Led by Errin O'Connor — 4x Microsoft Press author and Chief AI Architect — EPC Group has personally tested and benchmarked 800+ AI products across OpenAI / ChatGPT / Codex, Anthropic Claude (incl. Claude Code & Claude Cowork), Google Gemini, Perplexity (incl. Comet), xAI Grok, Microsoft Copilot, and Meta Llama.
We build provider-agnostic AI strategy, compliance-native governance (HIPAA, FINRA, FedRAMP, EU AI Act), and Virtual Chief AI Officer (vCAIO) leadership for Fortune 500 healthcare, finance, government, and regulated enterprises.
We do not bet on a single LLM vendor. EPC Group's practice covers every major AI provider, every major coding agent, and every major retrieval-augmented and agentic platform. Our recommendations are evidence-based — not affiliate-driven.
Most enterprises don't need a $400K+ full-time Chief AI Officer. They need executive-grade AI leadership today. EPC Group's vCAIO service places Errin O'Connor — 4x Microsoft Press author, 800+ AI tools tested, board-level governance experience — as your fractional AI executive. AI roadmap, vendor selection, board reporting, EU AI Act + HIPAA + FINRA governance, budget optimization. Starts at $15K/month.
AI Consulting Services — enterprise Microsoft consulting resource from EPC Group. We provide strategic guidance, implementation expertise, governance frameworks, and compliance-native delivery across the Microsoft ecosystem (Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Azure, AI Governance, Microsoft Copilot).
Transform your organization with secure, compliant AI solutions. Expert consulting for Microsoft Copilot implementation, AI governance, and enterprise AI strategy.
End-to-end AI implementation from strategy to deployment for Fortune 500 enterprises.
Develop comprehensive AI adoption strategies aligned with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
Enterprise AI governance for HIPAA, FINRA, and FedRAMP environments with audit trails and controls.
Deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot, Power BI Copilot, and GitHub Copilot with enterprise security.
Secure AI deployments with data loss prevention, privacy controls, and compliance monitoring.
Executive-level AI leadership and strategy without hiring full-time AI executives.
Measure AI impact, optimize costs, and maximize business value from AI investments.
Compliance-first AI implementations for regulated industries.
Schedule a consultation with our AI experts to discuss your enterprise AI strategy.
Schedule AI AssessmentEPC Group is a Houston-based Microsoft consulting firm with 29 years of enterprise implementation experience and over 10,000 successful deployments across Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, SharePoint, Azure, Microsoft 365, and Copilot. We serve organizations across all industries including Fortune 500, federal agencies, healthcare, financial services, government, manufacturing, energy, education, retail, technology, and global enterprises.
What sets EPC Group apart is our governance-first approach. Every engagement begins with a security and compliance assessment. Our team of senior architects brings hands-on delivery experience across HIPAA, SOC 2, FedRAMP, and CMMC environments. We own outcomes, not hours.
Call (888) 381-9725 or email contact@epcgroup.net for a free assessment.
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) in 2026 is the de facto US federal AI governance baseline and increasingly required by state, local, and regulated commercial buyers. The four functions (Govern, Map, Measure, Manage) map cleanly to Microsoft Purview, Azure AI Foundry, and Microsoft Sentinel when implemented correctly. EPC Group 47-control crosswalk maps each NIST AI RMF subcategory to specific Microsoft tenant settings.
vCAIO (Virtual Chief AI Officer) services have emerged as the dominant fractional-leadership pattern for organizations standing up AI programs in 2026. Three-tier pricing typical across the market: Advisory $5K-$10K/mo for boards and mid-market exec sounding boards, Fractional $15K-$25K/mo for program standup including governance authorship, Transformation $30K-$50K/mo for at-scale Copilot/Azure OpenAI deployments. The economics vs full-time CAIO ($400K-$800K fully loaded) are compelling for the first 6-18 months.
EPC Group covers this topic across the relevant engagement portfolio. Reach the firm at contact@epcgroup.net for a 30-minute architect conversation.
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Three published engagement tiers. Most clients start with a fixed-fee accelerator and grow into a full program or managed retainer. Senior-architect-led delivery on every tier.
Accelerator
$25,000 – $150,000
4 – 12 weeks
Fixed-fee. Copilot Readiness, Tenant Health Check, SharePoint Migration, Security Hardening.
Project
$150,000 – $750,000+
3 – 9 months
Milestone-billed. Discovery through hypercare with wave-based rollout.
Managed services
from $3,500 / month
12-month minimum
Named senior architect, license optimization, governance reviews, quarterly business reviews.
No pitch deck. 30-minute discovery call. Response within one business day, same-day for urgent items.