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Power BI Development Services

Dashboards people actually open,
not just export once.

We build Power BI dashboards, data models and governance that hold up as your data grows — from a first report to a full enterprise rollout with row-level security. Senior BI engineers, fixed scope, reports your team trusts enough to make decisions on.

180+ teams shipping with our engineers · ISO 27001-secure · NDA on request

power bi development services

— What we build

Four ways we build Power BI.

From a first executive dashboard to a governed, enterprise-wide BI rollout, we build the Power BI layer that matches your data’s actual complexity.

Most Power BI reports
work great in the demo and slow to a crawl in production.

Most “our dashboard used to be fast” complaints trace back to a data model that was never designed for scale — no star schema, unoptimized DAX, everything crammed into one flat table. Before we build a single visual, we design the data model for where your data is headed, not just where it is today — so performance doesn’t quietly degrade as rows and users grow.

Star-schema by default

DAX-optimized

Scale-tested

Governed from day one

1

MODEL

Design a data model built for scale, not just today

2

BUILD

Develop reports, visuals and DAX measures

3

GOVERN

Row-level security and workspace access control

Outcome

We start with data modeling — so your reports stay fast as data volume grows, not just in the first demo.

14 YEARS · 300+ PRODUCTS

Built to stay fast, not just launch fast.

300+

 Products shipped to production

across 9 industries

14yrs

Years in business

founded 2012

95%

Engagement extension

clients renew or expand

ISO 27001

Audited data security

brief → first standup

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Capabilities & stack

Boring tech that
ships on time.

We build with the modern Power BI stack — proper data modeling, optimized DAX, governed workspaces — not a flat table with charts on top. Real BI engineering, not just report publishing.

How we pick

01

Model before you visualize

Before we build a single chart, we design a star-schema data model — most performance problems trace back to skipping this step.

02

Optimize DAX, don't just write it

Measures are written and tested for performance, not just correctness — a DAX formula that works can still be the reason a report loads slowly.

03

Govern from day one

Row-level security, workspace roles and access policies are part of the initial build — not bolted on after the wrong person sees the wrong data.

04

Design for the refresh you actually need

Scheduled, incremental or real-time refresh is chosen based on your actual data latency needs, not defaulted to whatever’s easiest to set up.

POWER BI PLATFORM

Power BI Desktop

Power BI Service

Power BI Embedded

Paginated Reports

DATA MODELING & DAX

Star schema design

DAX measures

Detectron2

Power Query

Tabular Editor

DATA SOURCES

SQL Server

Azure Synapse

Snowflake

Excel/SharePoint

Dataverse

GOVERNANCE & SECURITY

Row-level security (RLS)

Microsoft Purview

Entra ID

Sensitivity labels

AUTOMATION & DEPLOYMENT

Deployment pipelines

Power Automate

On-premises data gateway

Industries

Power BI,
tuned for your industry.

Every industry tracks different metrics, pulls from different systems and has different governance needs. We bring playbooks, not generic dashboard templates — and shape reporting to your data on day one.

01 · Industry

Healthcare

Reporting that stays compliant while staying fast.
02 · Industry

Finance & Fintech

Reporting built for month-end close and audit trails.
03 · Industry

Retail & E-commerce

Reporting across channels, stores and SKUs.
04 · Industry

Logistics

Reporting that keeps up with high shipment volume.

Engagement models

Pick how you want to
Ship with us.

Three ways in — all senior BI engineers, all fixed against the performance and adoption outcome we agree on before the first report.

Fixed-scope

Power BI audit & performance review

Best when your existing reports are slow or nobody trusts them.

Fixed-scope build

Best for a defined dashboard, report set or migration.

Embedded

Staff Augmentation

Plug senior Power BI engineers into your team.

FAQ

The questions everyone asks before kickoff.

Not sure why your current reports are slow or untrusted? Book a 30-min call with a senior BI engineer.

What's the difference between "Power BI development" and "Power BI consulting"?

Development usually means the technical build — dashboards, data models, DAX, custom visuals. Consulting is the broader work — assessing your data landscape, recommending architecture, governance and rollout strategy. We do both, scoped to what you actually need: a defined build, or strategic guidance first.

Usually the data model wasn’t designed for the volume it’s now handling — flat tables instead of a proper star schema, or DAX measures that weren’t optimized. We audit the model and DAX first to find the real bottleneck before rebuilding anything.

Power BI connects to a wide range of sources — SQL Server, Azure Synapse, Snowflake, Excel, SharePoint, Dataverse, and many SaaS connectors. We assess your specific sources during scoping and design the data model to pull from all of them cleanly.

Row-level security (RLS) is configured at the data-model level, so a regional manager sees only their region and an executive sees everything — enforced by the model itself, not just hidden in the UI.

Yes — we plan migrations that preserve the reporting logic and metrics your team already relies on, rebuilding them properly in Power BI rather than a literal 1:1 recreation of a spreadsheet’s limitations.

Yes — using Power BI Embedded, we can white-label reports directly into your application, with the same row-level security applied per customer or user.

Depends on your actual need and data source — scheduled refresh (hourly to daily) covers most use cases affordably; real-time or near-real-time refresh is possible for scenarios that genuinely need it, like operational dashboards.

Yes — every engagement includes documentation and training so your team can add measures, fix data sources, and maintain the model without depending on us long-term.

Healthcare · HIPAA-ready since 2012

Let's build a dashboard worth checking daily.

Send your brief — a senior BI engineer (not a sales rep) replies within 24 hours with a read on your current setup, and a fixed-scope plan for the build.

What you’ll get