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The EPC Group blog collects the firm's working notes on enterprise Microsoft programs: Microsoft 365 and Copilot, Azure, Power BI and Fabric, Dynamics 365, security, governance and adoption. It is written for the architects, IT leaders and compliance owners who run those programs and need a specific decision explained rather than a product overview.

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Governing Multiple AI Models Against Microsoft 365 and Fabric Data in 2026
AI Governance11 min read

Governing Multiple AI Models Against Microsoft 365 and Fabric Data in 2026

Governing several AI models against Microsoft 365 and Fabric data: data paths, agent identity, retrieval authorization, routing policy, evaluation and logging.

Errin O'Connor
November 7, 2026
Why Agentic AI Requires Entra, Purview, Defender, and Real Governance Before It Scales
AI Governance

Why Agentic AI Requires Entra, Purview, Defender, and Real Governance Before It Scales

Agent 365 went GA May 1. The SDK shipped at Build. MXC ties Entra, Purview, and Defender to every agent. EPC Group walks through the agentic governance stack and how the Governed AI on Microsoft framework maps to it, control by control.

Errin O'Connor
June 5, 2026
AI Governance Metrics & Compliance 2026 | EPC Group
AI Governance5 min read

AI Governance Metrics & Compliance 2026 | EPC Group

AI governance metrics for enterprise model performance and compliance. Guide covering accuracy monitoring, drift detection, and HIPAA/SOC 2.

Errin O'Connor
April 24, 2026
AI Simulated Agency: When AI Platforms Lie About Doing Work | EPC Group
AI Governance5 min read

AI Simulated Agency: When AI Platforms Lie About Doing Work | EPC Group

Deep analysis of AI simulated agency — the phenomenon where AI tools claim to complete tasks they never performed. Verification frameworks, audit trai

Errin O'Connor
April 24, 2026
BYOAI in the Enterprise: Managing 67 Unsanctioned AI Tools | EPC Group
AI Governance5 min read

BYOAI in the Enterprise: Managing 67 Unsanctioned AI Tools | EPC Group

Enterprise guide to managing shadow AI and unsanctioned BYOAI tools. Shadow AI inventory methodology, risk assessment framework, Purview detection, ac

Errin O'Connor
April 24, 2026
The CIO
AI Governance5 min read

The CIO

A practical 5-pillar AI governance framework for CIOs: Strategy, Risk, Compliance, Operations, and Culture. Board reporting templates, AI steering com

Errin O'Connor
April 22, 2026
Data Governance for Microsoft Fabric: Starting Small and Scaling Up | EPC Group
AI Governance5 min read

Data Governance for Microsoft Fabric: Starting Small and Scaling Up | EPC Group

Enterprise guide to implementing data governance for Microsoft Fabric with a phased approach. Covers Purview integration, sensitivity labels, domain-d

Errin O'Connor
April 21, 2026
Microsoft Copilot Permission Audit: The 47-Point Security Checklist | EPC Group
AI Governance5 min read

Microsoft Copilot Permission Audit: The 47-Point Security Checklist | EPC Group

Complete 47-point security checklist for Microsoft Copilot deployment. Covers SharePoint permission audits, Entra ID group cleanup, sensitivity labels

Errin O'Connor
April 13, 2026
Multi-Model AI Architecture: Why One AI Vendor Isn
AI Governance5 min read

Multi-Model AI Architecture: Why One AI Vendor Isn

Enterprise guide to multi-model AI architecture. Model-specific strengths for Copilot, Claude, GPT-5, Gemini, Grok, and Perplexity. Orchestration patt

Errin O'Connor
April 10, 2026

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