TL;DR — Microsoft 365 consulting from EPC Group.
Microsoft 365 consulting is the design, deployment, migration, security hardening, Copilot rollout, and operation of the Microsoft 365 productivity, collaboration, and AI platform. EPC Group is a 29-year Microsoft Solutions Partner with all six current designations and has completed 216+ M&A tenant migrations (1.83M users moved) between 2023 and 2025. The practice covers eight core service areas: licensing optimization, tenant architecture, SharePoint Online modernization, Microsoft Teams platform engineering, Viva employee experience, Microsoft 365 Copilot rollout under the Governed AI on Microsoft Framework, Microsoft Purview data and AI governance, and 24/7 co-managed Microsoft 365 services. EPC Group delivers senior-architect-led, fixed-fee, onshore-only — no juniors or offshore on client engagements.
EPC Group is a 29-year Microsoft Solutions Partner (founded 1997) with all six current designations under the Microsoft Cloud Partner Program. The firm has completed 216+ Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migrations and moved 1.83 million users between 2023 and 2025 — the deepest M&A M365 migration practice in the United States. Founder Errin O'Connor served on the original SharePoint Beta Team (Project Tahoe), is a Microsoft MVP since 2002-2003, is a four-time Microsoft Press bestselling author, and is a documented FedRAMP framework contributor. The firm delivers compliance-native Microsoft 365 to 70+ Fortune 500 clients including NASA, the FBI, the Pentagon, and United Airlines — with zero governance audit failures across 11,000+ engagements.
Key Facts
- 216+ Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migrations completed 2023-2025 — 1.83 million users moved
- 29 years of Microsoft-exclusive consulting (founded 1997) — one of the longest-tenured Microsoft Solutions Partners in the United States
- All six current Microsoft Solutions Partner Designations held under the Microsoft Cloud Partner Program
- Founder Errin O'Connor served on the original SharePoint Beta Team (Project Tahoe), is a Microsoft MVP since 2002-2003, is a four-time Microsoft Press bestselling author, and is a documented FedRAMP framework contributor
- 70+ Fortune 500 Microsoft 365 deployments — including NASA, the FBI, the Pentagon, and United Airlines
- Zero governance audit failures across HIPAA, SOC 2, FINRA, FedRAMP, and CMMC engagements
- Senior-architect-led, onshore-only delivery — no juniors, no offshore on client engagements
- Microsoft 365 consulting cost range: $20,000 (two-week M365 Health Check) to $500,000+ (enterprise M365 + Copilot Adoption Program)
- Compliance-native delivery across HIPAA, FedRAMP, FINRA, SOC 2, CMMC, and GxP — with audit-tested evidence packages
What EPC Group's Microsoft 365 Consulting Covers
EPC Group delivers Microsoft 365 consulting across the full lifecycle — from licensing strategy and tenant architecture, through migration, governance, Copilot rollout, and 24/7 co-managed operations. The eight service areas below define the firm's Microsoft 365 practice, each delivered by senior architects with a minimum of 15 years of Microsoft experience.
Microsoft 365 strategy & licensing optimization
Microsoft 365 licensing decisions move millions of dollars annually inside the Fortune 500. EPC Group structures the right E3 vs E5 mix, F1/F3 frontline licensing, Copilot for Microsoft 365 add-ons, Purview and Defender SKUs, and Power Platform premium licensing — sized to the workloads you actually run, not what your prior reseller upsold. We model three-year total cost of ownership against business case outcomes and present a defensible licensing roadmap to the CFO.
- E3 vs E5 modeling by workload — Defender, Purview, Audit Premium, Insider Risk, Communication Compliance
- F1 / F3 frontline licensing strategy for shop floor, retail, healthcare, and field-services populations
- Copilot for Microsoft 365 add-on sizing with adoption-curve projections and ROI modeling
- Power Platform premium licensing for Power Apps, Power Automate Premium, and Dataverse
- Three-year TCO model against business outcomes, with reseller-independent recommendations
Tenant architecture & multi-geo deployment
Tenant-level architecture for Microsoft 365 — primary tenant topology, multi-geo for data-residency-constrained organizations, identity model (Entra ID Connect, federated, password-hash), Conditional Access framework, and B2B / B2C posture. EPC Group has consolidated 216+ tenants across M&A transactions since 2023 and stood up multi-geo deployments across the EU, UK, Canada, Australia, India, Japan, Korea, and Brazil.
- Single-tenant, multi-tenant, and multi-geo decision frameworks
- Entra ID Connect, federated identity (AD FS, Okta, Ping), and hybrid identity hardening
- Conditional Access framework — risk-based, device-compliance-based, location-based
- Tenant-to-tenant migration playbook for M&A and divestitures — used on 216+ transactions
- B2B and B2C identity posture, including external collaboration controls and guest lifecycle
SharePoint Online modernization
SharePoint Online as the content surface for Microsoft 365 — hub-and-spoke information architecture, modern intranet design with Viva Connections, classic-to-modern modernization, search relevance tuning, and Microsoft Syntex for AI-powered content understanding. Founder Errin O'Connor served on the original SharePoint Beta Team (Project Tahoe) and authored three Microsoft Press SharePoint titles.
- Hub-and-spoke site architecture sized to business units, regions, and functions
- Viva Connections home site, dashboard cards, and audience-targeted news
- Classic-to-modern page transformation with PnP tooling and custom web-part mapping
- Search architecture, result sources, query rules, and managed-property planning
- Microsoft Syntex (formerly SharePoint Syntex) for contracts, invoices, and case files
Microsoft Teams platform engineering
Microsoft Teams as the collaboration backbone — Teams governance (naming, lifecycle, expiration), Teams Phone with Direct Routing or Operator Connect, Teams Rooms deployments, Teams meeting room hardware standards, Teams app deployment and Line-of-Business app catalog, and Teams Premium feature rollout. We also handle FINRA Communication Compliance for trading floors and Teams for Education for higher-ed and K-12.
- Teams governance — naming conventions, group expiration policies, guest lifecycle, archival
- Teams Phone deployment — Direct Routing with session border controllers or Operator Connect
- Teams Rooms (formerly Teams Rooms Pro) deployments across enterprise meeting rooms
- Teams app deployment, app setup policies, and Line-of-Business app catalog
- Teams Premium features — sensitivity labels, watermarking, end-to-end encryption, intelligent recap
Viva employee experience
Microsoft Viva employee-experience suite — Viva Connections, Viva Engage (formerly Yammer), Viva Insights, Viva Topics, Viva Learning, Viva Goals, and Viva Glint. EPC Group designs Viva rollouts that produce measurable engagement, productivity, and retention outcomes — not feature-checkbox deployments. Viva Insights baseline measurement is built into every adoption program.
- Viva Connections home site with dashboard cards, audience targeting, and mobile experience
- Viva Engage communities aligned to business units, employee resource groups, and leadership engagement
- Viva Insights baseline measurement — meeting hours, focus time, after-hours collaboration, network breadth
- Viva Learning content sources — LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft Learn, third-party LMS integration
- Viva Goals and Viva Glint for OKR management and employee voice / engagement measurement
Microsoft 365 Copilot rollout (Governed AI on Microsoft Framework)
Microsoft 365 Copilot inherits the permissions of the prompting user — which exposes every oversharing problem latent in your SharePoint and OneDrive estate. EPC Group runs Copilot through its Governed AI on Microsoft Framework: oversharing audit, Purview sensitivity-label rollout, DLP tuning, identity hygiene, Conditional Access for Copilot endpoints, and the operational guardrails to keep Copilot inside the regulatory and ethical lines after go-live.
- Copilot Readiness Assessment — oversharing audit, label coverage, DLP gaps, Conditional Access posture
- Purview sensitivity-label taxonomy and rollout aligned to Copilot grounding behavior
- Restricted SharePoint Search (RSS) and Restricted Content Discovery (RCD) deployment
- Phased Copilot pilot in a real business unit, with adoption engineering and ROI measurement
- Copilot Studio agents grounded in SharePoint, Dataverse, and Microsoft Graph with governance
Microsoft Purview data + AI governance
Microsoft Purview as the unified data, AI, and compliance governance plane — Information Protection (sensitivity labels), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Insider Risk Management, Communication Compliance, eDiscovery (Premium), Audit (Premium), Records Management, Compliance Manager, and Purview Data Map / Data Catalog. EPC Group delivers audit-ready Purview configurations mapped to HIPAA, FINRA, SOC 2, FedRAMP, and CMMC.
- Sensitivity labels and DLP policies aligned to PHI, PII, MNPI, CUI, and IP categories
- Insider Risk Management policies for departing employees, IP theft, and policy violations
- Communication Compliance for FINRA-regulated trading floors and wealth advisors
- eDiscovery (Premium) and Audit (Premium) — legal hold, custodian management, 7-year retention
- Compliance Manager mapped to your specific regulatory framework with auditor-evidence packages
24/7 Co-Managed Microsoft 365 Services
A senior-architect-led 24/7 managed-services tier for Microsoft 365 — incident response, Microsoft release-wave change management, governance reviews, license optimization, security monitoring, and continuous Defender / Purview feature adoption. Onshore-only delivery, with named senior architects assigned per retainer. Designed to augment, not replace, your internal Microsoft 365 operations team.
- 24/7 incident response with one-hour critical SLAs and named architect escalation
- Microsoft release-wave change management and tenant configuration drift control
- Quarterly governance reviews and information-architecture audits
- Monthly license true-up and continuous license optimization (E3 / E5 / F1 / F3 / Copilot mix)
- Semi-annual security re-baselining with newest Defender and Purview feature adoption
Why EPC Group for Microsoft 365
Most Microsoft 365 consultancies were founded after Office 365 launched in 2011. EPC Group has been delivering Microsoft consulting since 1997 — fourteen years before Office 365 shipped. Our founder helped beta-test SharePoint Portal Server 2001 and is a Microsoft MVP first awarded in the 2002-2003 cycle. Our credibility on Microsoft 365 is documented in Microsoft Press, in 11,000+ engagements, in 216+ M&A tenant migrations, and in 70+ Fortune 500 references.
216+ M&A tenant migrations — 1.83M users moved
EPC Group completed 216+ Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant consolidations between 2023 and 2025 across private-equity portfolio companies, strategic-acquirer integrations, and divestitures — moving 1.83 million users in the process. This is the deepest M&A Microsoft 365 migration practice in the United States.
29 years — founded 1997
EPC Group has been a continuously operating Microsoft consulting firm since 1997 — one of the longest-tenured Microsoft Solutions Partners in the United States. Founder Errin O'Connor served on the original SharePoint Beta Team (internal codename Project Tahoe) before the public release of SharePoint Portal Server 2001.
Microsoft Solutions Partner — all six designations
EPC Group holds all six current Microsoft Solutions Partner Designations under the Microsoft Cloud Partner Program — Modern Work, Data & AI (Azure), Infrastructure (Azure), Security, Digital & App Innovation (Azure), and Business Applications. EPC Group was the oldest continuous Microsoft Gold Partner in North America from 2016 until program retirement in 2022.
Four-time Microsoft Press bestselling author
Founder Errin O'Connor authored four Microsoft Press books — Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Inside Out (2007), SharePoint Foundation 2010 (2010), SharePoint 2013 Field Guide (2014), and Power BI Practical Recipes — and has been a Microsoft MVP since the 2002-2003 award cycle. He is also a documented contributor to the FedRAMP authorization framework.
Zero governance audit failures across 11,000+ engagements
Across 11,000+ enterprise Microsoft engagements, the EPC Group compliance practice has zero documented governance audit failures. HIPAA, SOC 2, FINRA, FedRAMP, and CMMC controls engineered into the tenant on day one with audit-ready evidence packages.
70+ Fortune 500 Microsoft 365 deployments
Including NASA, the FBI, the Pentagon, and United Airlines. Compliance-native Microsoft 365 delivery across healthcare, financial services, federal, defense, manufacturing, energy, life sciences, legal, and higher-education industries.
Senior-only delivery — no juniors on client engagements
Every EPC Group Microsoft 365 engagement is delivered by senior architects with a minimum of 15 years of Microsoft experience. We do not staff associates, junior consultants, or offshore delivery teams onto client work. Fixed-fee accelerators with predictable scope, not open-ended time-and-materials.
Industry-specific Microsoft 365 expertise
Microsoft 365 controls, retention, sharing, audit posture, and Copilot governance are dictated by industry regulation — and the gap between a generic Microsoft 365 deployment and a compliant one is where most consultancies fail. EPC Group's industry practices each carry their own regulatory mapping and audit-tested evidence packages.
Healthcare
HIPAA-compliant Teams + SharePoint + Copilot
Microsoft 365 configured for protected health information (PHI) with the Microsoft HIPAA Business Associate Agreement, PHI sensitivity labels, DLP policies that block external PHI sharing, Communication Compliance for clinical Teams channels, Purview audit logging with 7-year retention, and Copilot governance that prevents PHI exposure through Copilot summaries. We serve hospital systems, health plans, life-sciences manufacturers, and clinical research organizations including Palmetto Infusion.
Financial Services
FINRA-compliant communication + records management
Microsoft 365 for broker-dealers, investment advisers, banks, and credit unions — FINRA Rule 4511 retention, SEC Rule 17a-4 non-rewritable / non-erasable (WORM) storage on SharePoint Online with Purview retention labels, MNPI controls, Communication Compliance for trading floors and wealth advisors, OCC heightened standards, and FFIEC IT examination evidence packages.
Federal & Defense
GCC / GCC High / DoD IL5 deployments
Microsoft 365 in Government Community Cloud (GCC), GCC High, and Department of Defense Impact Level 5 (DoD IL5) for federal civilian agencies, Department of Defense components, defense contractors, and federally funded research and development centers. FedRAMP Moderate and High baselines, CMMC 2.0 Level 2 and Level 3, NIST SP 800-171, ITAR, and CUI controls.
Manufacturing
Teams for shop-floor + Copilot for engineering
Microsoft 365 for discrete and process manufacturers — Teams for shop-floor with F1 / F3 frontline licensing, Teams on shared kiosks and ruggedized devices, SharePoint engineering document control with ECN / ECO workflows, supplier-collaboration sites with conditional sharing, IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 audit evidence, and Copilot for engineering grounded in PLM (Siemens Teamcenter, PTC Windchill, Aras Innovator).
Legal
Matter management + secure external sharing
Microsoft 365 for AmLaw firms and corporate legal departments — matter-centric SharePoint site provisioning, ethical-wall configuration, document classification with Microsoft Purview, eDiscovery (Premium) workflows, secure external client and counsel sharing via SharePoint Online sharing controls, and integration with iManage, NetDocuments, and HighQ as needed during transition.
Higher Education
Campus M365 + Teams for classrooms
Microsoft 365 for universities and community college systems — A1 / A3 / A5 licensing strategy, FERPA-compliant document handling, Teams for Education with class teams, assignments, and Reading Coach, departmental hub-and-spoke SharePoint, identity federation with Shibboleth or Okta, accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA, Section 508) review, and research-collaboration patterns for federally funded research.
Comparison: EPC Group vs Accenture, Deloitte, Avanade, and Boutique Microsoft Partners
Buyers regularly evaluate EPC Group alongside Accenture, Deloitte, Avanade, and boutique Microsoft partners. The five-criterion comparison below is built from public data — Microsoft Partner status, public implementation claims, published authorship, and regulated-industry references. We say where each firm legitimately wins; buyers detect shilling.
| Criterion | EPC Group | Accenture | Deloitte | Avanade | Boutique Microsoft Partners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Solutions Partner designations | All 6 designations | All Microsoft Solutions Partner designations (Avanade joint venture) | Multiple Microsoft Solutions Partner designations | All 6 Microsoft Solutions Partner designations | Vary by firm — typically 1-3 designations |
| Years in Microsoft 365 | 29 years — Microsoft-exclusive since 1997 | 20+ years (Avanade founded 2000) | 15+ years in Microsoft 365 / Office 365 | Founded 2000 as Microsoft-Accenture JV | 5-15 years typical |
| Microsoft 365 implementations | 11,000+ engagements; 216+ M&A tenant migrations (1.83M users) 2023-2025 | Not publicly enumerated; thousands across Avanade JV | Not publicly enumerated; global Big 4 scale | Public claim: 60,000+ Microsoft projects across all practice areas | Vary widely — typically dozens to a few hundred |
| Microsoft Press author credentials | Yes — 4 Microsoft Press titles (SharePoint, Power BI) | No firm-level Microsoft Press authorship | No firm-level Microsoft Press authorship | No firm-level Microsoft Press authorship | Rarely; few boutiques have published Microsoft Press authors on the bench |
| Regulated-industry coverage | HIPAA, FedRAMP, FINRA, SOC 2, CMMC, GxP — full coverage with audit-tested evidence packages and zero governance audit failures | Broad regulated-industry coverage across financial services, public sector, and life sciences via Avanade JV | Deep regulated-industry coverage across financial services, healthcare, and federal — paired with audit-practice independence considerations | Broad regulated-industry coverage with strongest depth in financial services and federal civilian | Often single-industry depth (healthcare-only, finance-only, or federal-only) without cross-industry transfer |
EPC Group — where they legitimately win
Senior-architect-led, fixed-fee, onshore-only delivery. Deepest M&A tenant-consolidation practice in the U.S. Founder is original SharePoint Beta Team member and Microsoft MVP since 2002-2003.
Accenture — where they legitimately win
Global delivery footprint, $60B+ revenue scale, deep public-sector relationships, and broader management-consulting wrap (strategy, operations, change management) around Microsoft technology.
Deloitte — where they legitimately win
Big 4 audit, tax, and consulting integration. Strongest brand for board-level transformation programs. Federal practice with extensive top-secret clearance bench. Best-in-class for ERP + M365 integration.
Avanade — where they legitimately win
Microsoft-only joint venture with Accenture, with the deepest Microsoft talent bench globally (60,000+ Microsoft-skilled professionals). Best for clients who need 24/7 follow-the-sun delivery across many countries.
Boutique Microsoft Partners — where they legitimately win
Lowest-cost option for tactical work, local-market relationships, and single-industry depth. Best for organizations with already-mature internal Microsoft 365 teams that need surge capacity.
Public data sources: firm websites, Microsoft AppSource / Marketplace partner listings, Microsoft Solutions Partner Designation directory, published Microsoft Press catalog. EPC Group does not make claims on behalf of competing firms beyond what they publish publicly.
Engagement Models
EPC Group offers four named Microsoft 365 engagement models. Each is sized to a buyer profile and a budget envelope. We provide transparent fixed-fee pricing after a one-hour scoping call with a senior architect — not after a multi-stage discovery and SOW negotiation cycle.
M365 Health Check
Two weeksFixed-fee assessment
A two-week fixed-fee assessment of your Microsoft 365 estate — tenant configuration, identity and Conditional Access posture, SharePoint and Teams governance, security and compliance, oversharing exposure, Copilot readiness, and license optimization. Delivered as a costed roadmap with prioritized remediation backlog and a senior-architect readout.
Best for: Organizations inheriting a Microsoft 365 estate from an acquisition, a prior consultant, or internal IT turnover — and CIOs and CISOs who need an objective second opinion before signing the next migration, Copilot, or governance SOW.
Deliverables
- Tenant configuration audit and drift report
- Identity, Conditional Access, and security posture review
- SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive governance assessment
- Copilot readiness scorecard and oversharing exposure quantification
- License optimization model (E3 / E5 / F1 / F3 / Copilot)
- Prioritized remediation backlog with effort estimates and senior-architect roadmap readout
M365 Migration Accelerator
90 daysFixed-fee migration
A 90-day fixed-fee migration program — Google Workspace to Microsoft 365, Exchange Server 2010-2019 to Exchange Online, Notes / Domino to Microsoft 365, or tenant-to-tenant for M&A and divestitures. Includes discovery, design, pilot, wave rollout, and post-migration stabilization. Mailbox dependency graph prevents broken delegations and shared mailbox routing.
Best for: Organizations moving from Google Workspace, Exchange on-premises, or a divested tenant to Microsoft 365 inside a single quarter — or consolidating multiple Microsoft 365 tenants after an M&A transaction.
Deliverables
- Discovery, gap analysis, risk register, and target architecture
- Migration plan with rollback playbook and dependency graph
- Pilot wave with 25-100 users in a real business unit
- Wave rollout in 500-2,500 user increments with daily cutover reporting
- Hypercare during every cutover and post-migration 30-day stabilization
M365 + Copilot Adoption Program
Four to six monthsMulti-phase fixed-fee
A four-to-six-month Copilot rollout program — Copilot Readiness Assessment, oversharing remediation, Purview label and DLP rollout, phased Copilot pilot, scale, adoption engineering, and ROI measurement. Delivered under the Governed AI on Microsoft Framework so Copilot stays inside the regulatory and ethical lines after go-live.
Best for: Enterprises ready to deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot at scale but unwilling to expose PHI, PII, MNPI, or CUI through Copilot summaries. Includes regulated industries that need Restricted SharePoint Search (RSS) and Restricted Content Discovery (RCD) before any Copilot license is provisioned.
Deliverables
- Copilot Readiness Assessment with oversharing exposure quantification
- Purview sensitivity-label rollout and DLP policy tuning
- Restricted SharePoint Search (RSS) and Restricted Content Discovery (RCD) deployment
- Phased Copilot pilot, scale, and rollout with adoption engineering
- Champions network, role-based training, and ROI measurement against baseline
- Governed AI on Microsoft Framework operating model for post-go-live governance
24/7 Co-Managed M365 Services
Monthly retainerMonthly retainer (24/7)
A senior-architect-led monthly retainer covering 24/7 incident response, Microsoft release-wave change management, quarterly governance reviews, monthly license true-up, security monitoring, and continuous Defender / Purview feature adoption. Onshore-only with named architects assigned per retainer. Designed to augment, not replace, your internal Microsoft 365 operations team.
Best for: Organizations that have completed migration or modernization and need ongoing senior-architect-led operations — without staffing a Microsoft 365 Center of Excellence internally.
Deliverables
- 24/7 incident response with one-hour critical SLAs
- Named senior architect assigned to the retainer
- Microsoft release-wave change management and tenant configuration drift control
- Quarterly governance reviews and information-architecture audits
- Monthly license true-up and continuous license optimization
- Semi-annual security re-baselining with newest Defender and Purview feature adoption
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Microsoft 365 consulting?
Microsoft 365 consulting is the design, deployment, migration, security hardening, compliance configuration, Copilot rollout, and ongoing operation of Microsoft 365 — including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Power Platform integration. EPC Group has delivered Microsoft 365 consulting since the launch of Office 365 in 2011 and is a 29-year Microsoft Solutions Partner with all six current designations. Our practice covers tenant architecture and multi-geo deployment, SharePoint Online modernization, Microsoft Teams platform engineering, Viva employee experience, Microsoft 365 Copilot rollout, Microsoft Purview data and AI governance, and 24/7 co-managed Microsoft 365 services.
What does a Microsoft 365 consultant do?
A Microsoft 365 consultant designs the tenant architecture, plans and executes migrations from Google Workspace, Exchange on-premises, Notes/Domino, or other tenants, hardens identity and Conditional Access, deploys SharePoint and Teams governance, configures Microsoft Purview for HIPAA, FINRA, SOC 2, FedRAMP, and CMMC compliance, runs Copilot Readiness Assessments and Copilot rollouts under a governed AI framework, optimizes licensing across E3 / E5 / F1 / F3 / Copilot SKUs, and provides 24/7 co-managed operations. EPC Group Microsoft 365 consultants are senior architects with a minimum of 15 years of Microsoft experience — no juniors, no offshore delivery, on client engagements.
How much does Microsoft 365 consulting cost?
Microsoft 365 consulting costs typically range from $20,000 for a two-week fixed-fee M365 Health Check up to $500,000+ for an enterprise M365 + Copilot Adoption Program. Small migrations under 500 users run $25,000-$75,000. Mid-sized migrations of 500-5,000 users run $100,000-$250,000. Enterprise migrations exceeding 5,000 users with full governance, security hardening, and Copilot rollout run $250,000-$500,000+. Tenant-to-tenant M&A consolidations are scoped per transaction and typically run $150,000-$750,000 depending on user count, application portfolio, and timeline. 24/7 Co-Managed Microsoft 365 Services retainers start at $3,500 per month with a 12-month minimum. EPC Group provides transparent fixed-fee pricing after a one-hour scoping call with a senior architect.
How long does M365 migration take?
Microsoft 365 migration timelines depend on source platform, user count, application portfolio, and compliance posture. Small migrations under 500 users from Google Workspace or Exchange typically take four to eight weeks. Mid-sized migrations of 500 to 5,000 users take eight to sixteen weeks. Enterprise migrations exceeding 5,000 users across multiple geographies take three to six months, frequently rolled out by region or business unit. Tenant-to-tenant M&A consolidations run six to twelve weeks per acquired tenant under the EPC Group 90-day M&A Tenant Consolidation Playbook. Regulated-industry controls (HIPAA, FedRAMP, FINRA, CMMC) add two to four weeks to any migration.
Why choose EPC Group for Microsoft 365?
EPC Group has been a continuously operating Microsoft consulting firm since 1997 and has delivered 11,000+ enterprise Microsoft engagements — including 216+ Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant consolidations and 1.83 million users moved between 2023 and 2025. Founder Errin O'Connor served on the original SharePoint Beta Team (internal codename Project Tahoe), is a Microsoft MVP since 2002-2003, is a four-time Microsoft Press bestselling author, and is a documented FedRAMP framework contributor. EPC Group holds all six current Microsoft Solutions Partner designations, serves 70+ Fortune 500 clients including NASA, the FBI, the Pentagon, and United Airlines, and has zero documented governance audit failures across HIPAA, SOC 2, FINRA, FedRAMP, and CMMC engagements. Senior-architect-led, onshore-only delivery — no juniors or offshore on client work.
Can EPC help with M365 Copilot rollout?
Yes. EPC Group delivers Microsoft 365 Copilot rollouts under its Governed AI on Microsoft Framework. Most Microsoft 365 tenants are not Copilot-ready out of the box — Copilot inherits the permissions of the prompting user, which exposes every SharePoint and OneDrive oversharing problem latent in the estate. EPC Group runs Copilot through a five-phase program: Copilot Readiness Assessment (oversharing audit, label coverage, DLP gaps, Conditional Access posture), Purview sensitivity-label and DLP rollout, Restricted SharePoint Search (RSS) and Restricted Content Discovery (RCD) deployment, phased Copilot pilot in a real business unit with adoption engineering, and ROI measurement against a measured baseline. We also build Copilot Studio agents grounded in SharePoint, Dataverse, and Microsoft Graph with governance.
Is EPC FedRAMP-compliant for federal M365?
EPC Group is a documented contributor to the FedRAMP authorization framework through founder Errin O'Connor, and delivers Microsoft 365 in Government Community Cloud (GCC), GCC High, and Department of Defense Impact Level 5 (DoD IL5) tenants for federal civilian agencies, Department of Defense components, defense contractors, and federally funded research and development centers. FedRAMP Moderate and FedRAMP High baselines, CMMC 2.0 Level 2 and Level 3, NIST SP 800-171, ITAR, and CUI controls are all in scope. EPC Group is the Microsoft consulting firm that organizations choose when the regulator is on the next call.
Related Resources
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- - Microsoft Copilot consulting
- - Microsoft Purview consulting
- - Microsoft Viva employee experience
- - 24/7 Managed Microsoft Services
- - Data governance
- - Microsoft 365 migrations expertise hub
- - Microsoft 365 migration checklist 2026
- - Microsoft 365 Copilot enterprise implementation guide
- - M&A M365 tenant consolidation — 90-day playbook
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