22,370 hours: the value hidden inside everyday workflows
A documented Games Global automation case study and a practical approach to report automation, data pipelines and business intelligence.
The documented case
In a Microsoft customer story published on 8 April 2025, Games Global reported saving 22,370 hours a year through workflows created during two internal workshops using Power Platform and Copilot Studio. The work covered several functions, including approvals, onboarding, reporting and security audits. This is a customer-reported result in a vendor case study, not an independent experiment or a PartnerX result. [1]
The reporting lesson
The published examples included automating quarterly cloud-security reports and monthly CDN reports. The overall hours figure spans many workflows and must not be attributed to reporting alone. [1] Our practical takeaway is to inspect the steps around a report, not just its final dashboard.
A report is the end of a process
Before a monthly report appears, someone may collect files, standardise column names, match identifiers, resolve duplicates and check totals. If those rules are unclear, a faster dashboard can simply distribute uncertainty more quickly. Data pipeline automation should make the rules explicit, including what happens when the input changes.
A useful first reporting workflow
Choose one recurring report with a known owner. Record its data sources, refresh frequency, transformations, validation checks and intended audience. Build an exception path so an incomplete file or unmatched identifier creates a visible issue rather than quietly changing the result. This suggested workflow is PartnerX analysis, not a description of the Games Global implementation.
Prove the result with your own baseline
Measure hands-on preparation time, failed refreshes, corrections after publication and the time between a source update and a usable report. A successful pilot should reconcile to an agreed reference output. Depending on the business, the final presentation could be a Power BI dashboard or a purpose-built web report.
Connect the work with ReportX and BotX
ReportX focuses on report building and automated data pipelines. BotX addresses repetitive process steps and handoffs. Book an appointment to scope a free proof of concept around one report or workflow. The external case shows what one organisation reported, not the savings your business is guaranteed to achieve.
Sources and context
Sources reviewed on 7 October 2026. External results are specific to their study or organisation and are not guarantees of PartnerX product performance.