https://thomasdaly.net/category/community/Recent content in Community on Inquisitive M365Hugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 Tom DalyMon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2026/10/19/showing-up-community-events/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2026/10/19/showing-up-community-events/I’m not a Microsoft regional lead, but if a community event is a few hours’ drive away, I’m probably there. What I do when I show up, and why I think it matters to the people running it.https://thomasdaly.net/2026/10/15/m365-nyc-2026-recap/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2026/10/15/m365-nyc-2026-recap/A short look back at M365 Community Days NYC 2026: full rooms, a scavenger hunt that gets strangers talking, and the volunteers who made it all happen.https://thomasdaly.net/2026/07/30/renewed-microsoft-mvp-2026-2027/Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2026/07/30/renewed-microsoft-mvp-2026-2027/Renewed as a Microsoft MVP for 2026-2027 — my tenth year in the program, what it has meant, and why I keep showing up.https://thomasdaly.net/2025/10/12/community-days-three-years/Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2025/10/12/community-days-three-years/CommunityDays.org turns three. A look back at how it started, what we’ve built, and the people who made it happen.https://thomasdaly.net/2025/07/31/renewed-microsoft-mvp-2025-2026/Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2025/07/31/renewed-microsoft-mvp-2025-2026/Renewed as a Microsoft MVP for 2025-2026 — what the program means to me and why it matters for our community.https://thomasdaly.net/2023/11/25/community-days-sessionize-key-deep-dive/Sat, 25 Nov 2023 18:32:19 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2023/11/25/community-days-sessionize-key-deep-dive/Intro In the previous article, we discussed creating a basic JSON-formatted API endpoint in Sessionize to integrate your event content, including Speakers, Sessions, and Schedule,…https://thomasdaly.net/2023/11/25/creating-a-sessionize-key-for-community-days/Sat, 25 Nov 2023 18:02:11 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2023/11/25/creating-a-sessionize-key-for-community-days/In this walkthrough, we’ll guide you through the steps to create a Sessionize key, which is required by Community Days for integrating your event’s Speakers,…https://thomasdaly.net/2021/11/20/azure-community-bootcamp-2021/Sat, 20 Nov 2021 03:53:29 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2021/11/20/azure-community-bootcamp-2021/Introduction After an event I like to wrap up some of my thoughts on how the event started and some of the lessons learned. This…https://thomasdaly.net/2021/08/14/awarded-office-developer-mvp-2020-2021/Sat, 14 Aug 2021 04:51:57 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2021/08/14/awarded-office-developer-mvp-2020-2021/Awarded Office Developer MVP 2020-2021 – I am thrilled to announce that I was award a new title of Office Developer MVP. I’ve been a…https://thomasdaly.net/2021/08/14/passed-az-204-developing-solutions-for-microsoft-azure/Sat, 14 Aug 2021 04:49:32 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2021/08/14/passed-az-204-developing-solutions-for-microsoft-azure/On June 8, 2021 I passed my AZ-204 exam to become a Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Associate. I completed the exam on my first attempt…https://thomasdaly.net/2021/05/16/m365-philly-virtual-2021-event-wrap-up/Sun, 16 May 2021 04:54:00 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2021/05/16/m365-philly-virtual-2021-event-wrap-up/This past year has been a challenging year for running events. For those that do not know me, I am someone that facilitates many events…https://thomasdaly.net/2020/11/05/global-microsoft-365-m365-developer-bootcamp-ny-nj-pa/Thu, 05 Nov 2020 16:49:34 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2020/11/05/global-microsoft-365-m365-developer-bootcamp-ny-nj-pa/Global Microsoft 365 (M365) Developer Bootcamps are happening in major cities all over the world from October 1st through November 30, 2020. These are typically…https://thomasdaly.net/2020/10/14/renewed-as-microsoft-mvp-office-develop-2020-2012/Wed, 14 Oct 2020 13:55:36 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2020/10/14/renewed-as-microsoft-mvp-office-develop-2020-2012/I am humbled and honored 🙂 to be renewed as a Microsoft MVP for 2020-2021. Anyone that received this award should be humbled and honored….https://thomasdaly.net/2019/07/03/renewed-office-server-services-microsoft-mvp-for-2019-2020/Wed, 03 Jul 2019 00:46:49 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2019/07/03/renewed-office-server-services-microsoft-mvp-for-2019-2020/I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve been re-awarded my MVP for the upcoming year. This past year had some unique challenges with the birth of…https://thomasdaly.net/2018/08/06/ive-been-renewed-for-office-servers-services-mvp-for-2018-2019/Mon, 06 Aug 2018 13:19:31 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2018/08/06/ive-been-renewed-for-office-servers-services-mvp-for-2018-2019/I’ve been renewed for Office Servers & Services MVP for 2018 – 2019!https://thomasdaly.net/2018/01/03/new-year-new-job-2018-enter-the-dragon/Wed, 03 Jan 2018 03:30:27 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2018/01/03/new-year-new-job-2018-enter-the-dragon/New Year, New Job. 2018 Enter the Dragon For those of you that don’t know me, I started a new gig this year. I recently…https://thomasdaly.net/2017/07/01/awarded-microsoft-servers-and-services-mvp-for-2018/Sat, 01 Jul 2017 02:19:38 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2017/07/01/awarded-microsoft-servers-and-services-mvp-for-2018/Awarded Microsoft Servers and Services MVP for 2018! I am so happy to announce that I’ve been awarded Microsoft MVP in Office Servers and Services…https://thomasdaly.net/2011/05/03/microsoft-community-contributor-award-2011/Tue, 03 May 2011 03:25:55 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2011/05/03/microsoft-community-contributor-award-2011/I’m very surprised and happy to announce that I am one of the many to receive the Microsoft Community Contributor Award for 2011! Not entirely…https://thomasdaly.net/2011/03/31/speaking-sharepoint-nyc-user-group/Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:53:03 +0000https://thomasdaly.net/2011/03/31/speaking-sharepoint-nyc-user-group/Next week ( 4/6/2011) I’ll be speaking at the NYC SharePoint User Group. I’ll be talking about “Getting Started with SharePoint Branding” specifically focusing on…