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Charlie’s Produce

Microsoft Fabric modernization for unified and timely reporting

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Industry
Engagement
Primary Platforms
Produce distribution
Cloud data estate modernization
Microsoft Fabric, OneLake and Power BI

Business Context

Charlie’s Produce needed to modernize on-premises data systems that limited scalability, performance and reporting consistency. Fragmented reporting and time-consuming troubleshooting prevented analysts from accessing timely, trusted information.

Program Objectives

  • Migrate the on-premises data estate to Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.
  • Create a governed single source of truth.
  • Improve reporting reliability and service levels.
  • Reduce troubleshooting effort and total cost of ownership.

Key Challenges

  • Multiple source systems with complex schemas and business rules.
  • Sensitive B2B customer information and PII required secure handling.
  • Rapid implementation was required without disrupting ongoing operations.

C2S Solution

C2S designed and implemented an end-to-end Microsoft Fabric architecture, using FDR to move source data into OneLake and curated zones for Power BI consumption.

Phase 1: Discovery and Assessment

  • Inventoried systems, entities, volumes and business rules.
  • Defined data contracts and synchronization requirements.

Phase 2: Platform Foundation

  • Provisioned Fabric capacity, Power BI, Fabric Data Factory and OneLake.
  • Configured monitoring and secure connectivity.

Phase 3: Data Integration

  • Built FDR pipelines from on-premises sources to OneLake.
  • Applied CDC, folder, partitioning and naming standards.

Phase 4: Validation and Transition

  • Completed data validation and user acceptance testing.
  • Delivered runbooks and handover documentation.

Key Deliverables

  • Data pipeline deployment and integration plan.
  • Configured federated data repository.
  • Audit report and operational documentation.
  • Power BI reports for Order Allocations and Potential Purge Items.
Scale and Performance
Data availability
Near real-time synchronization for analytics
Reporting scope
Operational Power BI reports backed by OneLake

Business Impact

Outcome
Business Value
Trusted reporting
Created a consistent data foundation for operational and strategic decisions.
Lower TCO
Consolidated analytics capabilities on Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.
Operational efficiency
Reduced troubleshooting effort and improved reliability.
Future readiness
Prepared the platform for advanced analytics and broader reporting use cases.

Technology Stack

  • Microsoft Fabric
  • OneLake
  • Fabric Data Factory
  • Power BI
  • Azure Monitor
  • FDR

Testimonial

“C2S gave our teams a more reliable and scalable reporting foundation. The new Fabric-based platform improves access to governed data and reduces the effort required to support day-to-day analytics.”
Customer