Steve Knutson

I asked my wife to travel to the end of the earth with me to help me reconnect with my family heritage. My travel blog on Scandinavia is a work in progress:) swedishwhakapapa.blog/2026/10/04/k...

Landed back in NZ yesterday, grateful that I could see my best mate even though he can no longer talk from his brain cancer. We just held hands & had a moment. I’m glad I made it home in time. So many tears 😢

Years ago when we were brainstorming company names, I never anticipated someone in Norway creating this delicious product 🤩

How amazing seeing the Northern Lights on our after dinner walk in Kiruna, Sweden.

Celebrating the shortest day at the New Zealand Antarctic Society Polar Plunge 2026. The word of the day is invigorating!

My recap of the Australian Digital Workplace Conference. What a great event! #Microsoft365 #SharePoint #Copilot #MVPBuzz steveknutson.blog/2026/05/30/a...

Farewell Melbourne! The Australian Digital Workplace Conference was fantastic! See you next year :)

New blog: All Staff Email vs SharePoint News Post steveknutson.blog/2026/05/16/a...

Experimenting with AI Skills in SharePoint. Created a data quality skill & it works perfectly steveknutson.blog/2026/04/18/a... #SharePoint

File level archiving has arrived in #SharePoint. The feature we all wanted when #Microsoft365 Archive was announced is finally here :) steveknutson.blog/2026/04/13/f...

New blog: Lift & Shift Migrations are a lost opportunity #SharePoint steveknutson.blog/2026/03/14/l...

We had an awesome response to #AgentCamp Christchurch, 120 people, 12 expert speakers & great engagement from attendees. Here’s a recap & photos 🤩 #GlobalAICommunity steveknutson.blog/2026/03/08/a...

M365 Copilot Agent Mode in Office Apps is a big leap forward. Have you got this in your tenant yet? steveknutson.blog/2026/02/06/i...

AgentCamp Christchurch registrations are open! We have some excellent presenters including 5 Microsoft MVP's, an international presenter and author and a good line up of local experts. Join us Saturday 7th March 2026 #GlobalAICommunity #AgentCamp #MVPBuzz globalai.community/agentcamp/ch...

How I changed from "holiday IT support guy" to "holiday software developer"! My wife asked me to build and app and I said "yes dear" and here it is #VSCode #VibeCode #Copilot #NewSkills youtu.be/SgBRSQ8ysRc

AgentCamp Christchurch Call for Speakers is live now. We will be running this event in-person on Saturday 7th March. We are looking for developer and business focused speakers and we welcome first timers :) #GlobalAICommunity #AgentCamp #MVPBuzz sessionize.com/agentcamp-ch...

Introducing my Copilot, he’s always on my shoulder whispering instructions & advice.

The standards you set yourself as a leader is the level your team will lower themselves to.

50 years since my first walk around Virginia Lake with Mum :)

I discovered a fabulous book shop in Foxton today. Love the themed sections!

Every Christmas from my family to your 🎄🎄🎄

Just had a great reminder that your determination & good habits will have a greater impact on you than AI or any tech for that matter. It came from a mate who had to learn to walk again this year. Do what matters.

One of the decorations is not like the others 😂

Beautiful day for a kayak to Sumner Beach. I really do live in the best part of New Zealand 🤩

Does anyone know the name of this yoga position? #CatYoga

Great day at Difinity Conference learning about Microsoft Fabric, PowerBI & AI, while catching up with some of my favourite people :)

I still can’t believe Nick is gone. I can’t express how much he meant to me, always there when I needed him. A great man.

The Microsoft screwdriver set I got at the MVP summit combined with my Swedish ancestry & wife’s retail store collided today! #MVPBuzz #IKEA #DarcyBoutique

A good mate who picked me up when I needed it more than once, passed away suddenly yesterday. I am in shock. Tell your friends what they mean to you. We did & I am grateful.

Plan out your schedule for #msignite next week. Sessions are mostly locked with times and rooms identified. Don’t forget Labs have an RSVP option to save your seat, but if it’s full, you can still go and join the waiting list that opens 10 mins before doors close for any open seats. Stay FLEXIBLE.

12 years ago this arrived at our place. Miss G (12) read it everyday. Now she has a great career in AI & Data. Best $25 I’ve ever spent.

Code Camp Christchurch Recap - Big highlights for me was seeing experienced speakers pivot to meet the audience at their level, seeing first time speakers present and deep discussions on AI Risks and Ethics. #MVPBuzz #Community steveknutson.blog/2025/11/02/c...

Bryn noticed several Code Camp presenters using the F word today. He added this to his slides, just in case he slipped up 😂

Great talk by Emma Humphrey on AI myths. aisafety.dance

Code Camp Christchurch is today! Thanks in advance to all our fabulous presenters, attendees and supporters. In the keynote I will be challenging people to get involved in community. Grass roots is a good place to learn and contribute :)

Code Camp Christchurch is this Saturday (1st Nov) in-person at Ara Institute of Canterbury. 16 expert speakers talk on a wide variety of tech topics. Join us for free! www.eventbrite.com/e/code-camp-...

Rest in peace Colin. I will miss you always. You taught me many things, the most important being how to be a great step-dad to my girls by being the same for me.

It’s hard when someone who means a lot to you is reaching their final days and you can’t be there😔

Hey Steve, why don’t you wear t-shirts to work? Because my Great Grandfather & his brothers wouldn’t approve 🤩

Feeling my legs a little after this. Stunning day at Taylor’s Mistake :)

Every 3 years I help setup this vote counting system :)

Putting down The Spectrum & organising community IT events on a rainy day. Code Camp Christchurch 2025 youtube.com/shorts/D6CY6...

4 years ago today we signed the deal to acquire Alchemy Group. It was a big leap and a catalyst for growth. The cultural fit was a very important success factor.

Code Camp Christchurch Registrations are open! Join us for a day of in-person learning, sharing and networking at Ara Institute of Canterbury www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/code-camp-...

Never solder a SCSI cable in a computer room with a gas fire suppression system.

Having shares in a distillery has its perks! Best AGM I’ve attended in a long time. #UpwardTrendingGraph

Code Camp Christchurch call for speakers is open now. We have some great submissions already! sessionize.com/code-camp-ch...

Great day at the Canterbury Tech Summit, New Zealand’s biggest tech conference!

Good morning New Zealand! (Volume up)

Do you want PDF files in SharePoint to open in the browser rather than the SharePoint PDF viewer? JSON formatting to the rescue :) steveknutson.blog/2025/09/02/m...