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If you’re interested in freely available webinars, trainings & workshops from Microsoft, here’s a list of references I use to identify events relevant to my audiences:

• Microsoft Innovation Workshops & Cloud Events
  • Microsoft Azure AI Agents: Hands-on Lab
  • Microsoft Defender For Cloud Workshop
  • …
• Microsoft Events
  General catalog of events – in-person & online – being delivered for a variety of topics.
  • Azure
  • Microsoft 365
  • Power Platform
  • Security
  • Fabric
  • Power BI
  • Windows
  • Copilot
• Microsoft Virtual Training Days
  Technically a subset of Microsoft Events, these are a SPECIFIC classification of over 40+ different IT Professional trainings that run for 8 hours & focus on 1 specific area of technology.
  • Microsoft 365 Virtual Training Day: Manage Windows Endpoints with Microsoft Intune
  • Microsoft 365 Virtual Training Day: Manage Your Smart Workplace with Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft Security Virtual Training Day: Implement Data Security with Microsoft Purview
  • Microsoft Security Virtual Training Day: Strengthen Cloud Security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
  • Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day: Migrate and Modernize your Apps for AI-powered…
  • Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day: Migrate and Secure Windows Server and SQL Server
  • Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day: Implement a Lakehouse with Microsoft Fabric
  • Microsoft Virtual Training Day: Transform your Everyday Business Processes with Agents
  • Microsoft Virtual Training Day: Secure and administer Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agents
  • …
• Microsoft Reactor Trainings
  • Building Scalable LLM Evaluation Pipelines with Azure Cosmos DB
  • Series – Azure Cosmos DBA
  • Securing the Vibe Coding Era with GitHub and Endor Labs
  • Series – Spotlight on GitHub Advanced Security
  • …
• Security Engineering Webinars
  • Microsoft Azure Network Security | What’s New in Azure Firewall
  • Microsoft Sentinel | Adopting Unified Custom Detections in Microsoft Sentinel via the Defender Portal: Now Better Than Ever
  • …
• GitHub Developer, DevOps & GitHub Copilot Sessions
  • Git Merge 202x
  • Github Universe 202x
  • …
• In-person Events – Microsoft-led & Microsoft-as-a-participant
  • Power Platform Community Conference
    • Power Platform & Copilot Studio conference – https://powerplatformconf.com/
    • October 27-29, 2026 – MGM Grand – Las Vegas, NV
  • Microsoft 365 Community Conference
    • Microsoft 365 conference – https://m365conf.com/
    • April 21 – 23, 2026 – Loews Sapphire Falls Resort/Royal Pacific Resort -Orlando, FL
  • Fabric Community Conference
    • Fabric conference – https://fabriccon.com/
    • March 16-20, 2026 – Georgia World Congress Center – Atlanta, GA
  • SQLCon
    • SQL Server conference – https://aka.ms/sqlcon
    • March 16-20, 2026 – Georgia World Congress Center – Atlanta, GA
  • Microsoft Ignite
    • IT Professional’s conference – https://ignite.microsoft.com
    • November 17–20, 2026 – Moscone Center – San Francisco, CA
  • Microsoft Build
    • Developer’s conference – https://build.microsoft.com/
    • Next: TBD
  • Agent & Copilot Summit
    • AI Business Solutions conference – https://copilot.summitna.com/
    • March 17-19, 2026 – Hilton La Jolla – Torrey Pines, CA
  • TechCon365/DataCon/PWRCon
    • IT Professional’s conference – https://techcon365.com/Seattle
    • August 24-28, 2026 – Seattle, WA – Seattle Convention Center
  • GitHub Universe
    • Developer’s conference – https://githubuniverse.com/
    • October 28-29, 2026 – Fort Mason – San Francisco, CA
• On-demand/Recorded Microsoft Curriculum Training Courses
  Comprehensive libraries of over 40+ pre-video recorded multi-module training courses, available at no cost. Includes the full Microsoft curriculum courses.
  • Fundamentals (AZ-900, DP-900, MS-900, MB-900, SC-900, AI-900, PL-900)
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot
  • Azure Data & AI
  • Security
  • Azure Infrastructure
  • Azure Digital Apps and Innovation
• Microsoft 365 & Power BI End-user Pre-recorded Adoption Training
  Microsoft has partnered with Microsoft Global Learning Partner Fast Lane to deliver live training sessions across Microsoft Viva, Microsoft Teams, Power Platform, and Microsoft 365 in various languages. Each live session is 1 hour long.
  • Cloud storage: Microsoft OneDrive for Business, Teams, and SharePoint Online
  • Customize Microsoft Teams with apps
  • Discover insights with Microsoft Power BI in Microsoft Teams
  • Explore teams and channels in Microsoft Teams
  • Get started with Microsoft Power Apps
  • Get started with Microsoft Power Automate
  • …
• Adoption Training & Resources
  • Customer Hub Sessions – https://aka.ms/customerhubsessions
    • AI agents (19 sessions)
    • Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat for all users (14 sessions)
    • Microsoft Teams events readiness (13 sessions)
    • Driving business value with Microsoft 365 Copilot (4 sessions)
    • GPT-5 in Copilot
    • Best practices for upgrading Windows 10 to 11 and beyond
    • Frontline Fridays: Empowering frontline success (6 sessions)
    • Microsoft 365 Copilot analytics: Measuring impact with analytics (6 sessions)
    • Monday Masterclass: Your guide to the Viva Engage essentials (6 sessions)
    • Patterns of value: Power Platform (5 sessions)
    • Drive adoption of Microsoft 365 Copilot (2 sessions)
    • Smart workplace: Teams Phone (7 sessions)
    • Microsoft 365 Copilot fundamentals (3 sessions)
• Microsoft Community Learning – YouTube Channel
  • Digital Deep Dive: Copilot Control System (10 sessions)
  • Intranet reimagined with Microsoft (14 sessions)
  • Microsoft 365 Community Conference 2025 (51 sessions)
  • …

Also, for those managed Enterprise & Government customers enrolled in the following:

• Microsoft Enterprise Skills Initiative – For Enterprise Agreement customers that meet proper qualifications & have been nominated by their Account team for Microsoft’s professional “skilling” program:
  • Review the available courses at https://esi.microsoft.com or contact your ESI Training Program Manager for details
• Unified WorkshopPLUS – For customers with Unified Enterprise services contracts with Microsoft:
  • Available as Open Workshops (enroll in classes with other customers participating) pr Closed Workshops (private
  • Review the proactive workshops available at https://serviceshub.microsoft.com or see your Unified Customer Success Account Manager for details