Eric Boyd is a Microsoft MVP in Azure and AI, a Microsoft Regional Director, and the founder and CEO of responsiveX.https://ericboyd.comhttps://ericboyd.com/events/live-360-orlando-2026https://ericboyd.com/events/live-360-orlando-2026I'm speaking at Live! 360 Tech Con 2026 at the Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando, with a two-day hands-on Python and AI lab, a Spec Kit session, and two AI enterprise architecture sessions.Sun, 15 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-november-2026-frank-migacz-generative-ai-transformershttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-november-2026-frank-migacz-generative-ai-transformersGo inside modern transformers with Frank Migacz to see how embedding, attention, and output generation really work, then build up to agents and harnesses so you get better results from the AI tools you use every day.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-october-2026-sam-basu-developer-workflows-ai-agehttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-october-2026-sam-basu-developer-workflows-ai-ageSam Basu walks through real-world agentic development workflows, from running models locally or in the cloud to sub-agents, skills, MCP, and validating AI's work.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/cloud-ai-summit-2026https://ericboyd.com/events/cloud-ai-summit-2026I'm speaking at The Cloud & AI Summit 2026 in St. Charles, Missouri, where I'll be presenting sessions on building MCP servers with C# and .NET and on designing modern web APIs with .NET 10, OpenAPI, and Azure.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/visual-studio-live-vslive-san-diego-2026https://ericboyd.com/events/visual-studio-live-vslive-san-diego-2026I'll be speaking at Visual Studio Live! San Diego 2026 with a two-day hands-on workshop on Python and AI, plus sessions on Jupyter notebooks in VS Code and Microsoft Fabric architecture and pipelines.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/kcdc-2026-hack-the-helper-ai-agents-mcp-llms-appsec-frontierhttps://ericboyd.com/events/kcdc-2026-hack-the-helper-ai-agents-mcp-llms-appsec-frontierI'll be speaking at KCDC 2026 in Kansas City about how prompt injection, tool hijacking, vector poisoning, and MCP supply-chain risks are reshaping application security for AI agents.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-september-2026-michael-collier-durable-agents-microsoft-agent-frameworkhttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-september-2026-michael-collier-durable-agents-microsoft-agent-frameworkLearn how Azure Durable Functions, Azure Durable Task Scheduler, and Microsoft Agent Framework work together to build AI agents that survive failures, restarts, and long-running workflows.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/articles/live-360-orlando-2026-planning-your-weekhttps://ericboyd.com/articles/live-360-orlando-2026-planning-your-weekLive! 360 is six conferences on one badge across six days. Here's how I'd plan the week, from picking the right pass to booking a room now that the main block is gone, to building a schedule that's worth the trip.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/beer-city-code-2026-grand-rapidshttps://ericboyd.com/events/beer-city-code-2026-grand-rapidsI’m speaking at Beer City Code 2026 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where I’ll be delivering two sessions on spec-driven development and building MCP servers with C# and .NET.Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-august-2026-brian-mckeiver-azure-app-servicehttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-august-2026-brian-mckeiver-azure-app-serviceLearn how to deploy and optimize .NET applications on Azure App Service, from selecting the right plan to tuning performance, scaling intelligently, and diagnosing production issues.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/articles/openai-hugging-face-incident-black-hat-2026https://ericboyd.com/articles/openai-hugging-face-incident-black-hat-2026A detailed look at the OpenAI–Hugging Face incident revealed at Black Hat USA 2026, where AI agents collaborated, exploited vulnerabilities, and moved at machine speed.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/techmentor-microsoft-hq-2026https://ericboyd.com/events/techmentor-microsoft-hq-2026I'm speaking at TechMentor @ Microsoft HQ 2026 in Redmond, WA. I'll be presenting two sessions on Enterprise AI for IT Pros and eliminating secret sprawl with Azure Managed Identity and Azure Key Vault.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/visual-studio-live-vslive-microsoft-hq-2026https://ericboyd.com/events/visual-studio-live-vslive-microsoft-hq-2026I'm speaking at VSLive! Microsoft HQ 2026 in Redmond, WA—presenting sessions on building MCP servers with C# and .NET, and using API gateways for microservices governance.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/articles/vslive-microsoft-hq-2026-ai-hackathonhttps://ericboyd.com/articles/vslive-microsoft-hq-2026-ai-hackathonJoin Visual Studio Live! and the AI Hackathon to get hands-on experience creating AI solutions, develop alongside industry experts, and compete for one of 18 cash prizes from a $25,000 prize pool with a $6,000 grand champion award. It is a rare opportunity, and I would love to see you there.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-july-2026-chris-woodruff-terraform-real-worldhttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-july-2026-chris-woodruff-terraform-real-worldLearn practical Terraform techniques for modularization, state management, environment isolation, and team collaboration from real-world cloud delivery experience.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-june-2026-scott-hanselman-aihttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-june-2026-scott-hanselman-aiJoin Scott Hanselman for a balanced look at AI.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/platformcon-2026-spec-driven-apis-accelerate-deliveryhttps://ericboyd.com/events/platformcon-2026-spec-driven-apis-accelerate-deliverySpec-first OpenAPI descriptions drive code, tests, docs, and gateways.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-june-2026-brad-henderson-chicago-quantum-agehttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-june-2026-brad-henderson-chicago-quantum-ageLearn why Chicago is emerging as a global hub for quantum innovation, from research and hardware to the broader quantum economy.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/made-for-dev-global-ai-community-2026-spec-driven-development-spec-kithttps://ericboyd.com/events/made-for-dev-global-ai-community-2026-spec-driven-development-spec-kitI'll demonstrate how Spec-Driven Development flips AI coding from guesswork to building exactly what is needed.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/devsum-2026https://ericboyd.com/events/devsum-2026I'm speaking at DevSum 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden, with sessions on Enterprise AI with Microsoft Foundry and securing ASP.NET web apps and APIs.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/articles/microsoft-build-2026-what-to-expecthttps://ericboyd.com/articles/microsoft-build-2026-what-to-expectMicrosoft's Premier Developer Conference takes place in San Francisco on June 2-3, 2026. Here is what to know about the location and venue, virtual attendance, satellite events near you, the sessions I am most excited about, and a new Microsoft tool that is worth exploring.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-may-2026-rocketride-ai-pipelineshttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-may-2026-rocketride-ai-pipelinesLearn practical patterns for building reliable, scalable AI pipelines from data through deployment.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/azure-cosmos-db-conf-2026https://ericboyd.com/events/azure-cosmos-db-conf-2026I'm speaking at Azure Cosmos DB Conf 2026 — a free virtual developer event on April 28, 2026. My session covers distributed locks, sagas, and coordination patterns using Cosmos DB for real-world distributed workflows.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/articles/global-azure-2026-recap-chicagohttps://ericboyd.com/articles/global-azure-2026-recap-chicagoA look back at Global Azure 2026 around the world and a recap of our local Chicago event, from attendance and sessions to the questions that stayed with me after the day ended.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/articles/what-is-a-microsoft-regional-director-rdhttps://ericboyd.com/articles/what-is-a-microsoft-regional-director-rdA practical look at what the Microsoft Regional Director program is, how people become Regional Directors, and the value they bring to Microsoft, customers, partners, and the broader technology community.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/global-azure-chicago-2026https://ericboyd.com/events/global-azure-chicago-2026A free, full-day community conference at the Microsoft Chicago office, bringing together local Azure experts, MVPs, and practitioners for a deep dive into modern app development on Azure.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/agentcamp-milwaukee-2026-grounding-memory-retrievalhttps://ericboyd.com/events/agentcamp-milwaukee-2026-grounding-memory-retrievalI’m speaking at AgentCamp Milwaukee on grounding, memory, and retrieval patterns that help enterprise AI agents stay reliable in production.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-april-2026-george-roberts-mission-identity-cloud-access-aihttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-april-2026-george-roberts-mission-identity-cloud-access-aiLearn how cloud identity must evolve in the era of autonomous AI agents, from verifiable delegation to identity-bound agent actions and risk-adaptive controls.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/cyphercon-2026https://ericboyd.com/events/cyphercon-2026I'm speaking at CypherCon 2026 in Milwaukee—two sessions covering cloud identity attacks on Azure and, together with my son Jaxon, the lessons we have learned from exploiting video games.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/mvp-summit-2026https://ericboyd.com/events/mvp-summit-2026I'm attending the 2026 Microsoft MVP Summit in Redmond—a private, invite-only event for Microsoft MVPs and Regional Directors to connect with product teams and peers.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/visual-studio-live-vslive-las-vegas-2026https://ericboyd.com/events/visual-studio-live-vslive-las-vegas-2026Join me at Visual Studio Live! Las Vegas 2026 for a two-day hands-on Python + AI workshop, plus two sessions on building and designing enterprise-ready AI agents.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/azure-live-qa-march-12-2026-getting-started-with-azurehttps://ericboyd.com/events/azure-live-qa-march-12-2026-getting-started-with-azureA short, live Q&A webinar where I answer questions about Azure to help people with the fundamentals of Azure and unblock common challenges.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-march-2026-harald-fianbakken-sovereign-microsoft-cloudhttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-march-2026-harald-fianbakken-sovereign-microsoft-cloudLearn how Microsoft approaches public and private sovereign cloud needs, including challenges building applications for restricted or fully air-gapped environments.Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/azure-live-qa-march-5-2026-getting-started-with-azurehttps://ericboyd.com/events/azure-live-qa-march-5-2026-getting-started-with-azureA short, live Q&A webinar where I answer questions about Azure to help people with the fundamentals of Azure and unblock common challenges.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/azure-live-qa-february-26-2026-getting-started-with-azurehttps://ericboyd.com/events/azure-live-qa-february-26-2026-getting-started-with-azureA short, live Q&A webinar where I answer questions about Azure to help people with the fundamentals of Azure and unblock common challenges.Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/cleveland-csharp-user-group-february-25-2026-spec-driven-development-sdd-github-spec-kithttps://ericboyd.com/events/cleveland-csharp-user-group-february-25-2026-spec-driven-development-sdd-github-spec-kitI’m speaking at the Cleveland C# User Group on how GitHub Spec Kit helps teams move from “vibe coding” to spec-driven, repeatable AI-assisted delivery.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-february-2026-santosh-durgam-aws-data-pipelineshttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-february-2026-santosh-durgam-aws-data-pipelinesLearn scalable, resilient AWS data pipeline patterns using Kinesis, Glue, EMR, Athena, and Redshift—from ingestion to business-ready insights.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/azure-live-qa-february-12-2026-getting-started-with-azurehttps://ericboyd.com/events/azure-live-qa-february-12-2026-getting-started-with-azureA short, live Q&A webinar where I answer questions about Azure to help people with the fundamentals of Azure and unblock common challenges.Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/azure-live-qa-january-29-2026-getting-started-with-azurehttps://ericboyd.com/events/azure-live-qa-january-29-2026-getting-started-with-azureA short, live Q&A webinar where I answer questions about Azure to help people with the fundamentals of Azure and unblock common challenges.Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/microsoft-ai-tour-new-york-city-2026-spec-driven-development-spec-kithttps://ericboyd.com/events/microsoft-ai-tour-new-york-city-2026-spec-driven-development-spec-kitI’m giving a lightning talk at the 2026 Microsoft AI Tour in New York City (NYC) on how Spec Kit helps you move from “vibe coding” to spec-driven, repeatable AI-assisted delivery.Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/azure-live-qa-january-15-2026-getting-started-with-azurehttps://ericboyd.com/events/azure-live-qa-january-15-2026-getting-started-with-azureA short, live Q&A webinar where I answer questions about Azure to help people with the fundamentals of Azure and unblock common challenges.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/articles/microsoft-azure-live-qa-farewell-tourhttps://ericboyd.com/articles/microsoft-azure-live-qa-farewell-tourAfter nine years, I’m wrapping up the Azure Live Q&A series. Join the final three-months of sessions live, ask questions, and help spread the word.Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-january-2026-tim-rayburn-tools-in-your-ai-toolbox-mcp-servershttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-january-2026-tim-rayburn-tools-in-your-ai-toolbox-mcp-serversLearn how Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) can help you standardize AI integrations and build powerful, tool-using agents using open-source MCP servers.Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-december-2025-hillel-wayne-what-isnt-your-system-supposed-to-dohttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-december-2025-hillel-wayne-what-isnt-your-system-supposed-to-doLearn how formal methods and new ways of thinking about system properties and state spaces can help you find bugs in large systems before you write a line of code.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/live-360-orlando-2025https://ericboyd.com/events/live-360-orlando-2025A unique conference combining multiple co-located events for developers and IT professionals. Join me for a keynote, a two-day Python & AI workshop, and multiple AI sessions.Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-november-2025-mary-grygleski-event-streaming-multi-agent-aihttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-november-2025-mary-grygleski-event-streaming-multi-agent-aiExplore how event streaming underpins autonomous, cloud-native multi-agent AI applications with real-time, elastic scalability.Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/techorama-nl-2025https://ericboyd.com/events/techorama-nl-2025Join me at Techorama Netherlands, one of Europe's premier technology conferences featuring expert speakers and cutting-edge tech content.Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-october-2025-pete-rodriguez-github-copilot-bicep-arm-azurehttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-october-2025-pete-rodriguez-github-copilot-bicep-arm-azureAI-assisted infrastructure as code (IaC) development. GitHub Copilot, Bicep, ARM, and Azure.Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/visual-studio-live-vslive-san-diego-2025https://ericboyd.com/events/visual-studio-live-vslive-san-diego-2025An action-packed week of hands-on workshops, a keynote on future-proofing your dev career with AI, and practical sessions from industry experts on the latest in the Microsoft stack, AI, Python and more.Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-september-2025https://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-september-2025A practical, entertaining session on how AI is changing phishing and vishing attacks — and what organizations should do about it.Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-august-2025https://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-august-2025An insightful session on Microsoft Fabric, the all-in-one analytics platform that simplifies data architecture and accelerates insights.Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/visual-studio-live-vslive-microsoft-hq-redmond-2025https://ericboyd.com/events/visual-studio-live-vslive-microsoft-hq-redmond-2025Five immersive days of live, hands-on learning. Connect with Microsoft insiders, industry experts, and fellow developers to master the latest in the Microsoft stack.Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-july-2025https://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-july-2025Dive into the world of asynchronous messaging and event-driven architectures with Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Hubs, and Azure Event GridTue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/devsum-2025https://ericboyd.com/events/devsum-2025A leading software development conference featuring over 70 experts from around the world.Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-june-2025https://ericboyd.com/events/chicago-cloud-computing-meetup-june-2025An evening of Azure AI Search insights with David Giard.Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/events/microsoft-build-2025https://ericboyd.com/events/microsoft-build-2025Microsoft's premier developer conference showcasing the latest technologies and innovations.Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericboyd.com/articles/microsoft-build-2025-planning-your-schedule-sessionshttps://ericboyd.com/articles/microsoft-build-2025-planning-your-schedule-sessionsGet expert advice to confidently plan your Microsoft Build 2025 schedule and make every moment count.Mon, 12 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT