Eric D. Boyd

I help others create amazing technology. @responsiveX founder. @Azure MVP. @Microsoft Regional Director. #Azure SQL DB book author. Guitar player. Husband. Dad.

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@mobilemancer @DevSum_swe It was so great to see you!

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@samidip I hope your session goes well, too!

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@samidip Have fun!

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Here's what you should expect from Microsoft Build tomorrow.

Get information, tips, and the sessions I'm planning to watch.

In my post, you'll also find a new tool that helps you engage with the conference and content.
https://t.co/LZLfGXZsCg

What are you excited for?

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Sometimes you must make a hard decision. Next week is a really difficult decision. It's actually made, it just happens next week.

Build or SecretCon or DevSum

I love #CypherCon. #SecretCon is the sister conf in MN. And I'm missing it.

I chose DevSum.

I'll be streaming Build.

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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.

https://t.co/1i5lOLtbc7

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I'll be in Stockholm next week for #DevSum.

I'm looking forward to great sessions and conversations.

I'll be presenting about enterprise #AI and securing #AspNetCore and API apps.

https://t.co/m7wit0m0on

If you're attending, let's connect. If you're able to come, you should.

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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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Day 2 of the 3-day Azure Infra Summit 2026 has begun.

The schedule is packed full of 300-400 level #Azure sessions.

If you missed yesterday, don't worry, you can watch yesterday's sessions on demand.

https://t.co/Ak63hTNpZD

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Starting in 1 hour — #AzureCosmosDBConf

I’m covering distributed systems coordination with:
- distributed locks
- sagas
- outbox
- concurrency (Cosmos DB)

25+ sessions from many great speakers.

Event info here:
https://t.co/ZiNdd0yrTI

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Ever debugged:
- duplicate events
- race conditions
- partial failures

I’m covering how to solve these with:
- distributed locks
- sagas
- outbox pattern

at #CosmosDBConf

25+ sessions, April 28, 11 AM CT.
Streamed online and free.

https://t.co/ZiNdd0yrTI

#Azure #CosmosDb

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Global Azure Chicago reinforced something important:

Great ideas are coming from practitioners sharing real-world experience.

Solid sessions, strong community, real conversations.

Recap here:
https://t.co/86dw1KOxOR

#GlobalAzure

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Distributed systems don’t break in the API.
They break in coordination.

At #CosmosDBConf I’m covering:
• Distributed locks
• Sagas
• Outbox pattern
• Concurrency strategies

25+ other sessions

April 28 at 11 AM CT. It's streamed online and free.

https://t.co/ZiNdd0yrTI

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What is a Microsoft Regional Director???

I get this question, and others like it, a lot. So, I wrote up my response to this question in an article that you can read.

https://t.co/GAw24ImlZv

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Global Azure started around the world today. You can see what's going on at https://t.co/Rk5JtF2tYT.

With help from my team at @responsiveX, @DavidGiard at Microsoft, and a great group of presenters, we're hosting the Chicago Global Azure event tomorrow.

https://t.co/ptn3pbAjRr

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We're in the final 24 hours to register for Global #Azure Chicago 2026. We are at 70% capacity, so we still have some space for the last-minute registrations.

https://t.co/9Nt4Rpsrgi

#globalazure

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Monday, April 13, is AgentCamp Milwaukee.

If you are interested in the latest in AI technologies, want to learn from AI experts, and network with others, don't miss #AgentCamp. And I'll be presenting on grounding, memory, and retrieval.

For more details
https://t.co/kHNQVyOn7S

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I'm excited to hear George Roberts from McDonald's share his insights with the Chicago Cloud Computing Meetup group tonight. The topic is IAM in the new era of autonomous AI agents.

If you're in the area, join us. You can find more details in my post.

https://t.co/KGv2ayYR0u

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Join me in Square at 3 PM to learn how to gain control of, and defend against others gaining control of, Entra ID tenants.

https://t.co/7CbJZLI00s

#CypherCon

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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.
https://t.co/QwB6UyoQYT

Find vulnerabilities and share what you find.