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I’m Just Gonna Leave This Here

September 30, 2026

Sometimes my value as a blogger is to make complex topics simple, or to deliver industry news to you, or to entertain you. Sometimes, it's just to keep you posted on things that are happening in the industry.

So with that in mind, at Microsoft FabCon Barcelona this week, there was a partner day for Microsoft partners. From there, Eelco Drost (shout out to the smart & fun folks at MasterMinds) shared a slide:

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