ESPC24 Tutorials
The expert-led, full-day tutorials at ESPC24 offered an in-depth learning experience across Microsoft Power Platform, Copilot, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Bicep, and AI.
Held on December 2nd, ESPC24’s tutorials provided an unmatched opportunity for attendees to dive deep into their chosen subject and elevate their skills to the next level.
Explore the tutorials below to see which ones supported attendees’ interests and professional development.
Tutorial A
Get Started with Power Platform on SharePoint
Luise Freese, M365Princess / Robin Rosengrün, Microsoft
In this practical session, you will have the opportunity to take your first steps with Power Apps Canvas Apps and SharePoint lists, as well as streamline a business process using Power Automate Cloud Flows. Equipped with tips, tricks, and best practices, you’ll be well on your way to building your own apps and flows in no time.
Tutorial B
Transforming Corporate Communications with Microsoft 365: Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices
Susan Hanley, Susan Hanley LLC / Mark Rackley, Protiviti
Corporate communications are essential for building trust, engagement, and collaboration within and across organizations. However, many communicators face challenges such as information overload, siloed teams, outdated tools, and lack of feedback. How can you overcome these obstacles and create effective, impactful, and engaging corporate communications?
Tutorial C
Extending Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
Paolo Pialorsi, Microsoft
Explore the fundamentals of Microsoft Copilot’s extensibility model and discover practical steps to begin leveraging it. Participants will learn how to use Microsoft Copilot Studio to develop custom Copilots, leveraging Generative AI with SharePoint/OneDrive and other custom data sources, and creating custom Actions to interact with Power Platform Connectors, Flows, Microsoft Dataverse, and more. They will also learn how to build Copilot Plugins to extend the Microsoft 365 Chat experience.
Tutorial D
The Ultimate Microsoft Teams Administrator Workshop
Habib Mankal, WaveCore IT Inc. / Vlad Catrinescu, Syskit
Microsoft Teams is used by over 300 million users daily, but many organizations still do not maximize its potential, or are worried that not all governance settings are configured correctly. In this workshop , you will learn everything you need to know to manage Microsoft Teams in your organization.
Did we mention that during this workshop you will be able to follow along and do everything in your own demo environment? Doing is the best way to learn, and we will make sure you have a safe environment where you can practice during our workshop!
Tutorial E
Zero to Hero: Build Microsoft Teams Apps for Full Stack Developers
Andrew Connell, AvePoint
If you have little to no experience creating apps for Microsoft Teams using full-stack development techniques, this is for you! After covering what tools you need to start creating Microsoft Teams Apps, you’ll learn how to build different components to extend Microsoft Teams. This includes building personal & channel tabs (apps), bots, and message extensions for Microsoft Teams. And, you’ll learn how to take your message extensions and use them as Copilot plugins if your users have Copilot for Microsoft 365!
Tutorial F
Improve Your Azure Skills with Command-Line Tools (and a sprinkle of AI)
Aleksandar Nikolić, M.O.3.A.K. IT Consulting
Come explore Azure command-line tools with us! Throughout this full-day tutorial we will guide you through using Azure PowerShell and Azure CLI, showing their individual and combined capabilities for effective Azure resource management. Discover how PowerShell can make Azure CLI even better and discuss the occasional differences between the tools and what Microsoft is doing to fix them.
Tutorial G
Microsoft Fabric for the Power BI Professional
John P. White, AvePoint
This hands on tutorial will expose you to all of the new things that Fabric brings to the table from a uniquely Power BI perspective. During this tutorial, you will provision a new tenant, and walk through a series of exercises that expose you to many of these fabric features. After the tutorial, you will retain access to the tenant for 90 days.
Tutorial H
Extending The Power Platform using Azure Services and AI
Ahmad Najjar, Capgemini
This hands-on workshop is designed to bridge the gap between low-code enthusiasts and the limitless possibilities offered by Azure Services and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Combined with Azure, the Power Platform unleashes a world of possibilities for creating intelligent, adaptive, and scalable apps and workflows.
Tutorial I
Bicep: From Zero to Hero
Simon Wåhlin, Unwonted AB
Join this full day, high-paced, hands-on tour through the world of Infrastructure as Code!
Designed for both IT professionals and developers, this tutorial is your gateway to mastering Infrastructure as Code on Azure. Whether you’re new to Bicep or looking to deepen your existing knowledge, this tutorial is structured to enhance your skills at every level.
Tutorial J
Promptathon
Dona Sarkar, Microsoft / Chris Huntingford, Cloud Lighthouse United Kingdom / Stuart Ridout, Microsoft United Kingdom
Ever heard of a promptathon? WELL, it’s a real thing! We decided to merge the concept of a hackathon with the art of prompting! If you would like to hone your prompting skills, work with a team, be creative and a little bit competitive then this is for you.
Come and take on a creative scenario where you will learn exactly how Copilot(s) can help you in your day-to-day, through the art of prompting.