Dropped by the @mmsmoa conference yesterday to hang with Microsoft colleagues and Microsoft MVPs!

Great connecting with Steven Bucher, Kristopher Turner, Brian Wren, and others!

I was recently on the Tech Together Podcast by @CreateMPLS + @GenesysWorks!

We talked my journey to #Microsoft, importance of #persistence, lifelong #learning, #AI, & more.

Blog + episode: https://www.buchatech.com/2025/04/tech-together-podcast-my-journey-to-microsoft-princes-studio-the-future-of-tech-and-navigating-ai

That's it for the week, let's get a beer.

Heading over to Keg and Case soon for #MNTech Happy Hour. I'm pretty sure @MattPacyga is buying the beers.

See you soon.

Yesterday was the first full-size, full-scale Minnebar since the pandemic started…and it was magical.

Seeing the familiar faces, the new faces, the sessions, the indie game arcade, and the excitement was like the sun coming out from behind the clouds.

#MNtech #Minnebar #Minnebar17
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Star ✱ the sessions you want to attend in the session list, or click on that “Yes! I might attend” button next to the session description.

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Local #mntech:

I submitted a panel session for #minnebar on Burnout in Tech - https://sessions.minnestar.org/sessions/1393

The only problem: I need some more panelists

If you're local, or know someone locally willing to talk openly on a panel with me, please get in touch!

It has been an absolute dream to have Maria Ploessl lead Minnestar for the last six years. She has made a huge impact on the #MNTech and startup community in ways we couldn't have anticipated when we hired her as the first ED. While I am immensely sad to see her go, I know that she's ready to take on a new adventure and is helping create yet another opportunity for Minnestar.

https://minnestar.org/a-letter-from-minnestar-executive-director-maria-ploessl/

Minnebar 17 is now accepting sessions! https://sessions.minnestar.org The event isn’t until April 22, but no time like the present.

Note that you’re not •applying• to lead a session at Minnebar; you’re •volunteering•! This is an unconference. Sessions are volunteer-driven. They’re fluid. You can give a polished talk, share something cool, facilitate open-ended discussion, or just invite folks to gather around a shared interest. Jump on in!

ALSO: First post! Ha!

Hey there! Time for an #introduction:

I'm a full-stack developer (in the original sense, before the term was fashionable), writer, speaker, and community builder at . I serve as Board Chair of Minnestar, working hard to make the #MNTech community a place you want to hang out. By day, I'm a Principal Developer Advocate at #AWS helping developers bring their idea to life through tech.

I will always be learning, always be building. This is why I'm here and I hope you'll join me for the ride!

Help grow and connect the #MNTech community with a contribution to Minnestar! From now until Dec 10th, these incredible #MNtech leaders are matching your donations in a $15,000 challenge:⁠

Derek & Diane Rucker⁠
Daren Cotter⁠
Jamie Thingelstad⁠

Help us get there with a donation: https://minnestar.org/donate

On Dec 6th I will be giving a Keynote at the next (MN)NUG event.

My talk:
"Networking is more relevant than ever in a cloud-native world (cloud & Kubernetes)"

More info & to register here:

https://www.buchatech.com/2022/12/giving-keynote-networking-is-more-relevant-than-ever-in-a-cloud-native-world

Next week I will be giving the Keynote at the next (MN)NUG (Minnesota Networking User Group) event.

My talk is:
"Networking is more relevant than ever in a cloud-native world (cloud & Kubernetes)"

More info & to register here:

https://www.buchatech.com/2022/12/giving-keynote-networking-is-more-relevant-than-ever-in-a-cloud-native-world