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Sadly, this photo sums up my week. Thankfully, my wonderful wife made me chicken noodle soup, kept me supplied with DayQuil, and took care of me.

I got this message from Taco Bell yesterday. I thought summer was coming to an end, but maybe they know something I don't. I mean, it is one of the hottest days of the year today.

If you missed #CypherCon 7 in Milwaukee, don't worry! You can now watch my Securing #Azure session online. youtu.be/3zsZKlT5KNc?si… Mark your calendars for CypherCon 8 next April 3-4. Check out the details here: cyphercon.com

I was interviewed by #VisualStudio Magazine about gaining insights into app and infra health in Azure. You can find some of my thoughts on this topic in their article. They also mention my session on #Azure Monitor that's happening in a couple of weeks at Live 360 in Orlando.

I had a great time presenting on topics like #python, #ai, #azure, monitoring, and API gateways at Live! 360 Technical Conferences with others from responsiveX. We mixed in a bit of fun too, including the Universal parks. But it's great to be home with lots of monitors and IDEs out of demo mode.

It smells like Christmas in my office.

I've used ClearDB for MySQL in Azure from the beginning of App Service. Sadly, we've reached the end of the road.

I have been a Flame Boss user for years. I have a 300 and they are ending cloud services that support these older models. They are offering a $100 discount to existing users for a new model, but in return they brick your old controller, even for local use. That's terrible.

Hanging out with some of my favorite people at the Microsoft #AITour in NYC. Martina Grom ☁️ 🏃‍♀️ 🦋#bekind Mary Jo Foley Andrew Brust

I almost didn't recognize Scott Guthrie with his new white button down. #AiTour

The practical demo of Azure AI Foundry at the #AiTour was great. Thank you Seth Juarez for the great demo.

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

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

Jaxon and I at #BSidesMKE today.

Chicago #GlobalAzure on May 9 at McDonald's HQ Join me and members of the Chicago #Azure community to explore insights on patterns, practices, and innovations in Microsoft Azure. Event details and registration: eventbrite.com/e/chicago-glob…

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/sessions… #Azure #AI #MVPBuzz

I love hearing Ray Charles' America the Beautiful every time I am at the MDW parking garage elevators.

Tune into Microsoft Build in 15 minutes at 8:47 PT to see the 2025 Imagine Cup World Championship with Dona Sarkar and Annie Pearl. lnkd.in/emBF3U-n The keynote will immediately follow at 9:00 PT with Satya Nadella and Kevin Scott. lnkd.in/etFnzTRk

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.

What are you doing this Thursday evening? Eating pizza with me and David Giard while learning about and discussing #Azure AI Search? If you are, since I'm ordering the pizza, what do you want? Domino's, Chicago Deep Dish, or Chicago Tavern Style?