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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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Microsoft Fabric and Power BI Deployments Face ETL Breakage from Dataflow Gen1 Retirement
Announcements5 min read

Microsoft Fabric and Power BI Deployments Face ETL Breakage from Dataflow Gen1 Retirement

EPC Group warns that organizations running Microsoft Power BI Dataflow Gen1 face imminent ETL breakage as Microsoft retires the Gen1 platform in favor of Dataflow Gen2 inside Microsoft Fabric.

Errin O'Connor
April 21, 2026
EPC Group Launches Copilot and Microsoft 365 Tenant Security Review
Announcements5 min read

EPC Group Launches Copilot and Microsoft 365 Tenant Security Review

EPC Group launches the Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 Tenant Security Review, a fixed-fee assessment scoped specifically for organizations evaluating Microsoft Copilot enablement.

Errin O'Connor
April 21, 2026
Data Governance for Microsoft Fabric: Starting Small and Scaling Up | EPC Group
AI Governance5 min read

Data Governance for Microsoft Fabric: Starting Small and Scaling Up | EPC Group

Enterprise guide to implementing data governance for Microsoft Fabric with a phased approach. Covers Purview integration, sensitivity labels, domain-d

Errin O'Connor
April 21, 2026
Dataflow Gen1 to Microsoft Fabric Migration: The Complete Enterprise Playbook | EPC Group
Power BI5 min read

Dataflow Gen1 to Microsoft Fabric Migration: The Complete Enterprise Playbook | EPC Group

Step-by-step enterprise playbook for migrating Dataflow Gen1 to Microsoft Fabric Dataflow Gen2. Covers migration assessment, M query conversion, incre

Errin O'Connor
April 20, 2026
Embedding Power BI Dashboards in SharePoint for Organization-Wide Access | EPC Group
Power BI5 min read

Embedding Power BI Dashboards in SharePoint for Organization-Wide Access | EPC Group

Step-by-step guide to embedding Power BI dashboards in SharePoint with RLS integration, Premium vs Pro licensing, Fabric capacity planning, and perfor

Errin O'Connor
April 20, 2026
Enterprise AI on the Microsoft Cloud: Building AI-Native Operations in 2026
Azure5 min read

Enterprise AI on the Microsoft Cloud: Building AI-Native Operations in 2026

The definitive guide to building AI-native operations on the Microsoft Cloud. Covers the full stack: Azure OpenAI, Copilot, Fabric, Purview, and AI go

Errin O'Connor
April 20, 2026
EPC Group vs Big Consulting Firms: Why Microsoft Specialists Win | EPC Group
Microsoft 3655 min read

EPC Group vs Big Consulting Firms: Why Microsoft Specialists Win | EPC Group

Compare EPC Group to Accenture, Deloitte, Avanade, and other global system integrators for Microsoft Power BI, SharePoint, Azure, and Copilot projects

Errin O'Connor
April 17, 2026
ETL Optimization in Microsoft Fabric: Simplifying Bloated Dataflows | EPC Group
Power BI5 min read

ETL Optimization in Microsoft Fabric: Simplifying Bloated Dataflows | EPC Group

How to identify and fix redundant transformations, optimize query folding, refactor M queries, and implement Dataflow Gen2 best practices in Microsoft

Errin O'Connor
April 17, 2026
Fixed-Fee Accelerator Packages: Power BI, SharePoint, Azure, M365 | EPC Group
Microsoft 3655 min read

Fixed-Fee Accelerator Packages: Power BI, SharePoint, Azure, M365 | EPC Group

Predictable pricing, defined deliverables, guaranteed timelines. EPC Group.

Errin O'Connor
April 17, 2026

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