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PT-2026-104 · dossier edition · 24 July 2026

PlatformTrace

Enterprise platform migrations, examined in public.

data-platform migration · Operational modernised data platform · High confidence

Multicedi replaces fragmented data processes with Microsoft Fabric

Multicedi implemented Microsoft Fabric as a unified data platform for billions of point-of-sale transactions across more than 600 stores, replacing fragmented ingestion, transformation and analytics processes without claiming replacement of every source application.

Organisation
Multicedi
Predecessor
heterogeneous point-of-sale, distribution, purchasing, transfer, administrative and financial sources with fragmented data processes
Destination
Microsoft Fabric with OneLake, Data Pipelines, Notebooks, Spark, SQL Database and Power BI Direct Lake
Workload
billions of point-of-sale transactions across more than 600 stores plus operational analytics and reporting
Stage
Operational modernised data platform
Retirement status
Fragmented data processes were replaced, but the underlying source applications are not identified as retired.
Confidence
High
Next trigger
A dated cutover, formal retirement statement or material later implementation milestone.
Evidence boundary: The evidence supports replacement of fragmented data-processing workflows with an operational Fabric platform. It does not establish that every source application or data store was replaced.

Programme context

Multicedi implemented Microsoft Fabric as a unified data platform for billions of point-of-sale transactions across more than 600 stores, replacing fragmented ingestion, transformation and analytics processes without claiming replacement of every source application.

Why this matters: This record identifies a named organisation, a source and destination platform, an affected workload and an evidence-bounded operational stage.

Migration timeline

Date or stageMilestoneWhat changedEvidence status
Data-platform initiativeMigration stageMulticedi and Advisio established a unified Fabric foundation.Source-stated implementation
Operational stateCurrent statePoint-of-sale and operational data run through the modernised analytics platform.Source-stated current state
20 May 2026Dated sourceMicrosoft published the customer account.Dated primary evidence

Workload migration matrix

WorkloadPredecessorDestinationStatus by 24 Jul 2026
billions of point-of-sale transactions across more than 600 stores plus operational analytics and reportingheterogeneous point-of-sale, distribution, purchasing, transfer, administrative and financial sources with fragmented data processesMicrosoft Fabric with OneLake, Data Pipelines, Notebooks, Spark, SQL Database and Power BI Direct LakeOperational modernised data platform

Implementation and architecture

  • Fabric centralises ingestion, transformation, analytics and governance.
  • OneLake, pipelines, notebooks, Spark, SQL Database and Power BI Direct Lake are named target components.
  • Reported processing-time and business outcomes remain attributed Microsoft/customer claims.

Known unknowns and contradictions

  • The exact production cutover date.
  • The names of predecessor data-processing products.
  • Whether any source application or legacy data store was retired.

No missing fact is inferred to broaden the source-supported migration claim.

PlatformTrace analysis

The evidence supports replacement of fragmented data-processing workflows with an operational Fabric platform. It does not establish that every source application or data store was replaced.

Performance, cost, uptime and operational outcomes remain attributed source claims unless independently stated otherwise.

Evidence ledger

  1. Multicedi first-party vendor customer story, 20 May 2026

    Microsoft’s dated customer story describes the fragmented predecessor processes, named Fabric components and current production workload scale.

Approval: Issue #47 standing-authority queue and Austin Lambe’s 24 July 2026 publication instruction.

Corrections and updates

24 July 2026 — Initial long-form Verified dossier published from the complete five-lane intake and reconciled central filter. Later milestones will be appended rather than silently replacing this state.