Group practice EPI-USE Services for AWS named one of Georgia's Top 40 Most Innovative Companies by the Technology Association of Georgia.

EPI-USE Services for AWS, a Group Elephant practice and specialist in deploying and managing SAP systems on AWS technology, has been named one of the Technology Association of Georgia's 2026 Top 40 Most Innovative Companies in Georgia.

At the center of this recognition is the W.H.A.L.E. Assessment, a proprietary cloud migration methodology that is the only assessment of its kind available through AWS Marketplace. ‘Workload Holistic Assessment Licensing Evaluation’ has a proven track record for counteracting a persistent and costly problem in cloud adoption, viz. organizations that migrate without systematic pre-migration analysis routinely waste 20–30% of their AWS spend.

In as little as two weeks, W.H.A.L.E. delivers a comprehensive Workload and Licensing Map, Optimization Opportunities Report, Risk and Readiness Analysis, and an actionable Migration Roadmap based on actual utilization data. It is fully funded by AWS, making it accessible to organizations of any size.

The results have been stellar. A public sector education client achieved a 90 percent reduction in SQL Enterprise cores and a 64 percent reduction in annual costs. A global manufacturing client realized over 15 percent in additional savings through rightsizing alone.

‘The W.H.A.L.E. Assessment provides the clarity to make sound cloud-related decisions, and the results delivered to date for clients across Georgia and nationwide demonstrate what is possible when the analysis is done well,’ said Chris Townsend, Senior Director in the Group’s AWS Services practice.