Whether you’re just getting started with Azure or looking to deepen your AI expertise, these resources are curated for government IT leaders and technical teams.
Upcoming Microsoft Events
Last updated: October 6, 2026
| Event | Date | Format | Type | Description |
|---|
| Prompt Engineering con Copilot: construye prompts que realmente funcionen | 2026-10-09 | Livestream, On demand | Tutorial | Practical session on building clearer, more effective, reusable prompts with Microsoft Copilot. |
| Voice Agents Upgraded: New Speech Models and Agent Experience In Foundry | 2026-10-12 | Livestream, On demand | Panel / AMA | Live demo of speech models and how to build, test, and monitor voice agents in Foundry. |
| The Agentic SDLC: Making Application Modernization Continuous | 2026-10-13 | Livestream, On demand | Tutorial | Explores using agentic workflows to make application modernization part of the SDLC. |
| Build AI-powered soccer insights apps with AKS and ACA | 2026-10-14 | Livestream, On demand | Workshop / Lab / Project | Hands-on workshop for building and deploying AI apps with AKS and Azure Container Apps. |
| New billing and capacity tools in Microsoft Fabric | 2026-10-14 | Livestream, On demand | Panel / AMA | Interactive Q&A on Microsoft Fabric capacity management, visibility, and control tools. |
| Production-Grade Agents: Evaluation, Tracing, Security, and Operations | 2026-10-15 | Livestream, On demand | Tutorial | Covers production readiness for agents, including testing, observability, releases, and operations. |
| Building AI Apps Faster with Agentic Coding and Azure Cosmos DB | 2026-10-15 | Livestream, On demand | Tutorial | Shows how coding agents and Azure Cosmos DB support chat history, vector search, and stateful AI apps. |
| .NET + Foundry, better together | 2026-10-15 | Livestream, On demand | Tutorial | Practical .NET sessions showing new SDK capabilities and Foundry features in action. |
| SQL Modernization Day | 2026-10-20 | Livestream, On demand | Tutorial | Helps teams move SQL Server estates to Azure without a rewrite and build AI-ready applications. |
| Introduction to Copilot & Cowork Extensibility with WorkIQ Developer Tools | 2026-10-21 | Livestream, On demand | Tutorial | Introduces Copilot and Cowork extensibility and how WorkIQ Developer Tools fit into the ecosystem. |
Getting Started with AI on Azure
Azure Fundamentals & Certifications
| Resource | Description |
|---|
| Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) | The starting point — cloud concepts, Azure services, security, and pricing |
| Azure Administrator (AZ-104) | Managing Azure identities, governance, storage, compute, and networking |
| Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305) | Designing infrastructure, data, and application solutions on Azure |
| Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500) | Security controls, threat protection, and identity management |
| Microsoft Learn | Free, self-paced learning paths across all Microsoft technologies |
| Microsoft Learn for Government | Training paths specifically curated for government organizations |
Cloud Adoption & Architecture
| Resource | Description |
|---|
| Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) | Microsoft’s proven methodology for cloud adoption — strategy, planning, readiness, migration, and governance |
| Azure Well-Architected Framework | Best practices for reliability, security, cost optimization, operational excellence, and performance |
| Azure Architecture Center | Reference architectures, design patterns, and solution ideas |
| Landing Zone Accelerators | Pre-built templates to set up a well-governed Azure environment |
| Azure for Government | Documentation specific to Azure Government cloud regions |
App Modernization & Development
Data & Analytics
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