First published on MSDN on Mar 22, 2017
Authored by Ken Cenerelli
Developers who work with
Microsoft Azure
need to stay up to date with all the new changes. The amount of new features and updates being added to the Azure Portal is mind boggling. There is a way though to catch up with what’s new in Azure.
Overview
Global Azure Bootcamp 2017
is a “free one-day global training event on Azure, from the community to the community”. According to the website, each location will “organize their own one day deep dive class on Azure driven by local Microsoft Azure community enthusiasts and experts. It consists of a day of sessions and labs based on materials from Microsoft or custom content.” The focus of the event is to teach essential Azure skills to anyone in the technology community who wants to advance their cloud knowledge.
This year’s event will take place on
Saturday, April 22, 2017
. With approximately four weeks to go, organizers already have
153 confirmed locations and 46 pending
for 199 total worldwide. It looks to be the biggest bootcamp yet with over 10,000 attendees expected. Last year’s bootcamp had over 7,800 attendees at 187 locations in 65 countries, all on the same day.
Global Azure Bootcamp is celebrating its fifth year in 2017. While the initiative is supported by sponsors, including Microsoft, the event is independent and community-driven. The goal of the event is show people the benefits of Azure while strengthening the Azure community.
Get Involved
There are several ways you can support Global Azure Bootcamp 2017.
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Volunteer at a community event.
Offer to help organize the event or if you know Azure be a speaker or proctor. On the day of the event, help with setup, registration, or clean-up.
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Sponsor a local event.
Chances are any local event would welcome sponsors. Reach out to local organizers about sponsoring them.
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Attend a community event.
Events are happening all over the world. Show your support by registering for an event. Use the map or search box on the
Locations
page to find one near you.
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Promote the event.
Share that Global Azure Bootcamp 2017 is happening with your social networks. Include the hashtag
#GlobalAzure
when talking about the event on Twitter and like their
Facebook
page.
Global Azure Bootcamp 2017 is set to be another great worldwide community event. Get involved and help support the Azure community in your country.
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