Case Study: GSE Environmental achieves 70% IT cost reduction and unified cloud operations with Microsoft Azure

Improving geosynthetics and impacting the global community through innovation

GSE Environmental, a four-decade pioneer in geosynthetics, provides critical lining products that protect infrastructure, water and the environment worldwide. Facing disparate, siloed data systems and heavy maintenance overhead, the company struggled to correlate data, deliver timely insights across teams and markets, and free IT staff for higher‑value work—prompting a move to a cloud-first digital transformation.

GSE migrated to Microsoft Cloud and Dynamics 365, consolidating systems and nearly eliminating on‑premises infrastructure. The change reduced IT spend by over 70%, offloaded disaster‑recovery and server management, and unified CRM/ERP and analytics. As a result, GSE now has real‑time visibility, predictive analytics to spot issues before they escalate, faster reporting, and an IT team focused on innovation—improving product quality and environmental outcomes.

GSE Environmental

Norman Whitelaw

Vice President of Information Technology