Power BI consultants for Canadian businesses
Power BI Consulting Services
Power BI consultants who build reports your managers trust, fix the ones that are slow or broken, and keep refreshes running after go-live.
- Microsoft Solutions Partner
- Since 1994 in business
- 150+ clients
Talk to a Power BI consultant
30 minutes, by phone or Teams.
Trusted by the businesses whose systems we already run
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Reports your managers open, trust and act on
Power BI is easy to start and hard to run well. A few reports turn into dozens, each with its own copy of the data. Refreshes fail overnight. Two dashboards show two different revenue numbers, and the person who built them has moved on.
Our Power BI consulting fixes the foundation first: one data model, reliable refreshes and clear ownership. Then we build the reports on top.
- New Power BI implementations, and rescues of messy ones
- One shared data model, so every report shows the same numbers
- Slow reports tuned so they open in seconds, not minutes
- Gateways and scheduled refreshes that run every night
- Row-level security, so each person sees only their data
- Training so your own staff can build reports safely
Building it yourself vs working with Power BI consultants
| On your own | With BALANCED+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Your numbers | Each report has its own version | One shared model, one set of numbers |
| Speed | Reports that take a minute to open | Models tuned so reports load fast |
| Refreshes | Fail overnight, found in the morning | Gateway and refreshes looked after |
| Who sees what | Everyone with the link sees everything | Row-level security by role |
| When the builder leaves | Nobody can change anything | Documented and supported |
What does a Power BI consultant do?
A Power BI consultant builds and maintains the parts most teams never see:
- The data model: how your sources join, and the measures (DAX) behind every number
- The plumbing: connections, gateways and refresh schedules
- The reports: built around the decisions your managers make
- The guardrails: workspaces, security and who can publish what
For wider analytics work across several tools, see our business intelligence and dashboards page.
Why is my Power BI report so slow?
Almost always it is the model, not the visuals. The common causes:
- One huge flat table instead of a proper star schema
- DAX measures that recalculate far more data than they need
- Live connections to a busy database during working hours
- Columns and history nobody uses, loaded on every refresh
We find which one it is, fix it, and keep the report looking the same to the people who use it.
Which Power BI licence do you need?
It depends on how many people view reports and how big your data is:
- Pro: everyone who builds or views shared reports has a licence
- Premium Per User: bigger models and more refreshes for a smaller group
- Fabric capacity: large audiences who view without their own licence
We match the licence to how you actually use Power BI, so you are not paying for capacity you do not need.
Get Power BI working in three steps
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Book a call
30 minutes on what you report on today, where the data lives and what is not working.
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Review your setup
We look at your models, refreshes, workspaces and licences, and list what to fix first.
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Fix, build and support
We fix the foundation, build the reports your managers need and keep them running.
Related services
Power BI is only as good as the data and systems behind it. Each of these has its own page.
- Business Intelligence, Data Analytics and Machine Learning Dashboards that pull your systems into one view your leadership trusts. Learn more
- Data Engineering, Infrastructure and Governance Data pipelines and warehousing so your reports start from clean data. Learn more
- Dynamics 365 CRM Consulting Dynamics 365 CRM set up, connected to your systems and supported after go-live. Learn more
- Microsoft Copilot Consulting Find the work Copilot should take off your team, then roll it out securely. Learn more
- Software Development Custom tools and automations for the manual work your software does not cover. Learn more
Straight answers about Power BI consulting
Do you work with companies that already use Power BI?
Yes, most of our Power BI work is fixing and extending setups that grew without a plan. We keep what works and rebuild what does not.
What systems can Power BI connect to?
Most of them: Excel and SharePoint, SQL databases, Dynamics 365, accounting and ERP systems, and cloud apps with an API. Where there is no ready-made connector, we build one.
Do we need Power BI Premium or Fabric?
Often not. Pro covers many mid-market companies. Premium Per User or Fabric makes sense when models get large or many people view reports without their own licence.
How do you keep sensitive data private?
With row-level security, so each person only sees the rows they should, plus controlled workspaces so only the right people can publish or share.
Can you train our staff to build their own reports?
Yes. We train report builders on the shared data model, so they build new reports without creating another copy of the numbers.
Get your Power BI reports working for you
Start with a 30-minute call: what you report on today, what is slow or broken, and what to fix first.
Book a Power BI Call- No commitment
- Reply within 1 business day
Prefer to talk? 416.621.6611