<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><generator uri="https://jekyllrb.com/" version="3.10.0">Jekyll</generator><link href="https://www.azug.be/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><link href="https://www.azug.be/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" /><updated>2026-04-03T08:12:57+00:00</updated><id>https://www.azug.be/feed.xml</id><title type="html">AZUG</title><subtitle>Azure User Group Belgium</subtitle><author><name>AZUG</name><email>getintouchwithus@azug.be</email><uri>https://www.azug.be</uri></author><entry><title type="html">2026-06-03 - Azug Session June</title><link href="https://www.azug.be/events/2026/06/03/azug2026-03" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="2026-06-03 - Azug Session June" /><published>2026-06-03T18:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-03T18:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://www.azug.be/events/2026/06/03/--azug2026-03</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://www.azug.be/events/2026/06/03/azug2026-03"><![CDATA[<p>This will be our third session of the year! See you there?
We are invited at the Delaware offices in Ghent.</p>

<h2 id="agenda">Agenda</h2>

<h3 id="how-ai-agents-changed-the-way-we-built-azure-integrations">How AI Agents changed the way we built Azure integrations</h3>
<p><img src="/assets/media/speakers/rob-hofman.jpg" alt="Rob Hofman" align="right" height="100" width="100" style="margin-right: 20px;" />
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<p><strong>Speaker:  Rob Hofman -  Microsoft integration at delaware</strong></p>

<h3 id="what-can-the-azure-sre-agent-really-do">What can the Azure SRE Agent really do?</h3>
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Recently announced as generally available, the Azure SRE Agent helps bridge the gap between detecting issues and acting on them.</p>

<p>In this session, you’ll learn what the SRE Agent does, where it fits in the Azure ecosystem, and why it’s becoming a key capability for teams focused on reliability and operational excellence. We’ll ground this with a real-world customer use case where the SRE Agent is already delivering value in production, explaining pricing, and conclude with a live demo to show the SRE Agent in action.</p>

<p><strong>Speaker:  Tom Claes - Cloud Solution Architect @ Microsoft</strong></p>

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<p><strong>Event date:</strong> June 3rd, 2026 - you are welcome from 17:30, food served at 18:00, session starts 18:30.</p>

<p><strong>Event location:</strong><br /></p>

<p><img width="120" height="60" align="right" alt="Delaware" src="/assets/media/sponsors/logo-delaware.png" />delaware Ghent Office<br />
Amélia Earheartlaan 10 (Pégoud building) <br />
9051 Ghent<br />
Belgium</p>

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We are invited at the Zure offices in Sint-Martens-Latem.</p>

<h2 id="agenda">Agenda</h2>

<h3 id="navigating-the-integration-wilderness-moving-from-monolith-towards-a-cloud-ecosystem">Navigating the integration wilderness: moving from monolith towards a cloud ecosystem</h3>
<p><img src="/assets/media/speakers/pieter-vandenheede.jpg" alt="Pieter Vandenheede" align="right" height="100" width="100" style="margin-right: 20px;" /></p>

<p>Microsoft integration evolved from a single, opinionated monolith into a powerful cloud ecosystem. Along the way, the guardrails disappeared, and Azure handed us the keys.</p>

<p>The old days enforced enterprise integration patterns whether you liked it or not. Azure Integration Services assumes you already know how to survive. The problem? Many modern integrations look like they were dropped into the wild, without preparation.</p>

<p>In this session, we’ll trace the evolution from monolith to ecosystem through real enterprise integration patterns. We’ll show why wiring services together isn’t architecture, how poor design decisions quickly surface through cost, reliability, and observability, and why ecosystems demand <em>more</em> discipline - not less.</p>

<p>We’ll close with a forward-looking perspective on how modern development approaches can accelerate integration work — provided you build structure, resilience, and balance into your ecosystem from day one.</p>

<p><strong>Speaker:  Pieter Vandenheede - CTO at Zure</strong></p>

<h3 id="minority-report-observing-azure-the-pre-cog-way">Minority Report: observing Azure, the pre-cog way</h3>
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<p>Set in a near future where crime is stopped before it happens, Minority Report portrays a world ruled by foresight. A specialized police unit relies on three precognitive humans, the pre cogs, whose visions reveal murders before they occur. John Anderton, the unit’s chief investigator, enforces justice based on predicted intent rather than committed action. When he is himself accused of a future crime, he is forced to question the system he helped build and confront the danger of treating incomplete visions as absolute truth.</p>

<p>This session borrows that tension and applies it to Azure observability. Like the pre cogs, modern platforms should not merely surface numbers on a dashboard but reveal intent, sequence and consequence within applications. Minority Report reframes observability as an investigative discipline, shifting focus away from raw metrics toward application and functional understanding. Instead of asking what broke, we ask what was unfolding and why it mattered.</p>

<p>Using several Azure services and tools we can create the same experience like John Anderton/Tom Cruise did in the film (except for maybe without the classical music, but with metal or hard rock instead!)</p>

<p>The goal is not perfect prediction, but pre knowledge through evidence.  Observability becomes less about surveillance and noise, and more about meaning, investigation and understanding what your systems are truly telling you.</p>

<p><strong>Speaker:  Mike Martin - Head of Cloud at DataCamp</strong></p>

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<p><strong>Event date:</strong> April 2nd, 2026 - you are welcome from 17:30, food served at 18:00, session starts 18:30.</p>

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<img width="120" height="60" align="right" alt="Zure" src="/assets/media/sponsors/logo-zure.png" />Zure<br />
Xavier De Cocklaan 70<br />
9831 Sint-Martens-Latem<br />
Belgium</p>

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We are invited at the Codit offices in Ghent.</p>

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<h3 id="azure-deployment-stacks">Azure Deployment Stacks</h3>

<p><img src="/assets/media/speakers/annelotte-mons.jpg" alt="Annelotte Mons" align="right" height="100" width="100" style="margin-right: 20px;" />
Take your Azure Resource Management to the next level using Azure Deployment Stacks! 
In this session, we’ll explore what deployment stacks are, see a live demo of implementing them, and discover their advantages over regular deployments—including enhanced governance, simplified updates and better resource lifecycle management.</p>

<p><strong>Speaker: Annelotte Mons - Senior Consultant @ Codit</strong></p>

<h3 id="from-local-to-cloud-native-real-world-azure-arc-in-action">From Local to Cloud-Native: Real-World Azure Arc in Action</h3>

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<p>Are you working in a hybrid or multi‑cloud environment and facing some of the challenges below?</p>

<ul>
  <li>Managing multiple environments while maintaining a clear overview of everything you’re running</li>
  <li>Efficiently monitoring the health, security, and updates of your services</li>
  <li>Dealing with multiple tools that serve the same purpose across different environments</li>
</ul>

<p>In this session, we will explain and demonstrate how Azure Arc helps customers address these challenges and more. The goal is to make you familiar with Azure Arc, help you understand where it can add value to your business, and show you how to get started.</p>

<p><strong>Speaker:  Tom Claes - Cloud Solution Architect @ Microsoft</strong></p>

<h2 id="practical-details">Practical details</h2>

<p><strong>Event date:</strong> Februari 12th, 2026 - you are welcome from 17:30, food served at 18:00, session starts 18:30.</p>

<p><strong>Event location:</strong><br /></p>

<p><img width="120" height="60" align="right" alt="Codit" src="/assets/media/sponsors/logo-codit.png" />Codit<br />
Gaston Crommenlaan 14<br />
9050 Ghent<br />
Belgium</p>

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For our fourth session this year we are invited at the U2U offices in Zellik! See you there!</p>

<h2 id="agenda">Agenda</h2>

<h3 id="getting-started-with-agentic-ai-using-azure-ai-agent-service">Getting Started with Agentic AI using Azure AI Agent Service</h3>

<p><img src="/assets/media/speakers/stijn-castelyns.jpg" alt="Stijn Castelyns" align="right" height="100" width="100" style="margin-right: 20px;" />
Dive into the world of Agentic AI, where intelligent systems act autonomously to solve complex problems. While powerful, building and deploying these agents securely and reliably in real-world environments presents unique challenges. This session introduces the Azure AI Agent Service, a managed platform designed to accelerate the development and deployment of stateful, enterprise-ready AI agents. Learn how this service helps orchestrate Azure tools like Azure OpenAI, Logic Apps, Functions, and Azure AI Search to enable planning, tool use, and secure data grounding with various models. Join us to understand the core concepts and take your first steps in building sophisticated agentic solutions on the Azure platform.</p>

<p><strong>Speaker: Stijn Castelyns</strong></p>

<h3 id="supercharging-azure-integration-services-with-ai">Supercharging Azure Integration Services with AI</h3>

<p><img src="/assets/media/speakers/sagar-sharma.jpeg" alt="Sagar Sharma" align="right" height="100" width="100" style="margin-right: 20px;" />
Integration is no longer just about connecting systems—it’s about making them smarter. In this session, we’ll explore how AI is reshaping Azure Integration Services, from intelligent API management and anomaly detection in Service Bus, to AI-driven workflows in Logic Apps. 
Whether you’re an architect, developer, or decision-maker, you’ll learn practical scenarios where AI enhances performance, governance, and decision-making in modern integration platforms.</p>

<p><strong>Speaker:  Sagar Sharma</strong></p>

<h2 id="practical-details">Practical details</h2>

<p><strong>Event date:</strong> September 25th, 2025 - you are welcome from 17:30, food served at 18:00, session starts 18:30.</p>

<p><strong>Event location:</strong><br /></p>

<p><img width="120" height="60" align="right" alt="U2U" src="/assets/media/sponsors/logo-u2u.png" />U2U Training Centrum<br />
Zone 1 Research Park 110/Z <br />
1731 Asse<br />
Belgium</p>

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We invite you to experience Microsoft Build togheter with some streetfood, drinks &amp; snacks.</p>

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<p>Check <a href="https://www.delaware.pro/en-be/careers/events/microsoft-build-watch-party-2025" target="_blank">Microsoft Build Watch Party 2025</a> for more information!</p>

<p>The yearly Microsoft Build is coming up! Can’t make it to Seattle, but plan on watching from home? Togheter with delaware we’re hosting the third edition of our watch party, and you’re invited. We’re opening up our offices to again join and experience Microsoft Build together. Because when it comes to geeking out over a Microsoft Keynote, “the more, the merrier” definitely counts.</p>

<p>Happy to note that this year we’re partnering up with AZUG as our co-host, to give you not just livestreamed keynotes, but also short &amp; sweet in-person tech sessions by delaware, AZUG &amp; Microsoft speakers. A cosy &amp; casual evening full of knowledge sharing among peers - registrations below!</p>

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<p><strong>Event date:</strong> May 19th, 2025 - timetable TBA.</p>

<p><strong>Event location:</strong><br /></p>

<p><img width="120" height="60" align="right" alt="Delaware" src="/assets/media/sponsors/logo-delaware.png" />delaware Ghent Office<br />
Amélia Earheartlaan 10 (Pégoud building) <br />
9051 Ghent<br />
Belgium</p>

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<p><strong>Check <a href="https://www.delaware.pro/en-be/careers/events/microsoft-build-watch-party-2025" target="_blank">Microsoft Build Watch Party 2025</a> for more information!</strong></p>]]></content><author><name>[&quot;Glenn Colpaert&quot;]</name></author><category term="events" /><category term="Events" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[For our third session this year we are teaming up with delaware. We invite you to experience Microsoft Build togheter with some streetfood, drinks &amp; snacks.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">2025-04-03 - Azug Session April</title><link href="https://www.azug.be/events/2025/04/03/azug2025-02" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="2025-04-03 - Azug Session April" /><published>2025-04-03T18:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2025-04-03T18:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://www.azug.be/events/2025/04/03/--azug2025-02</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://www.azug.be/events/2025/04/03/azug2025-02"><![CDATA[<p>This will be our second session of the year! See you there?</p>

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<h3 id="honey-i-shrunk-the-dev-team">Honey, I shrunk the DEV team…</h3>

<p><img src="/assets/media/speakers/wouter-vercruysse.png" alt="Wouter Vercruysse" align="right" height="100" width="100" style="margin-right: 20px;" />
What happens when a team based effort suddenly changes into a solo endeavor? How does a one-man-does-all compare to a divided effort? This session entails my experience in a project where exactly this happened, and reports on my findings.</p>

<p><strong>Speakers: Wouter Vercruysse</strong></p>

<h3 id="azure-belgium-central">Azure Belgium Central</h3>

<p><img src="/assets/media/speakers/wouter-gevaert.jpg" alt="Wouter Gevaert" align="right" height="100" width="100" style="margin-right: 20px;" />
<img src="/assets/media/speakers/jan-gezels.jpg" alt="Wouter Gevaert" align="right" height="100" width="100" style="margin-right: 20px;" /></p>

<p>Jan and I are thrilled to be part of the exciting launch of the Azure Belgium Central region, set to open in 2025! 🎉</p>

<p>In our session, we’ll unveil exclusive details about the datacenter’s timeline and give you a behind-the-scenes look at how an Azure region is built, what it looks like, and the cutting-edge hardware that powers it (sorry, no location spoilers! 😉).</p>

<p>But that’s not all! With Microsoft moving away from paired regions, we’ll dive into designing for multi-region High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP). We’ll share real-world examples and highlight the benefits of these modern architectures over the old paired region concepts.
With 4 years at Microsoft, Jan has taken on several roles, but is currently focusing on Data &amp; AI with ISVs and, of course, the Azure Belgium Central region.
Wouter is already 3 years at Microsoft, focusing on Azure infrastructure in the public sector + Azure Belgium Central</p>

<p><strong>Speaker:  Wouter Gevaert &amp; Jan Gezels</strong></p>

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<p><strong>Event date:</strong> April 3rd, 2025 - you are welcome from 17:30, food served at 18:00, session starts 18:30.</p>

<p><strong>Event location:</strong><br />
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Xavier De Cocklaan 70<br />
9831 Sint-Martens-Latem<br />
Belgium</p>

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<h3 id="from-clickops-to-devsecop">From ClickOps to DevSecOp</h3>

<p><img src="/assets/media/speakers/johan-soetewey.jpg" alt="Johan Soetewey" align="right" height="100" width="100" style="margin-right: 20px;" />
Johan Soetewey and Patrik Söderström from ACA Group will explain six biggest challenges of not using Infrastructure as Code and give you strategies in how to overcome them by using DevSecOps.
During this talk they will also showcase how to convert existing resources to terraform and which process they use when converting them to code.</p>

<p><strong>Speakers: Johan Soetewey and Patrik Söderström</strong></p>

<h3 id="agentic-ai-in-action-using-azure-ai-foundry-for-effective-agent-development">Agentic AI in Action: Using Azure AI Foundry for Effective Agent Development</h3>

<p><img src="/assets/media/speakers/geert-baeke.png" alt="Geert Baeke" align="left" height="100" width="100" style="margin-right: 20px;" />
It’s true, AI Agents and Agentic AI are the buzzwords for 2025. In the real world though, AI agents can be very useful to perform tasks that are hard to do with more traditional approaches. In this session, we will look at what agents really are and dive into the best practices that make them work with Azure AI Foundry.</p>

<p><strong>Speaker:  Geert Baeke</strong></p>

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<p><strong>Event date:</strong> February 27th, 2025 - you are welcome from 17:30, food served at 18:00, session starts 18:30.</p>

<p><strong>Event location:</strong><br /></p>

<p><img width="120" height="60" align="right" alt="ACAGroup" src="/assets/media/sponsors/logo-acagroup.png" />Brain Embassy<br />
Kipdorpbrug 1 - zaal: Event space Keyser <br />
2000 Antwerpen<br />
Belgium</p>

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<h2 id="microsoft-azure">Microsoft Azure</h2>

<p>Two full days of Microsoft Azure! We will have some local and international speakers who will share their knowledge and experience.</p>

<h2 id="great-lunch">Great lunch</h2>

<p>The event takes place in a former brewery. A lunch buffet will take care of our inner selves. After all, brains that learn need energy!</p>

<h2 id="small-scale">Small scale</h2>

<p>We try to balance the size of CloudBrew to give the event a more intimate feeling, where everyone is approachable - attendees and speakers. A day of learning that’s really worth everyone’s valuable time.</p>

<h2 id="community">Community</h2>

<p>Organized by AZUG, the Belgium Microsoft Azure User Group, CloudBrew originates from the community. Both you and our speakers are part of it. Ideal to network with peers!</p>

<p><strong>Check <a href="https://www.cloudbrew.be">www.cloudbrew.be</a> for more information!</strong></p>]]></content><author><name>Maarten Balliauw</name></author><category term="events" /><category term="Events" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[A two-day conference by AZUG, the Belgium Microsoft Azure User Group on Thursday, December 12, 2024 - Friday, December 13, 2024.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">2024-09-26 - Lessons learned from analyzing enormous real-time data streams with Azure Data Explorer</title><link href="https://www.azug.be/events/2024/09/26/analyzing-enormous-real-time-data-streams-with-Azure-Data-Explorer" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="2024-09-26 - Lessons learned from analyzing enormous real-time data streams with Azure Data Explorer" /><published>2024-09-26T18:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2024-09-26T18:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://www.azug.be/events/2024/09/26/--analyzing-enormous-real-time-data-streams-with-Azure-Data-Explorer</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://www.azug.be/events/2024/09/26/analyzing-enormous-real-time-data-streams-with-Azure-Data-Explorer"><![CDATA[<h2 id="agenda">Agenda</h2>

<h3 id="lessons-learned-from-analyzing-enormous-real-time-data-streams-with-azure-data-explorer">Lessons learned from analyzing enormous real-time data streams with Azure Data Explorer</h3>

<p><img src="/assets/media/speakers/toon-vanhoutte.jpg" alt=" Toon Vanhoutte" align="right" height="100" width="100" style="margin-right: 20px;" />
I had seen this session two years ago, it would have saved me a ton of headaches! After several challenging IoT projects, I have some interesting learnings to share on using Azure Data Explorer (ADX) for ingesting and querying high volume data streams.</p>

<p>Join me in this demo-intense session in which I show how to easily ingest real-time timeseries data, how to optimize query speed by leveraging ADX-specific features and the powerful Kusto Query Language and how to interact with external systems. Real-life learnings from the trenches!</p>

<p><strong>Speaker:  Toon Vanhoutte</strong> Azure MVP, CTO @ Noest, Founder @ Your Azure Coach.</p>

<h3 id="exploring-microsoft-entra-in-depth-look-at-authentication-flows">Exploring Microsoft Entra: In-Depth Look at Authentication Flows</h3>
<p>In this session, we will examine how the different authentication flows work using Powershell scripts to analyze every step. A look will be taken at the Authorization Code Flow, Client Credentials Flow and how Federated Credentials and Managed Identity work!
<img src="/assets/media/speakers/cedric-braekevelt.jpg" alt=" Cédric Braekevelt" align="right" height="100" width="100" style="margin-right: 20px;" /></p>

<p><strong>Speaker:  Cédric Braekevelt</strong>  Azure fanatic, Automation / DevOps lover</p>

<h2 id="practical-details">Practical details</h2>

<p><strong>Event date:</strong> September 26th, 2024 - you are welcome from 17:30, food served at 18:00, session starts 18:30.</p>

<p><strong>Event location:</strong><br /></p>

<p><img width="120" height="60" align="right" alt="Noest" src="/assets/media/sponsors/logo-noest.png" />Noest NV<br />
Lucky Lukestraat 6 (gps - nijverheidskaai 3)<br />
8500 Kortrijk<br /></p>

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<h2 id="agenda">Agenda</h2>

<h3 id="building-a-copilot-with-sementic-kernel">Building a Copilot with Sementic Kernel</h3>

<p><img src="/assets/media/speakers/steven-delausney.jpg" alt=" Leo Visser" align="right" height="100" width="100" style="margin-right: 20px;" />
Microsoft has in the mean time already developed a lot of Copilots in various of their products. All these Copilots are based on the Sementic Kernel framework allowing them to build flexible assisent which can answer questions for end users. Within this sesseon, we will cover the basic of Sementic kernel with the runner, plugins, etc. and look at some demo’s and how you can intgrated you own plugin into the exsiting Microsoft Copilots.</p>

<p><strong>Speaker:  Steven De Lausnay</strong> IoT, Data &amp; Analytics Domain Lead @ Codit.</p>

<h3 id="castle-in-the-cloud-azure-network-perimeter-defense">Castle in the Cloud: Azure network perimeter defense</h3>

<p><img src="/assets/media/speakers/leo-visser.jpg" alt=" Leo Visser" align="right" height="100" width="100" style="margin-right: 20px;" />
In the cloud you want to protect everything with Identity! Although not untrue we still see many developments in technologies like the Azure Application Gateway and the Azure Firewall. Having all PaaS resources publicly available is not preferred according to current best practices in security. So IT environments are moving back to a more perimeter focused defense where only a couple of points are connected to the wider internet.</p>

<p>During this talk you will learn how to use the application gateway and azure firewall to protect the connected points. You will also learn how to make sure zero trust principles can be applied internally to make a network which is secure and in control. So if you want to develop a strong defense in the cloud using the most modern techniques then join this session!</p>

<p><strong>Speaker:  Leo Visser</strong> Microsoft MVP &amp; Cloud Consultant @ OGD.</p>

<h2 id="practical-details">Practical details</h2>

<p><strong>Event date:</strong> May 30th, 2024 - you are welcome from 17:30, food served at 18:00, session starts 18:30.</p>

<p><strong>Event location:</strong><br /></p>

<p><img width="120" height="60" align="right" alt="Codit" src="/assets/media/sponsors/logo-codit.png" />Codit<br />
Gaston Crommenlaan 14<br />
9050 Ghent<br />
Belgium</p>

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