In this fast-paced theater session, discover how Microsoft Fabric simplifies data unification with Mirroring and Shortcuts. Instantly connect to any data source—cloud, on-prem, structured or unstructured—without duplication or ETL. Learn how OneLake and its catalog turn connected data into actionable insights for BI and AI at scale.

Apollo Hospitals unlocked faster performance and sped up innovation by migrating to Azure Database for PostgreSQL. Ready to move beyond your legacy databases? Join us to learn how to make the move seamless with AI-assisted migration for Oracle workloads. Plus, hear how a move to Azure enables innovation and explore the latest features that deliver the resilience and extensibility needed to bolster your databases to support more intelligent applications and demanding workloads.

The session will highlight the most popular market trends and use-cases in building apps and agents for customers, and how partners can use the full Azure tech stack - app, data, and AI platforms, with the world's most popular developer tools, to offer their customers the solutions they need. The session will cover resources made available to partners to be successful.

Discover low-code and pro-code tools that help you build agents specialized for healthcare. Streamline workflows, surface timely insights, and advance patient care with agentic AI powered by unified data and built-in security.

Discover how organizations can simplify operations and reduce costs with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization on ARO—running containers and virtual machines together on a unified platform. Then hear from Bradesco, who will share how they are advancing their AI strategy with Microsoft Foundry on ARO, leveraging Microsoft's enterprise-grade AI capabilities to innovate securely and at scale.

AI agents need tools to take actions and complete their workflow; tools that can parse documents, transcribe call recordings, do custom translation--all with LLMs wrapped within them. In this session, we are introducing a new suite of production-ready tools in Microsoft Foundry, designed to seamlessly plug into your agentic AI apps, either using APIs or as MCP servers.

Discover how Dynamics 365 Business Central empowers over 45K small and medium-sized companies to connect finance, sales, service, and operations with AI. In this session, unlock your ‘Scale Business Operations with AI’ CSP opportunity through learning Microsoft’s offerings and key go-to-market investments, partner best practices, and actionable insights to elevate your execution.

The era of agentic and physical AI is here. The NVIDIA Blackwell architecture delivers groundbreaking advancements for next-gen AI and accelerated computing workloads ranging from reasoning and multimodal inference, to robotics simulation and visual AI agents. Explore how the purpose-built collaboration of NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell tackle a range of AI use cases leveraging the security and flexibility of Microsoft Azure cloud - delivering smarter, faster and more efficient AI.

Learn what’s new in agentic service and how organizations are evolving toward frontier service models with Dynamics 365. See how collapsing legacy systems and unifying platforms enables more autonomous operations—improving CSAT, lowering costs, and strengthening security and compliance. Explore new opportunities and use cases that span customer service and IT help desk, powered by AI, extensibility, and secure, integrated data.

AI transformation isn’t a future aspiration—it’s here, it’s complex, and it’s redefining how work gets done across the enterprise. In this interactive conversation, we'll go beyond vision to execution. Designed for business and technical leaders alike, this session aims to deliver candid insights, real demonstrations, and practical use cases that show what it can actually take to scale AI in enterprise environments and shift to a program mindset.

Curious how SharePoint powers Copilot and agent responses to be smarter, faster, and more relevant? Learn how SharePoint’s latest AI innovations—like the Knowledge Agent—transform it into an intelligent curator that automates content organization and enrichment. With Knowledge Agent curating content and no-code agents built in SharePoint specializing in tasks, you’re ready to unlock AI-powered experiences in Copilot.

Delivered in a silent stage breakout.

Learn how Windows enables agentic workflows via MCP, connecting native apps, tools, and AI agents. This session covers MCP server development—packaging, security, and MCP Registry integration—and how agents use built-in/custom MCP servers to automate tasks across Windows. Discover how MCP delivers secure, scalable, and extensible AI experiences for users and enterprises.

“On Air at Microsoft Ignite” will deep dive into key announcements with expert interviews, demonstrations, and real-world applications for all the latest news. ​​

Hour 1 will feature:​ Preview: What’s new with Azure Databases and SQL Server: Shireesh Thota ​ Lenovo: Adam Mandelbloom​ Your Next Move: Skilling for the AI Era with Microsoft: Jeana Jorgensen​ Securing AI at Scale: Microsoft’s Latest Innovations: Herain Oberoi​ C3 AI: Nikhil Krishnan

This lab provides a comprehensive overview of building, deploying, and securing AI agents. We will start by creating a single agent with Azure Functions and Foundry Agent Service in Microsoft Foundry, then enhance it with Model Context Protocol (MCP) and add data grounding with Azure Cosmos DB. You will also combine the single agents to form a multi-agent system. You will then deploy, manage and secure the application on a Flex Consumption plan.

Please RSVP and arrive at least 5 minutes before the start time, at which point remaining spaces are open to standby attendees.

Explore insider risk management and adaptive protection with Microsoft Purview. In this lab you will learn how to configure policies to detect and respond to internal threats and apply dynamic protection based on user risk levels.

Please RSVP and arrive at least 5 minutes before the start time, at which point remaining spaces are open to standby attendees.

In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to migrate traditional workloads to AKS using containerization and AKS Automatic, while enhancing functionality through integration with Azure PaaS services. We'll also explore how GitHub Copilot Application Modernization accelerates the process with AI-assisted coding and intelligent refactoring, helping teams streamline modernization and unlock cloud-native capabilities faster.

Please RSVP and arrive at least 5 minutes before the start time, at which point remaining spaces are open to standby attendees.

Explore how Frontier Firms are unlocking business value from AI by integrating ongoing skill development into their organizational culture. Join us to gain perspectives from Microsoft and select customers on their strategies for implementing company-wide AI learning aligned with business objectives.

Practical strategies and real-world examples of embedding AI based advantages in todays’ banking landscape. Highlighting the importance of partnership in delivering, at speed, successful outcomes for ambitious organizations. Learn how Temenos is co-innovating with Microsoft to advance the future of banking with AI.

A new era of work is emerging—where the browser becomes a proactive, context-aware partner that helps move work forward. As a secure enterprise browser at its core, Edge for Business brings AI-powered assistance to everyday workflows, including Copilot Mode and multi-tab reasoning. See Copilot Mode in action and explore new contractor scenarios, among other security and management capabilities designed to help IT leaders deliver secure, productive experiences on any device, anywhere.

Attend the Hyper V session to gain a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements and features transforming virtualization technology. Learn how Hyper V delivers enhanced performance, scalability, and security. The session will also address the role of AI in management, current Hyper-V development initiatives, and provide expert guidance for optimizing latency-sensitive workloads.

Azure and NVIDIA Omniverse are transforming how SDCs, GSIs, and enterprises build Digital Twins, Simulation, and Physical AI workloads. As a unified platform, they enable immersive 3D collaboration, real-time monitoring, and physics-based simulations to optimize operations. Physical AI accelerates Human-Robot-AI collaboration via synthetic 3D data and Large Action Model training. Real-world scenarios show partners driving innovation and excellence.

Join us to learn how to digitize your operations and scale AI workloads across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. You will learn how to secure and scale your IoT operations data and use Microsoft Fabric as your single data platform to reduce downtime, improve asset tracking, and address operational simulation scenarios.

Autonomous agents are transforming how enterprises work—but what happens when they act on siloed or outdated data? In this session, led by Mike Frasca, VP of Product Management at Reltio, learn how a unified, trusted, real-time data foundation accelerates AI outcomes by enabling copilots and agents to make the right autonomous decisions. Learn from leaders across industries on how to unlock early wins and build momentum to scale agentic AI.

The blueprint for the next era of media is being drawn by organizations that fuse human creativity with AI. These pioneers are scaling innovation by embedding agentic AI across the content lifecycle—from personalized experiences to autonomous production. Learn how media leaders are empowering creators, streamlining workflows, and unlocking new monetization—and why the AI choices made today will define tomorrow’s competitive edge.

Curious about the next wave of AI breakthroughs? Get a sneak peek into the future of AI with Foundry Labs, your front door to experimental models, multi-agent orchestration prototypes, Agent Factory blueprints, and edge innovations. If you’re a researcher eager to test, validate, and influence what’s next in enterprise AI, this session is your launchpad. See how Labs lets you experiment fast, collaborate with innovators, and turn new ideas into real impact.