Custom applications on top of your data: when an app is better than another report

When a report falls short

A report or dashboard is for looking. But sometimes the team needs something more: entering data, approving a request, checking the status of an order or managing a task. When that happens on shared spreadsheets, different versions, errors and a lack of control over who can see or change what appear.

In those cases, an application connected directly to the company's data is usually a better answer than yet another report.

Common uses

• Customer portals: tracking of orders, invoices and incidents without having to call the company.
• Operations management: inventory, purchasing, production and logistics.
• Internal applications: HR, finance, quality or project processes.
• Analytical apps: indicators and interactive analysis tailored to how each team works.

What to demand from an application like this

• Connected data: it should use the same reliable information as the rest of the company, not a copy.
• An experience designed for your team: simple interfaces that make daily work easier.
• Security and governance: access and role control, without complications.
• Fast deployment: less development from scratch and results in less time.
• Ability to grow: more users, data and features without losing control.

Which platform to build it on

Microsoft Fabric allows this type of solution to be built on the same data and models that already feed your reports, with the platform's security and governance. For other cases, Power Apps and the rest of the Power Platform are a very practical alternative. The choice depends on your data, your team and what you need to solve.

How we solve it at GY3 Solutions

We start from the real problem you want to solve, choose the most suitable platform, design the application with your team and connect it to your data and automated processes. Then we support you as it evolves. See our Automation and Software and Data & AI lines.

Would you like an application like this for your company? Write to us and let's talk.