April 2026 Free Microsoft Events, Training, and Workshops

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 made at FabCon/SQLCon a couple of weeks ago:

FabCon/SQLCon 2026: What You Need to Know

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 operated in

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And don't forget to register for Microsoft Build, being held the first week of June online and in San Francisco:

Microsoft Build, June 2-3, 2026 / San Francisco and online

Go deep on real code and real systems with the teams building and scaling AI at Microsoft Build, June 2–3, 2026, in San Francisco and online.

As always, all events listed below are free to attend.

Microsoft Hands-on Labs

• 4/2: [FULL] GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop - Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the SDLC
• 4/7: Hands-on with Microsoft Foundry and Agent Frameworks
• 4/7: Boost Your Study Sessions with Copilot
• 4/8: Build Agentic AI with Semantic Kernel and Graph RAG on PostgreSQL
• 4/8: [FULL] Zero to Agents: Get off the ground with GitHub Copilot in two hours
• 4/9: [FULL] Lunch and Learn: Accessibility with GitHub Copilot
• 4/10: AI Developer - Microsoft Foundry and Semantic Kernel Fundamentals
• 4/13: Get started with Microsoft Fabric with Its Lakehouses
• 4/15: Microsoft Azure AI Agents: Hands-on Lab
• 4/16: AI Developer - Microsoft Foundry and Semantic Kernel Fundamentals
• 4/17: Build Agentic AI with Semantic Kernel and Graph RAG on PostgreSQL
• 4/21: Build Agentic AI with Semantic Kernel and Graph RAG on PostgreSQL
• 4/22: SQL Datawarehouse With Synapse
• 4/22: [FULL] GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop - Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the SDLC
• 4/23: [FULL] Zero to Agents: Get off the ground with GitHub Copilot in two hours
• 4/23: Hands-on with Microsoft Foundry and Agent Frameworks
• 4/24: Microsoft Azure AI Agents: Hands-on Lab
• 4/28: [FULL] Work With Data Lake And Data Factory Pipelines In Microsoft Fabric

Azure Virtual Training Day

• 4/7 & 4/8: Data Fundamentals
• 4/9 & 4/10: Data Fundamentals
• 4/13 & 4/14: Migrate and Secure Windows Server and SQL Server Workloads
• 4/15 & 4/16: Migrate and Secure Windows Server and SQL Server Workloads
• 4/16 & 4/17: Develop generative AI apps with Azure AI Foundry
• 4/20 & 4/21: Develop generative AI apps with Azure AI Foundry
• 4/21 & 4/22: Azure Fundamentals
• 4/23 & 4/24: Data Fundamentals
• 4/24: Build Agentic AI Solutions with Azure AI Foundry
• 4/27 & 4/28: Azure Fundamentals
• 4/29 & 4/30: Data Fundamentals
• 4/30: Build Agentic AI Solutions with Azure AI Foundry

Security Virtual Training Day

• 4/7 & 4/8: Predict and Defend Against Cybersecurity Threats
• 4/8 & 4/9: Implement Data Security with Microsoft Purview
• 4/13 & 4/14: Strengthen Cloud Security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• 4/14 & 4/15: Predict and Defend Against Cybersecurity Threats
• 4/15 & 4/16: Implement Data Security with Microsoft Purview
• 4/20 & 4/21: Introduction to Microsoft Security
• 4/27 & 4/28: Introduction to Microsoft Security
• 4/27 & 4/28: Strengthen Cloud Security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud

M365 Copilot Training

• 4/1: For Executives
• 4/1: For Finance
• 4/1: For Operations
• 4/1: For Sales
• 4/2: For Legal
• 4/2: For IT
• 4/2: For Marketing
• 4/2: For HR
• 4/7: For Finance
• 4/7: Explore Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
• 4/7: Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
• 4/14: For Sales
• 4/15: For Sales
• 4/15: For Executives
• 4/15: For Finance
• 4/15: For Operations
• 4/16: Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
• 4/16: For HR
• 4/16: For Legal
• 4/16: For IT
• 4/16: For Marketing
• 4/20: Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
• 4/20: Explore Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
• 4/21: For Legal
• 4/28: For Executives
• 4/30: Explore Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat

Power Platform Virtual Training Day

• 4/7 & 4/8: Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform
• 4/13 & 4/14: Create Agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio
• 4/13: Transform your Everyday Business Processes with Agents
• 4/17: Transform your Everyday Business Processes with Agents
• 4/17: Transform Customer Experiences with AI
• 4/20: Transform Customer Experiences with AI
• 4/22 & 4/23: Create Agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio
• 4/27 & 4/28: Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform
• 4/29: Introduction to Microsoft 365, Copilot, and Agents
• 4/30: Secure and Administer Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents

Tech Briefs

• 4/2: Activate Your Data Innovation with Microsoft Fabric
• 4/8: Azure Databases for AI Transformation
• 4/9: Microsoft Fabric, the Data Platform for the AI Frontier - Highlights from FabCon Atlanta
• 4/9: Migrate and Modernize Your Linux, PostgreSQL and Java to Azure ​
• 4/21: Powering AI Apps and Agents at Scale on Azure App Platform
• 4/22: Secure Your Data with Microsoft Purview
• 4/22: Activate Your Data Innovation with Microsoft Fabric
• 4/28: Modernize security operations with a unified platform
• 4/28: Protect Cloud, AI Platform & Apps with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• 4/28: Agentic DevOps with GitHub Copilot​
• 4/29: Fast‑Track VMware to Azure—Unlock Agentic AI
• 4/30: Future-proof your VMware workloads with Azure VMware Solution​

Virtual Briefings

• 4/1: Accelerating AI Agent Transformation with Microsoft Agent Factory
• 4/14: Building High-Performance Apps with Azure Cosmos DB
• 4/16: Modern Cybersecurity Unlocked: Maximizing Microsoft Security in E3 and Beyond
• 4/21: Operationalizing AI Driven Security for Nonprofits
• 4/22: Secure and Govern Your Data with Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Purview
• 4/28: Microsoft Agent 365: The control plane for agents

AI Envisioning

• 4/8: Introduction to AI Agent Opportunities and Microsoft Foundry
• 4/8: Introduction to AI Agent Opportunities and Microsoft Foundry
• 4/22: Publishing and Releasing Your AI Agent Solution
• 4/22: Publishing and Releasing Your AI Agent Solution

Discovery Sessions

• 4/1: Migrate and Modernize your Estate
• 4/8: Innovate with AI Apps and Agents using Microsoft Power Platform
• 4/9: Innovate with Azure AI Apps and Agents
• 4/16: An Introduction to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat + Agents
• 4/20: Delivering AI-Powered Customer Experiences
• 4/22: Build the Agentic Future: Modernize on Azure
• 4/22: Secure Productivity and Transform with AI
• 4/23: Agentic ERP from Dynamics 365—Be Ready for What Comes Next
• 4/29: Agentic Customer Experience

Technical Workshops

• 4/15: Implement a lakehouse with Microsoft Databricks

Webinars & Sessions

• 4/2: From AI Assistant to Autonomous Defense: Microsoft Security Copilot & Agents in Action
• 4/7: Copilots and Agents: What's New and What's Next
• 4/9 & 4/10: Microsoft 365 Virtual Training Day: Manage Windows Endpoints with Microsoft Intune
• 4/9 & 4/10: Microsoft 365 Virtual Training Day: Manage Windows Endpoints with Microsoft Intune
• 4/16: Secure AI-Powered Productivity with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Purview
• 4/17: Azure Databases for AI Transformation
• 4/21: Security Immersion Event: Into the Breach
• 4/21 & 4/23: SecureOps Pro: 3 Days to SC‑200 Mastery
• 4/22: The Transformation Journey to a Frontier Firm
• 4/22: From Skills to Impact: Empowering the AI‑Ready Workforce
• 4/22: Marketing in the Era of AI
• 4/22: Accelerating Core Business Workflows Through AI Automation
• 4/22: Innovation Moves at the Speed of Governance
• 4/22: The Transformation Journey to a Frontier Firm
• 4/22: Scaling Innovation with Secure AI Foundations
• 4/28: Security Immersion Event: On the Brink
• 4/28: AI at Work: Streamlining Legal Processes for Improved Outcomes
• 4/28: Unifying Identity and Network Access: Strengthen Your Security Posture with Advanced Identity Solutions
• 4/28: Accelerate Business Impact with Microsoft Surface
• 4/28 & 4/29: Fabric and Database Roadshow Digital Event
• 4/29: AI at Work: Empowering Marketing
• 4/29: Microsoft Defender Unlocked: Tools for Protecting Collaboration Platforms

Microsoft Reactor

Note that all of these Reactor sessions are livestreamed on YouTube and recorded for later viewing.

• 4/1: Azure Decoded: Ground AI Apps with Fabric IQ’s Semantic Foundation
• 4/2: The 9 FabCon + SQLCon Takeaways the Community Is Talking About
• 4/2: Build a Pizza Ordering Agent with Microsoft Foundry and MCP
• 4/6: Model Mondays - Unlocking enterprise value with Cohere+ GitHub Agentic Workflows
• 4/7: Code to cloud: Fast-track delivery with GitHub Copilot and Azure
• 4/8: Microsoft JDConf 2026 (Americas)
• 4/8: Supply Chain Security Deep Dive
• 4/8: Azure Decoded: Lock Down AI Workloads with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• 4/9: Microsoft JDConf 2026 (APAC)
• 4/9: Adding agents to anything with GitHub Copilot SDK
• 4/9: Microsoft JDConf 2026 (EMEA)
• 4/14: GitHub Copilot CLI Hands-On: First Steps, Context, and Conversations
• 4/14: Build Enterprise Worthy LLM Inference with Open Source and Kubernetes
• 4/14: Moving Fast Without Breaking Things Using GitHub Code Quality
• 4/15: Build Enterprise Worthy LLM Inference with Open Source and Kubernetes
• 4/15: OpenClawNet - Scaffolding + Gateway + Local Chat
• 4/15: GitHub Copilot CLI Hands-On: First Steps, Context, and Conversations
• 4/15: Azure Decoded: Vibe Coding on Azure Cosmos DB: Build an AI App
• 4/16: VS Code Live: 1.111 Release
• 4/16: GitHub Copilot CLI Hands-On: Development Workflows and Specialized AI Assistants
• 4/17: GitHub Copilot CLI Hands-On: Development Workflows and Specialized AI Assistants
• 4/21: GitHub Copilot CLI Hands-On: Using AI Skills to Automate Repeatable Work
• 4/21: Introducing dbt job in Microsoft Fabric
• 4/22: OpenClawNet - Tools + Agent Workflows
• 4/22: GitHub Copilot CLI Hands-On: Using AI Skills to Automate Repeatable Work
• 4/22: Azure Decoded: Take Control-Policies and Alerts for Microsoft Foundry
• 4/23: From Chaos to Control: Gateway API for AI on AKS
• 4/23: GitHub Copilot CLI Hands-On: Using MCP to Connect to External Systems
• 4/24: GitHub Copilot CLI Hands-On: Using MCP to Connect to External Systems
• 4/27: Evaluation-Driven Development: Turning AI Demos into Real Products
• 4/27: Host your agents on Foundry: Microsoft Agent Framework
• 4/28: Crossing the AI Horizon: How Enterprises Scale AI with Confidence and Trust
• 4/28: Azure Cosmos DB Conf 2026
• 4/28: The Integration Blueprint: Choosing the Right Path in Microsoft Fabric (APAC)
• 4/29: OpenClawNet - Skills + Memory
• 4/29: The Integration Blueprint: Choosing the Right Path in Microsoft Fabric
• 4/29: Host your agents on Foundry: LangChain + LangGraph
• 4/30: Host your agents on Foundry: Quality & safety evaluations

Partner-led Hands-on Workshops

• 4/3: Dashboard in a Day - Pragmatic Works
• 4/6: Power Pages in a Day - Pragmatic Works
• 4/7: Dashboard in a Day - Pragmatic Works
• 4/7: Chat with Your Data in a Day - iLink Digital
• 4/8: Fabric Analyst in a Day - UB Technology Innovations, Inc.
• 4/8: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Softcrylic
• 4/8: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
• 4/8: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Real Impact Consulting
• 4/9: Agent in a Day - Orion Systems Integrators LLC
• 4/9: Dashboard in a Day - Kanerika Inc
• 4/10: Dashboard in a Day - DataMartIn
• 4/10: App in a Day - Pragmatic Works
• 4/10 & 4/11: Dashboard in a Day - Fresche Solutions
• 4/13: Power Pages in a Day - Upzoids
• 4/14: Power Pages in a Day - Pragmatic Works
• 4/14: Agent in a Day - Bravent
• 4/14: Dashboard in a Day - Orion Systems Integrators LLC
• 4/14: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Baker Tilly Advisory Group
• 4/14: Chat with Your Data in a Day - UB Technology Innovations
• 4/14 & 4/15: Chat with Your Data in a Day - iLink Digital
• 4/15: App in a Day - Pragmatic Works
• 4/15: Dashboard in a Day - Softcrylic
• 4/15 & 4/16: App in a Day - Koenig Solutions
• 4/16: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Pragmatic Works
• 4/16: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Pragmatic Works
• 4/16: Agent in a Day - Inferifi
• 4/16: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Data Crafters
• 4/17: Dashboard in a Day - Nextant
• 4/17: App in a Day - MAQ Software
• 4/17 & 4/18: Real-Time Intelligence in a Day - Valtech
• 4/21: App in a Day - EPMPOINT
• 4/21 & 4/22: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Kanerika Inc
• 4/22: Power Pages in a Day - Andworx, LLC
• 4/22: Dashboard in a Day - Pragmatic Works
• 4/22: Dashboard in a Day - Quadrant Technologies
• 4/23: Real-Time Intelligence in a Day - Orion Systems Integrators
• 4/23: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Royal Cyber
• 4/23: Real-Time Intelligence in a Day - DataMartIn
• 4/23: Fabric Analyst in a Day - CloudThat
• 4/24: Dashboard in a Day - NetCom Learning
• 4/24: Agent in a Day - CloudThat
• 4/24: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Pragmatic Works
• 4/27: Dashboard in a Day - Pragmatic Works
• 4/27: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Royal Cyber
• 4/28: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Pragmatic Works
• 4/28: Dashboard in a Day - EPM Strategy
• 4/28: App in a Day - Pragmatic Works
• 4/29: Agent in a Day - 2toLead
• 4/29: Agent in a Day - Inferifi
• 4/29 & 4/30: Agent in a Day - Koenig Solutions
• 4/30: App in a Day - Pragmatic Works
• 4/30: Chat with Your Data in a Day - MAQ Software
• 4/30: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Ryse Technologies
• 4/30 & 5/1: Dashboard in a Day - Skypoint
• 4/30 & 5/1: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Quadrant Technologies

How to Register: Click any event link above to register. Most events are recorded if you can't attend live.

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