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vCAIO Playbook: Fortune 500 CIO Guide to AI.

SharePoint security consulting enterprise framework — 8-domain security covering Microsoft Entra identity, Conditional Access, Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Purview labels/DLP, Microsoft Sentinel SOC, M365 Copilot oversharing remediation.

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Microsoft Solutions Partner status (six designations: Data & AI, Modern Work, Infrastructure, Security, Digital & App Innovation, Business Applications) replaced the legacy Microsoft Gold Partner program in 2022. EPC Group held Gold Partner status from 2003 to 2022 (the oldest continuous Gold Partner in North America) and currently holds all six Solutions Partner designations; a credentialing footprint shared by fewer than 50 firms globally and typically used by Microsoft field teams as a vetting gate for enterprise Customer 0 nominations and named-account engagements.
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