Join me at Live! 360 Orlando 2025 at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort. I’ll be delivering a keynote, a two-day hands-on Python & AI workshop, and multiple sessions on AI development and Azure AI Foundry.

Keynote

Live! 360 Keynote: Azure at 15: What’s Next for the Cloud, AI, and You
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Fifteen years after “Windows Azure” launched, this keynote looks back at the platform’s evolution and ahead to what’s next for cloud and AI. You’ll leave with practical guidance on what to do with Azure right now, how to prepare for what’s coming, and how to ready your team for the next wave of innovation.

Python & AI — 2‑Day Hands‑On Workshop

AIHOL01 2-Day Hands-On Lab: Elevate Your Career with Python and AI - Day 1: Getting Started with Python
Sunday, November 16, 2025

Set up Python development with VS Code and build confidence with core language features, data structures, testing, the standard library, and popular packages like NumPy, Pandas, and Matplotlib. You’ll close Day 1 with notebooks and small utilities you can reuse.

AIHOL01 2-Day Hands-On Lab: Elevate Your Career with Python and AI - Day 2: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Using Python
Monday, November 17, 2025

Apply Python to AI/ML: search, knowledge representation, optimization, machine learning, neural networks, and NLP using libraries like scikit‑learn, TensorFlow, and NLTK. We’ll also explore Azure Machine Learning and generative AI—LLMs, retrieval, and prompt engineering with tools like LangChain.

Sessions

AIT03 Fast Focus: Jupyter Notebooks in VS Code
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Make the most of Jupyter inside VS Code. We’ll cover environment setup, kernels, data exploration workflows, debugging, and productivity boosters like variable explorer, interactive plots, and code snippets. You’ll leave with a tuned setup and repeatable notebook patterns you can use the next day.

AIW05 Agentic AI for Developers: Creating AI Agents with Azure AI Agent Service
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

An introduction to agentic AI concepts and how they’re brought to life with Azure AI Agent Service. Define agent goals, configure capabilities and tools, manage memory and context, integrate with APIs and data, and explore real‑world use cases like copilots and process orchestration.

AIT07: AI with Azure AI Foundry
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

From prototype to production with Azure AI Foundry. Learn how to choose models, manage prompts and evaluations, add retrieval (vector search), wire up safety filters, and deploy reliably. We’ll share patterns, cost tips, and live demos you can adapt for your team.

Why Attend Live! 360

• Hands-on, laptop-open labs, with step-by-step exercises, and one-on-one coaching.

• Actionable take‑homes—code samples and checklists for your projects.

• Co‑located events mean a broader set of tracks and perspectives to choose from throughout the week.

• Network with other developers, Microsoft insiders, and community leaders.

Register & Connect

• Save $500 on your conference pass with priority code BOYD: Register now

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