https://www.jaestevan.com/en/tag/evaluations/Recent content in Evaluations onHugo -- gohugo.ioen-USMon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.jaestevan.com/en/blog/2026/tech-connect-2026/Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.jaestevan.com/en/blog/2026/tech-connect-2026/<p>I have spent the last week in Seattle attending <strong>TechConnect</strong>, Microsoft&rsquo;s internal technical skilling event, together with colleagues from a variety of my current and earlier teams and product groups.</p> <figure><img src="https://www.jaestevan.com/images/2026/tech-connect-FY26-seattle-2.jpg" width="60%"> </figure> <p>In the era of <a href="https://www.jaestevan.com/tag/agents/">agentic automation</a> and remote work, the most valuable aspect of these events is the opportunity to meet in person and build with colleagues we spend much of our work (and life) with. Working remotely in <a href="https://www.jaestevan.com/tag/Microsoft/">Microsoft</a> is great and allows people living in unlikely places like me to have the same opportunities that those living in big capitals, but having the chance to share some drinks around a table sparks insightful conversations that wouldn’t have happened online, deepening both professional and personal connections that later pay off in future remote collaborations.</p>