Legacy Application Modernization with Microsoft Power Platform and Azure for a Global Specialty Coatings Manufacturer

A global manufacturer of premium abrasion-, scratch-, and chemical-resistant coating systems relied on a patchwork of legacy PHP applications that had become difficult to maintain, costly to support, and unable to keep pace with evolving business needs. On-premises hosting restricted access to the corporate network, manual workflows limited visibility into requests and approvals, and the absence of CI/CD pipelines slowed releases while increasing deployment risk.

Synoptek partnered with the organization to modernize its application ecosystem end to end, replacing legacy applications with Microsoft Power Platform solutions and implementing a secure, cloud-based architecture on Microsoft Azure. The engagement paired application modernization with cloud and data migration, business process automation, and a DevOps and citizen-development model to give the business a scalable, self-sufficient application platform.

The implementation:

• Modernized 20+ business applications with Microsoft Power Apps and Power Automate, replacing manual workflows with responsive, low-code apps.
• Migrated on-premises SQL databases to Azure SQL Database and enabled secure Microsoft 365 Single Sign-On for global access.
• Automated key business processes and implemented Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines with one-click deployments and citizen developer training.