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The EPC Group blog collects the firm's working notes on enterprise Microsoft programs: Microsoft 365 and Copilot, Azure, Power BI and Fabric, Dynamics 365, security, governance and adoption. It is written for the architects, IT leaders and compliance owners who run those programs and need a specific decision explained rather than a product overview.

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Latest Articles

Power BI Heatmap: Complete Visualization Guide 2026
Power BI4 min read

Power BI Heatmap: Complete Visualization Guide 2026

Create heatmaps in Power BI. Matrix conditional formatting, color scales, geographic heatmaps, DAX formulas.

Errin O'Connor
January 27, 2026
Power BI KPI Visuals & Dashboard Cards Guide 2026
Power BI3 min read

Power BI KPI Visuals & Dashboard Cards Guide 2026

KPI visuals in Power BI. Card, Multi-Row, New Card, DAX measures, traffic lights, sparklines, industry KPIs.

Errin O'Connor
January 27, 2026
SharePoint Document Management: Enterprise Guide 2026
SharePoint5 min read

SharePoint Document Management: Enterprise Guide 2026

SharePoint document management best practices. Metadata, content types, versioning, compliance, AI classification.

Errin O'Connor
January 20, 2026
SharePoint Governance Best Practices: Enterprise Framework 2026
SharePoint5 min read

SharePoint Governance Best Practices: Enterprise Framework 2026

SharePoint governance enterprise framework — 10-domain operating model covering provisioning, naming, permissions, sensitivity labels, external sharing, lifecycle, content quality, M365 Copilot oversharing remediation, audit, adoption.

Errin O'Connor
January 17, 2026
Azure SQL Managed Instance: Enterprise Database Guide 2026
Azure4 min read

Azure SQL Managed Instance: Enterprise Database Guide 2026

Azure SQL MI guide. SQL MI vs Azure SQL DB vs VM, migration via DMS, VNet networking, security, pricing, HADR.

Errin O'Connor
January 16, 2026
Microsoft Information Protection: Enterprise Guide 2026
AI Governance4 min read

Microsoft Information Protection: Enterprise Guide 2026

MIP guide. Sensitivity labels, auto-labeling, DLP, encryption, SharePoint/Teams protection, Intune mobile.

Errin O'Connor
January 14, 2026
SharePoint Network Drive Mapping: Enterprise Guide 2026
SharePoint4 min read

SharePoint Network Drive Mapping: Enterprise Guide 2026

Map SharePoint as network drive. OneDrive Sync vs WebDAV vs Azure Files, GPO, Intune, troubleshooting.

Errin O'Connor
January 14, 2026
Power BI Paginated Reports: Enterprise Guide 2026
Power BI5 min read

Power BI Paginated Reports: Enterprise Guide 2026

Power BI Paginated Reports enterprise guide — when to use vs interactive PBI, SSRS-to-Paginated migration, authoring best practices, capacity sizing, governance, regulated-industry use cases.

Errin O'Connor
January 9, 2026
EPC Group Pioneers Multi-Model AI Architecture for Power BI
Announcements5 min read

EPC Group Pioneers Multi-Model AI Architecture for Power BI

EPC Group has pioneered a multi-model AI architecture for Power BI that solves a difficult problem in enterprise analytics: routing analytical workloads to the right AI model with governance and cost control.

Errin O'Connor
January 7, 2026

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