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As we approach December 2022, I have some great (curated) information for you to consider as you finish out this year and begin planning for 2023. Below you’ll find news about upcoming events, announcements, and funded programs that have helped other organizations be more innovative. Please reach out with any questions!
Upcoming Events
Click on “register now” to get details and sign up for a particular event. For a broader list of events, check out the Azure Event Catalog.
| Event | Date/Time/Register |
| Innovation Fireside Chat: Creating a new business model with SaaS | Wednesday, December 7, 2022 9:00 AM Pacific Time / 12:00 PM Eastern Time Register now |
| Microsoft Power Platform Virtual Training Day: Fundamentals | 9th December 2022, 10:00-13:25 (GMT) Register now |
| Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day: Migrating On-Premises Infrastructure and Data | December 7, 2022 | 12:00 PM CST December 8, 2022 | 12:00 PM CST Register now |
| Building New Age Business Apps with Low Code and Traditional Development | December 13, 2022 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT Register now |
| Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day: Cloud-Native Apps | December 13, 2022 | 12:00 PM CST December 14, 2022 | 12:00 PM CST Register now |
Announcements & Links
- Everything new from GitHub Universe 2022
- Migrating from TFS (or ADO Server) to Azure DevOps | Steve Says
- The Developer’s Guide to Azure – App Development | Microsoft Azure
- Developer Stories | Microsoft Azure
- Java on Azure – Java Development | Microsoft Azure
- Articles: Azure for AWS professionals – Azure Architecture Center | Microsoft Learn
Be Successful with Microsoft Programs
In addition to the events listed above, there are other more focused programs available to you and your group to help accelerate your application development and modernization efforts.
- Microsoft Technology Centers (MTC) delivery immersive industry experiences and deep technical engagements focused on business outcomes. Experienced Microsoft architects help ideate on new projects, solve business problems, perform architectural reviews/designs, co-build rapid prototypes, run hackathons, and provide focused learnings on specific topics.
- App Modernization Assessments provide holistic views of your application estate for cloud readiness, and recommendations for modernizing those apps to the Azure platform. Register for a webinar on Dec 7th to learn more.
- Azure App of the Future is a 5-day engagement with a certified Microsoft partner to quickly get a new cloud-native app off the ground. This includes design, prototyping, and solution architecture.
(All of these programs are fully funded by Microsoft. Let me know if you’d like to chat to learn more and get your organization enrolled!)
As a reminder, as your Microsoft App Innovation Specialist I focus on helping customers innovate in a cloud-first world. My goal is to help teams:
- Modernize applications to the cloud to speed delivery, increase resiliency, at the best cost.
- Build disruptive new applications natively in Azure that are secure, intelligent, and reliable.
- Maximize developer velocity with DevSecOps tooling and practices.
- Integrate at scale historically disparate systems via integration and API services.
Thanks again for reading, and please don’t be a stranger!