A boutique consultancy with enterprise backing
Our consultants combine strategy, governance, engineering, analytics and AI expertise to solve complex business challenges across Microsoft’s Data & AI ecosystem. Whether you’re planning your first Microsoft Fabric implementation, strengthening governance with Microsoft Purview, or preparing your organisation for Copilot, we’ve got the know-how to make your goals your reality.
Expertise recognised by Microsoft
Azure Expert MSP through Softcat
Solutions Partner designations across all six solution areas
Analytics on Microsoft Azure Specialisation
60+ Microsoft certifications
Our Microsoft consultancy services
Microsoft Fabric Consultancy
Plan, implement, and scale Microsoft Fabric with our support, from data architecture and migration to governance, engineering, analytics and AI.
Explore our Microsoft Fabric ConsultancyMicrosoft Azure AI
We’ll identify, design, and deliver practical AI applications and agents using Azure AI and Azure OpenAI.
Get in touch to learn moreMicrosoft Copilot
Learn to prepare your data, governance, and people for Copilot, then identify where it can create measurable business value.
Get in touch to learn moreMicrosoft Purview
Improve data governance, discovery, and compliance with Microsoft Purview and create trusted data for your analytics and AI use cases.
Get in touch to learn moreWhy organisations
choose Oakland
We understand that Microsoft technology itself isn’t the hard part – making it deliver value is. At the end of the day, every organisation wants better insight, trusted data, and AI that people actually use. But where do you start? How do you know you’re making the right decisions? What does it take to build MS confidence at scale?
Our consultants have worked across Microsoft’s data & AI ecosystem for many years, so we know a thing or two about turning your data and AI opportunities into outcomes that add real business value.
With a track record in building trusted data foundations for the UK’s market-leading conveyancing business, preparing an award-winning university for AI, or helping a world-leading digital-first publisher get more value from their investments, we’re the Microsoft data & AI partner you can rely on.
What Oakland being part of Softcat means for you
As part of Softcat, our specialist Data & AI expertise is enhanced with the commercial strength and broader Microsoft capability of one of the UK’s largest Microsoft partners. Working with us means your organisation benefits from:
Stronger commercial terms
With us, you can access licensing, co-sell agreements and Microsoft investment that smaller independent consultancies may not be able to offer.
Combined capabilities
Our data & AI specialists work alongside Softcat’s infrastructure, security and wider Microsoft expertise as one synchronised team.
No gaps in accountability
From infrastructure and data through to insight and AI, we have shared ownership of the outcome.
Two easy ways to start your Microsoft data AI project
It doesn’t matter whether you’ve got a clear idea of where you need our support or don’t know where to start. Most engagements with our Microsoft data & AI consultants start with one of two options: our Discovery Workshop or our Lighthouse Project.
Discovery Workshop
In a focused 3-hour session, we identify your highest-value Microsoft opportunities, give you an honest view on readiness, and leave you with concrete next steps. We promise it’s jargon free and not a vendor pitch, but the solid, honest advice you deserve.
Need a faster route to value?
Try our Microsoft Accelerators
Our packaged accelerators combine proven delivery approaches with specialist Microsoft expertise to help you create measurable outcomes quickly.
Microsoft Fabric Accelerator
A focused, 10-week programme that turns a stalled or unstarted Fabric investment into a live use case your business can see and trust.
Proven Microsoft delivery
We’ve helped organisations across transport, media and telecoms, utilities, higher education, professional services, and government solve complex data challenges using Microsoft’s technology.
The proof’s in the pudding. See what we’ve helped our clients to achieve with Microsoft by viewing our case studies.
Microsoft Resources
Explore practical guidance about Microsoft technologies from Oakland’s data and AI specialists
Guides
Download practical Microsoft guides.
Videos
Watch our experts explain Microsoft Fabric, AI, governance and analytics.
Insights
Opinion, advice and lessons learned from real Microsoft programmes.
Frequently asked questions about our Microsoft Consultancy
What does a Microsoft Consultancy do?
At Oakland Everything Data, our dedicated Microsoft Data & AI Consultancy provides the guidance and expertise that organisations need to get the most from Microsoft’s Data & AI ecosystem. Across data strategy, governance, engineering, analytics and AI, our experts uncover the opportunities that lie within your MS stack to add real value to your business.
We provide dedicated consultancy services for four core MS products: Fabric, Azure, Purview, and Copilot. If you’re on a tight turnaround and need quick, measurable outcomes, you can take advantage of our packaged accelerator programmes for each of these products, too.
What is a Microsoft Azure Expert MSP?
The Azure Expert Managed Services Provider (MSP) is the highest and most exclusive official quality badge that can be awarded to an IT company by Microsoft. It demonstrates the company’s ability to expertly set up, run, and secure Microsoft Azure cloud systems. Oakland is part of Softcat, the UK’s largest Microsoft partner and holder of Azure Expert MSP status.
Ready to get more from Microsoft?
Whether you’re evaluating MS Fabric’s fit for your organisation or looking to get more value from Microsoft technologies you’ve already invested in, our data and AI specialists would love to help.
Talk to a Microsoft Data & AI Specialist