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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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GPT-5.5 vs Claude 4.7 vs Gemini 3.1 for Enterprise: Real Costs, Risks, and Governance (2026)
AI Governance7 min read

GPT-5.5 vs Claude 4.7 vs Gemini 3.1 for Enterprise: Real Costs, Risks, and Governance (2026)

Generative AI frontier in 2026 — GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.7, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Grok 5, DeepSeek V3.2, and the multi-model orchestration pattern EPC Group ships for Fortune 500.

Errin O'Connor
September 24, 2025
Executives Still Waiting on AI in 2026: The 90-Day Sprint Before EU AI Act Enforcement
AI Governance8 min read

Executives Still Waiting on AI in 2026: The 90-Day Sprint Before EU AI Act Enforcement

Executives who waited on AI in 2026 — the 90-day sprint pattern, Microsoft Defender Agent SPM, Article 4 literacy, EU AI Act Annex III, and Fortune 500 mobilization playbook.

Errin O'Connor
September 24, 2025
AI in HR Security in 2026: EU AI Act High-Risk, Annex III, and End of Casual AI in Hiring
AI Governance8 min read

AI in HR Security in 2026: EU AI Act High-Risk, Annex III, and End of Casual AI in Hiring

AI in HR 2026 — EU AI Act Annex III high-risk, NYC LL 144 bias auditing, Illinois AIVID, Colorado AI Act, Texas TRAIGA, and the eight-pillar HR AI framework EPC Group ships.

Errin O'Connor
September 23, 2025
DeepSeek, Qwen, and Llama in 2026: The Open and Semi-Open Frontier Has Arrived
AI Governance8 min read

DeepSeek, Qwen, and Llama in 2026: The Open and Semi-Open Frontier Has Arrived

Open and semi-open frontier in 2026 — DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale, Qwen 3 Max 256K context, Llama 4 Scout 10M context, and the six-point safe adoption framework.

Errin O'Connor
September 23, 2025
Gemini 3.1 Pro for Enterprise Microsoft Users: When to Use It Alongside Azure OpenAI (2026)
AI Governance7 min read

Gemini 3.1 Pro for Enterprise Microsoft Users: When to Use It Alongside Azure OpenAI (2026)

Gemini 3.1 Pro 2026 — GPQA Diamond record 94.3%, ARC-AGI-2 77.1%, Deep Think mode, multi-model orchestration, and the six-control adoption framework EPC Group ships.

Errin O'Connor
September 22, 2025
Should Your Enterprise Adopt Grok 5 + Colossus 2 in 2026? A Microsoft-Stack Verdict
AI Governance7 min read

Should Your Enterprise Adopt Grok 5 + Colossus 2 in 2026? A Microsoft-Stack Verdict

Grok 5 enterprise in 2026 — 6T parameters Colossus 2-trained, Grok 4.20 2M context, lowest hallucination rate, and the six-control adoption framework for Fortune 500.

Errin O'Connor
September 22, 2025
Lawn Darts, CrowdStrike, and the AI Agent Blast Radius: Two Years Later
AI Governance10 min read

Lawn Darts, CrowdStrike, and the AI Agent Blast Radius: Two Years Later

CrowdStrike + AI agent blast radius 2026 — kernel restructuring, ungoverned Copilot Studio agents, BYOAI iPhone 17 / iOS 26, and the ten-component governance baseline.

Errin O'Connor
September 22, 2025

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