May 2026 Free Microsoft Events, Training, and Workshops
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
- 5/5: AI Developer - Microsoft Foundry and Semantic Kernel Fundamentals
- 5/5: Zero to Agents: Get off the ground with GitHub Copilot in two hours
- 5/6: Microsoft Azure AI Agents: Hands-on Lab
- 5/8: Enterprise Knowledge Base Search And Query With Azure OpenAI And Azure AI Search
- 5/12: AI Developer - Microsoft Foundry and Semantic Kernel Fundamentals
- 5/13: Snowflake Integration with Microsoft Fabric: Iceberg and Fabric Data Agent
- 5/13: Hands-on with Microsoft Foundry and Agent Frameworks
- 5/15: Snowflake Integration with Microsoft Fabric: Iceberg and Fabric Data Agent
- 5/15: Microsoft Azure AI Agents: Hands-on Lab
- 5/19: Build Agentic AI with Semantic Kernel and Graph RAG on PostgreSQL
- 5/20: AI Developer - Microsoft Foundry and Semantic Kernel Fundamentals
- 5/21: Hands-on with Microsoft Foundry and Agent Frameworks
- 5/21: Zero to Agents: Get off the ground with GitHub Copilot in two hours
- 5/21: Hands on Lab: Building Security Copilot Agents Using Microsoft Sentinel Data
- 5/27: SQL Datawarehouse With Synapse
- 5/27: Hands-on with Microsoft Foundry and Agent Frameworks
- 5/28: Microsoft Azure AI Agents: Hands-on Lab
Microsoft AI Envisioning Day
- 5/7: Introduction to AI Agent Opportunities and Microsoft Foundry
- 5/28: Publishing and Releasing Your AI Agent Solution
Azure Virtual Training Day
- 5/6 & 5/7: Develop generative AI apps with Azure AI Foundry
- 5/11 & 5/12: Data Fundamentals
- 5/15: Migrate and Modernize Foundation
- 5/20: Introduction to Microsoft Azure
- 5/22: Build agentic AI solutions with Azure AI Foundry
Azure
- 5/5: Azure Databases - Make Data your strategic asset
- 5/6: Migrate and Modernize SAP on the Microsoft Cloud
- 5/7: Building Agents/Agentic Apps with Microsoft Foundry
- 5/12: Ask the Experts: Migrate & Modernize your Estate
- 5/12: Activate Your Data Innovation with Microsoft Fabric
- 5/14: Innovate with Azure AI Apps and Agents
- 5/14: Migrate and Modernize your state
- 5/20: Unlock Your Data with the Modern AI - Powered App
- 5/20: Cut VMware migration complexity - fast
- 5/21: Future-Proof Your SQL Investments: Modernization Without Forced Migration
- 5/21: Agentic DevOps with GitHub Copilot
- 5/26: Migrate and Modernize your Oracle Estate
- 5/26: Powering AI Apps and Agents at Scale on Azure App Platform
- 5/28: Build Agentic AI Solutions with AI Foundry
- 5/28: Unifying the Data Estate for the next AI Frontier
- 5/28: The Future of AI in Microsoft Fabric: Data Agents and Beyond
- 5/28: The Roadmap for Microsoft SQL: Ground to Cloud to Fabric
Microsoft Security and Compliance
- 5/5: Secure Your Data with Microsoft Purview
- 5/6: Security Immersion Event: Into the Breach
- 5/6: Securing AI Apps and Agents: From Build to Runtime
- 5/7 & 5/8: Microsoft Virtual Training Day: Protect Sensitive Information in the AI Era with Microsoft Purview
- 5/7: Learn What's Possible: Going Beyond Data Security
- 5/13 & 5/14: Microsoft Virtual Training Day: Predict and Defend Against Cybersecurity Threats
- 5/13: Improve Security Posture with Proactive Risk Reduction
- 5/14: Protect Cloud, AI Platform & Apps with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- 5/19: Security Immersion Event: On the Brink
- 5/21: Microsoft Security Immersion Event: Shadow Hunter & Agent Hackathon
- 5/21 & 5/22: Microsoft Virtual Training Day: Introduction to Microsoft Security
- 5/21: Prevent Data Leak to Shadow AI
- 5/26 & 5/27: Strengthen Cloud Security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- 5/26: Modernize security operations with a unified platform
- 5/28: All-in-One Security + Compliance: Defender and Purview Suites for Business Premium
Copilot and Agents
- 5/5: Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
- 5/5: Microsoft Copilot Connections: Works Council Briefing (Part I) - Understanding Microsoft Copilot in the Workspace
- 5/5: Microsoft Copilot Connections: Works Council Briefing (Part II) - Responsible AI and Change Processes
- 5/5: M365 Copilot for Operations
- 5/5: M365 Copilot for Sales
- 5/5: M365 Copilot for Executives
- 5/5: M365 Copilot for Finance
- 5/6: Microsoft Agent-a-thon - Level 2 Commander: Build powerful AI Agents
- 5/6: Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot
- 5/6: M365 Copilot for HR
- 5/6: M365 Copilot for Legal
- 5/6: M365 Copilot for IT
- 5/12: An Introduction to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat + Agents
- 5/13: AI at Work: Transforming Finance for Improved Outcomes
- 5/14: Explore Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
- 5/14: Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
- 5/19: Exploring Microsoft Copilot Chat
- 5/20: Unlocking AI Value with the Frontier CoE: From Pilots to Enterprise Impact
- 5/20: M365 Copilot for Finance
- 5/20: Leading Finance in the Era of AI
- 5/20: M365 Copilot for Operations
- 5/20: M365 Copilot for Sales
- 5/20: M365 Copilot for Executives
- 5/21: M365 Copilot for IT
- 5/21: Plan Less, Enjoy More: Using Copilot to Design Your Perfect Summer
- 5/21: Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot
- 5/21: Copilot Leadership Series: Leading Secure, Scaled AI Transformation Across Your Organization
- 5/21: M365 Copilot for HR
- 5/21: M365 Copilot for Legal
- 5/26: Get Started with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
- 5/26: Microsoft Copilot and Agents: What's New and What's Next
- 5/26: Explore Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
- 5/28: Leading in the Era of AI: Building a Business Case for AI
Power Platform
- 5/1: Introduction to Microsoft 365, Copilot, and Agents
- 5/4: Transform your Everyday Business Processes with Agents
- 5/6: Microsoft Agent-a-thon - Level 3 Master: Build enterprise-grade AI Agents
- 5/6: Microsoft Agent-a-thon - Level 1 Explorer: Build your first AI Agent
- 5/18 & 5/19: Create Agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio
- 5/21: Innovate with AI Apps and Agents using Microsoft Power Platform
- 5/27 & 5/28: Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform
- 5/29: Secure and administer Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
Microsoft 365
- 5/5: AI at Work: Boost Sales Productivity and Revenue
- 5/12 & 5/13: Manage Windows Endpoints with Microsoft Intune
- 5/13: Secure AI Productivity with Microsoft 365 E3: Accelerate Work with Confidence
- 5/14: Scaling AI with Confidence Using Microsoft Agent 365
- 5/20: Secure Productivity and Transform with AI
Microsoft Reactor
Note that all Reactor sessions are livestreamed on YouTube and recorded for later viewing.
- 5/5: Get Certified: SQL AI Developer DP-800 Exam Tour
- 5/5: Achieving 360° Visibility in Azure with OpenTelemetry with Middleware
- 5/5: Microsoft Fabric Ontology Innovation Challenge
- 5/6: OpenClawNet - Automation + Azure + Foundry
- 5/7: GitHub Agentic Workflows: Automation That Actually Reads the Room
- 5/11 & 5/13: Windows Server Summit 2026 VIP Experience
- 5/11: AI Agents That Don't Break Under Pressure
- 5/12: Before You Build: A Microsoft Build Preview
- 5/12: Agent Academy Live
- 5/13: Getting Started with Microsoft Agent Framework: Build Practical AI Agents
- 5/13: Azure Data Factory Migration to MS Fabric
- 5/13: Precision Monitoring: Leveraging Data Correlation for Effective Alerting, Middleware
- 5/14: VS Code Live: May Recap of Releases
- 5/14: Agent Orchestration: Directing Your AI Dream Team
- 5/19 & 5/21: Microsoft Azure Infra Summit 2026
- 5/19: Get Certified SQL+AI (DP-800): Design and Develop SQL Solutions Like a Pro
- 5/20: Agentic DevOps with SpecKit: Turn Specs into CI/CD Using GitHub Actions
- 5/21: Get Certified SQL+AI (DP-800): Secure and Ship SQL Solutions with Confidence
- 5/21: The Future of Fixes: Automating Issue Resolution with Middleware opsAI
- 5/26: Get Certified SQL+AI (DP-800): Bring AI to SQL with Embeddings, Search, and RAG
- 5/27: Build Your Own Dev Experience Upgrades with GitHub Copilot SDK
- 5/28: Introducing Planning in Microsoft Fabric: From Insights to Action
- 5/28: Moderne: DevTools or AgentTools? The Changing Target of Engineering Productivity
Partner-led Hands-on Workshops
- 5/1: Power Pages in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/1: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/6: Dashboard in a Day - Quadrant Technologies
- 5/6 & 5/7: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Fresche Solutions
- 5/8: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/8: Dashboard in a Day - NetCom Learning
- 5/8: Power Pages in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/8: App in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/8: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/8: Dashboard in a Day - iLink Digital
- 5/8 & 5/9: Agent in a Day - readymind
- 5/11: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Mahaaya
- 5/12: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Kanerika Inc
- 5/12: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/12: Dashboard in a Day - Orion Systems Integrators LLC
- 5/12: App in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/12: Dashboard in a Day - EPM Strategy
- 5/12: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Intellify Solutions LLC
- 5/12: Agent in a Day - UB Technology Innovations, Inc.
- 5/13: Real-Time Intelligence in a Day - Quadrant Technologies
- 5/14: Agent in a Day - Orion Systems Integrators LLC
- 5/14: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/14: Power Pages in a Day - Koenig Solutions
- 5/15: App in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/15 & 5/16: Power Pages in a Day - Upzoids
- 5/15 & 5/16: Agent in a Day - Koenig Solutions
- 5/19: App in a Day - EPMPOINT
- 5/19: Agent in a Day - Andworx, LLC
- 5/19: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/19 & 5/20: Real-Time Intelligence in a Day - Valtech
- 5/19 & 5/20: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Quadrant Technologies
- 5/20: Chat with Your Data in a Day - MAQ Software
- 5/20: Dashboard in a Day - Softcrylic
- 5/20 & 5/21: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Professional Advantage Pty Ltd
- 5/21: Dashboard in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/21: Agent in a Day - CloudThat
- 5/21 & 5/22: Dashboard in a Day - Skypoint
- 5/22: Agent in a Day - NetCom Learning
- 5/22 & 5/23: Agent in a Day - Royal Cyber
- 5/26: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Orion Systems Integrators LLC
- 5/26: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/27: Real-Time Intelligence in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/27: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Softcrylic
- 5/27: Dashboard in a Day - ADASTRA
- 5/27: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/28: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/28: Dashboard in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/28: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Armely
- 5/29: App in a Day - Pragmatic Works
- 5/29: Dashboard in a Day - Pragmatic Works