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Mitchel Sellers is the Founder, CEO, and Director of Development for IowaComputerGurus (ICG). He has personally managed/developed hundreds of successful website and application projects, served as an adjunct technology instructor at Iowa colleges, and is a published author. His many accomplishments have been recognized elevating him to fifteen-time Microsoft MVP, ASP Insider, DNN MVP and Leader of the DNN Technology Group to name a few.
One of my favorite parts about being involved in the software development community is speaking at events.
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17 year Microsoft MVP
7+ DNN MVP
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Elevate User Generated Content with Azure AI
Getting started with AI can be difficult, this talk explores AI tooling that is specifically geared towards being helpful for those working with User Generated Content to help ensure that content is safe, accessible and inclusive. Azure AI tooling can help automate many common manual processes to help identify harmful content, or unhelpful content.
Presentation SlidesDeploying Secure Web Apps on Azure App Service (PaaS)
Managing and deploying web applications in Azure in a secure manner isn't an exact science, but there are many tools available to take some of the guess work out of the process. This talk explores a number of these features and configurations.
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.NET 8 and .NET 9 Support Ends November 10th, 2026: Upgrade Now
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Read Full ArticleHidden Tech Debt Is Still Tech Debt: A Production Lesson
A production system ran reliably for years until bot traffic exposed hidden technical debt, exhausted its SNAT ports, and brought API calls down. Let's dive into what happened and explore how it might happen to you, and ways to combat and avoid these types of issues in the future!
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Read Full ArticleControlling and Monitoring GitHub Copilot Costs with the New Billing Model
Artificial Intelligence tools are quickly becoming an essential part of modern software development, and GitHub Copilot continues to lead the way in helping developers write code faster, solve problems more efficiently, and accelerate delivery timelines. ...
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