What we’re about
Azure AI UG is a practitioner-led community for engineers, data and ML practitioners, architects, developers, and technology leaders working with AI, ML, and generative AI across the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.
We explore how AI solutions are designed, deployed, governed, and operated on Azure — from LLMs and agents to data platforms, MLOps, and real-world production delivery.
We run:
• Bi-monthly in-person meetups in London
• Bi-monthly online events for our global audience
• Chapters across the UK, North America & APAC
Whether you’re hands-on with Azure AI services, building data and ML pipelines, experimenting with generative AI, or just starting your journey, you’re very welcome here.
Our events focus on:
• Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services & applied AI workloads
• Data platforms, vector search & retrieval-augmented systems
• MLOps / LLMOps & production readiness on Azure
• Responsible AI, governance, security & lifecycle management
• Developer experience, performance, cost & reliability
• Real-world demos, case studies & lessons learned
This community is part of the Community Stack Ecosystem, meaning members can also discover and join our wider communities across Data & AI, Cloud Platforms, DevOps, Leadership, and more. You can explore and join other events here.
Members are automatically subscribed to our weekly community newsletter via Meetup, where we share event updates, speaker call-outs, learning resources and ecosystem news. We also publish selected talks and highlights on our YouTube channel.
We’re always looking for:
• Speakers — talks, lightning sessions, demos & case studies
• Hosts — organisations able to provide welcoming community venues
• Sponsors — food, refreshments, recording or accessibility support
• Collaborators — Microsoft communities, meetups & open-source groups
If you’d like to speak, sponsor, host, or get involved, please reach out via Meetup or contact Ethan Sumner on LinkedIn.
Community Values:
This group follows the Community Stack Code of Conduct. We aim to create a respectful, inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone, across all backgrounds, experience levels and identities.
Sponsors
Upcoming events
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- Network event
Azure AI UG #3 - Online
·OnlineOnline22 attendees from 3 groupsHello and welcome to our next Azure AI UG meetup.
This event brings together engineers, data and ML practitioners, architects, developers, and leaders working with AI, ML, and generative AI across the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.
Our meetups are friendly, welcoming, and community-driven — everyone is welcome, whether you’re experienced in Azure AI or just starting your journey. This session will include practitioner talks, demos, Q&A, and time for networking with like-minded peers.
We run bi-monthly in-person meetups in London, bi-monthly online global events, and regional chapters across the UK, North America, and APAC. Food and refreshments will be provided for in-person events where a host venue is supporting.
We are delighted to host this event online on the 4th of February.
Speakers and Sessions:
Speaker: Grace Briody, Solutions Engineer - Cloud, AI and Apps - Microsoft
Session Title: Secretless by default: building Azure AI agents with Managed Identity (no keys)
Description: Many orgs now disable local auth/keys, pushing Entra ID/Managed Identity everywhere. This talk shows exactly how to wire agents, Search, Functions, and Logic Apps without secrets. We’ll build a minimal agent that queries a knowledge base and triggers an action—end‑to‑end with Managed Identity. You’ll see the RBAC roles that matter, where people trip up (Search/Indexers/Cosmos), and how to debug “Forbidden” errors without falling back to connection strings.
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Agenda (GMT / UK):
18:00 — Welcome and introduction - Ethan Sumner
18:05 — Speaker 1
18:40 — Break
18:50 — Speaker 2
19:30 — Close and networking
We are always keen to hear from:
• Speakers — case studies, engineering deep dives, demos & applied Azure AI stories
• Hosts — organisations able to provide space for future meetups
• Sponsors — support with refreshments, marketing, recording or accessibility
If you would like to speak, sponsor, or host a future event, please get in touch with Ethan Sumner via LinkedIn.
You can find our YouTube channel here.
This community forms part of the Community Stack ecosystem and follows the Community Stack Code of Conduct, ensuring a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all attendees.4 attendees from this group 
Azure AI UG #4 - London
Location not specified yetHello and welcome to our next Azure AI UG meetup.
This event brings together engineers, data and ML practitioners, architects, developers, and leaders working with AI, ML, and generative AI across the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.
Our meetups are friendly, welcoming, and community-driven — everyone is welcome, whether you’re experienced in Azure AI or just starting your journey. This session will include practitioner talks, demos, Q&A, and time for networking with like-minded peers.
We run bi-monthly in-person meetups in London, bi-monthly online global events, and regional chapters across the UK, North America, and APAC. Food and refreshments will be provided for in-person events where a host venue is supporting.
We are delighted to host this event in London on the 11th of March.
Speakers and Sessions:
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Agenda (GMT / UK):
18:00 — Welcome and refreshments
18:30 — Introduction — Ethan Sumner
18:35 — Speaker 1
19:10 — Break
19:20 — Speaker 2
19:55 — Close and networking
We are always keen to hear from:
• Speakers — case studies, engineering deep dives, demos & applied Azure AI stories
• Hosts — organisations able to provide space for future meetups
• Sponsors — support with refreshments, marketing, recording or accessibility
If you would like to speak, sponsor, or host a future event, please get in touch with Ethan Sumner via LinkedIn.
You can find our YouTube channel here.
This community forms part of the Community Stack ecosystem and follows the Community Stack Code of Conduct, ensuring a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all attendees.2 attendees- Network event
AWS AI UG x Azure AI UG - Battle of the Clouds
Location not specified yet1 attendee from 2 groupsHello and welcome to a special joint meetup between Azure AI UG and AWS AI UG — our first crossover event bringing both communities together for an evening of real-world AI engineering, platform perspectives, and a friendly “battle of the clouds”.
This event brings together engineers, data & ML practitioners, architects, platform teams, and leaders building AI and generative AI systems across both Microsoft Azure and AWS.
Our meetups are friendly, welcoming, and practitioner-led. Everyone is welcome, whether you’re deeply invested in one cloud, multi-cloud, or just curious about how teams are delivering production AI workloads in different environments.
This session will include:
• real-world case studies from both platforms
• engineering deep dives & demos
• honest lessons learned (including what went wrong)
• Q&A and cross-cloud discussion
• time for networking with both communities
We run bi-monthly in-person meetups in London, bi-monthly online global events, and chapters across the UK, North America and APAC. Food and refreshments will be provided where a host venue is supporting.
We are delighted to host this event in London on the 14th of April in partnership with TBC
Speakers and Sessions:
Representing Azure AI
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Representing AWS AI
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Special Session:
Panel: Battle of the Clouds — AI in Production
A cross-cloud discussion covering architecture trade-offs, MLOps / LLMOps approaches, governance, cost & reliability, platform constraints, and the reality of running AI systems at scale.
Agenda (GMT / UK)
18:00 — Arrival, welcome & refreshments
18:30 — Introduction — Ethan Sumner
18:35 — Azure AI Talk
19:05 — AWS AI Talk
19:35 — Break
19:50 — Cross-Cloud Panel: Battle of the Clouds
20:20 — Networking & close
We’re always keen to hear from:
• Speakers — case studies, deep dives, demos & platform war stories
• Hosts — organisations able to provide space for future meetups
• Sponsors — support with refreshments, recording, marketing or accessibility
If you’d like to speak, sponsor, or host a future event, please get in touch with Ethan Sumner via LinkedIn.
You can find our YouTube channels via our community pages, where we publish selected talks and highlights.
Both communities form part of the Community Stack ecosystem and follow the Community Stack Code of Conduct, ensuring a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all attendees. - Network event
Azure AI UG #5 - Online
·OnlineOnline2 attendees from 3 groupsHello and welcome to our next Azure AI UG meetup.
This event brings together engineers, data and ML practitioners, architects, developers, and leaders working with AI, ML, and generative AI across the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.
Our meetups are friendly, welcoming, and community-driven — everyone is welcome, whether you’re experienced in Azure AI or just starting your journey. This session will include practitioner talks, demos, Q&A, and time for networking with like-minded peers.
We run bi-monthly in-person meetups in London, bi-monthly online global events, and regional chapters across the UK, North America, and APAC. Food and refreshments will be provided for in-person events where a host venue is supporting.
We are delighted to host this event online on the 5th of May.
Speakers and Sessions:
Speaker: TBC
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Agenda (GMT / UK):
18:00 — Welcome and introduction - Ethan Sumner
18:05 — Speaker 1
18:40 — Break
18:50 — Speaker 2
19:30 — Close and networking
We are always keen to hear from:
• Speakers — case studies, engineering deep dives, demos & applied Azure AI stories
• Hosts — organisations able to provide space for future meetups
• Sponsors — support with refreshments, marketing, recording or accessibility
If you would like to speak, sponsor, or host a future event, please get in touch with Ethan Sumner via LinkedIn.
You can find our YouTube channel here.
This community forms part of the Community Stack ecosystem and follows the Community Stack Code of Conduct, ensuring a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all attendees.1 attendee from this group
Past events
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