There’s nothing as much fun as Involvement Fest! Backed into a dark corner and using only a high-tech hand-made sign, UMBC SSMVF still garnered over 30 signatures from students interested in supporting us and learning more about building a better community on campus. Thanks so much for your support!

Are you looking for a way to provide your K12 students with a modern, engaging, and secure learning environment? Do you want to save time and money on setting up and managing classroom labs in the cloud? 

If so, join us on November 14 at 2:00 PM ET for our webinar: Deliver World-Class Experiences in K12 with Azure Virtualization and Azure Lab Solutions.

In this webinar, you will learn how to use Azure Virtual Desktop and Azure Lab Services to create and deliver online labs for your students. You will discover how these solutions can help you:

• Provide students with access to preconfigured virtual machines (VMs) that run Windows 11 Pro or Linux, with the software and files they need for their projects, assignments, and classroom exercises.
• Enable students to connect to their lab VMs from any device, anywhere, anytime, using remote desktop (RDP) or web browser.
• Use pre-configured labs to help your students achieve modern skills and certifications.
• Manage the lab VMs' usage hours, policies, schedules, and costs with ease and flexibility.
• Integrate the lab environment with existing tools like Canvas and Teams for seamless collaboration and communication.
• Customize the lab template with your own software, configuration, or data, or choose from a variety of Marketplace images.
• Scale up or down the lab VMs according to your needs and budget.

Don't miss this chance to learn how to leverage the power of Azure for your K12 classroom.

Register today for this free webinar. We look forward to seeing you there!

Are you ready to take your K12 district to the next level of data-driven decision making? Do you want to learn how to leverage the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform your data into actionable insights? If yes, then you don't want to miss this webinar!

Join Microsoft on November 8 at 2:00 PM ET for a one-hour webinar on Data and Analytics in the Era of AI. In this webinar, you will learn:

• How AI can help you collect, analyze, and visualize data from multiple sources and formats
• How AI can help you identify patterns, trends, and anomalies in your data
• How AI can help you generate reports, dashboards, and recommendations based on your data
• How AI can help you improve student outcomes, teacher effectiveness, and operational efficiency

Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to harness the power of AI for your K12 district.

Register now for this webinar by clicking [here] and get ready to unlock the full potential of your data!

Are you looking for a way to protect your school district from cyberattacks, ransomware, and data breaches? Do you want to leverage the power of the cloud to improve your security posture and reduce costs? If so, you won't want to miss our upcoming webinar: Secure Your Environment with Microsoft to learn how Azure Sentinel can help you achieve these goals.

Azure Sentinel is a cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) solution that collects data from your Microsoft 365, Azure, and other sources, and uses artificial intelligence to analyze and detect threats in real time. With Azure Sentinel, you can:

• Monitor your entire hybrid environment from a single pane of glass.
• Automate threat response and remediation with built-in playbooks.
• Reduce false positives and focus on the most critical incidents.
• Integrate with Microsoft security services such as Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, and Microsoft 365 Defender.
• Save money by paying only for the data you ingest and store, with no infrastructure costs.

Join Microsoft on November 7 at 2:00 PM ET to learn how Azure Sentinel can help you secure your school district and graduate to advanced ransomware protection.

Register today and get ready to transform your security with the cloud.

Do you want to learn how to use generative AI to streamline your operations and create engaging and personalized learning experiences for your students? If so, you don't want to miss this webinar!

In this webinar, you will learn:

• What is generative AI and how it works.

• What are some of the benefits and challenges of using generative AI in education.

• How you can use generative AI to improve your operations.

• How you can use generative AI in your classroom.

• How to get started with generative AI using Microsoft Bing's chat mode.

Join Microsoft on November 1 at 2:00 PM ET for a one-hour webinar: Getting Started with Generative AI in K12 Education that will include demonstrations and a Q&A session. 

Register to save your spot today!

Are you looking for a way to migrate your data center to Azure, the leading cloud platform for enterprise applications? 

Do you want to learn how to plan, execute, and optimize your data center migration with minimal downtime and risk? 

If so, you don't want to miss our upcoming webinar on Data Center Migration to Azure: Best Practices for Education.

In this webinar, you will learn from our experts how to:

• Assess your current data center infrastructure and how your district can benefit from cloud capabilities.

• Optimize your migration performance, security, and cost using Azure bET practices and tools.

• Leverage hybrid license benefits your Windows and SQL workloads.

Register now and join us on October 31 at 2:00 PM ET. Secure your spot today!

Maintaining operations is a critical challenge in Education. Are you prepared for the unexpected? Do you have a plan to protect your data and applications from disasters, whether natural or man-made? Are you leveraging the cloud for business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR)?

In this webinar, you will learn:

• How to ensure your critical applications and data are protected, whether it's backup, disaster recovery, or ransomware protection.

• How to approach BC/DR in Azure with a risk-based and shared responsibility model.

• How to architect for failure and take advantage of the resiliency features offered by Azure.

At this webinar, you'll gain valuable insights on how to ensure your district can quickly implement a cost-effective BC/DR plan in Azure.

Register today and get ready to take your BC/DR strategy to the next level with Microsoft!