About Tinius Olsen:
With a legacy spanning more than 140 years, Tinius Olsen is one of the world’s foremost manufacturers of static tension and compression testing machines. Headquartered in Horsham, PA, the company serves customers across all industry sectors with precision-engineered solutions.
Learn more at www.tiniusolsen.com
The Challenge:
Tinius Olsen’s legacy TIBCO integration system had become a significant bottleneck in their operations. The company struggled with limited visibility into integration runs and errors, making it difficult to identify and resolve issues quickly. Frequent synchronization problems between Dynamics 365 Field Service and Finance & Operations often required manual intervention, consuming valuable time and resources. Additionally, the system was costly to maintain, inflexible in adapting to evolving business needs, and lacked a centralized monitoring capability—leaving teams in the dark about overall integration performance. These challenges collectively hindered operational efficiency and added unnecessary complexity to their daily workflows.
Solution:
CloudFronts replaced the legacy TIBCO environment with Azure Logic Apps and Azure Integration Services (AIS), delivering a modern, secure, and scalable integration architecture.
Key components of the solution included:
- Complete Migration to Azure Logic Apps: All integrations were rebuilt using Azure services to ensure smooth data flow between Dynamics 365 Field Service and F&O.
- Liquid Templates for Data Transformation: Implemented Shopify Liquid templates to streamline and standardize data formatting.
- Power BI Monitoring Dashboard: Developed a real-time dashboard for tracking integration status, failures, and run history.
- Automated Alerts: Set up email notifications for integration failures to enable faster response times.
- Enterprise-Grade Security & Scalability: Deployed secure authentication via Azure AD and centralized key management to support long-term growth.
Successfully achieved seamless integration between Dynamics 365 Field Service and Finance & Operations (F&O), while reducing high costs and eliminating operational inefficiencies.
Key Features:
Key Technologies:
Key Technologies:
1. Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Field Service & F&O)
2. Azure Logic Apps
3. Power BI
Post Go Live:
Results and Impact:
1. By retiring the legacy TIBCO middleware, which costs $50,000 annually, and moving to Azure Integration Services, the client drastically reduced their integration costs. The new Azure solution runs at about $7 a day—roughly $2,555 per year—resulting in annual savings of $47,445, or nearly a 95% reduction. These savings gave the client the flexibility to fund a new AI project without needing any additional budget, turning a cost-cutting move into an opportunity for innovation.
2.We implemented a real-time alert system that notifies the team within an hour of any integration failure, enabling them to respond quickly and minimize the risk of data loss. This proactive approach helps ensure system reliability and keeps business operations running smoothly.
3.We built a detailed Power BI dashboard on top of Azure Log Analytics, giving the client a clear, easy-to-understand view of how their integrations are performing. Everything—from usage trends to system health—is now in one place, making it much easier for the team to spot issues early and make informed decisions.
Conclusion:
Migrating from TIBCO to Azure Logic Apps was a transformative move for Tinius Olsen. The company not only unlocked significant cost savings but also gained a flexible, transparent, and scalable integration framework. By streamlining data flow between Field Service and F&O, the new solution supports operational efficiency and positions Tinius Olsen for continued innovation and growth.
Why CloudFronts? CloudFronts is a Dynamics 365, Power BI and Azure focused Microsoft Solutions Partner. We help companies around the globe deploy their business processes on the Microsoft Dynamics 365 platform.
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