Carike Botha 🇿🇦 #mvpbuzz

🚀 Calling devs, architects & makers in #JHB!

Join us for the #CopilotDeveloperCamp – Agent Edition

📢NOTE: Food vouchers will be shared with the first 75 people to arrive Friday morning. 😎

📍 Microsoft Bryanston (JHB)
📅 Friday, 30 Jan
⏰ 08:30 – 15:00 SAST

@tracyvanderschyff.com @alistairpugin.net

𝗗𝗢𝗡'𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 🅹🅾🅸🅽 🆄🆂 for the #CopilotDeveloperCamp – Agent Edition 3️⃣0️⃣ January 2026

📍 Microsoft Bryanston (JHB)
📅 Friday, 30 Jan
⏰ 08:30 – 15:00 SAST
🎟 Registration: In-person event (register via Meetup) lnkd.in/dnHVtVBW

@tracyvanderschyff.com @alistairpugin.net
#MicrosoftCopilot #AIAgents

Join the GitHub Next Discord Server! A place to connect with the people working at GitHub Next, and other folks thinking about the future of software dev. | 12213 members

Join the @github.com Copilot CLI Discord here -> discord.gg/fwfjbZrx #copilot-cli

It's 🆃🅾🅳🅰🆈!!! 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 6: Preparing #MicrosoftTeams (Meetings) for Recording & Transcription with 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝘂 𝗧𝗼𝗶𝘁.
@alistairpugin.net @carikeb.bsky.social 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 #Microsoft365 #Copilot #AI

➡️R𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: copilotzerotohero.co.za#section-sche...

🚀 Copilot Zero to Hero – Session 4 is here!
📅 @alistairpugin.net covers prepping your Copilot tenant: licensing ✅, security ⚙, & AI at scale 🧠.

🎥 Catch up: youtu.be/BgqanUjiAJg?...

👉 Register: copilotzerotohero.co.za#section-sche...

MCP Dev Days are coming July 29-30

Get ready for two days of deep technical insight and hands-on learning at MCP Dev Days, a virtual event dedicated to MCP — the emerging standard that bridges AI models and the tools they rely on. Details here: https://msft.it/63323S20g9

Huge congratulations for all renewed Microsoft MVPs in July 2025! 👏

Thank you all for the incredible work you do on helping others to succeed within their day to day work by sharing your knowledge 🧡

We are looking forward on what we can achieve together in the future! #MVPBuzz

🚀 Ready to level up with #MicrosoftCopilot?
Join the Zero to Hero Series — free virtual sessions every 2 weeks (July–Nov).
Learn Copilot for M365, Power Platform, & more.

🔗 copilotzerotohero.co.za#section-sche...
#ZeroToHero #AIwithMicrosoft @alistairpugin.net @carikeb.bsky.social

🚀 Ready to level up with #MicrosoftCopilot?
Join the Zero to Hero Series — free virtual sessions every 2 weeks (July–Nov). @alistairpugin.net @carikeb.bsky.social
Learn #Copilot for #Microsoft365, #PowerPlatform, & more.
Earn a badge, boost your skills!
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🚀 Ready to level up with #MicrosoftCopilot?

Join the Zero to Hero Series — free virtual sessions every 2 weeks (15 July–Nov). 😎

Learn Copilot for M365, Power Platform, & more.
Earn a badge, boost your skills! 🌟🧠

🔗 copilotzerotohero.co.za#section-sche...

@alistairpugin.net @tracyvanderschyff.com

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Congrats to all the newly awarded #MVPBuzz this month! Enjoy that giant beaming smile you have earned!

To all those still waiting, keep sharing, keep caring and keep talking - you’ll get this!

Huge congratulations for all new Microsoft MVPs in May 2025! 👏

Thank you all for the invaluable work you do on helping others to succeed within their day to day work by sharing your knowledge 🧡

We are looking forward on what we can achieve together in the future! #MVPBuzz

My support corner has really grown after #MVPSummit

So many new friends were made 😎🎉😊 @microsoftmvp.bsky.social #MVPBuzz

#critterdrop I have found one, please join me in this treasure hunt at #MVPSummit #mvpbuzz @MVPAward also join me for my talk if you are in the Hub 😎

Rumour has it @joeysnow.bsky.social is actually at #MVPSummit, he’s hiding in the Clippy costume

Huge thanks to everyone who joined our "Season of AI - Season 3 Best of AI @ Ignite" meetup in Cape Town! 🎉 Shoutout to speakers Tayieb & @carikeb.bsky.social
for their awesome sessions, thanks to
@Accso for the venue & pizza! 🍕 See you next time! 😎 #AI #community #SeasonOfAI

✨ Wishing you and your families a blessed Christmas filled with love, joy, and peace! May this special day remind us that Jesus is the true reason for the season. 🌟❤️ Merry Christmas! 🙏

Support corner growing nicely 😎😎
#community #Spike #AccsoCody #SamsunLab3DPrint #Puggles #Moomoo #Kiki #Gigi #Xamonkey
#jozi_pug #cptmsdug @microsoftmvp.bsky.social

Had an amazing day at .NET Conf Cape Town! 🎉 Huge thanks to attendees 🫶, sponsors 🙏, and speakers 🎤 for making it so special. A big shoutout to @adpead.bsky.social —you’re a legend for this community! 💡 And to our volunteers, you rock! 💪 #DotNetConf

@alistairpugin.net @mattleibow.bsky.social

Had a great time at this year's .NET Community Conference in Cape Town.

And of course I spoke about Zero Trust cos containers need to be protected too!! #MVPBuzz @carikeb.bsky.social @adpead.bsky.social

Standing room only for @carikeb.bsky.social session on Building copilots with Teams AI Library. #netconf

🚨 2 days until .NET Conf 2024 MSDUG Community Edition in Cape Town on Nov 30!

For details on

📅 Agenda
🎙️ Speakers
🏚️ Venue
🚗 Parking
🍲 Catering
☕ Coffee
Visit cptmsdug.dev

and get your tickets here:

www.quicket.co.za/events/28535...

#dotnetconf #dotnetconfsa #swag

My first official #BlueSky post. Whoo-hoo! Busy following an #MSIgnite recap on the South African #M365 user group with @alistairpugin.net & Tracy 😎https://www.meetup.com/southafrica-m365-user-group/events/304503004/?eventOrigin=home_page_upcoming_events$all