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Tim Warner 🌐 TechTrainerTim.com 📍 Nashville, TN, USA (Central Time Zone) Tech educator specializing in DevOps with Microsoft Azure, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, and the Copilot generative AI ecosystem.
CircleCI is an opinionated SaaS CI/CD platform that works hand in glove with GitHub Enterprise Cloud.
I just released a new Pluralsight course, Getting Started with CircleCI, focused on practical pipelines and how CircleCI thinks about CI/CD.
Check it out!
www.pluralsight.com/courses/gett...
Microsoft has 3 paths for building agents and most orgs pick wrong:
🔹 M365 Copilot agents = glorified custom GPTs
🔹 Copilot Studio = where real power lives
🔹 Azure Foundry = nuclear option
They're layers, not competitors. Start low-code.
youtu.be/3jZ_lzsgWTM
Case studies on Microsoft cert exams stress everyone out — until you have a system.
My 4-step strategy:
→ Skim for theme (90 sec max)
→ Find the callback hint in each question
→ Targeted tab search
→ Match and answer, keep moving
Work smarter, not harder.
youtu.be/jpJc0ElB4rY
New video: Why AZ-104 is the hardest Microsoft cert exam (in my 30 years of experience)
4 pillars of pain:
- Breadth AND depth
- Azure networking (a whole career crammed in)
- Case studies & data analysis
- Multiple "correct" answers
Plus tips that actually work 👇
🎬 youtu.be/qkSOrJwIQ70
Recording a breakdown of the Microsoft Certification Exam rules: AI bans, braindumps, score challenges, and how your data is shared. If you take MS certs, this clears up a lot of confusion. Video link: youtu.be/pXnM4Dbd2VI
#Microsoft #Certification
New video alert! 🚨 Microsoft Practice Assessments aren't what you think they are.
Breaking down the truth about these free assessments and what you ACTUALLY need to pass your Microsoft cert exam.
Hope it helps! youtu.be/c7dTLq9SzmU
#Azure #Certification #CloudComputing #TechEducation
Hi! Here's my candid, NDA-friendly review of Microsoft brand-new expert-level cert Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect (AB‑100). Hope it's helpful!
youtu.be/MCIon6epv74
Happy Friday! If you use Wireshark to any extent, you may be interested in my brand-new Pluralsight course, "Visualizing Network Traffic and Advanced Analysis"!
Enjoy!
www.pluralsight.com/courses/visu...
Hey there! Here's my always-candid, NDA-friendly review of Microsoft's new certification exam, AB-900: Copilot and Agent Fundamentals! Let me know your questions and I'll answer. Thanks!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrDF...
GitHub Copilot has multiple AI models now - GPT, Claude, Gemini - but most devs don't know that Claude Opus costs 10x more per prompt than the default models.
Just dropped a full breakdown of model selection & premium request pricing.
Watch here: youtu.be/j9A0STfMMJg
#GitHubCopilot #DevTools
GitHub Copilot custom instructions just changed the game.
No more repeating your dev standards, security requirements, or dependencies in every prompt. I just dropped a tutorial showing exactly how to set up .instructions files at both repo-level and file-specific granularity.
youtu.be/Jt3i1a5tSbM
GitHub Copilot has TWO ways to understand your code:
#codebase → context variable (sculpts what it sees)
@workspace → chat participant (adds LLM reasoning)
Most devs use them interchangeably. They're not.
10-min breakdown: youtu.be/8GP42iEkt94
#GitHubCopilot #DevTools
Prompt files in GitHub Copilot = reusable slash commands for your standard prompts.
No more copy-pasting. Just /azure-bicep or /powershell-script and your conventions are already loaded.
youtu.be/nNiDplJqU6w
#GitHubCopilot #DevTools
Your Copilot agent hitting "degraded state" because you loaded 15 MCP servers at once?
Chat modes = surgical tool selection. Documentation MCPs for writing, GitHub tools for PRs, clean context for each.
Short tutorial: youtu.be/kw5GNtihCh0
#GitHubCopilot #DevProductivity
Big thanks to my friends at WFSB TV, the CBS affiliate in Hartford, Connecticut, for having me back on Great Day Connecticut! 🎥 I had a blast sharing practical, safe ways anyone can use generative AI in everyday life.
📺 Watch the segment here: www.wfsb.com/video/2025/0...
Hello hello again! If you support Windows Server 2025, consider checking out my brand-new Pluralsight course "Windows Server 2025 Security Essentials for IT Professionals"!
www.pluralsight.com/courses/wind...
🚀 Have you explored Cline AI in Visual Studio Code? It now includes a Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers gallery. This is a game-changer for those building or learning about AI agents.
🧠 Cline: cline.bot
Hey friends! Please consider checking out my brand-new Pluralsight course "System Administration with Windows Server 2025." It's a short-form journey through some of Windows Servers' latest and greatest advancements. Lemme know what you think! www.pluralsight.com/courses/syst...
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Big thanks to the team at CBS affiliate WFSB Eyewitness News 3 in Hartford, CT, for having me on Great Day Connecticut to talk about why AI training matters for everyone—regardless of age or profession. @wfsb.com
📺 Watch the segment: AI in Everyday www.wfsb.com/video/2025/0...
Hey friends! If you know someone (of any age) interested in learning more about networking fundamentals, guide 'em over to my new Pluralsight micro-course "Network Configuration: Exploring Network Equipment and Topologies"! www.pluralsight.com/courses/netw...
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Hey, how are you? If you're a subscriber, check out my final Pluralsight course of the year: "Practical Strategies for AIOps Success." It's a tiny short-form executive briefing type of deal. Hope you enjoy! www.pluralsight.com/courses/prac...
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New video! GitHub Foundations Certification Exam Review: youtu.be/AhZjxA5fj8g
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📢 Considering GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) certification? 🚀
I’ve shared my exam review to help you prepare: Watch it here.
Looking for resources? Check out my public gist: timw.info/ghasreview.
Let me know your thoughts or questions in the comments! 💬
petri.com/powershell-t...
Check out my latest on Petri IT Knowledgebase! I cover PowerShell's Trim methods—perfect for making your scripts cleaner and more efficient. Essential for anyone working cross-platform with user data, paths, or logs.
Taking the GitHub Copilot Certification Exam? Just shared a video guide to help you prepare—covering the exam format, essential topics, and tips for tackling it with confidence.
Video: youtu.be/lNco-xDft0E
Resources: timw.info/copilotreview
GitHub Copilot Extensions: Multi-IDE or VS Code API?
Watch here 👉 youtu.be/t9d7ag03oy8
Resources: timw.info/gcext
🎸 Quick Fix: Get Your Lost Window Back! 🖥️
Lost a window off-screen? Here’s a 2.5-minute guide to fix it fast on any Windows version:
1️⃣ Bring the window to the foreground
2️⃣ Alt + Spacebar for control
3️⃣ Arrow keys to move it back
🔗 Watch: youtu.be/1E8w7PnoO1s
#WindowsTips #QuickFix #TechTutorial
Hands-On with GitHub Copilot Extensions! | www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0tj...
After a long wait, I was accepted into the GitHub Copilot Extensions Limited Public Beta program. Because I'm an educator, of course I'm obligated to show you what it is and how it works.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #68,071!
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My new Pluralsight training course is hot off the presses! (Note: Please don't ask what kind(s) of presses we use in electronic publishing. ) | Network Operations for CompTIA Network+ | www.pluralsight.com/courses/netw...
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