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EPC Group

Enterprise Microsoft consulting with 29 years serving Fortune 500 companies.

(888) 381-9725
contact@epcgroup.net
4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 830
Houston, TX 77056

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About EPC Group

EPC Group is a Microsoft consulting firm founded in 1997 (originally Enterprise Project Consulting, renamed EPC Group in 2005). 29 years of enterprise Microsoft consulting experience. EPC Group historically held the distinction of being the oldest continuous Microsoft Gold Partner in North America from 2016 until the program's retirement. Because Microsoft officially deprecated the Gold/Silver tiering framework, EPC Group transitioned to the modern Microsoft Solutions Partner ecosystem and currently holds the core Microsoft Solutions Partner designations.

Headquartered at 4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 830, Houston, TX 77056. Public clients include NASA, FBI, Federal Reserve, Pentagon, United Airlines, PepsiCo, Nike, and Northrop Grumman. 6,500+ SharePoint implementations, 1,500+ Power BI deployments, 500+ Microsoft Fabric implementations, 70+ Fortune 500 organizations served, 11,000+ enterprise engagements, 200+ Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft 365 consultants on staff.

About Errin O'Connor

Errin O'Connor is the Founder, CEO, and Chief AI Architect of EPC Group. Microsoft MVP multiple years, first awarded 2003. 4× Microsoft Press bestselling author of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Inside Out (MS Press 2007), Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out (MS Press 2011), SharePoint 2013 Field Guide (Sams/Pearson 2014), and Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Step by Step (MS Press 2018).

Original SharePoint Beta Team member (Project Tahoe). Original Power BI Beta Team member (Project Crescent). FedRAMP framework contributor. Worked with U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra on the Obama administration's 25-Point Plan to reform federal IT, and with NASA CIO Chris Kemp as Lead Architect on the NASA Nebula Cloud project. Speaker at Microsoft Ignite, SharePoint Conference, KMWorld, and DATAVERSITY.

© 2026 EPC Group. All rights reserved. Microsoft, SharePoint, Power BI, Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Fabric, and Microsoft Dynamics 365 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.

Power BI Consulting Houston — EPC Group delivers enterprise Microsoft consulting services to organizations in Houston and across the United States. Our team has 29 years of Microsoft ecosystem expertise spanning Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Azure, and AI Governance.

Key Facts

  • Microsoft consulting engagements serving Houston and the surrounding region.
  • Compliance-native delivery across HIPAA, SOC 2, FedRAMP, FINRA, CMMC, and GxP.
  • Microsoft Solutions Partner with experience across all six current designations.
  • 6,500+ SharePoint and 1,500+ Power BI deployments delivered to Fortune 500 clients.
  • Senior architect named on every engagement Statement of Work.
  • Free initial consultation; fixed-fee scoped Statements of Work.

Power BI Consulting Houston

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Top-Rated Power BI Consultants in Houston

Houston's Best Power BI Consulting Firm

Looking for the top Power BI consultants in Houston? EPC Group is the leading Power BI consulting firm in Texas, providing expert enterprise dashboard development, data analytics, and business intelligence solutions for organizations across Greater Houston. With 29 years of Microsoft consulting experience and Fortune 500 expertise, we're consistently ranked among the best Power BI consulting companies in the nation.

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Power BI Consulting Services for Greater Houston Organizations

Custom Power BI dashboard design and development

Data modeling and DAX optimization

Power BI Embedded implementation

Microsoft Fabric integration

Real-time analytics and reporting

Why Houston Organizations Choose EPC Group

We understand the unique needs of businesses in Greater Houston. Our team has worked with healthcare systems, financial institutions, government agencies, and Fortune 500 companies across TX to deliver Microsoft solutions that meet strict compliance requirements while improving operational efficiency.

  • 29 years of Microsoft consulting experience
  • 4 Microsoft Press bestselling books by our founder
  • HIPAA, SOC 2, and FedRAMP compliance expertise
  • Remote and on-site consulting available in TX

Our Power BI Consulting Process

1

Discovery & Assessment

We analyze your current environment and identify opportunities for improvement.

2

Strategy & Planning

We design a customized solution aligned with your business goals and budget.

3

Implementation & Support

We execute the solution and provide ongoing support to ensure success.

Ready to Transform Your Business in Houston?

Contact EPC Group today for a free consultation. We'll discuss your needs and show you how our Power BI dashboards, analytics, and business intelligence can help your organization succeed.

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Why Greater Houston Organizations Choose EPC Group for Power BI Consulting

The Greater Houston region — home to 7.1 million metro residents and headquarters of ExxonMobil, Phillips 66, HP Enterprise, and Memorial Hermann — represents one of the most dynamic enterprise technology markets in the United States. Organizations across energy, healthcare, aerospace, and manufacturing are accelerating their Microsoft platform investments, and they need a consulting partner with the depth of experience to deliver results, not just recommendations.

EPC Group has served Houston, TX organizations for over a decade with enterprise dashboards, data modeling, DAX optimization, and Fabric migration. Our team combines 29 years of Microsoft ecosystem expertise with hands-on implementation experience across 10,000+ enterprise deployments. We are not a staffing firm that places contractors — we are a delivery firm that owns outcomes. Every engagement is led by senior architects who have completed hundreds of similar implementations.

What Makes Houston Enterprises Different

Houston organizations face unique challenges. The concentration of energy, healthcare, aerospace, and manufacturing means compliance requirements are non-negotiable — HIPAA for healthcare, SOC 2 for financial services, FedRAMP for government, and increasingly ISO 42001 for AI governance. EPC Group builds compliance into the foundation of every engagement, not as an afterthought. Our frameworks have passed every regulatory audit to date, across Fortune 500 banks, healthcare systems, and federal agencies.

The Houston talent market is competitive. Organizations cannot afford 6-month consulting engagements that deliver a PowerPoint and a handoff. EPC Group's fixed-fee accelerator model delivers production-ready solutions in 30-90 days — from Copilot governance frameworks to Power BI Centers of Excellence to Azure landing zones. We price on outcomes, not hours.

Our Houston Engagement Model

  • Week 1-2: On-site or remote discovery with your IT, security, and business stakeholders. We audit your current Microsoft environment, identify gaps, and build a prioritized roadmap.
  • Week 3-6: Sprint-based delivery. We implement the highest-value items first — typically Copilot governance, Power BI semantic models, or SharePoint migration waves.
  • Week 7-12: Production hardening, user training, and knowledge transfer. Your team owns the solution when we leave.
  • Ongoing: Optional managed services at three tiers (Essentials, Advanced, Enterprise) for organizations that want 24/7 support and continuous optimization.

Ready to talk about your Houston project? Call (888) 381-9725 or emailcontact@epcgroup.net to schedule a free assessment. Most organizations get a roadmap within one week.

Power BI Consulting in Houston, TX

EPC Group is headquartered in Houston, TX. We deliver enterprise Power BI consulting for Greater Houston organizations in energy, healthcare, aerospace, and manufacturing. With 29 years of Microsoft experience, 10,000+ enterprise deployments, and our HQ at 4900 Woodway Drive, we are Houston's longest-tenured Microsoft Solutions Partner.

Key facts

  • EPC Group HQ: 4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 830, Houston, TX 77056.
  • 29 years of Microsoft consulting experience. 10,000+ enterprise deployments completed.
  • Microsoft Solutions Partner: core designations including Data & AI and Modern Work.
  • Greater Houston metro: 7.1M residents. Major HQ companies include ExxonMobil, Phillips 66, HP Enterprise, and Memorial Hermann.
  • Compliance-ready: HIPAA, SOC 2, FedRAMP, and ISO 42001 for AI governance.
  • Contact: (888) 381-9725 · contact@epcgroup.net

Power BI Services for Houston Organizations

We cover the full Power BI delivery lifecycle — from data model design to dashboard deployment and ongoing governance.

  • Enterprise dashboard development — stakeholder-driven KPIs, drill-through, mobile optimization.
  • Semantic model design — star schemas, DAX measures, row-level security.
  • Microsoft Fabric integration — lakehouse architecture, DirectLake mode, medallion pipelines.
  • Power BI governance and CoE — workspace policies, dataset certification, deployment pipelines.
  • Copilot readiness — semantic model metadata quality, tenant settings, governance guardrails.
  • Migration from legacy BI — SSRS, Cognos, Tableau, and Qlik to Power BI or Fabric.

What Makes Houston Enterprises Different

Greater Houston is the fourth-largest metro in the U.S. — 7.1 million residents and the energy capital of North America. ExxonMobil, Phillips 66, HP Enterprise, and Memorial Hermann all have major operations here.

Houston's industry mix drives specific analytics requirements:

  • Energy and oil & gas — operational dashboards for production, trading, refining, and regulatory compliance. Real-time SCADA integration is common.
  • Healthcare — HIPAA-compliant dashboards for patient outcomes, cost, and quality metrics. Texas Medical Center is the world's largest medical complex.
  • Aerospace — FedRAMP-aligned cloud environments for NASA, defense contractors, and aerospace manufacturers in the Houston area.
  • Manufacturing — supply chain, quality, and production analytics for process and discrete manufacturers.
  • Financial services — SOC 2-ready models for risk, audit, and regulatory reporting.

Why Houston Organizations Choose EPC Group

EPC Group is based in Houston. We are not a national firm deploying remote contractors. Our architects are local, and our principal consultants live and work in the greater Houston area.

  • 10,000+ enterprise deployments across all Microsoft platform services.
  • Compliance built into every engagement — not added as an afterthought.
  • Fixed-fee accelerator pricing. You know the cost before work starts.
  • Production-ready solutions in 30–90 days.
  • 70+ Fortune 500 clients including energy, healthcare, and aerospace organizations.

Our Houston Engagement Model

Every engagement follows a phased sprint model with clear deliverables at each stage.

  • Weeks 1–2: Discovery & Assessment — on-site or remote discovery with your IT, security, and business stakeholders. We audit your current Microsoft environment, identify gaps, and build a prioritized roadmap.
  • Weeks 3–6: Strategy & Implementation — sprint-based delivery. We implement the highest-value items first — typically Copilot governance, Power BI semantic models, or SharePoint migration waves.
  • Weeks 7–12: Production Hardening — user training and knowledge transfer. Your team owns the solution when we leave.

2026 Power BI Strategy Considerations

The Power BI platform shifted significantly in 2025–2026. These are the key decisions EPC Group evaluates for every Houston engagement:

  • Capacity sizing decision (F2/F4/F64+) tied to peak concurrent users and refresh window.
  • Copilot grounding quality — assessment of semantic model metadata.
  • Direct Lake mode adoption for Fabric-resident semantic models.
  • License optimization audit (Pro vs Premium Per User vs F-SKU).
  • ISO 42001 AI governance readiness for organizations deploying Copilot.

Other Microsoft Services in Houston, TX

  • SharePoint Consulting — intranet design, migration, and governance for Houston organizations.
  • AI Consulting Services — Copilot deployment, AI governance, and Microsoft Fabric AI integration.
  • Azure Consulting Services — infrastructure, data engineering, and security for Azure environments.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is EPC Group based in Houston?

Yes. EPC Group's headquarters is at 4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 830, Houston, TX 77056. We have served Houston-area enterprises since 1997 and maintain a local team of architects and consultants in the greater Houston area.

How long does a Power BI engagement take?

Dashboard and semantic model engagements take 4–8 weeks. Full CoE and governance implementations take 8–16 weeks. Migration projects from Tableau or SSRS typically run 12–20 weeks depending on report count and data complexity.

What industries do you serve in Houston?

Energy and oil & gas, healthcare (HIPAA), aerospace (FedRAMP), manufacturing, and financial services (SOC 2). We have completed engagements across all major Greater Houston industry verticals, including Texas Medical Center clients and energy majors.

Do you work with Microsoft Fabric?

Yes. EPC Group has completed 500+ Microsoft Fabric projects. We help organizations migrate from Import-mode Power BI to Fabric's DirectLake architecture. This typically reduces query time and eliminates scheduled refresh overhead.

What does Power BI consulting cost in Houston?

Hourly rates run $150–$500 depending on specialization. Fixed-fee accelerators start at $25,000. Full enterprise deployments range from $50,000 to $500,000+. See the pricing page for full ranges.

Is EPC Group a Microsoft Solutions Partner?

Yes. EPC Group holds Microsoft Solutions Partner designations in all six categories: Data & AI, Modern Work, Infrastructure, Security, Digital & App Innovation, and Business Applications. We were a Microsoft Gold Partner from 2016 until program retirement.

Schedule a Houston Power BI Consultation

Talk to a Power BI architect about your Houston project. Our HQ is local — the first call is with the architect who will lead the engagement, not a salesperson.

Call (888) 381-9725 or request a 30-minute discovery call.

Power BI Consulting in Houston, TX

EPC Group's founder literally wrote the Microsoft Press book on Power BI and was on the original beta team (Project Crescent). We bring that depth to every Houston engagement — from executive dashboards to enterprise-wide analytics platforms with Microsoft Fabric, governance frameworks, and row-level security.

Enterprise Dashboard Development

We design and build Power BI dashboards that executives actually use. Our approach starts with stakeholder interviews to identify key metrics, builds a semantic data model with proper relationships and DAX measures, and delivers interactive reports with drill-through capabilities. Every dashboard includes row-level security, automated refresh, and mobile optimization.

Microsoft Fabric & Modern Analytics

Microsoft Fabric unifies data engineering, data warehousing, and business intelligence in OneLake. EPC Group helps organizations migrate from legacy analytics (SSRS, Cognos, Tableau) to Fabric's lakehouse architecture with DirectLake mode for real-time analytics without data movement. We implement medallion architectures (bronze/silver/gold) for enterprise data quality.

Power BI Governance & CoE

Without governance, Power BI deployments become fragmented. EPC Group establishes Centers of Excellence with workspace governance, dataset certification, deployment pipelines, tenant settings optimization, and usage monitoring. Our governance framework prevents data sprawl while enabling self-service analytics across the organization.

200+
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Microsoft Press author
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Original Power BI team member
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2026 recognition