Events

October 2026 Free Microsoft Events, Training, and Workshops

Hey, friends! Before getting into this month's events, I want to make sure you're aware of and registered for these two upcoming conferences:

October 28-29: GitHub Universe 2026
November 17-20: Microsoft Ignite

Also, SQLCon/FabCon Europe wrapped up today, with a lot of announcements for Microsoft's data platform, which I've highlighted in this post for you:

Happy learning!

Microsoft Hands-on Labs

10/2: Building and Operationalizing AI Agents with Microsoft Foundry and Agent Frameworks - Code | Test | Ship
10/5: Developing AI Applications with Microsoft Foundry - Code | Test | Ship
10/6: From idea to AI app on Azure SQL Database - Code | Test | Ship
10/13: GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop - Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the SDLC
10/14: Migrate & Modernize SQL Servers To Azure - Code | Test | Ship
10/15: SQL AI App in a Day - Code | Test | Ship
10/15: Microsoft Defender for Cloud – CSPM Workshop
10/22: GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop - Mastering GitHub Copilot Across the SDLC
10/27: Chat with your data Fabric
10/27: Hands on Lab: Building Security Copilot Agents Using Microsoft Sentinel Data

Microsoft Technical Workshops

10/13: Implement a Lakehouse with Azure Databricks
10/15: Develop an ASP.NET Core Web App That Consumes an API
10/15: Build Context-Aware Agents
10/20: Build Agentic AI solutions with Microsoft Foundry
10/23: Implement a Lakehouse with Azure Databricks
10/27: Migrate SQL Server Workloads to Microsoft Azure SQL
10/27: Develop Generative AI-Powered Apps with Microsoft Foundry
10/29: Migrate SQL Server Workloads to Microsoft Azure SQL
10/30: Implement a Lakehouse with Microsoft Fabric

Azure

10/1: Scale Trusted Data and AI Across the Enterprise
10/9: Unlock Your Data with the Modern AI-Powered Application
10/28: Implement a Lakehouse with Microsoft Fabric

Microsoft Security and Compliance

10/6: Security Immersion Event: Into the Breach
10/13: Modernize and Streamline Identity Security with Microsoft Entra ID P2
10/14: Microsoft Security Immersion Event: Shadow Hunter
10/20: Microsoft Security Inmersion Event: On the Brink
10/21: Microsoft Security Inmersion Event: On the Brink
10/22: Security Immersion Event: On the Brink
10/22: Improving DLP Alert Precision in Microsoft Purview
10/27: Microsoft Security Immersion Event: Agent Hackathon
10/27: Securing Access in the age of AI
10/28: Microsoft Defender Unlocked: Tools for Protecting Collaboration Platforms
10/28: Protecting Critical SQL Data with Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Copilot and Agents

10/6: AI at Work Webinar: Copilot, Apps, & Agents
10/13: GitHub Copilot AI Credits: Budget, Optimize, and Scale with Confidence
10/15: Ask the Experts: Building an agentic service organization
10/27: Beyond Basics: Realizing ROI with Copilot Agents

Microsoft Discovery Sessions

10/5: Bring AI into the Flow of Work—and the Flow of Business
10/6: Building a Secure Foundation for AI Transformation
10/7: Protecting the Agentic Enterprise: From Discovery to Defense
10/8: Modernize with AI for a New Pace of Innovation
10/12: Build Context-Aware Agents That Drive Real Business Decisions
10/13: Rethinking Business Processes for the AI Era
10/14: Build Agents and Software Faster with AI That Knows Your Business
10/15: Building Frontier Finance and Operations with Agentic ERP
10/19: Know What AI Will Cost Before You Scale
10/20: The AI Ready Workspace: Preparing a Dynamic Workforce
10/21: Innovate with AI on a Cloud Native Foundation
10/22: Microsoft Copilot in Word: Turn a blank page into a polished draft
10/22: Build, Ship, and Secure Software with AI Agents Across the Development Lifecycle
10/26: Addressing Sovereignty Requirements with Microsoft Sovereign Cloud
10/27: Bring AI into the Flow of Work—and the Flow of Business
10/28: Building a Secure Foundation for AI Transformation
10/29: AI at Work Webinar: Copilot, Apps, & Agents
10/29: Protecting the Agentic Enterprise: From Discovery to Defense

Microsoft Reactor

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

10/1: Can AI Find Opal? Building Real-World AI with Microsoft Azure
10/1: Composing Knowledge Bases That Reason Over Work, Business, and the Web
10/1: Let's Learn GitHub Copilot SDK (.NET)
10/5: Model Mondays - Spotlight On Fine-Tuned Models
10/6: Beyond Chatbots: Build Your First Production Agent with Microsoft Foundry
10/8: The Agent Harness: From GitHub Copilot to Production AI
10/8: Microsoft Foundry Hosted Agents with Microsoft Agent Framework
10/8: Reliable Multi-Agent Systems: Orchestration, State, and Human Approval
10/8: Skill up on Microsoft Copilot Studio
10/12: Model Mondays - Spotlight on Speech Models
10/13: Agents That Take Action: Secure Enterprise Integration with Azure
10/13: The Agentic SDLC: Making Application Modernization Continuous
10/13: Creating Custom Code Execution Engine Sandboxes For Your Loops And Harnesses
10/14: New billing and capacity tools in Microsoft Fabric
10/14: Build GitHub Skills: Custom Self-Paced Learning with the gh-skills-builder Plugin
10/15: Production-Grade Agents: Evaluation, Tracing, Security, and Operations
10/15: Grounding Agents in Business Context with Fabric IQ
10/15: Building AI Apps Faster with Agentic Coding and Azure Cosmos DB
10/15: .NET + Foundry, better together
10/15: Bring Organizational Context into GitHub to Prioritize with Confidence
10/19: Model Mondays - Spotlight on Hugging Face & Managed Compute
10/20: SQL Modernization Day
10/21: Introduction to Copilot & Cowork Extensibility with WorkIQ Developer Tools
10/21: GitHub Learn at GitHub Universe 2026 Preview
10/22: Beyond Vibe Coding: Formal Verification for AI-Generated Software
10/22: Microsoft Certifications Explained!
10/26 & 10/27: Episode 1: AI Fundamentals – Understanding the Future of Work
10/26: Model Mondays - Spotlight on Open Models
10/28: AI Genius | Architect the Flow: GitHub Canvas, Token Economics & Extensible Workspace
10/28: Build Your First Copilot Plugin with WorkIQ Developer Tools
10/29: Modeling Your Business with Ontologies in Fabric IQ
10/29: .NET + Foundry, better together

Partner-led Hands-on Workshops

10/2: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Orion Systems Integrators LLC
10/5: Dashboard in a Day - Imperium Dynamics LLC
10/6: SQL AI App in a Day - MAQ Software
10/6: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Key2 Consulting
10/6: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Pragmatic Works
10/6 & 10/7: Fabric Analyst in a Day - UB Technology Innovations, Inc.
10/7: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
10/8: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
10/8: Real-Time Intelligence in a Day - Koenig Solutions
10/8 & 10/9: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Quadrant Technologies
10/8 & 10/9: Agent in a Day - Simform
10/9: Real-Time Intelligence in a Day - Intellify Solutions LLC
10/9: Dashboard in a Day - Pragmatic Works
10/12: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
10/13: Dashboard in a Day - Pragmatic Works
10/14: Dashboard in a Day - Pragmatic Works
10/14: Agent in a Day - 2toLead
10/15: Chat with Your Data in a Day - CLA - United States - Professional Services & Private Equity Focus
10/15: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Intellify Solutions LLC
10/15: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
10/16: Fabric Analyst in a Day - DataMartIn
10/16: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
10/16: Dashboard in a Day - Pragmatic Works
10/19: Agent in a Day - NetCom Learning
10/20: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Pragmatic Works
10/20: Agent in a Day - Inferifi
10/20 & 10/21: Agent in a Day - UB Technology Innovations, Inc.
10/21: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
10/21: Real-Time Intelligence in a Day - OnPoint Insights LLC
10/22: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Real Impact Consulting
10/22: Dashboard in a Day - Thorogood Associates
10/22: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Davyn Limited - Trinidad and Tobago
10/23: Dashboard in a Day - OnPoint Insights LLC
10/23: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
10/26: Dashboard in a Day - NetCom Learning
10/27: Agent in a Day - Lumovy Technology Solutions
10/28: Chat with Your Data in a Day - Pragmatic Works
10/28: Fabric Analyst in a Day - WinWire (Part of NTT DATA)
10/28: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Quadrant Technologies
10/29: Fabric Analyst in a Day - Pragmatic Works
10/29: Agent in a Day - Pragmatic Works
10/29: Dashboard in a Day - Pragmatic Works
10/30: Real-Time Intelligence in a Day - Kanerika Inc
10/30: SQL AI App in a Day - Koenig Solutions