March 2025 Events, Training, and Workshops

Hello friends! Somehow, it’s already March, and Microsoft has a metric ton of free events lined up for you. So, I hope you find at least one below that you have a chance to attend and learn something new!

Azure Technical Events

• March 5th: Securing Repositories with GitHub Advanced Security

• March 7th: Lunch & Learn - Integrate Azure OpenAI into Your App (EST | CST | PST)

• March 10th: Securing Repositories with GitHub Advanced Security

• March 10th: Use Azure Open AI Like A Pro To Build Powerful AI Applications

• March 12th: Azure API Management

• March 12th: Mitigating Vulnerabilities with GitHub Advanced Security and Azure DevOps

• March 12th: GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop

• March 14th: Innovate With AI

• March 14th: Lunch & Learn - Code Suggestions with GitHub Copilot in VS Code (EDT | CDT | PDT)

• March 14th: Build Intelligent Apps With Microsoft's Copilot Stack & Azure OpenAI

• March 17th: Cloud Native Applications

• March 17th: Automate Document Processing by Using Azure AI & OpenAI

• March 19th: Securing Repositories with GitHub Advanced Security

• March 19th: Use Azure Open AI Like A Pro To Build Powerful AI Applications

• March 19th: Azure Red Hat OpenShift Workshop

• March 21st: Azure API Management

• March 21st: Lunch & Learn - Get started with Azure OpenAI Service (EDT | CDT | PDT)

• March 21st: Get Started with OpenAI and Build Natural Language Solution

• March 24th: Innovate With AI

• March 24th: Automate Document Processing by Using Azure AI & OpenAI

• March 26th: Develop Generative AI Solutions with Azure OpenAI Service

• March 26th: GitHub Copilot Innovation Workshop

• March 28th: Azure API Management

• March 28th: Lunch & Learn - Integrate Azure OpenAI into Your App (EDT | CDT | PDT)

• March 28th: Build Intelligent Apps with Microsoft's Copilot Stack & Azure OpenAI

Azure Virtual Training Days

• March 4th: Mastering Reliability, Security, and Performance on Azure

• March 4th: AI Fundamentals

• March 6th: Implement a Lakehouse with Microsoft Fabric

• March 10th: Azure Fundamentals

• March 11th: Implement a Lakehouse with Microsoft Fabric

• March 12th: AI Fundamentals

• March 17th: Migrate and Modernize your Apps for AI-powered Solutions

• March 17th: Accelerate Development with GitHub Copilot

• March 19th: Data Fundamentals

• March 19th: Accelerate Development with GitHub Copilot

• March 20th: Migrate and Modernize your Apps for AI-powered Solutions

• March 21st: Migrate Linux and PostgreSQL to Azure

• March 24th: AI Fundamentals

• March 26th: Azure Fundamentals

• March 27th: Mastering Reliability, Security, and Performance on Azure

Microsoft Discovery Hour

• March 5th: Unify Your intelligent Data and Analytics Platform

• March 6th: Discover Cutting-Edge AI Capabilities with an Integration Platform

• March 18th: AI Foundations for Business Leaders

• March 27th: Unify Your Intelligent Data and Analytics Platform

Microsoft Virtual Briefings

• March 5th: Data Security in the Era of Generative AI

• March 11th: AI Readiness and Data Protection: Leveraging Microsoft Purview

• March 13th: Migrate and Secure Windows Server and SQL Server Workloads

• March 13th: Ensuring Business Continuity: Implementing BCDR Strategies in Azure

• March 19th: Azure VMware Solution - Simplify your cloud migration and licensing

• March 19th: Data Classification and Access Control Mechanisms

• March 20th: Mastering Secure Migrations

• March 25th: Ask me Anything about AI Infused Apps

• March 25th: Data Security in the Era of Generative AI

Microsoft Tech Brief

• March 4th: Migrate and Secure Linux, PostgreSQL, and MySQL

• March 18th: Migrate and Secure Windows Server and SQL Server

• March 20th: Build Your Own Copilot with Azure​

• March 25th: Modernize your Data Estate by Migrating to Azure Databricks

• March 25th: Build Unique GenAi Experiences that Scale

Microsoft Reactor

Note that all of these Reactor sessions are livestreamed on YouTube and recorded for later viewing.

March 3rd

• Kickoff to Innovation: SharePoint Hackathon Launch

• Generative AI on Azure – The Fundamentals (Part 1)

• Getting Started with Copilot for Azure to Deploy to the Cloud

March 4th

• Best way to integrate your SAP data into Microsoft Fabric

• Data Privacy & Security in Microsoft Azure

• Measure and Mitigate Risks for a generative AI app in Azure AI Foundry

• Learn Live: Basic security concepts

March 5th

• The Power of Azure Virtual Network Manager in Landing Zones

• Agents, Agents, Agents! What AI agents are, and when (not) to build one

• Building Beautiful SharePoint Portals: Latest Features in Action

• Master Networking on Azure

March 6th

• Securing at the speed of AI with Copilot for Security

• Unlocking Efficiency: SharePoint Agents in Action

• Accelerate Your GenAI Apps with Azure Managed Redis

March 10th

• Generative AI on Azure – The Fundamentals (Part 2)

• Model Mondays 001 – Hands on with GitHub Models

March 11th

• Explore Azure AI Foundry and the Dev Toolchain on Azure

• AI102 -Translating Text with Azure AI Translator Service

• Prepare for exam day and open Q&A (DP-700)

• Python + AI: Large Language Models

• Unlocking the Full Potential of Azure Cosmos DB: Achieving High Performance and Cost

• Learn Live: Identity & access management and network security fundamentals

March 12th

• Practical Applications with AI Agents: Building the Future, One Idea at a Time

• A Guide to Building Tomorrow’s AI Solutions

• Accelerating AppSec: Comprehensive DevSecOps with GitHub GHAS, Copilot & Coveros

• AI Show + Tell with Leo Chen, Engineered Arts

March 13th

• How to work with embedding models and build a RAG application

• Startup Spotlight: Wallaroo.AI

• Python + AI: Vector embeddings

March 17th

• Enhancing Industrial Operations with Azure IoT Operations and Azure Open AI

• Mirroring for Enterprises with Oracle GoldenGate and Microsoft Fabric

• Model Mondays 002 – Hands on with Reasoning Models (o1 and beyond)

March 18th

• Python + AI: Retrieval Augmented Generation

• Learn Live: SecOps and AppSec fundamentals

March 19th

• Build custom agent with vectorize text in Azure AI Search

March 20th

• Global AI Bootcamp 2025 - Intro to Semantic Kernel in C#

• Python + AI: Vision models

• Innovate QA Seattle - Shift Left and Shift Right: Balancing QA in Modern Development

March 25th

• AI102 - Creating Speech-Enabled Apps with Azure AI Services

• Copilot and AI capabilities in Fabric

• Python + AI: Function calling & structured outputs

• Beyond Chatbots: Building Intelligent Multi-Agent Systems with Azure AI

• Data Factory Connector Lifecycle and Upgrade

• Learn Live: Infrastructure security and data security fundamentals

March 26th

• Building your own Azure OpenAI GPT models

• Policy: The Missing Link in Continuous Compliance using GitHub and Fianu

March 27th

• Multi-modal support and image analysis

• Revolutionizing Work with Copilot Agents

• Python + AI: Quality & Safety

March 31st

• Women in Cybersecurity Month