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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I wanted to do my part and help cool the AI data centers, but the coolant collector is sold out. Seriously though, Liquid Death ads are great. I feel like every ad campaign is Super Bowl quality. And this one doesn't disappoint. liquiddeath.com/pages/wewant...

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

What are you doing this Saturday morning? Jonathan "J." Tower is getting Beer City Code kicked off in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and I'm excited to be here. #BeerCityCode #AI #Azure

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Last night, we kicked off the #AI hackathon at #VSLive. A good group of developers came out to build AI solutions that solve real business problems using Foundry and Copilot Studio. I'm excited for another night of it. Someone is winning $6,000. ericboyd.com/articles/vsl...

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I had a blast kicking off the Visual Studio Live! conference this morning on the beautiful Microsoft campus. I got to share my perspectives and experiences developing AI and Agentic solutions. And I got to show developers how to design and build MCP servers with .NET and C#. #AI #MCP #VSLive

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

At the Pantheon yesterday, I thought about the Enterprise AI session that I'm presenting at DevSum. Next week, I'll explain 5 enterprise AI pillars required to create a strong and lasting solution that goes beyond a demo. www.devsum.se/agenda/enterprise-ai-…

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

The anxiety a message like this gives you when you have 12 hours to go, lots of work to do, and you still have lots of premium requests remaining in your account, but #GitHub #Copilot has implemented multiple levels of quotas and throttling.

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Join me in Square at 3 PM to learn how to gain control of, and defend against others gaining control of, Entra ID tenants. cyphercon.com/speaker/i-stole-your-… #CypherCon

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Jaxon and I had fun presenting at #CypherCon. It was his first time and a great learning experience for him. With the 90's theme, we created a retro clicker game that we'll keep running throughout the event. webcoins.click Find vulnerabilities and share what you find.

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Here we come #CypherCon. We're excited to introduce w3bc0in$ '95 to everyone in our session tomorrow. ericboyd.com/events/cyphercon-2026

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

It's an honor to find your name on the MVP/RD wall at MVP Summit for two reasons. 1) 1 You were given a very prestigious award for helping others be successful in the industry and in their careers. 2) Your name is alongside the names of some very incredible people. #mvpsummit #mvpbuzz

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I had a blast presenting Spec Driven development with GitHub Spec Kit at the Microsoft #AITour NYC. Thanks Mike Richter for the great intro and taking a selfie with me and the other 200+ attendees.

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

In the Microsoft #AITour keynote and @sethjuarez.com is rocking it talking about GitHub Copilot.

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Mary is getting set up to present at tonight's Chicago Cloud Computing Meetup. I'm looking forward to her presentation.

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I delivered today's keynote at #VSLive where I shared my views and perspective on how to have a successful career in software development in the age of AI coding agents. And now me and the responsiveX team are enjoying the ocean and beaches in La Jolla.

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

The Wisconsin part of the crew has arrived in San Diego for #vslive. We're enjoying the game in a high energy Packers bar.

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Tonight's Chicago Cloud Computing Meetup with @jaysonstreet.bsky.social is starting strong. Next month's topic is with Microsoft's Pete Rodriguez on how GitHub Copilot can help you accelerate your cloud journey.

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Jaxon is joining me tonight for the cyber security talk with @jaysonstreet.bsky.social at the Chicago Cloud Computing Meetup.

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I had a great time tonight presenting about scalability, distributed systems, messaging, and eventing in Azure at the Chicago Cloud Computing Meetup. I also really enjoyed the collaboration throughout and the Q&A at the end. And now, I'm on the train headed home. meetup.com/the-chicago-...

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Eric Siegel is kicking off #SummerfestTech 2025 with his keynote "The AI Playbook: How to Capitalize on Machine Learning".

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

And that's a wrap on the #MSBuild 2025 Seattle experience. I'll recap the conference, announcements, and provide recommendations for sessions to watch and things to learn in an article on ericboyd.com in the coming days.

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Congrats Argus on your 2025 Imagine Cup win! #MSBuild #ImagineCup

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Tune into #MSBuild in less than 20 minutes at 8:47 PT to see the 2025 Imagine Cup World Championship with Dona Sarkar and Annie Pearl. build.microsoft.com/en-US/sessio... The keynote will immediately follow at 9:00 PT with Satya Nadella and Kevin Scott. build.microsoft.com/en-US/sessio...

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Heading to #MSBuild but not sure where to start? Join me + fellow MVPs for "New to Microsoft Build? Get Help Planning Your Agenda" 🎯 We’ll share our picks, answer your Qs, and help you build your schedule with confidence! ➡️ build.microsoft.com/en-US/sessio... #Azure #AI #MVPBuzz

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Doing some fun recordings in the Microsoft studios this afternoon. #mvpbuzz

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

It's Fat Tuesday and I'm enjoying Café Du Monde chicory coffee this morning.

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Do you see it? Is it a Disney easter egg? This is Oga's Cantina at Star Wars Galaxy's Edge. I see something else at this angle. I had a cast member breaking character last night. She said, "OMG, I can't unsee that! I work here and I've never seen it!" And then apologized for breaking character.

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

My son loves Bing Create. This is his wallpaper this morning. Merry Christmas Eve!

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Decisions, decisions... What's frustrating is the only option I want is the one offered but not allowed.

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I've used ClearDB for MySQL hosting in Azure since the beginning of Azure App Service. Sadly, it's the end of the road.

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

It smells like Christmas in my office.

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 18/10/2023

Catching up on some document review and writing this morning while listening to Ed Sheeran and John Mayer talk about their watch collections.

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 16/08/2023

Hey there. I'm looking for twitter, I mean X. Is this it? It looks like it's closed.

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Eric D. Boyd @ericdboyd.bsky.social · 16/08/2023

Checking out huge trees in California before heading back to Wisconsin after a few days at the Visual Studio Live conference in San Diego.

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