Microsoft Learning Rooms Weekly Round up 10/22
Below is a summary of what is happening within our Learning Rooms (Groups) so that you can stay in the loop and discover something new. To get frequent updates of their content you must follow/join the group that interests you. Make sure to join one of our Learning Rooms (Groups) today! Learning Room (Group) Details Date/Time Link to discussion/event/blog Microsoft Hero Community Event: FSI and Gen AI: Wealth management advisor with Azure Foundry Agents and MCP October 21, 2025 19:00 PM AEST October 21, 2025 10:00 AM CET 📢 https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyankashah/ 🖇️ https://streamyard.com/watch/Vb5rUWMBN9YN?wt.mc_id=MVP_350258 Azure Cloud Commanders Event: ASO(cial) Superpowers: Streamlined App Deployments with Azure Service Operator Thursday, Oct 23, 2025, 11:00 AM PDT ASO(cial) Superpowers: Streamlined App Deployments with Azure Service Operator | Microsoft Community Hub Microsoft Hero Community Event: The Role of Sentence Syntax in Security Copilot: Structured Storytelling for Effective Defence October 25, 2025 06:00 PM CET 📢 https://www.linkedin.com/in/monaghadiri/ 🖇️ https://streamyard.com/watch/EtPkn2EZkauD?wt.mc_id=MVP_350258 Azure Cloud Commanders Event: The Integrated World of Microsoft Cloud Frameworks Thursday, Oct 30, 2025, 2:00 PM GMT+13 The Integrated World of Microsoft Cloud Frameworks | Microsoft Community Hub Azure Cloud Commanders Event: Mastering Full Stack with Azure: Effortless Infrastructure and Well-Architected Framework Sunday, Nov 02, 2025, 08:00 PM PST Mastering Full Stack with Azure: Effortless Infrastructure and Well-Architected Framework | Microsoft Community Hub Microsoft Hero Community Blog: 🚀✨ Get ready for a power-packed November with the Microsoft Zero to Hero Community! ✨🚀 🚀✨ Get ready for a power-packed November with the Microsoft Zero to Hero Community! ✨🚀 | Microsoft Community Hub
Laptop won't sleep
Hello, Got a new HP Victus 16 laptop with a windows 11 installed. Windows is up to date - however, every time I try to put the laptop to sleep, it won't, but the screen goes black, as I have to do it 2-3 times until the light indicator on the laptop flashes. However, if it did sleep, I can still hear the fans going on, compared to an old business HP laptop with Windows 10, which goes to sleep perfectly without issues, and the fans are halted. Any suggestions or solutions would be appreciated.
How to fix "object/block variable not set" error in VBA?
I'm using VBA in Word 2013. My OS is Win10. I'm having a problem with macros that I created that will no longer work. When I click to run them, I get: "Run-time error '91': Object variable or With block variable not set." I have no idea what the problem could be. These macros ran fine before. Then, this started happening. For example, here's a very simply-written one to zoom out in order to be able to see 5 pages at once in Word: Sub Five_Page_View() ' ' Zoom 45% to see 5 pages ' ' ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Zoom.Percentage = 45 End Sub Used to work. Now, doesn't. I get the error above. Why? Does anyone have any idea what the problem might be? Thanks!Microsoft Learning Rooms Weekly Round up on 10/16
Below is a summary of what is happening within our Learning Rooms (Groups) so that you can stay in the loop and discover something new. To get frequent updates of their content you must follow/join the group that interests you. Make sure to join one of our Learning Rooms (Groups) today! Learning Room (Group) Details Date/Time Link to discussion/event/blog Azure Cloud Commanders Event: AI Innovation With Azure: From Concept to Creation Friday, Oct 17, 2025, 7:30 AM GMT+13 AI Innovation With Azure: From Concept to Creation | Microsoft Community Hub Modern Development with Azure Integration and AI Event: Azure Live Voice API and Avatar Creation Friday, Oct 17, 2025, 10:00 AM PDT techcommunity.microsoft.com/event/43624d95-1cb4-43ab-8b6e-e67b78fe8b98/azure-live-voice-api-and-avatar-creation/4458942 Microsoft Fabric Café Event: Securing AI in Fabric: Defending ML Workloads from Advanced Cyber Threats Friday, Oct 17, 2025, 09:00 PM PDT Securing AI in Fabric: Defending ML Workloads from Advanced Cyber Threats | Microsoft Community Hub Microsoft Hero Community Event: D365 Field Service 101 October 19, 2025 09:00 AM CET 📢 https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeevarajankumar/ 🖇️ https://streamyard.com/watch/RtDkftSxhn7P?wt.mc_id=MVP_350258 Azure Cloud Commanders Event: Security Best Practices for Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) Monday, Oct 20, 2025, 12:00 PM PDT Security Best Practices for Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) | Microsoft Community Hub Microsoft Hero Community Event: FSI and Gen AI: Wealth management advisor with Azure Foundry Agents and MCP October 21, 2025 19:00 PM AEST October 21, 2025 10:00 AM CET 📢 https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyankashah/ 🖇️ https://streamyard.com/watch/Vb5rUWMBN9YN?wt.mc_id=MVP_350258 Azure Cloud Commanders Event: ASO(cial) Superpowers: Streamlined App Deployments with Azure Service Operator Thursday, Oct 23, 2025, 11:00 AM PDT ASO(cial) Superpowers: Streamlined App Deployments with Azure Service Operator | Microsoft Community Hub Microsoft Hero Community Event: The Role of Sentence Syntax in Security Copilot: Structured Storytelling for Effective Defence October 25, 2025 06:00 PM CET 📢 https://www.linkedin.com/in/monaghadiri/ 🖇️ https://streamyard.com/watch/EtPkn2EZkauD?wt.mc_id=MVP_350258 Azure Cloud Commanders Event: Mastering Full Stack with Azure: Effortless Infrastructure and Well-Architected Framework Sunday, Nov 02, 2025, 08:00 PM PST Mastering Full Stack with Azure: Effortless Infrastructure and Well-Architected Framework | Microsoft Community Hub Azure Cloud Commanders Discussion: [Share] AZD-for-beginners [Share] AZD-for-beginners | Microsoft Community Hub Global Cloud & AI Community Discussion: Why should one learn AI? Why should One learn AI ? | Microsoft Community Hub Microsoft Hero Community Blog: 🚀✨ Get ready for a power-packed November with the Microsoft Zero to Hero Community! ✨🚀 🚀✨ Get ready for a power-packed November with the Microsoft Zero to Hero Community! ✨🚀 | Microsoft Community HubMicrosoft Learning Rooms Weekly Round up 10/9
Below is a summary of what is happening within our Learning Rooms (Groups) so that you can stay in the loop and discover something new. To get frequent updates of their content you must follow/join the group that interests you. Make sure to join one of our Learning Rooms (Groups) today! Learning Room (Group) Details Date/Time Link to discussion/event/blog Microsoft Fabric Café Event Revolutionizing Data in Motion with Real-time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric Friday, Oct 10, 2025, 06:00 PM PDT Revolutionizing Data in Motion with Real-Time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Community Hub Microsoft Hero Community Event: Azure Functions and network security.. Can it be done? October 11, 2025 06:00 PM CET 📢 https://www.linkedin.com/in/rexdekoning/ 🖇️ https://streamyard.com/watch/RHzXr5bpYHFY?wt.mc_id=MVP_350258 Azure Cloud Commanders Event: AI Innovation With Azure: From Concept to Creation Friday, Oct 17, 2025, 7:30 AM GMT+13 AI Innovation With Azure: From Concept to Creation | Microsoft Community Hub Modern Development with Azure Integration and AI Event: Azure Live Voice API and Avatar Creation Friday, Oct 17, 2025, 10:00 AM PDT techcommunity.microsoft.com/event/43624d95-1cb4-43ab-8b6e-e67b78fe8b98/azure-live-voice-api-and-avatar-creation/4458942 Microsoft Hero Community Event: D365 Field Service 101 October 19, 2025 09:00 AM CET 📢 https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeevarajankumar/ 🖇️ https://streamyard.com/watch/RtDkftSxhn7P?wt.mc_id=MVP_350258 Azure Cloud Commanders Event: Security Best Practices for Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) Monday, Oct 20, 2025, 12:00 PM PDT Security Best Practices for Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) | Microsoft Community Hub Microsoft Hero Community Event: FSI and Gen AI: Wealth management advisor with Azure Foundry Agents and MCP October 21, 2025 19:00 PM AEST October 21, 2025 10:00 AM CET 📢 https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyankashah/ 🖇️ https://streamyard.com/watch/Vb5rUWMBN9YN?wt.mc_id=MVP_350258 Azure Cloud Commanders Event: ASO(cial) Superpowers: Streamlined App Deployments with Azure Service Operator Thursday, Oct 23, 2025, 11:00 AM PDT ASO(cial) Superpowers: Streamlined App Deployments with Azure Service Operator | Microsoft Community Hub Microsoft Hero Community Event: The Role of Sentence Syntax in Security Copilot: Structured Storytelling for Effective Defence October 25, 2025 06:00 PM CET 📢 https://www.linkedin.com/in/monaghadiri/ 🖇️ https://streamyard.com/watch/EtPkn2EZkauD?wt.mc_id=MVP_350258 Azure Cloud Commanders Event: Mastering Full Stack with Azure: Effortless Infrastructure and Well-Architected Framework Sunday, Nov 02, 2025, 08:00 PM PST Mastering Full Stack with Azure: Effortless Infrastructure and Well-Architected Framework | Microsoft Community Hub Microsoft Hero Community Discussion: Solved ✅ Outlook on Android https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/d2f53501-539c-4d14-9407-022bfd99611f/outlook-on-android/4455945 SkillUp with Copilot Studio & Power Platform Knowledge base: 🧠 Copilot Prompt Gallery 一覧表(2025年10月更新)のご案内 🧠 Copilot Prompt Gallery 一覧表(2025年10月更新)のご案内 | Microsoft Community Hub Microsoft Hero Community Blog: 🚀✨ Are you ready for a power-packed, productive, and inspiring October? ✨🚀 🚀✨ Are you ready for a power-packed, productive, and inspiring October? ✨🚀 | Microsoft Community HubWhy should One learn AI ?
One should learn because, Microsoft is deep in the AI race right now — investing heavily, pushing into new product categories, expanding infrastructure, and building tools for both developers and end-users. Here’s a detailed snapshot of where Microsoft is on AI in late-2025, highlighting what they’ve achieved, what they’re working on, what challenges they face, and what it means for users/organizations 1.AI is Now the Core of Microsoft’s Strategy Microsoft isn’t treating AI as an add-on — it’s embedded into everything: Windows Copilot: AI built directly into the OS. Microsoft 365 Copilot: Automates Office apps like Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams. Azure AI Services: Enterprise-grade infrastructure to build, deploy, and scale AI securely. GitHub Copilot & Azure DevOps: AI-driven development and deployment. Learning AI in Microsoft’s stack means you’re aligning with their long-term direction — it’s where every Microsoft product is headed. 2.Unified Ecosystem for Building & Deploying AI When you learn Microsoft AI, you get exposure to a connected environment that simplifies the AI lifecycle: Stage Microsoft Tools/Platforms Data Ingestion Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Fabric Model Training Azure Machine Learning, Custom Models, Azure AI Foundry Orchestration Azure AI Studio, Logic Apps, Power Automate Deployment Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions Integration Power Platform, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Graph API You can move from “idea -prototype - enterprise-scale app” without leaving the Microsoft ecosystem. 3.Enterprise-Grade Security & Compliance Microsoft has the most trusted AI compliance posture among hyperscalers: 1000+ security and compliance certifications Responsible AI framework (human oversight, privacy, transparency) Seamless Azure AD / Entra ID integration for secure access If you work with enterprise or gov customers, this is critical — they already rely on Microsoft’s compliance backbone. 4.Massive Career & Business Demand According to recent LinkedIn and IDC reports: 80% of Fortune 500 companies use Azure AI services. “AI + Microsoft Cloud” roles (like AI Engineer, M365 Copilot Admin, Azure AI Specialist) are growing 3x faster than traditional cloud roles. Microsoft certifications (e.g., AI-102, DP-100, AI-900) are among the top-requested by employers. Learning Microsoft AI directly translates to employability and consulting value. 5.Democratized AI — Even for Non-Coders Not everyone needs to be a data scientist: Copilot Studio (Power Platform) → Build custom copilots using natural language. Azure AI Foundry → Build intelligent agents visually. Fabric AI Integration → Analyze data and auto-generate insights in Power BI. Microsoft’s goal is to make AI “as easy as Excel” — so business users can innovate too. 6.Future-Proof Skillset Microsoft is working closely with OpenAI and others to lead in: Agentic AI (autonomous reasoning agents) Multimodal AI (text, image, voice) Edge + Cloud AI (Windows + Azure hybrid AI) Responsible AI governance tools By learning Microsoft AI now, you’re future-proofing yourself for this next generation of AI-native applications.AKS vs Azure Web App – When to Choose Which?
Criteria Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Azure Web App ( App Service ) Use Case Microservices, complex distributed apps, container orchestration Simple web apps, APIs, or monolithic workloads Scalability Advanced autoscaling at container/pod level Built-in autoscale for instances Control Full control over networking, security, and runtime Managed platform, limited infrastructure control Complexity Requires Kubernetes expertise Easy to set up and manage CI/CD ntegrates with Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions, flexible pipelines Native CI/CD support with minimal setup Cost Pay for cluster nodes and infra (can be higher for small workloads) Pay per app plan (simpler, often cheaper for small apps) Best For Large-scale, containerized enterprise apps Quick deployments, small-to-medium web apps, APIs Examples Banking microservices, AI inference workloads, enterprise SaaS Company website, REST API, internal dashboards
