Cultural Creatives

Dear Microsoft Swiss PSUG, We have planned another exciting event. **Place & Language:** Place: Isolutions AG, The Circle 38, 8058 Zürich (Hybrid with Teams) Language: EN **Session 1: Automated deployment of Azure SQL VM with PowerShell** Description: If you need to deploy (almost fully) automated an Azure SQL VM on a frequent basis, this session may be for you. You can use PowerShell, a language that a lot SQL Server DBAs know; and you can use your knowledge of this language for your advantage, so that you have an infrastructure as code solution to deploy your Azure SQL Server. I am going to show you how to do this, including restoring a SQL Server from a network attached file storage within your VM. Speaker: [MVP Kay Sauter](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaysauter/ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaysauter/") **Session 2: Migrate from EWS to Microsoft Graph** Description: Exchange Web Services (EWS) is deprecated, and Microsoft Graph is the modern API for accessing Microsoft 365 data. In this session, we’ll explore how to transition your scripts and automation from EWS to Microsoft Graph using PowerShell. You’ll learn practical steps, authentication options, and best practices for migrating existing workflows. Whether you manage mailboxes, calendars, or other Exchange Online resources, this session will equip you with the tools and knowledge to make the switch smoothly. Speaker: [MVP Andres Bohren](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andres-bohren/) **Agenda:** 17:00 Welcome 17:30 Session 1 18:15 Session 2 19:00 Networking and Beer 20:00 End of Event

Svijet se mijenja brže nego što stignemo instalirati novi update, a Unit Croatia ne stoji sa strane. Pridružite nam se u Loftu na večeri gdje protresamo aktualnosti, povezujemo perspektive i najvažnije - družimo se! Program: 1\. Financial and Professional Lines Leader\, Central & Eastern Europe – Central Region Bugovi, breach i milijunske tužbe – tko to zapravo plaća? Predavač: Marijo Stojanović (Marsh McLennan) 2\. State of Unit Croatia \(by Bešlić\) Otvaramo karte. Što ima s Unitom? 3\. Panel: Business Unusual Kristalna kugla, geopolitika i AI-mageddon Panelisti: Frane Borozan (Syskit) Anamarija Talijanac (True North) Dario Drmač (Risely Digital, Tipsy.hr) Ivan Krnić (CROZ)

Doživite novu duhovnost u meditaciji koja vas vodi kroz prekrasno plavetnilo... Uz energiju koja donosi promjene, započnite put kroz visoke vibracije prema svom savršenom Ja. Pridružite nam se na Meditaciji plavetnila na Kajzerici, u petak 6.3. u 19h!

Uvođenje Jire i Confluencea u većim organizacijama obično kreće postupno. U početku ih koriste razvojni timovi, zatim se uključuju marketing i ostali odjeli, a s vremenom Atlassian alati postaju centralni dio svakodnevnog rada. Kako instance rastu, administracija, sigurnost i održavanje brzo postaju složeni i teško upravljivi kroz sam UI. U tom trenutku Python postaje praktičan alat za Atlassian admine i konzultante. Kroz API-je omogućuje analizu stanja sustava, masovne promjene konfiguracije, upravljanje korisnicima i izradu izvještaja koje Jira i Confluence sami ne nude. Na prvom ovogodišnjem **Atlassian Community Eventu u Zagrebu**, **Tomislav Sablić** će kroz konkretne primjere pokazati kako koristiti **Python** u svakodnevnom radu s Jira i Confluence instancama te kako takav pristup pomaže **uštedjeti vrijeme, smanjiti rizike i zadržati kontrolu** nad velikim sustavima. **Datum**: 5.3.2026. **Vrijeme**: 17:30 **Lokacija:** Radnička cesta 37A, 4. kat, ured Koiosa **Agenda:** * Registracija sudionika: 17:30-18:00 * Tomislav Sablić: Python kao produžena ruka Atlassian admina: 18:00 - 18:45 * Q&A: 18:45 - 19:00 * Networking uz cugu i klopu: 19:00 - 00:00

**Beer, Pizza and IoT Meetup (DigiCert Special)** We would like to invite you to our next IoT Meetup at Concept Reply at the Reply offices in Munich. **Agenda** 19:00 – Securing the future Internet of Things with ML-KEM and ML-DSA (Talks by Kevin Hilscher and Daniel Stroehmann from DigiCert) 20:00 – Pizza & Networking **Description** Today’s Internet of Things (IoT) relies on a variety of protocols and communications technologies…CoAP, LwM2M, LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, Wi-Fi, Thread … many of which are not quantum-safe. While large-scale quantum computers capable of breaking current encryption aren’t yet available, the concept of “harvest now, decrypt later” is a significant concern. Now that NIST has released final versions of its first three Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standards the race is on to make IoT quantum-safe. **We will explore** * What it takes to make an IoT solution quantum-safe. * The algorithms regulators, such as BSI, are recommending. * How to implement and transmit data between a device and an MQTT broker with TLS 1.3, ML-KEM, and ML-DSA using open-source tools. Please feel free to forward this invite to anybody who might like to take part. PLEASE NOTE: This Meetup will get streamed and recorded so you may get filmed by taking part. Doors open at 7PM for this one due to an event before. This event is exclusively for those with a professional background. Due to limited capacity, we reserve the right to restrict admission. Pizza, beer and seats first come first serve! :)

**Maschile & Femminile: integra le tue polarità, potenzia le tue relazioni e il tuo business.** 🌗🔥 Ti capita di essere sempre “in azione” ma sentirti svuotatə? O di avere grande sensibilità ma difficoltà nel mettere confini? Il modo in cui vivi il tuo maschile (direzione, decisione, leadership) e il tuo femminile (intuizione, ascolto, visione) influenza **relazioni, lavoro e risultati economici**. In questo workshop lavoriamo su: 🧘‍♀️ Mindfulness per radicarti e fare scelte più lucide 🎨 Arteterapia per dare forma alle tue dinamiche interiori 🔄 Costellazioni Familiari per sciogliere schemi che impattano amore e business Perché equilibrio non significa essere “meno fortə”. Significa essere **più centratə, più efficace, più autentica/o**. [https://www.tusaiforpeople.com/equilibrio-maschile-e-femminile/](Maschile & Femminile: integra le tue polarità, potenzia le tue relazioni e il tuo business. 🌗🔥 Ti capita di essere sempre “in azione” ma sentirti svuotatə? O di avere grande sensibilità ma difficoltà nel mettere confini? Il modo in cui vivi il tuo maschile (direzione, decisione, leadership) e il tuo femminile (intuizione, ascolto, visione) influenza relazioni, lavoro e risultati economici. In questo workshop lavoriamo su: 🧘‍♀️ Mindfulness per radicarti e fare scelte più lucide 🎨 Arteterapia per dare forma alle tue dinamiche interiori 🔄 Costellazioni Familiari per sciogliere schemi che impattano amore e business Perché equilibrio non significa essere “meno fortə”. Significa essere più centratə, più efficace, più autentica/o. https://www.tusaiforpeople.com/equilibrio-maschile-e-femminile/)

**Confidence in Bloom: How Creativity Builds Confidence** What happens when creativity becomes an intentional practice? In this month’s Confidence Lab, we’ll gather at **Petals That Inspire: The Flourish Studio** for an evening exploring the connection between creativity and confidence. How making with our hands, engaging our senses, and allowing space for expression can shift how we see ourselves and what we believe is possible. Our featured speaker, **Amanda Lorenzetti**, owner of Petals That Inspire, will share how creativity has shaped her own confidence journey and why creative environments play such a powerful role in well-being, resilience, and personal growth. Drawing from her work leading an experience-driven floral studio and a community-centered workforce development program, Amanda will reflect on creativity as both a personal and collective catalyst. Amanda will also guide us through a **hands-on floral design experience**, creating a fresh arrangement in a wide mouth mason jar. No prior floral experience is needed, just curiosity and a willingness to engage the process. This evening is an invitation to slow down, create, and reconnect with the part of yourself that grows through care, attention, and imagination. You’ll leave with a floral arrangement to take home, and a deeper understanding of how confidence can be cultivated through creative practices. **Featured Speaker: Amanda Lorenzetti** Amanda Lorenzetti is the owner and founder of [Petals That Inspire](https://www.petalsthatinspire.com/) and The Flourish Studio, a social enterprise florist based in Columbus, Ohio. She brings more than a decade of experience in wedding and event sales, paired with hands-on expertise in floral and event design. Amanda’s connection to the floral industry began early, spending time alongside her godmother, a professional florist on the East Coast. After earning her business degree, she returned to her hometown in Connecticut to work as a floral and event designer, blending creative artistry with strong operational and client-focused skills. In 2020, Amanda returned to the floral industry with a renewed purpose, driven by a desire to build a business rooted in creativity, community impact, and sustainability. During this pivotal time, she founded Petals That Inspire—an innovative floral concept that reimagines the traditional florist model by combining event florals, workshops, and experiential offerings with a mission-centered approach to workforce development. Today, Petals That Inspire is a thriving social enterprise known for its thoughtful design, educational experiences, and commitment to empowering young adults facing barriers to entry in the workforce. Amanda is deeply passionate about building businesses that are both profitable and purpose-driven, and she leverages her strong business acumen to create a scalable & sustainable model that inspires creativity while giving back to the community. **What is Confidence Lab?** Confidence Lab is a monthly community experience for bold, thoughtful leaders building confidence from the inside out. Whether you’re launching a business, leading a team, navigating change, or simply striving to show up more fully—you belong here. Our work demands clarity, courage, and conviction—but the pace of daily life can erode our sense of self. Confidence Lab creates space to reflect, reconnect, and grow with others doing purpose-driven work. It’s designed for entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, creatives, corporate professionals, activists, and anyone ready to lead with authenticity and impact. ***Please note:*** *All are welcome! If cost is a concern, please use promo code PUBLIC to access a free ticket—we want you to join us.*

Inspired by our successful events like "Saturday Mornings @ East Market" and other "Pot Luck in the Park" lunches, this gathering promises to be a blend of fun conversations, language exchange, and cultural insights, all while sharing wonderful foods with each other. Please bring a dish to share and anything you would like to drink. We will provide plates, plastic silverware and napkins. So, come hungry and ready to chat!

NFT's are here to stay folks! This is a group for like minded people interested in understanding, leveraging, using, creating for, profiting from, trading too i suppose, NFT's.. everything around them, complexity, fear and exploits, best practices and more. **PLUS** This group will talk AI ART tools, techniques, artists, video, audio, prototypes and more in the AI assisted production space- ART specifically, but we can get into any aspect of some of the cooler things happening in AI in general.

Let's grab some coffee/food and share a morning chat! The East Market has an ample parking lot and outdoor and indoor seating. Grab a cup of coffee from Winston's Coffee & Waffles or on your way to East Market and meet us on the second floor - table behind or east of the elevator. Per what this group is about: "Everyone is welcome! International transplants to Columbus who want to improve language skills, Columbus residents who want to discuss international travel and culture, and anyone who enjoys getting together for good conversations."

The topic for March is "Our Bodies, Ourselves" Speak Easy: true stories, told live. The idea is simple: an audience, an open microphone, and great stories. Hilarious, gripping, poignant- it's up to you. Audiences are invited to come to listen or come to tell as folks from all corners of Columbus offer their stories live on stage! Held at Wild Goose Creative's warm, intimate space, this night of tales occurs on the 3rd Thursday of every month. Doors open at 6:30 pm, show starts at 7:00 pm. Please arrive early if you want to tell, as we generally only have room for a limited number of tellers, and the sign-up sheet has a tendency to fill up fast. Formed around the idea that people need stories--they're what hold and draw us together--SpeakEasy celebrates the strangeness and commonness of being human. And in a world of smartphones, Facebook, Twitter, and more . . . it gives people a real, breathing, in-person way to connect. The night is geared for true stories of all kinds, taking the best tales told around kitchen tables, in darkened pubs, on the street corner, and at late-night parties and giving them an audience. Speak Easy is also a great outlet for performers, writers, and artists looking to share their favorite stories and perfect their skills. We strongly encourage tellers to please tell the story rather than read it so we keep within the spirit of good storytelling and stay engaged with the audience. All are welcome. Hang around after the show for a drink and build community!

We'll meet at The Capital One Café, 167 Easton Town Center, Space A-103. This is in the main mall where the Microsoft store used to be, on your left if you're standing at the bottom of the AMC Theater escalator. Join us on Sunday for an hour of uninterrupted wordmaking! • What we'll do Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at noon on Sundays. Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done. SCHEDULE: 12:00 - quick intros. 12:10 - timer starts: write for 1 hour. 1:10 - chat / take off / keep writing. OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens at 1-1:30ish. Writing is very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing. BEING LATE IS OKAY: just show up and get settled, then check-in with me after the session. If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer. Happy writing and I look forward to seeing you! • What to bring Whatever you need to be able to write! Bring earbuds/earplugs if you want to block noise or the occasional conversation by other patrons. Electrical outlets are limited, so charge your devices before whenever possible. See you at The Café on Sunday!