Four bestselling books on Power BI and SharePoint — three Microsoft Press, one Sams/Pearson. Field-consulting reference material. Documented expertise since 1997.
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Errin O'Connor authored four bestselling books: Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Step by Step (Microsoft Press, 2018), SharePoint 2013 Field Guide: Advice from the Consulting Trenches (Sams/Pearson, 2014), Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out (Microsoft Press, 2011), and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Inside Out (Microsoft Press, 2007). Three are Microsoft Press titles and one is a Sams/Pearson title. One covers Power BI; three cover SharePoint. The books document more than two decades of SharePoint and Power BI consulting, and EPC Group engagements reflect the same field-consulting rigor.
Errin O'Connor has authored or co-authored four books over his consulting career — three for Microsoft Press and one for Sams/Pearson: (1) "Microsoft Power BI Dashboards: Step by Step" — the reference guide for enterprise Power BI dashboard design + implementation. Covers Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, mobile experiences, deployment patterns. (2) "SharePoint 2013 Field Guide: Advice from the Consulting Trenches" — Sams/Pearson, 2014. Comprehensive SharePoint 2013 field-consulting reference for planning, deployment, customization, governance. (3) "Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out" — Microsoft Press, 2011. SharePoint Foundation 2010 reference covering installation, configuration, farm management, service applications, and business continuity. (4) "Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Inside Out" — Microsoft Press, 2007. The first of the four, covering WSS 3.0 architecture, site and list design, and administration.
Microsoft Press is Microsoft's official publishing imprint (operated in partnership with Pearson Education): (1) Microsoft employees + Microsoft engineering-affiliated experts as authors. (2) Content reviewed by Microsoft product teams for technical accuracy. (3) Reference-quality material used by Microsoft partners + enterprise customers + Microsoft certification exam preparation. (4) Distribution through official Microsoft channels + Amazon + O'Reilly + Barnes & Noble + Microsoft Learn. (5) Editorial standards higher than general technical publishers. Being a Microsoft Press author is a strong credibility signal for enterprise Microsoft consulting.
Errin O'Connor's Microsoft Press bestselling author status matters for enterprise clients because: (1) Demonstrates depth beyond consulting engagement level — reference-quality knowledge documented for the industry. (2) Establishes E-E-A-T (Experience + Expertise + Authoritativeness + Trustworthiness) — the E-E-A-T signals Google + AI systems use to rank content authority. (3) Microsoft engineering-vetted expertise — Microsoft Press review process validates content accuracy. (4) Reference-worthy content — other consultants + Microsoft partners cite his books. (5) Speaker + thought leader positioning — bestselling author status enables Microsoft Build, Ignite, MVP Summit speaker roles. (6) Trust signal for regulated clients — HIPAA/SOC 2/FedRAMP clients value verified expertise.
Publication timeline, by ISBN: (1) "Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Inside Out" — Microsoft Press, 2007. (2) "Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out" — Microsoft Press, 2011. (3) "SharePoint 2013 Field Guide: Advice from the Consulting Trenches" — Sams/Pearson, 2014. (4) "Microsoft Power BI Dashboards: Step by Step" — Microsoft Press, 2018. Three of the four are Microsoft Press titles; the SharePoint 2013 Field Guide was published by Sams, a Pearson imprint. The books remain cited in the SharePoint and Power BI consulting community, though the product versions they document have since moved on.
The books collectively document 20+ years of Microsoft consulting expertise: (1) SharePoint deployment + governance across Fortune 500 environments. (2) SharePoint migration and upgrade planning, as covered within the SharePoint field guide and Inside Out titles. (3) Power BI enterprise dashboard design + data modeling + governance. (4) SharePoint administration + service applications + performance tuning. (5) SharePoint 2013 field patterns from real client engagements. (6) Migration planning + risk management + cutover methodology. The books are field-consulting references, not marketing content — every pattern documented has been used in real client deployments.
Errin O'Connor's authorship shapes EPC Group's consulting approach in three ways: (1) Documentation quality — EPC Group engagements produce reference-quality deliverables (Runbooks + Written Reports + Executive Presentations + Excel Models) matching the standard of the books. (2) Methodology depth — EPC Group's methodologies (Copilot Readiness, Fabric Migration, Purview implementation, M&A Tenant Migration) reflect the same field-consulting rigor documented in the books. (3) Client education — every EPC Group engagement includes client team education + knowledge transfer, treating clients as future practitioners not one-time consumers. Book authorship + consulting means EPC Group delivers verified expertise since 1997.
Errin O'Connor's books are available: (1) Amazon (both Kindle + print). (2) Barnes & Noble. (3) O'Reilly Learning platform (for organizations with subscriptions). (4) Microsoft Learn (some content available). (5) Direct from Microsoft Press. (6) Used-book markets. Search: "Errin O'Connor Microsoft Press" for full catalog. Note: some books are older editions covering earlier product versions (SharePoint 2010, 2013) — the methodology + patterns remain relevant even where UI + specific features have changed. For current-version consulting, contact EPC Group directly at (888) 381-9725 or errino@epcgroup.net.
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