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Live! 360 Tech Con Orlando 2025 Keynote: Agentic DevOps in Real Live with Mickey Gousset and Brian A. Randell
Discover how Agentic DevOps brings AI-driven workflows into everyday software delivery, helping teams build faster, ship safer, and keep humans in the loop. In this keynote, Mickey Gousset and Brian A. Randell explore how intelligent agents integrate with tools like Visual Studio and GitHub Copilot to automate infrastructure, strengthen security, and enhance DevOps practices with practical strategies for real-world development and operations.
Estimated viewing time: 60 minutes
Live! 360 Tech Con Orlando 2025 Keynote: Azure at 15: What's Next for the Cloud, AI, and You with Eric D. Boyd
Celebrate 15 years of Azure and explore what's ahead for the cloud, AI, and the future of computing. In this session, Eric D. Boyd highlights key innovations, platform trends, and strategic directions shaping Azure's evolution — with insights on how developers and IT leaders can take advantage of new services, tools, and AI-powered capabilities to build modern applications.
Estimated viewing time: 60 minutes
Visual Studio Live! Orlando 2025 Keynote: The Road to Visual Studio 2025: Building a Faster, Smarter IDE with Mads Kristensen & Nik Karpinsky
Explore where Visual Studio is headed as the IDE evolves for performance, intelligence, and developer productivity. In this session, Mads Kristensen and Nik Karpinsky share insights into improvements, new features, and architectural decisions shaping Visual Studio 2025 — with a focus on speed, AI-powered capabilities, and a smoother coding experience.
Estimated viewing time: 40 minutes
Visual Studio Live! Orlando 2025: State of the AI World for Developers with Brian A. Randell
Get an up-to-date look at the state of AI and what it means for developers building modern applications. In this session, Brian A. Randell breaks down current AI trends, toolchains, frameworks, and ecosystem shifts — with insights to help you make smarter architecture choices, adopt the right tooling, and accelerate development with emerging AI capabilities.
Estimated viewing time: 65 minutes
Visual Studio Live! Orlando 2025: Next Level Debugging with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio with Harshada Hole
Learn how to supercharge your debugging workflow using GitHub Copilot inside Visual Studio. In this session, Harshada Hole demonstrates practical techniques for using Copilot to identify bugs faster, generate test cases, understand code behavior, and streamline your development cycle — all while keeping you in control of the process.
Estimated viewing time: 50 minutes
Visual Studio Live! Orlando 2025: C# Source Generators – Why and How with Jim Wooley
Dive into the world of C# source generators and discover why they're a powerful tool for modern .NET development. In this session, Jim Wooley explains the motivation behind source generators, how they work, and practical techniques for using them to reduce boilerplate, improve performance, and enhance your compile-time capabilities.
Estimated viewing time: 70 minutes
TechMentor Orlando 2025: Practical AI Everyday Applications for IT Life with Karinne Bessette
Explore how IT professionals can leverage practical AI tools and techniques to streamline daily workflows, improve decision-making, and boost productivity. In this session, Karinne Bessette demonstrates real-world examples, actionable tips, and best practices for integrating AI into everyday IT tasks — from automation and monitoring to collaboration and problem solving.
Estimated viewing time: 50 minutes
TechMentor Orlando 2025: Securing Admin Accounts: Tier 0 and 1 Account Best Practices with Derek Melber
Learn essential strategies for protecting your most critical administrative accounts with a focus on Tier 0 and Tier 1 security best practices. In this session, Derek Melber walks through proven techniques to harden privileged accounts, reduce attack surface, and implement controls that strengthen your overall identity and access management posture in enterprise environments.
Estimated viewing time: 60 minutes
AI Live! Orlando 2025: Vectorization with and without Graph with Lino Tadros
Learn how modern AI applications use vectorization and graph-based strategies to enhance semantic retrieval and embedding workflows. In this video, Lino Tadros breaks down vectors, embeddings, vector databases (like ChromaDB, FAISS, Pinecone, Azure AI Search), and introduces how graph-augmented methods such as GraphRAG improve accuracy and scalability for real-world AI systems.
Estimated viewing time: 90 minutes
AI Live! Orlando 2025: What is Model Context Protocol (MCP) & Why Should You Care? A Beginner's Guide with Fabian Williams
Get a clear, beginner-friendly introduction to the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and why it matters for modern AI systems and applications. In this video, Fabian Williams breaks down the fundamentals of MCP, explains how it improves context handling across models and tools, and highlights practical use cases that show how MCP can help developers build more effective and reliable machine-learning solutions.
Estimated viewing time: 60 minutes
Cybersecurity & Ransomware Live! Orlando 2025: Building a Resilient Incident Response Team: Beyond Playbooks and Tools with John O'Neill Sr.
Learn how to go beyond checklists and tools to build a truly resilient incident response (IR) team that can function effectively under pressure. In this session, John O'Neill Sr. focuses on team dynamics, leadership, communication strategies, continuous training, and cross-team collaboration to help organizations strengthen their cybersecurity readiness and response culture.
Estimated viewing time: 70 minutes
Cybersecurity & Ransomware Live! Orlando 2025: Securing, Managing, and Hacking Microsoft Copilot with Stephen L. Rose
Learn how to securely deploy, manage, and evaluate Microsoft Copilot in real-world enterprise environments. In this video, Stephen L. Rose explores Copilot security considerations, administrative controls, governance best practices, and common attack techniques to help organizations better protect data and understand potential risks when enabling AI assistants across Microsoft 365.
Estimated viewing time: 70 minutes
Data Platform Live! Orlando 2025: Real-Time Monitoring with Real-Life Use Cases Using Database Watcher with Daniel Taylor
Learn how Database Watcher empowers you to proactively monitor and optimize database performance and health using near real-time monitoring and rich visual dashboards. In this session, Daniel Taylor demonstrates how to set up Database Watcher for cross-platform workloads, create custom dashboards, use KQL to query monitoring data, and apply real-world use cases for troubleshooting and performance tuning with Azure SQL workloads.
Estimated viewing time: 70 minutes
Data Platform Live! Orlando 2025: Fast Focus on the Data Landscape with Buck Woody
Get a rapid, high-level overview of the evolving data landscape and what it means for architects, developers, and IT leaders. In this session, Buck Woody highlights key trends, modern data patterns, emerging technologies, and strategic considerations to help you navigate today's data challenges and opportunities across SQL, analytics, cloud services, and enterprise platforms.
Estimated viewing time: 20 minutes
Data Platform Live! Orlando 2025: Becoming a Data Architect with Buck Woody
Discover what it takes to become a successful data architect in today's data-driven world. In this session, Buck Woody outlines the core skills, architectural patterns, strategic thinking, and real-world responsibilities that define the role, with insights on how to design scalable, resilient data solutions across modern platforms and environments.
Estimated viewing time: 45 minutes