August 2026 Free Microsoft Events, Training, and Workshops
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 to Agents: Get off the ground with GitHub Copilot in two hours
- 8/11: Build Agentic AI with Semantic Kernel and Graph RAG on PostgreSQL
- 8/11: SQL for AI: From Trusted Data to Intelligent Applications - Code | Test | Ship
- 8/12: Enterprise Knowledge Base Search And Query With Azure OpenAI And Azure AI Search
- 8/13: Fabric Database Mirroring
- 8/18: Work With Data Lake And Data Factory Pipelines In Microsoft Fabric
- 8/19: Microsoft Azure AI Agents: Hands-on Lab
- 8/20: SQL Datawarehouse With Synapse
- 8/24: [FULL]
GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop - Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the SDLC - 8/25: Hybrid Identity with Entra ID
- 8/25: GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop - Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the SDLC
- 8/26: Enterprise Knowledge Base Search And Query With Azure OpenAI And Azure AI Search
Azure Virtual Training Day
- 8/6 & 8/7: Develop generative AI apps with Azure AI Foundry
- 8/11: Migrate and Modernize Foundation
- 8/20: Introduction to Microsoft Azure
- 8/25 & 8/26: Build AI Apps with Azure Database for PostgreSQL
- 8/27 & 8/28: Introduction to Microsoft Azure Data
- 8/31: Build agentic AI solutions with Azure AI Foundry
Azure
- 8/4: Innovate with Azure AI Apps and Agents
- 8/5: Build Context-Aware Agents That Drive Real Business Decisions
- 8/6: Modernize with confidence: Accelerate your cloud and AI journey with Azure
- 8/18: Microsoft Technical Workshop: Develop an ASP.NET Core Web App that Consumes and API
- 8/20: Microsoft Technical Workshop: Develop an ASP.NET Core Web App that Consumes and API
- 8/20: Powering AI Apps and Agents at Scale on Azure App Platform
- 8/24: Azure Databases for AI Transformation
- 8/25: Microsoft Technical Workshop: Develop an ASP.NET Core Web App that Consumes and API
Microsoft Security and Compliance
- 8/4 & 8/5: Microsoft Virtual Training Day: Protect Sensitive Information in the AI Era with Microsoft Purview
- 8/4: Improving DLP Alert Precision in Microsoft Purview
- 8/5: Protect Cloud, AI Platform & Apps with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- 8/6: Frontier Accelerate for Security: EA Advisory - August 2026
- 8/6: Security Immersion Event: Into the Breach
- 8/13 & 8/14: Microsoft Virtual Training Day: Predict and Defend Against Cybersecurity Threats
- 8/18 & 8/19: Microsoft Virtual Training Day: Introduction to Microsoft Security
- 8/18: Secure your data with Microsoft Purview
- 8/19 & 8/21: SecureOps Pro: 3 Days to SC‑200 Mastery
- 8/19: Microsoft Security Immersion Event: Shadow Hunter
- 8/20: Microsoft Security Immersion Event: Agent Hackathon
- 8/20: Secure AI-Powered Productivity with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Purview
- 8/24 & 8/25: Strengthen Cloud Security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- 8/25: Modernize security operations with a unified platform
- 8/26: Protecting the Agentic Enterprise: From Discovery to Defense
- 8/27: Microsoft Security Immersion Event: On the Brink
Copilot and Agents
- 8/4: M365 Copilot for Executives
- 8/4: M365 Copilot for Finance
- 8/4: M365 Copilot for Operations
- 8/4: M365 Copilot for Sales
- 8/5: M365 Copilot for Legal
- 8/5: M365 Copilot for IT
- 8/5: Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot
- 8/5: Becoming AI Ready in Education Series | Security, Data Governance, and Privacy for Higher Education
- 8/5: M365 Copilot for HR
- 8/6: Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- 8/11: Explore Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
- 8/11: Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
- 8/12: Becoming AI Ready in Education Series | Meet Microsoft 365 Copilot: What's Included and How to Get Started
- 8/18: Delivering AI-Powered Customer Experiences
- 8/18: Microsoft Discovery Sessions: Build Agents and Software Faster with AI That Knows Your Business
- 8/19: Microsoft Technical Workshop: Develop Generative AI-powered apps with Azure AI Foundry
- 8/19: M365 Copilot for Sales
- 8/19: M365 Copilot for Executives
- 8/19: An Introduction to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat + Agents
- 8/19: M365 Copilot for Finance
- 8/19: M365 Copilot for Operations
- 8/19: Becoming AI Ready in Education Series | Copilot in the Classroom: Empowering Faculty in Teaching and Learning
- 8/20: Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- 8/20: M365 Copilot for HR
- 8/20: M365 Copilot for Legal
- 8/20: Microsoft Discovery Hour : Innovate with AI Apps and Agents using Microsoft Power Platform
- 8/20: M365 Copilot for IT
- 8/20: Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot
- 8/25: Reimagining Business Applications: AI, Agents & Autonomous ERP
- 8/25: Microsoft 365 Copilot Roadmap: What's New & Available
- 8/25: Modernize with AI for a New Pace of Innovation
- 8/25: Scaling AI with Confidence Using Microsoft Agent 365
- 8/26: Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
- 8/26: Explore Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
- 8/26: Becoming AI Ready in Education Series | Copilot for Campus Operations: Boosting Staff Productivity
- 8/27: Microsoft Technical Workshop: Build AI Context Across People, Business & Knowledge with Microsoft IQ
- 8/27: Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- 8/27: Agentic Customer Experience
Power Platform
- 8/6: Transform your Everyday Business Processes with Agents
- 8/10: Introduction to Microsoft 365, Copilot, and Agents
- 8/12 & 8/13: Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform
- 8/17 & 8/18: Create Agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio
- 8/27: Secure and administer Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
Microsoft 365
Webinars & Sessions
- 8/11 & 8/14: Frontier Transformation Week
- 8/26: Frontier Accelerate for Marketplace - Morning Session
- 8/26 & 8/27: Frontier Accelerate for Marketplace - Afternoon Session
Microsoft Reactor
Note that all Reactor sessions are livestreamed on YouTube and recorded for later viewing.
- 8/4: Accelerate Data Transformation with Dataflows Gen2 in Microsoft Fabric
- 8/4: Idea to Merge with the Copilot App
- 8/5: The AI-Native Data Engineer featuring Fabric, dbt, VSCode devcontainers and copilot
- 8/5: Building secure access in OneLake with roles, endpoints and data controls
- 8/6: Get Certified: (Exam Day) What to Expect and How to Pass (US/EMEA)
- 8/6: VS Code Live: July Recap of Releases
- 8/6: Architecting Context-Aware Agents with the Microsoft IQ Stack
- 8/6: Planning in the Age of AI Starts in Fabric
- 8/7: Build an Employee HR Policy Assistant Using Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, and RA
- 8/10: Model Mondays - Spotlight On: MAI Models
- 8/13: Let the Agent Write It—But Can It Scale?
- 8/18: Skill Up: Adding Skills to Your Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot
- 8/18: Practical path to build AI-ready application on App Service
- 8/19: Learn Live: Remediating Threats using Microsoft Defender
- 8/20: Building Serverless Knowledge Bases with Foundry IQ
- 8/24: Model Mondays - Spotlight On Model router in Microsoft Foundry
- 8/25: Context Is Everything: Building Agents That Know Your Work Context
- 8/25: CoreStory: Building with AI in Systems You Don’t Fully Understand
- 8/26: Modern Data Engineering for AI Applications with Microsoft Fabric
- 8/26: GitHub Copilot Proficiency: Your first step toward Microsoft Pro Badge
- 8/28: Building AI Agents with Microsoft Foundry and MCP Using Azure Logic Apps
Partner-led Hands-on Workshops
- 8/4: Dashboard in a Day - OnPoint Insights LLC
- 8/4: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Thorogood Associates
- 8/4: Agent in a Day - HexaCorp LLC
- 8/4 & 8/5: Dashboard in a Day - Fresche Solutions
- 8/5: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 8/5: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Softcrylic
- 8/6: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Intellify Solutions LLC
- 8/6: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 8/7: Real-Time Intelligence in a Day - Kanerika Inc
- 8/7: Dashboard in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 8/7: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 8/7: Dashboard in a Day - MAQ Software
- 8/7: Real-Time Intelligence in a Day - MAQ Software
- 8/10: Chat with Your Data in a Day - MAQ Software
- 8/10: Real-Time Intelligence in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 8/11: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Kanerika Inc
- 8/11 & 8/12: Agent in a Day - UB Technology Innovations, Inc.
- 8/12: Agent in a Day - Avasoft
- 8/12: Agent in a Day - LevelShift
- 8/12 & 8/13: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Royal Cyber
- 8/13: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Baker Tilly Advisory Group
- 8/13: Dashboard in a Day - MAQ Software
- 8/13 & 8/14: Chat with Your Data in a Day - DT SOFTWARE SERVICES
- 8/14: Dashboard in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 8/14: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 8/14: Dashboard in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 8/18: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Softcrylic
- 8/18: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Quadrant Technologies
- 8/18: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Ryse Technologies
- 8/19: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Key2 Consulting
- 8/19: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 8/20: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 8/20: Dashboard in a Day - Trility
- 8/21: Dashboard in a Day - OnPoint Insights LLC
- 8/21: Agent in a Day - UB Technology Innovations, Inc.
- 8/21: Agent in a Day - KAISPE Offshore, PK, Karachi
- 8/21 & 8/22: Agent in a Day - Royal Cyber
- 8/25: Fabric Analyst in a Day - OnPoint Insights LLC
- 8/25: Real-Time Intelligence in a Day - Quadrant Technologies
- 8/25 & 8/26: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 8/26: Dashboard in a Day - Wai Technologies
- 8/28: Dashboard in a Day - OnPoint Insights LLC
- 8/28: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 8/28: Agent in a Day - NetCom Learning
- 8/31 & 9/1: Agent in a Day - Nextant