Azure Adventures: Community Highlights

Episode 3

Nicholas Chang
October 06, 2024

It has been a busy few weeks doing all things community and work. I finally got some time to write this. Thank you, as always, for taking the time to read it.

The Microsoft Global Hackathon took place a few weeks ago, and I would like to take the time to recognize all the amazing innovations and projects that came from it. It was created by Microsoft Garage. If you get a chance to take part in it, I highly recommend doing so if you have the time. To see all the amazing projects, see below:

The Microsoft Garage

We deliver programs and experiences to our employees, customers, and ecosystem that drive collaboration, creativity, and experimentation.

www.microsoft.com/en-us/garage

MVP’s Favorite Content: Azure, KQL, GitHub Copilot, Intune

Here are four valuable resources for learning more about Azure, KQL, GitHub Copilot, and RAC on Intune.

techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mvp-communities-blog/mvp-s-favorite-content-azure-kql-github-copilot-intune/ba-p/4259181

Fellow MVPs have made it to the spoitlight in the techcommunity.

Nicholas Chang - UK
Sasha Kranjac from Azerbaijan - Croatia
Rezwanur Rahman - Austria
Somesh Pathak - Netherlands

I will be speaking at the Yorkshire DevOps meetup in Leeds on Azure Verified Modules with Terraform. Come to Leeds and check it out if you're nearby: Yorkshire DevOps Meetup

Events

Scottish Summit

This year, Scottish Summit is taking place on October 18th & 19th at P&J Live, Aberdeen, and I will be attending. I am delighted to be selected as one of the finalists for the community award ceremony. Sign up below to join: Scottish Summit

Microsoft AI Tour

Register for the Microsoft AI Tour and discover how AI can help you solve your most significant challenges and create new opportunities for your organization.

aitour.microsoft.com/en-US/home

I am delighted to be selected to help in the Microsoft AI Tour in Paris on October 22nd, where I will be conducting a workshop. It will be my second time heading to Paris, so it should be an amazing event.

Github Universe

This year, GitHub Universe will be in San Francisco. For those who get a chance to go, it is an event not to miss.

GitHub Universe

Our global developer event is back. Join the world's fair of software.

githubuniverse.com

Microsoft Azure Community User Group - The group will be hosting another in-person event in October. I am hosting a community event in Dublin, Ireland, and if you missed the registration, you can watch it remotely here. Click to watch it remotely

Microsoft Azure Community & AI Day

www.meetup.com/microsoft-azure-community/events/300156752/?eventOrigin=group_featured_event

Call for Speakers

The call for speakers for this year's Festive Tech Calendar 2024 is open, and this will be my third year participating in this cool community event. Register to take part below:

Festive Tech Calendar 2024

Festive Tech Calendar

festivetechcalendar.com

Global AI Community Day - 7 November 2024

Welcome to Global AI Community Day, where all the AI developers come together to geek out and share what they know about artificial intelligence. It's a chance for us to connect, learn from each other, and get inspired by the latest and greatest in AI. Whether you're a pro at AI or just getting started, this event is all about building our community and shaping the future of AI development.

aicommunityday.co.uk

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025

The call for speakers for next year's KubeCon is open, and it will be held in London. I have never been to these events before, but I am looking forward to submitting a session for it and hopefully getting accepted. KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe

DevEx Connect is a community-driven organization focused on DevOps, SRE, Cloud, and Platform Engineering. It aims to connect local communities globally. Over the next year, it plans to launch conferences in Manchester, London, San Francisco, and Sydney, and a Cloud Roadshow across various UK cities.

Call for papers

Call for papers 10 Events Workshops, Panels, Talks and AWS Deepracer 6500 Attendees Ranging from CxO’s to Students. Everyone is Welcome. 150+ Speakers Amazing speakers to inspire you and lear…

devexconnect.io/call-for-papers/?utm_campaign=Social&utm_content=191534017&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lis-516S3847Tj

Microsoft Community Insights Podcasts

If you're an Azure professional with a story to share, someone with a unique use case, or just embarking on your cloud journey, we want to hear from you. https://sessionize.com/microsoft-community-insights/

Episode 18 of Microsoft Community Insights Podcast has been released, and the theme is Threat Detection with Microsoft Sentinel Analytics with Uros Babic. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/live/mhvmhO9p2Z4?si=_fKPGy12Td8zkE9S

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Course

This is a course where you can learn more about RAG from Microsoft.

GitHub - microsoft/RAG_Hack: Hack Together: RAG Hack | Register, Learn, Hack

Hack Together: RAG Hack | Register, Learn, Hack. Contribute to microsoft/RAG_Hack development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com/microsoft/RAG_Hack