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Bill Ayers
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#Microsoft365 & #Azure #AI solution architect, Microsoft Certified Master/MCSM Charter SharePoint, MCT, MVP, etc.
Can't wait for #CollabDaysPT tomorrow, Oct 25 in #Lisbon. I'll be talking about building #Copilots with @Microsoft365 Agents Toolkit. Tickets are free: collabdays.org/2025-...
October 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I'm still excited about the release of the new Microsoft Agent Framework; so excited I wrote an article about it. Please take a look 🙂 . #AI #Microsoft
Microsoft Agent Framework
Microsoft have launched the Microsoft Agent Framework, an open-source SDK and runtime that unifies the experimental orchestration capabilities of AutoGen with the enterprise-grade foundations of Semantic Kernel. Agent Framework gives us a single development tool from prototyping multi-agent systems
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October 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Microsoft Agent Framework has just been announced! It's like Semantic Kernel, but even better, with added AutoGen. It provides a unified standards-compliant open-source SDK and runtime for building #AI solutions.
Introducing Microsoft Agent Framework: The Open-Source Engine for Agentic AI Apps | Azure AI Foundry Blog
Why agents need a new foundation Over the last year, developers have been experimenting with AI agents in every imaginable form. Agents are not just chatbots or copilots — they are autonomous software components that can reason about goals, call tools and APIs, collaborate with other agents, and adapt dynamically. Whether it’s a retrieval agent […]
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October 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I'm looking forward to Collabdays Portugal in Lisbon at the end of next month... talking about Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit, and I can't wait! @CollabDaysPT www.collabdays.org/2...
September 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Just written an article: "It's crucial to avoid writing AI-generated rubbish!" linkedin.com/pulse/i... via
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It's crucial to avoid writing AI-generated rubbish!
Look at the image above - did you think for one second that I crafted it by hand. Of course not; you can tell immediately that it was created using AI.
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September 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Don't miss ESPC25 in Dublin in December! I'll be talking about using Agents Toolkit to build solutions on Microsoft 365 that solve real problems.

And if you want to save some money, use code ESPC25BILL...

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September 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Don't miss ESPC25 in Dublin in December! I'll be talking about Semantic Kernel and using it to build sophisticated AI Agents that solve real problems.

And if you want to save some money, use code ESPC25BILL...
August 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Looking forward to talking about Sematic Kernel tomorrow at #CollabdaysNL! If you're in #Vianen I hope to see you there! #AI #SemanticKernel www.collabdays.org/2...
June 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Reposted by Bill Ayers
Bill Ayers is speaking at CollabDays NL! There are still some spaces left so don't wait too long with registering! www.collabdays.org/2025-nl/
June 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Thanks to everyone who came to my talk on Building applications with @GitHubCopilot @dotnetyork yesterday. Some great questions and conversations, and great venue at Patch, York! Image by DallE3.
June 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to my talk on Building applications with @GitHubCopilot at #dotnetsheff yesterday. We're doing it again in York tonight #ICYMI! www.meetup.com/dotne...
June 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Tomorrow morning I will talk about Building Advanced AI Solutions using #SemanticKernel at @ThriveITConf in beautiful Slovenia. #AI #LLM #AzureAIFoundry #AzureOpenAIService
June 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
In about 1 hour I will talk about how to manage 'hallucination' in Large Language Models at #ThriveConf in beautiful Slovenia. #AI #LLM #AzureAIFoundry #AzureOpenAIService
June 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Back from amazing #ECS catching up with friends, old and new. Kudos @adisjugo and the team for putting on an incredible show. Thanks to everyone who came to my two sessions and the panel, and thank you for your great questions. Even managed to fit in some #karaoke! @collabsummit
May 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Coming up soon at #CloudSummit - I'll be talking about #AI and the Peak of Inflated Expectations in 30 mins in room 14a at 2:30pm. Hope to see you there if you're at @collabsummit, Dusseldorf!
May 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It's the start of #CollabSummit with @vesajuvonen showing how to make what's next possible! M365 Extensibility Workshop #CommunityRocks #Microsoft365 #SharePoint
May 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
New blog post: Finding Lake Bill. I reflect on how Microsoft and the Redmond campus has changed over the decades, and how it's affected my career. #Microsoft50 www.spdoctor.com/art...
May 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
New blog post: Introducing the Dashboard Web Part. Ever wished you could add a Viva Connections type of dashboard to any site? Well now you can! #Microsoft365Dev #SharePoint #Microsoft365 www.spdoctor.com/art...
May 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The news is out! I am delighted to be speaking at #ESPC25 in Dublin 1-4 Dec on #Microsoft365 and #AI. Take a look at the newly launched conference programme here: www.sharepointeurope...
May 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The ideal conference: two days with the best speakers in the business, in a renowned health resort with gym, pools, sauna, somewhere beautiful but not too expensive, an hour's drive from an airport with cheap flights. Yep, I'd go for that! #ThriveITconf www.thriveconf.com/e...
April 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This must be what happens if you use #AI to design a 12-storey hotel in the Dutch vernacular style :-D #architecture #Inntel #Zaandam #Netherlands
April 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I've found Lake Bill! #MVPSummit #Microsoft50
March 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The #MicrosoftAITour in London yesterday was amazing! So many people, so many discussions in the morning. Thanks to the big group that came to my theatre talk on #SemanticKernel in the afternoon, and the great questions afterwards. Picture credit: @sfennah
March 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Looking forward to #MicrosoftAITour London tomorrow. If you're going, find me at the VS family station in the Hub in the morning, or see me demo #SemanticKernel in Hub Theatre 1 in the hall at 4:20 pm. Judging from the size of the main theatre it's going to be epic!
March 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I'm tuning in to the Deep Dive into Autogen for .NET with Saravanan Ganesan tonight: www.meetup.com/dotne... #Meetup #Autogen @dotnetsheff
[🌐 Online] Deep Dive in to Autogen for .NET with Saravanan Ganesan, Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
**This event will be a single talk on Deep Dive in to Autogen for .NET with Saravanan Ganesan** *❗❗ 🌐 This is an online event, we'll be hosting the event on Zoom, the lin
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February 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM