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
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
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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
Microsoft Ignite
Hi, everyone! I've spent the last day sorting everything from Microsoft Ignite and have together this overview of the headline announcements, along with a number of other notable ones. As always, the Microsoft Ignite 2025 Book of News is a great entry point to everything Microsoft, where I
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Hello, friends! We’ve got a big month of events happening for in November, with a few major ones I want to call out for you here: * November 4 – December 31st: Fabric Data Days * November 11–13: .NET Conf 2025 * November 17–21: Microsoft Ignite I also want to highlight
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Hi, everyone! Before we get to everything happening in October, I want to make sure you can catch up with two events that generated some big announcements in September: * FabCon Vienna: Microsoft Fabric: Vision & Roadmap (FabCon Keynote part one) * Microsoft Secure: Empowering defenders in the era of agentic AI
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Hi, everybody! It’s back to school season again, and the perfect time for you to learn something new, too. Take a look below for all of the free events Microsoft has for you in September! Microsoft AI Series * September 18th: Optimizing Your AI Costs Microsoft Hands-on Labs &
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Hello, friends! Welcome to August, when Microsoft has a number of free learning opportunities for you. Special callout for the Microsoft Cloud and AI Bootcamp, being held virtually on August 19th & 20th! Azure Virtual Training Days August 4th * Migrate and Modernize your Apps for AI-powered Solutions August 5th
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Welcome to July, everyone! This is the month at Microsoft where we reset for the year and focus on new priorities, so while we don’t have that many events for you, we still have a nice variety to choose from. It’s also a great time to study for
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Hello, friends! It’s been super busy here the last few weeks, so apologies for getting this out late this month. Microsoft has a number of events scheduled as we go into the summer and we have all of the sessions from Build available to watch on-demand. * The Biggest
Microsoft Build
The Age of AI Agents Has Arrived Hey there, tech friends! Microsoft Build 2025 kicked off yesterday in Seattle, and as always, there's a ton of exciting stuff to cover. This year's theme is crystal clear: AI agents are the future, and Microsoft is going all-
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Hi, friends! Microsoft Build is the big show later this month so make sure you’re registered! We’ve got a ton of other great events happening for you in May as well, so you’re sure to find at least one or two opportunities to learn something new. Azure
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Hello friends! We’re experiencing April snow showers where I’m at, so I’m imagining a warm spring day and hoping you’re enjoying the real thing. We’re back with another month of learning opportunities from Microsoft, so take a look below! And as a bonus, here’s
FabCon
The 2025 Fabric Community Conference started yesterday, coming with a number of announcements about new features and enhancements. I’ve gathered most of them for you below with links to more information, and have the official overview post for you here: FabCon 2025: Fueling tomorrow’s AI with new agentic