Brian Benz (@bbenz.bsky.social)

@bbenz.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 12:39 AM

I'm running a workshop with @pamelafox.bsky.social at @aaif.io's #AGNTCon + #MCPCon on Oct. 23 at 10:55 AM PDT. You'll build an AI agent on open infrastructure.

Prerequisite download instructions: events.linuxfoundation.org/agntcon-mcpc...

@bbenz.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 8:16 PM

I'm not going to be able to make it to my #MCPDevSummit Toronto talk. Thanks to @aaif.io for accommodating my absence.

The #MCP demo is on GitHub, with 14 scenarios you can run, including prompt injection and a confused-deputy request.

Try it: aka.ms/mcp-tool-cal...

@bbenz.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 8:02 PM

My talk, "Who Can Call This MCP Tool?", is on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at @aaif.io's #MCPDevSummit Toronto.

#OAuth lets a client into a remote #MCP server. I'll show how to decide who can call each tool.

Details: events.linuxfoundation.org/mcp-dev-summ...

@bbenz.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 5:39 PM

My new quickstart shows how to create an #Azure #Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster with a managed GPU node pool (preview) using Azure CLI.

AKS installs and manages the #NVIDIA driver and GPU tools - Try it here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...

@bbenz.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 7:43 PM

Hello #LasVegas!: Join me Wed., Sept. 16, from 5:30-8:00 PM at the inaugural #Claude Community Meetup. I'll present "Claude in Practice", showing how I use Claude in my daily workflow as an AI advocate at Microsoft. All demos, no slides. AMA!

Register: luma.com/claude-hwwk

@bbenz.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 7:26 PM

Had a great time with @rabauer.dev ! We went over time, and eventually got the app working, it's a pretty complicated app that would have probably taken weeks before AI! Check out the repo at github.com/bbenz/202608...

Brian Benz@bbenz.bsky.socialAug 27, 2026, 5:26 PM

Starting soon! See everyone there. I'll be showing everyone how I work in my daily life at Microsoft as an AI advocate. I'll build and deploy a Java app live in this session, based on attendee input. See you today at 11AM PST, 8 PM CET. www.meetup.com/jug-oberpfal...

meetup.comWhy Deploying Java AI Apps to Azure Is Easier Than You Think, Thu, Aug 27, 2026, 8:00 PM | MeetupWelcome to the JUG Oberpfalz Online Live Coding Sessions! Our online sessions are held in English and streamed live on YouTube. The recording will be available afterwards.

github.comGitHub - bbenz/20260827-jug-oberpfalz-demoContribute to bbenz/20260827-jug-oberpfalz-demo development by creating an account on GitHub.

@rabauer.dev Aug 27, 2026, 1:45 PMReposted by @bbenz.bsky.social

Java plus a real AI model, built with @langchain4j.dev, plus deploying to @azure.microsoft.com. Sounds like a whole day gone before lunch. Today @bbenz.bsky.social and I find out live, no prep hidden off-screen.
youtube.com/live/TI7_Wz5...
#Java #AI #AzureAIFoundry

youtube.comWhy Deploying Java AI Apps to the cloud is Easier Than You ThinkJava app. Real AI model. Deployed to Azure. Everyone assumes that's a whole day gone before lunch, maybe two. Is it?What actually eats the time on a build li...

@bbenz.bsky.social Aug 27, 2026, 5:26 PM

Starting soon! See everyone there.

I'll be showing everyone how I work in my daily life at Microsoft as an AI advocate. I'll build and deploy a Java app live in this session, based on attendee input.

See you today at 11AM PST, 8 PM CET.
www.meetup.com/jug-oberpfal...