Case Study: Komatsu achieves 49% cost savings and real-time data access with TimeXtender’s Discovery Hub

Komatsu deploys data estate to Microsoft Azure and enables instant access to data with TimeXtender’s Discovery Hub

Komatsu Australia, part of a 100‑year‑old global manufacturer of earthmoving and mining equipment, needed better visibility across multiple critical systems (Microsoft Dynamics AX, KOMTRAX telemetry and LIMC fluid sampling) to support growth, faster decision‑making and more efficient customer response. The challenge was to create a scalable, governed information estate that could quickly deliver reliable analytics while accommodating future data sources and complexity.

Komatsu implemented TimeXtender’s Discovery Hub® on Microsoft Azure, using the built‑in Dynamics AX adapter to rapidly integrate and model data, delivering dashboards in weeks and enabling seamless environment migrations. The move to Azure SQL Managed Instance completed in days produced a 49% cost saving and a 25–30% performance improvement, while giving instant access to trusted data and a platform ready for AI and machine‑learning use cases.

Komatsu

John Steele

GM of Business Technology & Systems