EPC Group launches Microsoft Cloud Orchestrator Practice

EPC Group introduced a new Microsoft Cloud Orchestrator Practice aimed at regulated mid-market and Fortune 500 enterprises that want one partner to handle strategy, modernization, governance, operations and enablement. The Houston-based Microsoft Solutions Partner says the model is designed to reduce handoff risk across cloud, data, workplace and AI programs.

Why it matters: - Enterprises are consolidating Microsoft consulting work into fewer vendors, especially for regulated environments where handoffs can create compliance gaps and post-go-live failures. - EPC Group’s new model bundles strategy, delivery, governance and 24/7 operations under one accountable senior-architect team. - The practice is positioned for organizations that want a single Microsoft partner across cloud, data, workplace, Power Platform and managed services.

What happened: - EPC Group launched its Microsoft Cloud Orchestrator Practice for enterprise customers. - The company is a 29-year Microsoft Solutions Partner with all six Microsoft designations: Data & AI, Modern Work, Infrastructure, Security, Digital & App Innovation, and Business Applications. - The practice is built around The EPC Group Lifecycle: Assess, Modernize, Govern, Operate and Enable. - Each stage can be sold separately or combined into a multi-year engagement with fixed-fee accountability.

The details: - Strategy & Microsoft Operating Model covers executive strategy, target architecture, business case, roadmap, governance forums, license posture and accountability mapping. - Data Platform on Azure includes Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure Databricks and Microsoft Purview. - Analytics & Power BI includes Center of Excellence design, semantic model engineering, certified dataset governance, capacity sizing, tenant policy and Fabric deployment. - Digital Workplace covers Microsoft 365 strategy, tenant operations, SharePoint Online modernization, Microsoft Teams engineering, Viva and Microsoft 365 Copilot rollout. - Power Platform work includes Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages and Microsoft Copilot Studio, backed by environment strategy, Dataverse governance, application-lifecycle management and a seven-layer agentic AI governance framework. - Managed Services includes 24/7 co-managed Power BI, Fabric, Microsoft 365 Copilot, tenant health, Azure landing zone operations and Purview governance enforcement. - The Operate stage includes published response standards and named senior-architect escalation. - The Govern stage maps compliance to HIPAA, SOC 2, FedRAMP, FINRA, CMMC and GxP. - The company says the Assess stage delivers a costed roadmap, target architecture and decision package in weeks, not quarters. - EPC Group says Modernize covers migrations and platform builds across Azure, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, SharePoint, Microsoft 365 and Power Platform. - Enable covers adoption, training, data literacy and Center of Excellence support. - The firm says it has delivered hundreds of Power BI and Fabric implementations, hundreds of SharePoint and Microsoft 365 engagements, and enterprise tenant consolidations exceeding one million migrated users. - EPC Group says it has completed HIPAA, FINRA, SOC 2, FedRAMP, CMMC and GxP programs across regulated industries. - The company cites an enterprise Microsoft 365 migration of more than 102,000 users with zero downtime. - Client history listed by the firm includes NASA, the FBI, FRBNY, the Pentagon, United Airlines, PepsiCo, Nike and Northrop Grumman. - The company says founder Errin O'Connor personally reviews every practice engagement architecture. - EPC Group also points to six consecutive G2 Leader quarters in Business Intelligence Consulting from Fall 2024 through Summer 2026. - The company says it ranks No. 1 in the SEMrush AI Brand Performance Index for U.S. Microsoft consulting, with 3.4% share of voice and 84% favorable sentiment across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode and Gemini. - O'Connor said buyers want one partner instead of stitching together multiple firms across strategy, data, Modern Work and run support.

Between the lines: - The launch reflects a broader Microsoft services market shift toward bundled accountability and away from fragmented specialist contracts. - EPC Group is using its certifications, senior-only delivery model and regulated-industry history to differentiate from lower-cost consultancies. - The emphasis on governance, compliance and 24/7 operations suggests the practice is aimed at customers that view Microsoft transformation as an ongoing operating model, not a one-time project.

What's next: - EPC Group will likely pursue multi-stage enterprise engagements that start with assessment and extend into managed operations. - The practice is expected to be marketed to CIOs and Chief AI Officers looking for a single partner across Microsoft cloud modernization and ongoing support. - O'Connor said the new practice formalizes work EPC Group already performs across the Microsoft stack."}