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Microsoft Power Platform Services

Power BI Consulting,
Development & Training

South Africa & Worldwide

Transform raw business data into interactive dashboards, real-time reports and actionable insights with Microsoft Power BI. From expert consulting and custom report development to hands-on training and ongoing support — SPS delivers end-to-end BI solutions wherever you are.

Microsoft Certified Specialists
10+ Years Experience
South Africa Based, Global Delivery

Microsoft Power BI

Business analytics & intelligence platform

300+
Data Connectors
10+
Years SPS Experience
Real-time
Live Dashboards
Interactive Dashboards DAX Power Query AI Insights Row-Level Security Paginated Reports

What We Offer

Power BI Services

End-to-end business intelligence delivery — from strategy and data modelling to dashboards, training and ongoing support.

Consulting

We help you define your BI strategy, identify the right data sources and KPIs, and design a Power BI architecture that delivers real business value.

  • Data landscape assessment and gap analysis
  • KPI definition and reporting requirements
  • Data model and semantic layer design
  • Licensing advisory (Free, Pro, Premium)
  • Governance, security and deployment strategy
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Report & Dashboard Development

Our team builds custom Power BI reports and dashboards tailored to your exact business requirements — from operational reports to executive-level scorecards.

  • Interactive dashboards with drill-through and filters
  • Branded, pixel-perfect paginated reports
  • DAX measures and calculated columns
  • Power Query data transformation and modelling
  • Row-level security and role-based access
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Integration & Setup

We connect Power BI to your data sources and integrate it into your Microsoft 365 environment — SharePoint, Teams, Dynamics 365 and beyond.

  • Data gateway configuration and management
  • Scheduled refresh setup and monitoring
  • Embedding reports in SharePoint and Teams
  • Power BI Service workspace configuration
  • Dataverse, SQL, Excel and API data connections
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Training

Practical Power BI training for end users, report authors and data analysts — empowering your team to build, maintain and share insights independently.

  • Introduction to Power BI for business users
  • Report building and visualisation workshops
  • DAX and Power Query for analysts
  • Publishing, sharing and governance best practices
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Power BI connects to the data your business already has

Excel / CSV
Spreadsheet data
SharePoint
Lists & libraries
Azure SQL / SQL Server
Relational databases
Dataverse
Power Platform data
Dynamics 365
CRM & ERP data
300+ Connectors
Salesforce, GA & more

Microsoft 365 Ecosystem

Power BI Integrations That Multiply Value

When integrated with the broader Microsoft 365 suite, Power BI becomes the intelligence layer across your entire digital workplace.

Power BI + Excel
Extend Excel's capabilities with dynamic dashboards and real-time analytics. Import existing Excel data models directly into Power BI and enrich them with DAX measures and live refresh.
Power BI + SharePoint
Embed Power BI reports directly into SharePoint Online pages — making dashboards accessible to teams without leaving their intranet. Perfect for departmental KPIs and executive summaries.
Power BI + Teams
Add Power BI tabs to Teams channels for a shared, data-driven workspace. Data discussions stay alongside the dashboards — no switching between apps.
Power BI + Power Platform
Combine Power BI with Power Apps and Power Automate for end-to-end business solutions. Collect data in Power Apps, automate processing in Power Automate, and analyse results in Power BI.

Business Applications

Power BI Across Every Department

Power BI's versatility makes it the analytics backbone for organisations of every size and industry.

Sales & Marketing

  • Sales pipeline and lead conversion rates
  • Campaign performance in real time
  • Customer segmentation by behaviour or geography
  • Revenue vs target by region and rep

Finance & Accounting

  • Budget vs actuals tracking
  • Real-time financial reporting
  • Profitability and expense trend analysis
  • Cash flow forecasting

Human Resources

  • Workforce diversity and headcount trends
  • Retention rates and attrition analysis
  • Training effectiveness and engagement metrics
  • Recruitment pipeline dashboards

Operations & Supply Chain

  • Inventory levels and logistics performance
  • Demand forecasting from historical data
  • Vendor performance and fulfillment timelines
  • Production yield and downtime analysis

Customer Service

  • Ticket resolution time and SLA adherence
  • Customer satisfaction and NPS tracking
  • Root cause analysis of common issues
  • Agent performance and workload dashboards

Healthcare & Public Sector

  • Patient readmission and outcome tracking
  • Staff utilisation and shift planning
  • Programme delivery and project monitoring
  • Compliance and regulatory reporting

Power User Capabilities

Advanced Power BI Features

For those who need to go beyond standard reports, Power BI offers a rich set of advanced capabilities.

DAX

Data Analysis Expressions

Formula language for calculated columns, measures and custom metrics — unlocking complex business logic and deep analytical insight.

Security

Row-Level Security

Control who sees what in your reports. Role-based access restricts sensitive data to authorised users only — at the row level.

Reports

Paginated Reports

Pixel-perfect, printable reports ideal for financial statements, invoices and regulatory submissions — designed to fit the page exactly.

AI

AI-Powered Insights

Natural language Q&A, Key Influencers and anomaly detection let users discover trends without writing a single query.

Real-World Impact

Power BI Success Stories

Data-driven decisions that delivered measurable results.

Retail

Retail Chain Inventory Optimisation

A large retail chain unified data from 100+ stores into centralised Power BI dashboards, identifying low-performing SKUs and optimising inventory levels across all branches.

18%
Increase in store-level profitability within a quarter
Financial Services

Financial Reporting Transformation

A financial services firm replaced 40+ manual Excel-based reports with automated Power BI dashboards — eliminating preparation time and improving accuracy across all departments.

80%
Reduction in report preparation time
Healthcare

Hospital Group Clinical Analytics

A hospital group implemented Power BI to track patient readmission rates, staff utilisation and clinical outcomes — enabling faster decisions and improved patient care.

Reduced operational costs and improved patient outcomes

Licensing Options

Power BI Licensing Tiers

Choose the licensing model that fits your organisation's size and analytics maturity. SPS can advise on the right choice for your needs.

Power BI Free
Included with Microsoft 365
  • Personal data analysis and report building
  • Power BI Desktop access
  • Connect to 300+ data sources
  • No sharing or collaboration features
Power BI Premium
Per user or per capacity
  • Advanced AI and cognitive services
  • Paginated reports
  • Larger data models and datasets
  • Deployment pipelines (Dev/Test/Prod)
  • Designed for enterprise-scale BI needs

How We Work

Our Power BI Engagement Process

A structured approach that delivers BI solutions on time and aligned to your goals.

Discover
We map your data sources, KPIs and reporting requirements — and identify the highest-value quick wins.
Design
We design the data model, semantic layer, report layout and security model before building begins.
Build
Our team develops Power Query transformations, DAX measures and interactive report visuals — iterating with your feedback.
Deploy
We publish to Power BI Service, configure scheduled refresh, embed in SharePoint/Teams and set up governance.
Support
Ongoing managed support, enhancements, new report builds and platform update reviews.

Build Internal Capability

Power BI Training Programmes

Empower your team to build, maintain and share Power BI reports independently.

Beginner

Introduction to Power BI

For business users with no prior analytics experience. Covers connecting data, building basic visuals and sharing reports in Power BI Service.

Intermediate

Report Builder Workshop

Build polished, interactive reports. Covers slicers, drill-through, cross-filtering, Power Query data shaping and publishing to workspaces.

Advanced

DAX & Data Modelling

For analysts who want to master calculated measures, star schema modelling, time intelligence and row-level security using DAX and Power Query M.

Bespoke

Custom Team Training

Tailored training built around your organisation's data environment, existing reports and specific business intelligence objectives.

Why Choose SPS

The SharePoint Systems Difference

We've been delivering Microsoft Power Platform solutions since 2010.

Microsoft Certified
Our team holds Microsoft certifications across Power BI, Power Platform, SharePoint and Azure — ensuring your BI environment is built to best practice.
South Africa Based, Global Reach
Headquartered in KwaZulu-Natal, we serve clients across Africa, the UK, Australia and beyond — remotely or on-site.
Full Power Platform Expertise
Power BI works best alongside PowerApps, Power Automate and SharePoint — and we deliver all four under one roof.
Rapid Time to Insight
Our structured delivery process gets your first live dashboard in front of decision-makers quickly — with ongoing iterations from there.
Business-First Approach
We start with the decisions you need to make, not the data you have. Every report is designed to answer real business questions.
Long-Term Partnership
Our clients stay with us because we invest in their success — delivering training, support and new reports as the business evolves.

Client Stories

What Our Clients Say

★★★★★

"SPS replaced our entire Excel-based reporting stack with Power BI dashboards in three weeks. Our CFO now has live financials on her screen every morning. The time saving is remarkable."

Ntombi M.
Finance Director, Johannesburg Group Holdings
★★★★★

"The DAX training SPS delivered was the best investment we made. Our analysts went from basic reporting to building complex measures and row-level security models in two weeks."

Sipho L.
Data Manager, Cape Town Retail Chain
★★★★★

"Our operations dashboards embedded in Teams have transformed how our logistics team makes decisions. Real-time visibility across 12 depots — accessible to everyone. Brilliant work by SPS."

Pieter V.
COO, KZN Logistics Solutions

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Power BI Free is available to all Microsoft 365 users and allows personal report building in Power BI Desktop. Power BI Pro — which enables sharing, collaboration and embedding — is included with Microsoft 365 E5 or available as a paid add-on. Power BI Premium offers advanced enterprise features and is licensed separately. SPS can advise on the most cost-effective licensing path for your organisation.

Power BI connects to over 300 data sources out of the box, including Excel, CSV, SharePoint Lists, SQL Server, Azure SQL, Dataverse, Dynamics 365, Salesforce, Google Analytics, REST APIs and many more. For custom or proprietary systems, Power Query's M language and custom connectors provide additional flexibility. SPS helps you architect the right data connections for your specific environment.

A straightforward dashboard with clean, existing data can be ready within one to two weeks. More complex solutions involving multiple data sources, advanced DAX modelling and row-level security typically take two to four weeks. SPS scopes every project during the free discovery session so you have a clear timeline before development begins.

Yes — Power BI supports real-time streaming datasets and live connection modes for data sources like Azure SQL, Azure Analysis Services and SQL Server Analysis Services. For near-real-time scenarios, scheduled refresh can be configured as frequently as every 30 minutes on Pro, or more frequently on Premium. SPS helps you design the right refresh strategy for your use case.

Power BI's drag-and-drop report canvas is accessible to non-technical users who simply want to explore existing reports or build basic visuals. For building sophisticated data models, writing DAX measures or shaping data in Power Query, some technical aptitude helps — and that's exactly what our training programmes deliver. SPS also offers managed report development where our team builds and maintains everything for you.

Yes. Power BI reports can be embedded directly into SharePoint Online pages, Microsoft Teams channels, Power Pages portals, custom web applications and external websites. Embedding requires at least Power BI Pro or Premium licensing. SPS handles all embedding configuration and ensures the right security model is applied.

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