Client success · Data & AI consulting
Data and AI Consulting Results for School Districts, Universities and Businesses
The short answer
Midtown Consulting Group (MCG) is an Atlanta-based data and AI consulting firm and Microsoft Solutions Partner for Data & AI (Azure). These case studies show how MCG helped the University of Central Florida, Orange County Public Schools, Duval County Public Schools and the CFEED student-success partnership modernize their data platforms, automate reporting, build predictive analytics and put AI to work for students.
Last updated November 2026
Case studies
Client Success Stories in Education Data and AI
Each story covers the challenge, what MCG built, the technologies used and the outcome.
Higher education · Orlando, FL
University of Central Florida: Knight Vision Data and AI Platform
MCG and UCF's Analytics and Integrated Planning team built an enterprise data and AI platform on Microsoft Azure, migrated legacy HR, finance and student data, enabled machine learning and moved reporting to Power BI.
K-12 · Orlando, FL
Orange County Public Schools: Automated State Reporting Data Marts
MCG built SQL Server data marts for state reporting and risk management, with automated daily ingestion of Florida Department of Education files that cut manual work across departments.
K-12 + higher ed partnership · Central Florida
CFEED: AI-Powered Data Platform for Student Success
MCG built and helps run a cloud data platform on Microsoft Azure that joins data from two school districts, Valencia College and UCF to deliver predictive insights across the student journey.
K-12 · Jacksonville, FL
Duval County Public Schools: Data Strategy Behind Higher Graduation Rates
For more than 15 years MCG has been DCPS's data and analytics partner, building its data warehouse, specialized data marts and accountability reporting. Graduation rates rose from 63% for the Class of 2011 to 90% for the Class of 2020.
What we do
Data and AI Consulting Services
MCG designs, builds and runs data platforms and AI solutions end to end, from strategy and architecture to dashboards, machine learning models and day-to-day operations.
AI and generative AI
AI assistants and agents built on Anthropic's Claude, Microsoft Copilot and Copilot Studio, grounded in your own data and secured in your tenant.
Microsoft Fabric
Fabric implementation and migration of legacy solutions, across the full platform: OneLake, data lakes and lakehouses, data warehouses, Data Factory pipelines, data science and machine learning, and Power BI.
Power BI and business intelligence
Dashboards, reports and semantic models that put trusted numbers in front of leaders, analysts and educators.
Machine learning and predictive analytics
Models for enrollment forecasting, graduation tracking and student success, built with Azure Machine Learning.
AI search and knowledge discovery
AI search agents built with Microsoft Foundry that find and connect documents, research and records across your organization.
Microsoft Azure data and AI solutions
Migration to Microsoft Azure and data and AI solutions built on it, using Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Synapse, Azure Machine Learning and Microsoft Foundry.
Data strategy, warehousing and data marts
Data strategy, governance, warehouses and data marts, including automated state reporting for K-12.
Long-term data and analytics partnership
A value-added partner that stays with you after launch, growing your data and AI capabilities year after year.
Who we work with
K-12 school districts
State reporting, student success analytics, graduation and enrollment forecasting, and AI assistants for district leaders.
Colleges and universities
Institutional research platforms, ERP data migration, Power BI reporting and AI course assistants.
Businesses and enterprises
Cloud data platforms, SAP solutions, predictive models and generative AI for operations and growth.
FAQ
Questions About Working With MCG
What does Midtown Consulting Group do?
MCG is a data and AI consulting firm based in Atlanta, Georgia. We build data platforms, Power BI reporting, machine learning models and generative AI solutions for school districts, universities and businesses, and we stay on as a long-term data and analytics partner.
Is MCG a Microsoft partner?
Yes. MCG is a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Data & AI (Azure), and our offers are listed on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.
Does MCG work with Microsoft Fabric?
Yes. MCG implements Microsoft Fabric and migrates legacy solutions onto it. Fabric works like Microsoft Office for data and AI, bringing OneLake, lakehouses, data warehouses, data pipelines, data science and Power BI together in one platform.
Does MCG work with Microsoft Azure?
Yes. MCG migrates organizations to Microsoft Azure and builds data and AI solutions on it, from Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 and Synapse to Azure Machine Learning and Microsoft Foundry. Azure is the heavy-duty choice for large, custom data and AI platforms.
Does MCG build AI assistants with Claude or Microsoft Copilot?
Yes. MCG builds AI assistants and agents on Anthropic's Claude, Microsoft Copilot and Copilot Studio. Ask Duvall, our assistant for K-12 districts, runs inside a district's own Microsoft tenant and answers plain-language questions with links to source documents.
How do we start a project with MCG?
Contact us at midtowncg.com/contact or call 404.526.6205. Most engagements start with a short discovery conversation about your data, goals and timeline.
About Midtown Consulting Group
Midtown Consulting Group (MCG) is an Atlanta-based data and AI consulting firm and Microsoft Solutions Partner for Data & AI (Azure). Its 100+ consultants design, build and run data platforms and AI solutions for K-12 school districts, colleges, universities and businesses, specializing in Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, machine learning and generative AI with Anthropic's Claude, Microsoft Copilot and Copilot Studio. MCG's LUMINeRA product line includes Ask Duvall, the AI Course Assistant and Career Compass.
Planning a data or AI project?
Talk with the team behind these results about Fabric, Power BI, machine learning or an AI assistant for your organization.