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Tamir Dresher is a Principal Engineer at Microsoft Threat Protection, where he focuses on scaling AI agent systems and distributed architectures, bringing over 15 years of experience building large-scale distributed systems. He is the co-creator of Squad, an open-source multi-agent runtime for GitHub Copilot that orchestrates AI teams directly inside your repository. Tamir is the author of "Rx.NET in Action" (Manning) and "Hands-On Full-Stack Web Development with ASP.NET Core" (Packt), and has been a lecturer in Software Engineering at the Ruppin Academic Center since 2013. A prominent figure in the Israeli and international developer communities, he is a Microsoft MVP alumnus who speaks frequently at global conferences and writes actively on his blog at tamirdresher.com.

Website / Blog - https://www.tamirdresher.com/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamirdresher/
GitHub: https - //github.com/tamirdresher
Twitter/X - @tamir_dresher
Blog Post - https://www.tamirdresher.com/blog/2026/05/24/squad-watch-extensions-customer-success
Github - https://github.com/bradygaster/squad

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Erik Darling makes your database faster in exchange for money. He is a DBA, developer, and architect with a track record of tackling even the most challenging of technical issues. He runs a SQL Server Consulting and Coaching practice. In addition to his consulting services, he is also passionate about blogging, training, and contributing to open-source projects that help with SQL Server troubleshooting. He's given many public speaking engagements on the topic at conferences and events around the world, like PASS Summit and SQLBits.

Website - https://erikdarling.com/
Twitter - https://x.com/erikdarlingdata
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ErikDarlingData
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/darling-data/
LinkedIn 2 - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-darling-data/
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@darling.data
BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/erikdarling.com

Trainings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeYBdghaIjc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df-l2PxUidI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uikbtpVZS2s
https://db.cs.cmu.edu/seminar2022/

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Episode 315 – Erik Darling: Database Technical Debt

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Chris Woodruff, or as his friends call him, Woody, is a software architect of over 25 years. Woody loves software engineering, especially allowing applications and services to communicate across networks and through Web APIs. He has received Microsoft MVP awards in SQL, Data and C# in the past, along with multiple years of being awarded the AWS Community Builder Award. He's a current board member of the .NET Foundation Woody lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he explores the many breweries in West Michigan and travels with his family. Woody is also a long-time bourbon fan and loves hunting for whiskey bottles.

Website - https://woodruff.dev/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriswoodruff/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/cwoodruff
Simplicity-First Website - https://simplicity-first.dev/

Previous Appearances on the Azure & DevOps Podcast:

Episode 262 - Chris "Woody" Woodruff: Network Programming https://azuredevopspodcast.clear-measure.com/chris-woody-woodruff-network-programming-episode-262

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Jonathan Tower — known to friends and colleagues simply as "J." — is the founding partner of Trailhead Technology Partners, a custom software consulting firm with employees across the U.S., Europe, and South America. A 12-time Microsoft MVP for .NET and a Telerik Developer Expert, J. brings nearly 25 years of industry experience spanning roles from senior architect to director of development. He was recently elected to the .NET Foundation Board of Directors for the 2026–2027 term and is the driving force behind Beer City Code, Western Michigan's largest professional software conference. J. is also a LinkedIn Learning course author and an active speaker at software conferences around the world; including being a speaker at the most recent .NET Conf.

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtower/
Website - https://www.jtower.com/
Trailhead Technology Website - https://trailheadtechnology.com/
Trailhead Technology Events - https://trailheadtechnology.com/events
Trailhead Technology Blogs - https://trailheadtechnology.com/blog
Beer City Code- https://beercitycode.com/

Previous Appearances on the Azure & DevOps Podcast:

Episode 371 - Software Leadership with Jonathan "J." Tower https://azuredevopspodcast.clear-measure.com/software-leadership-with-jonathan-j-tower-episode-371
Episode 263 - J. Tower: Modernization Strangler Fig Pattern https://azuredevopspodcast.clear-measure.com/j-tower-modernization-strangler-fig-pattern-episode-263

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