Back in March, the story at FabCon/SQLCon was that the people who run databases and the people who build analytics were finally in the same room. This week, nearly 5,000 data professionals gathered in Barcelona for the first European SQLCon alongside FabCon, and Microsoft pushed that story a
Welcome to September, everyone! It's a busy month for me and my family, with birthdays, school, and sports, and a very busy month of learning opportunities from Microsoft, whether you're looking to learn more about AI agents, data and analytics, security, or productivity. Have a great
Welcome to this August's roundup of free Microsoft training events! All events listed below are free to attend and cover topics including Azure, AI, Security, and Microsoft 365 Copilot. Microsoft Hands-on Labs * 8/6: GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop - Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the SDLC * 8/6: Zero
Last year's Build was full of demos showing that you could get an AI agent to do something impressive in a sandbox. This year focused on a harder question: how do you put agents into the actual business, grounded in what your company knows, without handing IT a
Welcome to summer, friends! I'm finishing up this month's event newsletter from the airport, on my way to Microsoft Build in San Francisco. I'm excited for the opportunity to not only attend my first Build in-person, but to co-present a session with
Hello, friends— welcome to May! It's another busy month with a ton of learning opportunities for you, and remember that Microsoft Build is being held the first week of June, so register for the free online sessions if you haven't already! Microsoft Hands-on Labs * 5/
Happy April, everyone! I'm excited for the Artemis II launch that is still on track for this evening and hoping to find time soon to build my Project Hail Mary LEGO set. Now onto business! In case you missed it, I posted a review of the biggest announcements
This year, Microsoft did something quietly significant by merging the SQLCon and FabCon conferences. If you're not deep in the data world, that might sound like a minor logistics decision, but for a long time, the people who run databases and the people who build analytics systems have
Hello, Friends! Welcome to the March roundup of free Microsoft learning events. All events listed below are free to attend and cover topics including Azure, AI, Security, Microsoft 365, and more. Keep a look out for Microsoft Build registration opening soon and for announcements from FabCon, being held March 16–
Happy Groundhog Day, friends! It may be a short month, but we've got plenty of learning opportunities for you to enjoy this February between all of the action during this year's Winter Olympics! Microsoft Hands-on Labs * 2/2: AI Developer - Microsoft Foundry and Semantic Kernel
Welcome to 2026, everyone! With the new year, find yourself an opportunity to find something new this month! Microsoft Hands-on Labs * January 6th: Agentic Commerce – The Next Existential Shift in Retail * January 12th: Microsoft Azure AI Agents: Hands-on Lab * January 13th: GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop - Mastering GitHub Copilot
Welcome to December, everyone! Between catching up on Ignite keynotes and sessions on YouTube and all of the training and workshops Microsoft is hosting before the holidays, you've got plenty of opportunities to learn something new this month. The Biggest Announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2025Hi, everyone! I’ve