Masterclass Overview
DATE: 3-4 November, 2026
PRICE: 299€ excl. VAT
Azure management tasks often bounce between scripts, queries, infrastructure code, and the portal. In four 90-minute, instructor-led sessions, see how GitHub Copilot for Azure, Azure MCP Server, and Azure Skills work together in VS Code to keep all of that in one place.
The focus is on making AI assistance reusable. The instructor will progressively build GitHub Copilot custom instructions, prompt files, custom agents, and team-specific skills alongside Microsoft’s ready-made Azure Skills. You’ll see these customizations applied to Azure resource exploration, PowerShell and Azure CLI automation, KQL inventory queries in Azure Resource Graph, and Bicep deployments. Each session includes time for questions and shows how to review and validate AI-generated work before using it in Azure.
Audience
IT professionals, cloud administrators, DevOps engineers, and developers who manage Azure resources and want to apply GitHub Copilot, Azure MCP Server, Azure Skills, and Copilot customization to their everyday Azure work.
Prerequisites
Participants should have basic experience with Azure and be comfortable working with either PowerShell or Azure CLI. Familiarity with VS Code is helpful. No previous experience with Azure MCP Server, Azure Skills, or GitHub Copilot customization is required. Attendees can observe without their own Azure subscription or GitHub Copilot access.
Objectives
After completing this masterclass, you will know how to:
- Use GitHub Copilot for Azure and Azure MCP Server to explore Azure resources through natural language.
- Use Copilot to draft and refine PowerShell and Azure CLI automation and review generated commands before running them.
- Build reusable GitHub Copilot custom instructions, prompt files, custom agents, and team-specific skills.
- Apply Microsoft’s Azure Skills to recurring Azure management tasks.
- Use Copilot to write KQL queries for resource inventory in Azure Resource Graph.
- Generate and validate Bicep infrastructure code, then review deployment changes before applying them.
Outline
Introduction (part of session 1): VS Code setup, GitHub Copilot for Azure, Azure MCP Server, Azure Skills, and how the pieces work together.
- Session 1: Explore Azure with Copilot – Ask questions about live resources and start capturing team conventions in custom instructions.
- Session 2: Simplify PowerShell and Azure CLI Automation – Use Copilot and reusable prompt files to draft, compare, review, and improve scripts and commands.
- Session 3: Query Resource Inventory with KQL – Build Azure Resource Graph queries with Copilot and develop custom agents and skills for repeatable Azure management tasks.
- Session 4: Build and Deploy Bicep with AI Assistance – Apply the accumulated customizations and Azure Skills to author, validate, review, and deploy infrastructure in an instructor-led walkthrough.
Next Steps
Ready to master GitHub Copilot customization to achieve better results and use fewer tokens?