How to Master GitHub Copilot: Build, Prompt, Deploy Smarter
Mastering GitHub Copilot: Build, Prompt, Deploy Smarter is a free, hands-on workshop designed to help developers go beyond autocomplete and unlock the true power of AI-assisted coding. Instead of toy examples, this course walks you through real-world software engineering challenges: messy codebases, multi-language projects, cloud deployments, and legacy system upgrades. You’ll learn practical skills like prompt engineering, advanced Copilot features, and AI pair programming techniques that make you faster, sharper, and more creative. Whether you’re a junior developer or a seasoned architect, mastering GitHub Copilot will help you: Reduce cognitive load and focus on system design Accelerate onboarding for new engineers Write cleaner, more consistent code Automate repetitive tasks to free up time for innovation AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot are no longer optional—they’re essential. This workshop gives you the skills to collaborate with Copilot effectively and stay competitive in the age of AI-powered development.Essential Microsoft Resources for MVPs & the Tech Community from the AI Tour
Unlock the power of Microsoft AI with redeliverable technical presentations, hands-on workshops, and open-source curriculum from the Microsoft AI Tour! Whether you’re a Microsoft MVP, Developer, or IT Professional, these expertly crafted resources empower you to teach, train, and lead AI adoption in your community. Explore top breakout sessions covering GitHub Copilot, Azure AI, Generative AI, and security best practices—designed to simplify AI integration and accelerate digital transformation. Dive into interactive workshops that provide real-world applications of AI technologies. Take it a step further with Microsoft’s Open-Source AI Curriculum, offering beginner-friendly courses on AI, Machine Learning, Data Science, Cybersecurity, and GitHub Copilot—perfect for upskilling teams and fostering innovation. Don’t just learn—lead. Access these resources, host impactful training sessions, and drive AI adoption in your organization. Start sharing today! Explore now: Microsoft AI Tour Resources.AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies Study Guide
The AZ-500 certification provides professionals with the skills and knowledge needed to secure Azure infrastructure, services, and data. The exam covers identity and access management, data protection, platform security, and governance in Azure. Learners can prepare for the exam with Microsoft's self-paced curriculum, instructor-led course, and documentation. The certification measures the learner’s knowledge of managing, monitoring, and implementing security for resources in Azure, multi-cloud, and hybrid environments. Azure Firewall, Key Vault, and Azure Active Directory are some of the topics covered in the exam.Zero Trust Machine Learning Security Solution Considerations
Machine Learning solutions have the potential to revolutionize industries, but they also expose a new type of attack surface for cybercriminals. To secure the integrity and privacy of data and models, teams must proactively evaluate security risks and mitigations for ML solutions. Understanding the particular security problems of Machine Learning, integrating security into the development and deployment process, and staying current with the latest research and breakthroughs in ML security are all part of this. Data poisoning, model inversion, model stealing, adversarial examples, poisoned updates, and privacy leakage are some of the top security concerns for Machine Learning solutions.AzUpdate: AD FS to Azure AD Migration, Azure Precept Room Occupancy Detection and more
Awesome use case writeups released this week to report on. Notes from the field run through of an Active Directory Federated Services migration to Azure AD, detecting room occupancy with Azure Percept, and a migration filled Microsoft Learn Module of the Week.AzUpdate: SMB Signing, SecretManagement now GA, Windows Hybrid SSO to AzureAD and more
Lots to cover this week on AzUpdate. News includes Ned Pyle provides clarity on SMB signing, Microsoft announced GA for SecretManagement 1.1, details on Windows Hybrid join via single sign-on to Azure Active Directory and a Windows Server storage-based Microsoft Learn Module of the week.AzUpdate: New Azure Firewall Premium capabilities, Microsoft acquires CloudKnox, JulyOT and more
More Microsoft goodies coming out of Redmond this week. News this week includes Next-generation security capabilities with Azure Firewall Premium, Microsoft acquires CloudKnox Security, Microsoft Defender for IoT overview and a secure Microsoft Learn module of the week.AzUpdate: Windows 365, AzureAD joined VMs in Azure Virtual Desktop and more
Catch all the announcements shared at Microsoft Inspire 2021? Here are the news items the AzUpdate team is covering this week: Microsoft unveils Windows 365, Deploying Azure AD joined virtual machines in Azure Virtual Desktop, VMware Site Recovery Manager is now Available for Azure VMware Solution and a security-based Microsoft Learn module of the week.AzUpdate: AzureAD Privileged Identity Management with Azure Lighthouse and more
It's been a sizzling summer so far in the northern hemisphere and while the AzUpdate team is currently on break, news at Microsoft is still occurring. Here what we're covering this week: Azure AD Privileged Identity Management (PIM) integration with Azure Lighthouse is now in public preview, how Windows Package Manager can help you export and import a collection of software and the migration-based Microsoft Learn module of the week.AzUpdate: NFS Workloads in Azure Blob Storage, Defender Unmanaged Device Protection and more
Many security announcements were shared this week including Azure Key Vault Managed Hardware Security Module was made generally available, general data scientist roles added to RBAC capabilities in Azure Machine Learning, eliminating data silos with large-scale NFS workloads in Azure Blob Storage, Microsoft Defender unmanaged device protection capabilities and a security focused Microsoft Learn Module of the week.
