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If you are curious about the multifaceted responsibilities of a Product Marketing Manager in the tech industry, this post offers a transparent look into my daily work and team dynamics at Microsoft. I reflect on my first five months in the role, detailing how our Western European team supports developers, engages with community leaders, and executes diverse initiatives like the Azure Heroes program to bridge the gap between product and community.

If you are in Finland and interested in technology, I want to share a curated list of upcoming Azure, AI, and cloud computing meetups for January and February that align with my professional focus. As I ramp up on my new role at Microsoft, I have highlighted these free local events where I will also be presenting sessions to help support our growing tech community.

Drawing on my extensive history with Garmin devices, I share my impressions after 100 days of using the Fenix 6X Pro as an upgrade from my trusted Fenix 3 HR. I explore why I remained loyal to the Garmin ecosystem over competitors like Apple Watch, highlighting the new model’s robust features and seamless integration with accessories like the HRM-Run belt and Tempe sensor.

If you are curious to learn how to use GitHub without writing any code, my presentation from the 365 Saturday conference is now available on YouTube. I recorded a session specifically tailored for non-developers, which begins at the ten-minute mark.

If you want to connect cloud-based Microsoft Power Automate flows to your local, self-hosted Ollama instance without incurring Azure OpenAI costs, this guide shows you how. I walk you through using Microsoft Dev tunnels to securely expose your local Ollama API to the internet and configure a simple HTTP connector in Power Automate to interact with your models.