canonical data model

This tag brings together coverage of the canonical data model approach used in a Microsoft Azure integration modernisation project. The University of Portsmouth is replacing a costly legacy integration platform with Azure Logic Apps, working with Valorem Reply on reusable integration patterns, CI/CD, automated testing, and a more standardised architecture. The case highlights how a canonical data model can support consistent data exchange and governance when an organisation reduces the number of integration choices it operates. For WindowsForum readers, the focus is enterprise IT architecture: moving beyond a simple cloud migration toward repeatable, tested, and governed integration practices.