# ECS 2027: Summit & Community

> Your single destination for everything ECS and everything Microsoft: From event schedules and speaker announcements to in-depth technical articles, community discussions, and networking with fellow Microsoft professionals. Stay connected before, during, and long after the ECS.

This is an event community for ECS 2027 (May 31 - June 2, 2027).

## Main Sections

- [Home](https://ecs.events/): Community feed with latest posts
- [Articles](https://ecs.events/news): In-depth articles and tutorials
- [Videos](https://ecs.events/videos): Video content and recordings

## Content Sections

- [businesspass](https://ecs.events/businesspass): 0 items
- [en](https://ecs.events/en): 7 items
- [european-ai-cloud-summit-2026](https://ecs.events/european-ai-cloud-summit-2026): 0 items
- [european-bizapps-summit-2026](https://ecs.events/european-bizapps-summit-2026): 0 items
- [european-collaboration-summit-2026](https://ecs.events/european-collaboration-summit-2026): 0 items
- [expopass](https://ecs.events/expopass): 0 items
- [masterpass](https://ecs.events/masterpass): 0 items

## Recent Articles

- [Anthropic brings Claude Fable 5 to the public — with guardrails doing much of the work](https://ecs.events/a/anthropic-brings-claude-fable-5-to-the-public-with-guardrails-doing-much-of-the-work): Anthropic has announced Claude Fable 5 as a public-facing version of its Mythos-class model, paired with a safety design that routes some higher-risk requests elsewhere. The release matters not just because of the model claims, but because it shows where frontier AI deployment is heading: broader access, narrower permissions, and far more explicit controls.
- [Nicki Borell, a living memory](https://ecs.events/a/nicki-borell-a-living-memory): The news I got over the weekend struck like lightning: Nicki has died. All of us who were close to him expected it, but secretly hoped that something, somewhere in the universe would shift just a little and turn everything into a bad dream with a happy ending. But things don't work that way.
- [xAI becomes SpaceXAI: what Musk's latest reshuffle says about AI infrastructure](https://ecs.events/a/xai-becomes-spacexai-what-musks-latest-reshuffle-says-about-ai-infrastructure): A corporate dissolution, a rival striking a compute deal, and a signal about where AI value is moving.
- [What Nadella's testimony in Musk v. Altman reveals about the Microsoft–OpenAI partnership](https://ecs.events/a/what-nadellas-testimony-in-musk-v-altman-reveals-about-the-microsoftopenai-partnership): Week three of the Oakland trial has put the architecture of enterprise AI's most consequential partnership on the public record.
- [Microsoft consolidates Microsoft 365 migration guidance into a single documentation centre](https://ecs.events/a/microsoft-consolidates-microsoft-365-migration-guidance-into-a-single-documentation-centre): The new hub at aka.ms/m365migrationdocs covers external-platform and tenant-to-tenant scenarios across email, files and chat.
- [Microsoft launches a first-party Slack to Teams migration tool](https://ecs.events/a/microsoft-launches-a-first-party-slack-to-teams-migration-tool): Channels, messages, attachments, canvases and membership are in scope today. DMs, group chats and Loop integration are on the roadmap.
- [Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse gets a single pane for live and historical queries](https://ecs.events/a/microsoft-fabric-data-warehouse-gets-a-single-pane-for-live-and-historical-queries): A preview rebrands and reworks the old Query Activity into Data Warehouse Monitor — folding running queries, historical analysis, and query cancellation into one view.
- [Copilot finds a new home on the canvas — and remembers the keyboard exists](https://ecs.events/a/copilot-finds-a-new-home-on-the-canvas-and-remembers-the-keyboard-exists): Microsoft's latest Copilot UI rework moves the entry point out of the ribbon, adds context-aware prompt suggestions, and quietly tightens up keyboard and screen-reader support across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- [Why Mistral's Growth Curve Matters More Than Its Size](https://ecs.events/a/why-mistrals-growth-curve-matters-more-than-its-size): A French lab 20x'd its ARR in a year by treating "smaller than OpenAI" as a feature, not a bug.
- [Closing the Gap Between a Local Agent and a Production One](https://ecs.events/a/closing-the-gap-between-a-local-agent-and-a-production-one): Microsoft's Foundry Hosted Agents aim to take the operational headache out of shipping Agent Framework agents — though it's still preview territory.

## Featured Videos

- [The Road to ECS - S2 E10: Adam Harmetz](https://ecs.events/v/the-road-to-ecs-s2-e10-adam-harmetz): SharePoint at 25: From Load‑Bearing Platform to AI-Powered Knowledge Hub for Copilot and Agents
- [The Road to ECS - S2 E9: Martina Grom](https://ecs.events/v/the-road-to-ecs-s2-e9-martina-grom): A conversation with Martina Grom on the evolution of the European Collaboration Summit, the art of building meaningful conference content, and how AI is reshaping the future of work, software, and community learning.
- [The Road to ECS - S2:E8: Luise Freese](https://ecs.events/v/the-road-to-ecs-s2e8-luise-freese): A conversation with Luise Freese on continuous learning, community spirit, and the importance of curiosity, empathy, and representation in tech.
- [The Road to ECS - S2:E7: Carlotta Castelluccio](https://ecs.events/v/season-2-episode-7-of-road-to-ecs-is-here-with-carlotta-castelluccio): In this episode of Road TCS, the hosts welcome Carlotta Castelluccio to discuss her experience at the European Cloud Summit, the role of a cloud advocate, and how AI and agent development have evolved over the past year. The conversation explores the gap between cutting-edge innovation and real-world adoption, the rise of AI-assisted development, and why developers are increasingly becoming “managers of agents.” Carlotta also shares what attendees can expect from her upcoming ECS session, focusing on the full lifecycle of building, evaluating, and deploying AI agents.
- [The Road to ECS - S2 E6: Daniel Laskewitz](https://ecs.events/v/the-road-to-ecs-s2-e6-daniel-laskewitz): Daniel Laswitz shares his journey from SharePoint developer to Microsoft cloud advocate, discusses the evolution of AI and low-code, and highlights what makes ECS and the Power Platform valuable for building secure, scalable solutions.
- [The Road to ECS - S2 E5: Heather Cook & Karuana Gatimu](https://ecs.events/v/the-road-to-ecs-s2-e5): A discussion on tech communities, AI’s growing role, and the importance of connection, learning, and supporting new voices.
- [The Road to ECS - S2 E4: Marco Casalaina](https://ecs.events/v/the-road-to-ecs-s2-e10-adam-harmetz-1): Marco Casalaina (VP of Core AI at Microsoft) joins the Road to ECS to discuss the latest breakthroughs in AI agents, from computer-use automation to real-time “nudging,” and what it all means for the future of development.
- [The Road to ECS - S2 E3: Mark Kashman](https://ecs.events/v/the-road-to-ecs-s2-e3-mark-kashman): A relaxed, insightful conversation with Mark Kashman about his transition from Microsoft to consulting, how product feedback really works behind the scenes, and the realities of building features at scale.
- [The Road to ECS - S2 E2: Lee Stott](https://ecs.events/v/the-road-to-ecs-s2-e2-lee-stott): A podcast episode discussing Microsoft’s ECS conference, AI trends, and how developers are building and evaluating modern AI systems.
- [The Road to ECS - S2 E1: Vesa Juvonen](https://ecs.events/v/the-road-to-ecs-s2-e1-vesa-juvonen): A reflective season opener of Road to ECS, covering ECS 2025 highlights, community experiences, and early thoughts on ECS 2026 in Cologne.

## Topics

- [News](https://ecs.events/l/8720-news): 50 articles, 0 videos
- [Blog](https://ecs.events/l/9171-blog): 14 articles, 0 videos
- [CxO](https://ecs.events/l/9174-cxo): 13 articles, 0 videos
- [M365 + Copilot](https://ecs.events/l/8721-m365-+-copilot): 30 articles, 13 videos
- [AI](https://ecs.events/l/8722-ai): 46 articles, 11 videos
- [Security](https://ecs.events/l/8723-security): 11 articles, 1 videos
- [BizApps](https://ecs.events/l/8725-bizapps): 2 articles, 2 videos
- [Data](https://ecs.events/l/8726-data): 7 articles, 0 videos
- [Development](https://ecs.events/l/9172-development): 1 articles, 0 videos
- [Infrastructure](https://ecs.events/l/9173-infrastructure): 1 articles, 0 videos
- [Sponsor](https://ecs.events/l/8719-sponsor): 18 articles, 0 videos

## Custom Pages

- [Home 01 - Hero](https://ecs.events/p/home-copy)
- [Home 02 - Explore Three Summits](https://ecs.events/p/home-copy-copy)
- [Home 03 - One venue Three Summits One Community](https://ecs.events/p/home-copy-copy-copy)
- [Home 04 - Why ECS](https://ecs.events/p/home-copy-copy-copy-copy)
- [Home 05 - Tickets - Choose Your Summit ](https://ecs.events/p/home-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy)
- [Register](https://ecs.events/p/register)
- [About Event Page](https://ecs.events/p/about)
- [Catering at ECS 2026](https://ecs.events/p/catering-at-ecs-2026)
- [Party](https://ecs.events/p/party)
- [Register Old](https://ecs.events/p/registerold)
- [Parking](https://ecs.events/p/parking)
- [Full Home Page - basis for smaller chunks](https://ecs.events/p/home)
- [Expo Pass Header](https://ecs.events/p/expo-pass-header)
- [Master Pass](https://ecs.events/p/master-pass)
- [All Sessions Pass](https://ecs.events/p/all-sessions-pass)
- [Tutorials](https://ecs.events/p/tutorials)
- [Tutorials](https://ecs.events/p/tutorials)
- [Sponsors](https://ecs.events/p/sponsors)
- [Sponsors](https://ecs.events/p/sponsors)
- [Contact](https://ecs.events/p/contact)
- [Contact](https://ecs.events/p/contact)
- [Become a Sponsor at the ECS](https://ecs.events/p/call-for-sponsors)
- [Become a Sponsor at the ECS](https://ecs.events/p/call-for-sponsors)
- [ECS 2026 Party Night](https://ecs.events/p/ecs-2026-party-night)
- [Venue](https://ecs.events/p/venue)
- [CongressCenter Düsseldorf](https://ecs.events/p/congresscenter-dsseldorf)

## Community Guidelines

- [Community Guidelines](https://ecs.events/rules): Community rules and conduct