Select Wines optimizes operational efficiency and data utilization with a migration to Microsoft Cloud and an implementation of OnActuate’s data integration and analytics platform.
Vancouver, Canada: Select Wines, a leading player in the wine distribution industry, recently completed a strategic initiative to optimize their Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central system by migrating to the Microsoft Cloud and implementing OnActuate’s Data Confluence & Insights Solution.
“Working with OnActuate on the successful project deployment of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central to the Azure Cloud platform, backed by a new data architecture, was a key milestone for Select Wines,” said Adrienne Friesen, Business Insights & Solutions Manager, Select Wines. “Their team’s solution expertise and our mutual focus on objectives allowed us to deliver the projects as scheduled and on budget.”
Uncorking efficiency to streamline operations
Select Wines aimed to enhance their scalability by streamlining systems, improving integration, and establishing comprehensive documentation. They also sought to simplify their customizations for better operational efficiency and improve access to real-time data on sales, inventory, and other key business areas to drive overall effectiveness.
To address these issues, and to prepare the company to be more agile in an increasingly competitive market environment, OnActuate migrated Select Wine’s current on-premises Microsoft Dynamics Business Central to the safe, reliable and performance enhanced Azure Cloud. The company also focused on streamlining operations by leveraging advanced supply chain and process automation within their existing system, including implementing OnActuate’s Data Confluence & Insights Solution, an innovative data integration and analytics platform.
“The enhanced systems will allow Select Wines to streamline operations, ensure data security, and allow for scalability for our company’s growth,” said Friesen.
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By partnering with OnActuate, a certified Microsoft Solutions Partner, Select Wines found a partner that brought the industry expertise and knowledge needed to successfully carry out the digital transformation.
“We were selected as the preferred partner for Select Wines due to two factors,” said Dennis Lacey, VP Strategic Accounts, OnActuate. “We have a very good track record on migrations, enabling customers to modernize processes with Microsoft Cloud. Secondly, the extended solution, Data Confluence & Insights was ideally suited to meet Select Wine’s needs to consolidate systems.”
Select Wines choosing to implement the OnActuate Data Confluence and Insights Solution shows the company understands the value in investing in modern technology. The company can now utilize the current status of sales, inventory, logistics, purchases, and other data, for improved decision-making and strategic drivers for added growth and success.
This optimization effort not only improves integration and documentation but also ensures that Select Wines can continue to grow and meet the demands of changing consumer tastes within a competitive Canadian retail environment.
Additional resources
OnActuate is a global Microsoft-certified partner, with over a decade of experience in digital transformations and a specialization for both private and public organizations.
- To learn more about using data for decision-making, explore the OnActuate Data Confluence & Insights Solution.
- To gain insights from OnActuate customers, explore the Customer Success page.
About OnActuate
OnActuate is a people-first global technology and consulting firm, Microsoft Solutions Partner for Business Applications, and a Dayforce system integrator partner. OnActuate’s unmatched, tailored business, data, and AI solutions, coupled with its experienced global team’s collaborative approach, has helped many public and private sector organizations reimagine their business in the digital age. www.onactuate.com
Select Wines
Select Wines was founded in 1982. Within 20 years, the merchant was importing 1 million cases from global producers and has grown to be one of Canada’s largest independent wine and spirits merchants. Select Wines works closely with their provincial government and private distribution partners to promote and sell these products through licensed retail and other channels. www.selectwines.ca
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