Case Study: Lido Stone Works achieves 30% productivity increase and 70% revenue growth with Microsoft Azure

Crafting stone on the Internet of Things’ cutting edge

Lido Stone Works, a New York–based maker of luxury architectural stone led by Eliot Mazzocca, faced the limits of handcrafting: chronic strain on workers, slow machine diagnostics that required international travel, costly downtime, and cumbersome inventory reconciliation that slowed growth. To compete and scale while keeping quality high, the company needed an automated, connected solution to speed service response, streamline materials tracking, and reduce maintenance costs.

Lido implemented a connected-factory solution—linking Windows Embedded shop-floor machines, Windows Server and SQL Server back ends, Microsoft Azure, handheld devices, and remote support from Breton Spa—that delivers real-time diagnostics and synchronized inventory data. The results: 30% higher productivity, a 70% jump in revenue year-over-year, inventory reconciliation cut from four people a week to one person a day, and hundreds of thousands of dollars saved in service travel, enabling the company to take on more work and grow headcount.

Lido Stone Works

Eliot Mazzocca

President and CEO