Voitanos Is Closing: What Happens Next

An Opportunity I Couldn't Pass Up: What This Means for Voitanos.

by Andrew Connell
Last updated May 11, 2026
7 minutes read

When you reach that point, what questions will you ask yourself? I keep landing on the same questions:

Was I hungry enough?
Did I push myself, or did I settle into a comfortable orbit around my limits without ever testing them?
When I look back, will I have regrets?
Will I wonder what if?

After spending most of my career building, teaching, and writing about Microsoft 365 development, I’m hungry for a new challenge.

I’ve been thinking about this for a while. There are things I’ve wanted to do my entire career: be part of building something bigger than myself, work on a product, ship a product, be on a team of wicked smart people.

Running a solo training and education business pulls in a different direction. You’re the product, the marketing, the support, the operations, and the engineer all at once. There’s only so much room left to build something new on top of that.

Why Voitanos is closing after 9+ years

About 2 months ago, an opportunity crossed my path when I wasn’t looking or even thinking about a future where I wasn’t working on Voitanos. It’s with a company I have a lot of respect for, run by people I’ve known for years and whose work in this industry I admire. Last Monday night, I accepted an offer for a full time position.
I’m excited to share that today is my first day as a Principal Software Engineer with AvePoint!

But that also means I’m shutting down Voitanos after 9+ years.

Thank you

To my customers: the developers who enrolled in my self-paced courses, who showed up for live workshops and live accelerators, who brought me on site to deliver private training for their teams, and the coaching clients who trusted me in a guiding and mentorship role with their engineers. None of this happens without you.

To the community and my peers: the friends, the folks who’ve acted like mentors when I needed it, the people who’ve shown up at conferences and in DMs and on GitHub issues over the years. You’re the reason any of this has been worth doing.

To my contacts and customers at Microsoft: thank you for the work, the collaboration, and for putting up with my constructive criticism more times than I can probably count.

There are many more people I owe thanks to… too many to list, and I fear I’ll unintentionally omit someone. You know who you are.

What Happens to Your Voitanos Courses, Workshops, and Support

If you’ve purchased a course or enrolled in something with Voitanos, here’s the short version: your access runs through the last day Voitanos is in business — September 30, 2026. Nothing changes for you today.

  • May 11, 2026 (today): Voitanos & Voitanos Learn deprecated
    No changes… this is just an announcement.
  • October 1, 2026: Voitanos & Voitanos Learn is retired & reaches end of life.
    • All sales will stop.

Here’s what that means in practice:

  • Self-paced course access continues through September 30, 2026.
  • Accelerator enrollees keep full access through September 30, 2026.
  • 2026 workshop alumni have access to all recordings restored through September 30, 2026 — no need to ask, it’s already there.
  • Support channels stay open through September 30, 2026.

Enroll in Voitanos Courses Before They Close

Good news: you can still enroll at a deep discount. Right now: 50% off everything, increasing to 75% off on September 1, 2026.

  • enter the code VOITANOS-BYE-50 for 50% off any self-paced course or workshop recordings
  • enter the code VOITANOS-BYE-75 for 75% off any self-paced course or workshop recordings (valid September 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026)

Conclusion

I’m not disappearing from the Microsoft 365 development, SharePoint Framework, Microsoft 365 Copilot, or Microsoft Teams development community. However, this is a big career change and change in my primary focus going forward. I’m genuinely excited for this next chapter!

Andrew Connell
Microsoft MVP, Full-Stack Developer & Chief Course Artisan - Voitanos LLC.
Andrew Connell is a full stack developer who focuses on Microsoft Azure & Microsoft 365.