Double header: GitHub Models & Mastering Azure Bicep

Melb.NET is excited to host Dylan McCarthy and Danidu Weerasinghe.

We have two exciting talks about using GitHub Models for Fast Prototyping and Mastering Azure Bicep to make complex deployments simpler!

Sponsors:
We have some amazing sponsors that help make this event possible:

• Arinco - Venue, food and drinks
• Dotnet Foundation for the meetup page

Agenda:
5:30pm arrival, 6pm kickoff. Food and drinks provided in-person

• Welcome & Introduction and few words from our Sponsors - 10 min
• Talk 1 - 30 min
• break - 10 min
• Talk 2 - 30 min

Talk 1: GitHub Models - Fast Prototyping with LLMs
by Dylan McCarhty - Microsoft Dev Tech MVP | Principal Engineer at Versent

GitHub Models is a new feature that enables developers to quickly build up a prototype and test it with multiple different LLM versions.

Talk 2: Mastering Azure Bicep for Streamlined Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
by Danidu Weerasinghe - Microsoft Azure MVP | Principal Technical Consultant at Arinco

In this session, we’ll explore the latest enhancements to Azure Bicep, focusing on features that streamline and optimize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for Azure. We'll dive into Nested Parameter Files, which simplify complex deployments by organizing parameters for modularity; User-Defined Functions, allowing for reusable functions that reduce duplication and increase flexibility; and some other latest features, which offer greater control and efficiency in your Bicep templates. Whether you’re new to Bicep or experienced, this talk will show how these updates can make your Azure environments more scalable, maintainable, and powerful.

Hosts:
William Liebenberg - Microsoft .NET MVP | Consultant at Arinco

Location:
In-Person at Arinco Melbourne.
Level 6 / 440 Collins Street, Melbourne CBD

🗣 Apply to speak now: https://bit.ly/melb-dotnet-cfp