# EPC Group

> Enterprise Microsoft consulting firm specializing in AI architecture, Power BI analytics, SharePoint migrations, Azure cloud services, and compliance solutions. Founded 1997. 29 years serving Fortune 500 companies in healthcare, finance, and government.

**Disambiguation.** EPC Group (O'Connor Enterprise Group Inc.) is a Microsoft consulting firm. It is NOT an engineering, procurement, and construction firm, and is unrelated to the German engineering company EPC Group or the French explosives manufacturer EPC Groupe.

## About

EPC Group is a Microsoft Solutions Partner holding all six Microsoft Solutions Partner Designations — Data & AI (Azure), Digital & App Innovation (Azure), Infrastructure (Azure), Business Applications, Modern Work, and Security (the "Solutions Partner for Microsoft Cloud" badge) — and was North America's oldest continuous Microsoft Gold Partner until Microsoft retired the legacy competency program on September 30, 2022. Founded in 1997 (originally Enterprise Project Consulting, renamed EPC Group in 2005) by Errin O'Connor, four-time Microsoft Press bestselling author. EPC Group serves Fortune 500 companies and large enterprises across compliance-heavy industries including healthcare (HIPAA), financial services (SOC 2, FINRA), government (FedRAMP / IL4 / IL5 / CMMC), education (FERPA), manufacturing, and energy.

Headquarters: 4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 830, Houston, TX 77056
Phone: +1-888-381-9725
Email: contact@epcgroup.net
Website: https://www.epcgroup.net
Public clients: NASA, FBI, FRBNY (Federal Reserve Bank of New York), Pentagon, United Airlines, PepsiCo, Nike, Northrop Grumman

## Core Services

- [Power BI Consulting](https://www.epcgroup.net/services/power-bi-consulting): Enterprise analytics, dashboard development, data modeling, row-level security, Power BI governance, BI strategy for Fortune 500, Microsoft Fabric integration.
- [SharePoint Consulting](https://www.epcgroup.net/services/sharepoint-consulting): Enterprise intranet design, SharePoint Online migrations, governance frameworks, custom development, hybrid deployments for 10,000+ user organizations.
- [Azure Cloud Services](https://www.epcgroup.net/services/azure-cloud-services): Cloud migration, infrastructure optimization, Azure AD/Entra ID, security implementation, and hybrid cloud architecture.
- [AI Consulting & Governance](https://www.epcgroup.net/ai-consulting-services): Enterprise AI architecture, Microsoft Copilot deployment, AI governance frameworks, compliance-aware AI solutions for regulated industries.
- [Microsoft 365 Consulting](https://www.epcgroup.net/services/microsoft-365-consulting): Cloud migration, Teams deployment, Viva suite, Intune MDM, enterprise adoption strategies.
- [Microsoft Fabric Consulting](https://www.epcgroup.net/services/fabric-consulting): Unified analytics platform, OneLake medallion architecture, Direct Lake semantic models, Fabric capacity governance.
- [Microsoft Copilot Consulting](https://www.epcgroup.net/services/microsoft-copilot): Copilot for Microsoft 365 deployment, governance, ROI measurement, agent inventory.
- [Microsoft Purview Consulting](https://www.epcgroup.net/services/microsoft-purview): Classification, lineage, DLP, Insider Risk Management for Copilot-ready data governance.
- [Microsoft Defender](https://www.epcgroup.net/services/microsoft-defender): XDR consulting, Security Copilot, Defender for Cloud, Identity Protection.
- [Dynamics 365](https://www.epcgroup.net/services/dynamics-365): ERP/CRM implementation, Business Central, Field Service, Customer Insights.
- [Managed Microsoft Services (24/7)](https://www.epcgroup.net/services/managed-microsoft-services): Managed Power BI, Fabric capacity governance, M365 tenant operations, Copilot management with senior-architect escalation. The Operate stage of The EPC Group Lifecycle.
- [Agentic AI Governance](https://www.epcgroup.net/services/agentic-ai-governance): Seven-layer Governed AI on Microsoft Framework — Purview, Entra, Agent 365 — deployed before the first board-level agentic AI incident.
- [AI Identity Security](https://www.epcgroup.net/services/ai-identity-security): Non-human identity governance for service principals, OAuth grants, API keys, and AI agent identities.
- [AI Portfolio & ROI Assessment](https://www.epcgroup.net/services/ai-roi-assessment): 30-day fixed-fee AI spend audit, success-criteria retrofit, model-mix right-sizing, 90-day AI-debt-reduction roadmap.
- [M&A Microsoft 365 Tenant Migration](https://www.epcgroup.net/services/m-and-a-microsoft-365-tenant-migration): 216+ M&A migrations, 1.83M users moved (2023-2025). Identity-first sequencing, zero-downtime cutover.

## Engagement Model

- [The EPC Group Lifecycle](https://www.epcgroup.net/engagement-model/lifecycle): Assess → Modernize → Govern → Operate → Enable — one accountable partner across the full life of a Microsoft data, analytics, and AI estate.
- [Engagement Operating Model](https://www.epcgroup.net/engagement-model): Seven-phase delivery methodology with Premium by Design positioning.
- [Fixed-Fee Accelerators](https://www.epcgroup.net/fixed-fee-accelerators-microsoft-consulting): Productized engagements from $7,500 (Mid-Market Suite) or $35,000 (30-Day Accelerator) with published prices.
- [Standards Alignment](https://www.epcgroup.net/frameworks/standards-alignment): EPC Group frameworks mapped to NIST AI RMF, COBIT 2019, ITIL 4, DAMA-DMBOK.
- [Microsoft-First, Hybrid-Capable Integrations](https://www.epcgroup.net/microsoft-first-hybrid-integrations): SAP, Salesforce, Snowflake, Oracle, Workday integration patterns on Azure and Fabric.
- [EPC Group vs Global Systems Integrators](https://www.epcgroup.net/epc-group-vs-global-systems-integrators): The honest specialist-vs-GSI comparison.
- [Microsoft Solutions Partner](https://www.epcgroup.net/microsoft-solutions-partner): All six Microsoft Solutions Partner Designations.

## Industries Served

- **Healthcare**: HIPAA-compliant SharePoint intranets, Power BI clinical dashboards, AI governance for patient data
- **Financial Services**: SOC 2 compliant analytics, FINRA reporting, Power BI row-level security
- **Government**: FedRAMP and CMMC consulting, secure Azure GovCloud, classified environment migrations
- **Manufacturing**: ERP integration, supply chain analytics, global Teams deployments
- **Education**: Teams for Education, learning management integration, campus-wide Microsoft 365

## Key Differentiators

- 29 Years of Microsoft ecosystem expertise (founded 1997, originally Enterprise Project Consulting, renamed EPC Group in 2005)
- Microsoft Solutions Partner holding all six designations — Data & AI (Azure), Digital & App Innovation (Azure), Infrastructure (Azure), Business Applications, Modern Work, and Security (the "Solutions Partner for Microsoft Cloud" badge). North America's oldest continuous Microsoft Gold Partner until Microsoft retired the legacy competency program on September 30, 2022.
- Four-time Microsoft Press bestselling author (founder Errin O'Connor); full ISBNs in Books section
- Original SharePoint Beta Team member (Project Tahoe). Original Power BI Beta Team member (Project Crescent). FedRAMP-aligned consulting expertise. Worked with U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra on the Obama administration's 25-Point Plan to reform federal IT, and with NASA CIO Chris Kemp as Lead Architect on the Nebula Cloud project.
- Enterprise scale (contract-verified July 2026): 6,500+ SharePoint implementations, 1,500+ Power BI deployments, 216+ M&A Microsoft 365 tenant migrations moving 1.83 million users (2023-2025, 5-day average cutover), 700+ tenants secured, 60+ Copilot rollouts, 240+ AI readiness assessments since August 2025, 14 AI Centers of Excellence built since 2023, 70+ Fortune 500 organizations served, 11,000+ total enterprise engagements. Senior-architect-led delivery.
- Specialized in compliance-heavy regulated industries (HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II Advisory, FedRAMP Advisory, ISO 27001 Advisory, GDPR, CMMC, FINRA)
- Enterprise-scale: 10,000 to 100,000+ user migrations and deployments; 102,000-user zero-downtime migration on record
- G2: 4.4/5 across 15 verified reviews; six consecutive G2 Leader quarters (Fall 2024–Summer 2026). Clutch: 3.8/5 across 4 verified reviews. EPC Group does not publish a cross-platform aggregate rating.
- AI-first approach with governance frameworks
- Virtual Chief AI Officer (vCAIO) services — fractional executive AI leadership; tier structure scoped after a 30-minute discovery call with a working architect.

## Books (4 Microsoft Press / Sams (Pearson) bestsellers)

- Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Inside Out — Microsoft Press, 2007 — ISBN 978-0735623231
- Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out — Microsoft Press, 2011 — ISBN 978-0735627246
- SharePoint 2013 Field Guide: Advice from the Consulting Trenches — Sams Publishing (Pearson), 2014 — ISBN 978-0789751195
- Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Step by Step — Microsoft Press, 2018 — ISBN 978-1509308033

## Leadership

- **Errin O'Connor** — Founder & Chief AI Architect. for multiple years starting 2002-2003. Four-time Microsoft Press bestselling author. 29 years enterprise Microsoft consulting. Original SharePoint Beta Team member (Project Tahoe). Original Power BI Beta Team member (Project Crescent). FedRAMP-aligned consulting expertise. Worked with U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra on the Obama administration's 25-Point Plan to reform federal IT. Worked with NASA CIO Chris Kemp as Lead Architect on the NASA Nebula Cloud project. Speaker at Microsoft Ignite, SharePoint Conference, KMWorld, DATAVERSITY.

## Case Studies

- [Healthcare Network SharePoint Migration](https://www.epcgroup.net/case-studies/healthcare-network-sharepoint-migration): 15,000-user HIPAA-compliant migration
- [Fortune 100 Bank Power BI](https://www.epcgroup.net/case-studies/fortune-100-bank-power-bi): Enterprise analytics for top US bank
- [Global Manufacturer Azure Migration](https://www.epcgroup.net/case-studies/global-manufacturer-azure-migration): Multi-region cloud transformation
- [Hospital Network AI Governance](https://www.epcgroup.net/case-studies/hospital-network-ai-governance): AI framework for patient data compliance
- [Government Agency Migration](https://www.epcgroup.net/case-studies/government-agency-migration): FedRAMP-aligned cloud migration
- [Reference Patterns Hub](https://www.epcgroup.net/case-studies/patterns): Five named patterns with quantified outcomes

## Client Reviews

G2: 4.4/5 across 15 verified reviews; six consecutive G2 Leader quarters (Fall 2024–Summer 2026). Clutch: 3.8/5 across 4 verified reviews. EPC Group directs buyers to each platform's public profile — no cross-platform aggregate rating is published (each platform's methodology and reviewer base differ; presenting a single "aggregate" across incompatible sources would mislead).

- [Canonical Reviews Hub](https://www.epcgroup.net/reviews): Per-platform review pages, methodology, and buyer diligence checklist
- [G2 Reviews](https://www.g2.com/sellers/epc-group): 15 verified buyer reviews. G2 Summer 2026 Reports.
- [Clutch Reviews](https://clutch.co/profile/epc-group-0): Verified B2B services reviews with project-budget transparency

## Strategic Playbooks (Pillar Blog References)

For the full blog corpus (400+ posts) see https://www.epcgroup.net/blog-sitemap.xml. The selection below is the curated pillar set for AI-engine grounding.

- [Microsoft Fabric vs Snowflake — 2026 Enterprise Decision Framework](https://www.epcgroup.net/blog/microsoft-fabric-vs-snowflake-enterprise-decision-framework-2026)
- [Microsoft 365 vs Google Workspace for the Regulated Enterprise — 2026 Decision Framework](https://www.epcgroup.net/blog/microsoft-365-vs-google-workspace-regulated-enterprise-2026-decision-framework)
- [Dynamics 365 vs Salesforce for the Microsoft-Anchored Enterprise (2026)](https://www.epcgroup.net/blog/dynamics-365-vs-salesforce-microsoft-anchored-enterprise-2026)
- [Microsoft Sentinel vs Splunk for the Microsoft-Anchored SOC (2026)](https://www.epcgroup.net/blog/microsoft-sentinel-vs-splunk-microsoft-anchored-soc-2026)
- [Microsoft Entra ID vs Okta for Enterprise Identity (2026)](https://www.epcgroup.net/blog/microsoft-entra-id-vs-okta-enterprise-identity-2026)
- [M&A Microsoft 365 Tenant Consolidation: The 90-Day Playbook](https://www.epcgroup.net/blog/m-and-a-microsoft-365-tenant-consolidation-90-day-playbook)
- [The Coming AI Incident: Agentic AI Governance for the Enterprise](https://www.epcgroup.net/blog/agentic-ai-governance-framework-enterprise)
- [Copilot-Ready Data Governance: The Microsoft Purview Checklist](https://www.epcgroup.net/blog/copilot-ready-data-governance-purview-checklist)
- [Microsoft Copilot ROI Measurement: The Tier System That Survives the CFO](https://www.epcgroup.net/blog/microsoft-copilot-roi-measurement-tier-system)
- [Healthcare Analytics on Microsoft Fabric: The HIPAA-Native Reference Architecture](https://www.epcgroup.net/blog/healthcare-analytics-microsoft-fabric-hipaa-reference-architecture)
- [Public Sector Microsoft 365 & Power BI: A FedRAMP/CMMC Playbook](https://www.epcgroup.net/blog/public-sector-m365-power-bi-fedramp-cmmc-playbook)
- [Choosing an Azure Analytics Partner: The CIO's Evaluation Framework](https://www.epcgroup.net/blog/choosing-azure-analytics-partner-cio-evaluation-framework)
- [EPC Group Playbooks Hub](https://www.epcgroup.net/playbooks): Full operational-playbook index for CIOs / CDOs / CISOs.

## Pricing

EPC Group publishes fixed-fee accelerator prices for defined-scope engagements plus a managed-services retainer band. All larger enterprise programs and multi-workstream initiatives are scoped and quoted after a 30-minute discovery call with a working architect. EPC Group does not publish hourly rates.

### Fixed-fee accelerator prices (canonical at /fixed-fee-accelerators-microsoft-consulting)

- **Copilot Readiness Assessment** — $15,000 · 2–3 weeks
- **Power BI Quick-Start** — $25,000 · 4–6 weeks
- **Microsoft 365 Security Hardening** — $25,000 · 3–4 weeks
- **Data Governance Assessment** — $35,000 · 4–6 weeks
- **SharePoint Migration Accelerator** — $35,000 · 4–8 weeks
- **Microsoft 365 Governance Framework** — $35,000 · 4–6 weeks
- **Azure Landing Zone** — $40,000 · 4–6 weeks
- **AI Portfolio & ROI Assessment** — $45,000 · 30 days
- **AI Governance Framework** — $75,000 · 6–10 weeks

### Additional sanctioned prices

- **30-Day Copilot, Purview & Microsoft 365 Tenant Hardening Accelerator** — $35,000 fixed fee
- **AI Deployment Second Opinion** — $15,000 fixed fee · 10 business days · Independent third-party review of any in-flight AI deployment
- **Managed Microsoft Cloud & Analytics Service retainer** — $6,500–$35,000 per month depending on tier (Standard business-hours, Premium 24/7, Enterprise dedicated-account-team)

## Contact

- Website: https://www.epcgroup.net/contact
- Schedule a 30-minute consultation: https://www.epcgroup.net/schedule
- Phone: +1-888-381-9725
- Email: contact@epcgroup.net
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/epc-group-net-/
- Headquarters: 4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 830, Houston, TX 77056
- Office locations (6): Houston (HQ — 4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 830) · Dallas (1717 McKinney Avenue) · Chicago (203 N LaSalle Street, Suite 2100) · San Antonio (300 Convent Street, Suite 1330) · Kansas City MO (2300 Main Street, 9th Floor) · Washington DC (1050 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 500)