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How a Global Heavy Machinery Maker Modernized Its Applications and Data for AI

The client's equipment runs in airports, railway stations and other places where uptime matters. Its digital transformation group is modernizing global applications and building a data hub on Azure and Databricks, with Parkar as its strategic partner. AI for maintenance and parts ordering comes next.

  • Application modernization
  • Data hub
  • Azure and Databricks
  • AI readiness
Global applications and mission-critical sites feeding one data hub on Azure and Databricks, with AI for equipment maintenance and parts ordering next

The business

Our client is a multibillion-dollar global manufacturer of heavy machinery. Its equipment runs in airports, railway stations and other busy public places around the world. Its mission is to keep every machine running safely and to give the people who rely on it a world-class experience.

The goal

Modern systems for mission-critical work

Global applications that scale

Applications that serve every region and grow with the business.

One home for data

Equipment, service and supply chain data together in one data hub.

Always-on service

Systems that support equipment in places where uptime matters most, like airports and railway stations.

Ready for AI

A foundation that lets AI support field teams and planners.

The solution

How we work together

The client's digital transformation group leads the program. Parkar works alongside it as a strategic partner, with teams aligned to its goals and roadmap.

  1. ApplicationsModernized
  2. Data hubAzure and Databricks
  3. AI use casesNext
Modernized global applications
Core applications updated to serve teams and customers across regions.
A data hub on Azure and Databricks
Equipment, service and supply chain data brought together and kept current.
Support for mission-critical sites
Applications and data that support equipment in airports, railway stations and other busy public places.
A strategic partnership
Two years working alongside the digital transformation group, with the program continuing.

Results

The outcomes

Global

Applications modernized

Core applications serve teams and customers across regions.

1

Data hub

Equipment, service and supply chain data in one place on Azure and Databricks.

Always on

Mission-critical support

Systems ready for equipment in airports and railway stations.

2

AI use cases ready

Equipment maintenance and parts ordering can build on the data hub.

What it makes possible

AI for service and supply chain

With equipment and supply chain data in one place, AI agents can support field and supply chain teams next. People approve each action.

Equipment maintenance

Spot equipment that needs attention early, from sensor and service data, and plan the visit before a breakdown.

Parts ordering

Order the right spare parts at the right time, from maintenance plans and stock levels.

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Get started

Start with where your data stands.

A two- to three-week Data Readiness Assessment scores your data and ends with a ranked plan.

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Data Readiness Assessment2 to 3 weeks

Ends with a ranked list of work and clear next steps.

In the first phase
  • One business area on a modern data platform
  • One trusted data set in daily use
  • Governance in place on your first data set

From there we build in stages, starting where the payback is fastest.