Step into the future of security operations! Unlock insights and actionable guidance for partners ready to amplify their security practice and grow their revenue streams through the Modern SecOps with Unified Platform solution play. Learn how to capitalize on cutting-edge tools like the new Microsoft Sentinel data lake & Microsoft Sentinel graph to transform threat detection, response, and investigation. Explore GTM resources & incentives to drive impactful customer engagements at every stage.

Join us to explore how Microsoft and Lenovo are transforming hybrid cloud and AI use cases with Azure Local powered by Lenovo's latest Server Platforms. Discover how customers are moving from legacy environments to Azure Local to unlock new AI-driven possibilities from real-time video analytics and predictive maintenance to medical diagnostics and low-latency inferencing. Hear directly from a customer about their Azure Local journey and how Lenovo and Microsoft are redefining what's possible.

See how Cosmos DB in Fabric makes it easy to power AI-driven applications at scale. In this session, you’ll learn how to process customer data with Real-Time Intelligence, use Apache Spark to train ML-based recommendation engines, and combine vector search with Cosmos DB to deliver high-performance, personalized experiences. We’ll also cover collaborative filtering algorithms, blue-green deployments, User data functions, and Notebooks to build, test, and ship AI-enabled apps in real time.

To build the agentic web at scale, people, agents, websites, apps, and more will need to communicate in approximately the same language. NLWeb is our open-source protocol that enables this communication layer using natural language—and now, through Microsoft Foundry, can be deployed as a managed service. Find out more about NLWeb, discover new capabilities (TBA), and learn how to enhance site engagement while enabling your site to be discoverable and transactable on the agentic web.

Join Scott Hanselman and Mark Russinovich as they trace computing’s evolution from the Altair 8800 to today’s cloud. In this live, demo-driven session, you’ll see how the humble toggle switch gave rise to REST APIs, why terminals are making a comeback, and how the architectural patterns of 1975 illuminate 2025’s biggest trends. Along the way, we’ll connect the dots from early personal computing to hyperscale platforms, highlighting how modern apps are built, scaled, and delivered in the cloud.

Industrial companies across every sector have an opportunity to reimagine their operations, blending human expertise with AI capabilities. In this new frontier, Industrial AI collaboration and orchestration amplify worker productivity, product quality, and facility adaptability to address immediate challenges while bending the curve on innovation.

Azure Virtual Desktop continues to evolve, helping you enhance management efficiency, scalability, and connectivity for your workloads. Learn about the latest innovations in Azure Virtual Desktop, understand why it is especially attractive to industries like healthcare, and discover how to accelerate your cloud migration with Azure Virtual Desktop.

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In the age of AI-powered productivity, finding the right information at the right time is more critical than ever. This session introduces Copilot Search as your organizing layer for AI—bringing together the power of semantic search, generative answers, and Copilot connectors to transform how users discover and act on information across Microsoft 365.

Discover how Azure Arc simplifies SQL Server migration with a unified, end-to-end experience. From automated assessments and real-time replication to seamless provisioning and cutover, Azure Arc accelerates modernization while delivering near-zero downtime. Learn how IT and business leaders can confidently migrate, optimize performance, and unlock the full potential of their data estate.

Discover how Canary Speech’s ambient AI integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Dragon Copilot to transform clinical conversations into real-time insight. By identifying indicators of depression, anxiety, and cognitive decline during patient interactions, Canary empowers proactive care, improving outcomes, reducing readmissions, and enhancing overall care quality.

This session introduces a unified platform converging cloud and AI security built to integrate seamlessly with Microsoft Azure. Move beyond fragmented tools that create friction and slow innovation. We will discuss key use cases and how this platform secures your entire cloud estate and AI lifecycle, plus the first steps to adoption. This session is for strategic IT Decision-Makers, Cloud Architects, and Security Leaders responsible for securing cloud transformation and AI initiatives.

Ready to lead in an AI-powered world? Microsoft Credentials drive your growth at every stage. From validation of role-based expertise through industry recognized Certifications to demonstration of practical, real-world proficiency in Microsoft technologies through Applied Skills, now including NEW business-focused credentials, you’ll gain verified skills that power the emerging workflows of frontier organizations. Build confidence, stand out, and accelerate your career in AI and cloud.

Polarion X on Azure redefines Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) for industrial solutions. This collaboration leverages Microsoft’s AI and cloud innovation with Siemens’ deep industrial expertise to deliver exceptional quality, accelerated development, and transformative outcomes.

Cloud PC and Azure Virtual Desktop unlock flexibility and scalability, but they also bring new challenges that can frustrate admins and users alike. In this session, we’ll tackle the top five hurdles - slow logons, performance bottlenecks, network issues, and Teams call quality - and show you how ControlUp solves them with real-time monitoring, synthetic testing, and automation that keeps your environment running smoothly.

Redefine remote support with agentic AI alongside innovation from TeamViewer. This session introduces the latest AI agent evolution—an assistant that autonomously supports IT incident resolution while keeping human experts in control. Learn how the human-in-the-loop architecture enhances IT expertise by proposing diagnostics and troubleshooting actions, executing automation safely. Experience it in action and explore Autonomous Endpoint Management at scale.

Managing access in modern organizations is complex, particularly with the rise of hybrid work, external partners, and increasing compliance requirements. Microsoft Entra ID’s Access Packages offer a powerful way to automate and govern access to apps, groups, and resources at scale.

In the Demo-packed session, you’ll understand how to leverage Access Packages to reduce risk, improve productivity, and enforce Zero Trust principles in your organization.

Are you using Copilot, or GitHub Copilot in SSMS?  Or maybe you want to try it, but aren't sure how it will help with admin tasks or writing T-SQL? Join us in the community hub for a conversation where you do the talking.  We'll have questions, we want to hear your answers.

Connection Pods accommodate up to 15 people. Please RSVP and arrive at least 5 minutes before the start time, at which point remaining spaces are open to standby attendees.

Step away from the slides and join an intimate conversation with the Windows Cloud Experiences team. Together, they’ll unpack the biggest Ignite announcements, share behind-the-scenes insights, and answer your questions live. Steve brings expertise in AI-powered experiences, Jason leads on user experience sync, and Seneca specializes in Windows App innovation. Bring your ideas, feedback, and curiosity—this is your chance to connect directly, discuss what’s next, and shape the future of Windows in the Cloud together.

Connection Pods accommodate up to 15 people. Please RSVP and arrive at least 5 minutes before the start time, at which point remaining spaces are open to standby attendees.

Explore how AI agents communicate, making decisions and sharing data that would otherwise stay locked in separate systems. You’ll see a high-level overview of the architecture behind these agent-to-agent interactions and the practical protocols that enable them to coordinate effectively. Learn how agentic systems solve real problems, from debugging complex applications to automating entire development workflows. Discover how this technology can reduce context-switching and cognitive load.

Learn how Agent 365 can streamline common activities using MCP and tools. Get direct autonomous assistance seamlessly integrated with Microsoft 365 apps - calendars, documents, emails, and more.

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Deploy AVS and manage VMware vSphere environment as an Azure resources (B) Connect AVS private cloud secretly with Internet (C) Migrate VMs from on-premises to AVS using VMware HCX technology (D) Expand AVS private cloud storage with Azure NetApp Files or Azure Elastic SAN; scaling storage independently from compute (E) Manage AVS workloads VMs using Azure interfaces by Arc-enabling AVS private cloud and its VMs (F) Modernization workloads with Azure Services like Azure SQL Managed Instances and AI capabilities.

Note: this session will use demo environments instead of live environments due to complexity and time.

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Under the shared responsibility model, you play a critical role in protecting Azure and M365 data. Learn how Cohesity’s AI-powered platform extends native protections to secure workloads, automate policy enforcement, and reduce recovery time. You’ll see how to isolate backups from production accounts, detect attacks, and orchestrate near-instant recovery—reestablishing trusted systems quickly and with confidence—while delivering cyber resilience at lower TCO than traditional approaches.

Dataverse holds rich, contextual business data that powers digital workers—intelligent agents that collaborate with humans in the flow of work. Learn how Model Context Protocol (MCP) enables secure, structured access to enterprise data, enhanced by semantic indexing, vector search, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). We’ll explore how to prepare data for agent-readiness and connect Dataverse and business files to Agent 365 for scalable, intelligent automation.

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.

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Join us for a hands-on workshop showcasing the latest Azure SQL innovations to supercharge your applications. Learn how to harness generative AI alongside Azure SQL Database to elevate your data strategies with AI concepts like language models, prompt engineering, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and streamline with Microsoft Copilot. Whether you're a developer, architect, or IT professional, this workshop is your ticket to mastering SQL and AI to stay ahead in the data-driven landscape.

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