fabric and Real-Time Intelligence to break down siloed OT and IT environments in manufacturing. Manufacturing organizations typically generate high-velocity data from diverse sources including factory machines, MES, ERP, IoT telemetry, and process lines. Previously, this data was fragmented and slow to yield actionable insights. With Microsoft Fabric, Nortal helped create a unified data estate, integrating streaming and batch data from both OT and IT sources using Fabric's OneLake and Real-Time Intelligence platform. Eventstream and Eventhouse technologies enabled manufacturers to route, manage, and analyze large volumes of time-series and event-based data. Copilot Templates, powered by Azure OpenAI Service, allow frontline workers to interact with the unified data using natural language, streamlining root-cause analysis, knowledge discovery, and issue resolution. This end-to-end, fully managed analytics platform accelerates time-to-insight, supports predictive maintenance, and boosts operational efficiency. Seamless integration with Azure IoT, API, and migration paths from Azure Data Explorer further facilitated adoption.