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Microsoft Ignite 2025

2025-11-17 – 2025-11-21 Microsoft Ignite Visit website ↗

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Protecting your data at speed and scale with AI-powered data security

Protecting your data at speed and scale with AI-powered data security

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Paige Johnson (Microsoft) , Tanay Baldua (Microsoft) , Arun Kumar (Microsoft)

See how Security Copilot empowers data security teams to protect sensitive data faster with less manual effort. Learn about new AI agents in Microsoft Purview that automate tasks and accelerate risk response across your security operations.

Pushing limits of supercomputing innovation on Azure AI Infra

Pushing limits of supercomputing innovation on Azure AI Infra

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Nitin Nagarkatte (Microsoft) , Hugo Affaticati (Microsoft)

Training efficiency starts with precision. This session explores Azure supercomputing validation—from GPU kernels to LLAMA pretraining and large-scale model training. The process detects bottlenecks early, reduces cost, and boosts performance. Customers gain predictable throughput, faster training, and confidence in Azure’s readiness for multi-billion parameter models. Attendees will gain practical insights and engage directly with the engineers driving these innovations.

Safeguard your agents with AI Red Teaming Agent in Microsoft Foundry

2025-11-21
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Minsoo Thigpen (Microsoft) , Nitya Narasimhan (Microsoft)

This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the fundamentals of automated AI red teaming generative AI systems for safety and security risks using Microsoft Foundry. Attendees will learn how to apply automated attack techniques to identify safety issues and security vulnerabilities across multiple risk dimensions before deployment. Participants will engage in hands-on walkthroughs and guided exercises to apply these concepts in realistic development scenarios.

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

AI on Legacy Machines: From Sparse Signals to Real Outcomes

2025-11-21
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Michael Plettner (in2success GmbH)

Old production machines, little data – big potential. In this 25‑minute theater session, see how to retrofit non‑invasive sensing, unify signals in Microsoft Fabric, and apply Azure AI to boost yield, increase throughput, and cut warranty claims. We’ll live‑demo turning a low‑data line into actionable insights and service triggers in Dynamics 365 – then hand you a 30‑60‑90‑day blueprint, reference architecture, and checklists you can use right away.

Edge for Business in action: AI meets enterprise security

2025-11-21
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Arunesh Chandra (Microsoft)

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.

Community Connection Pod: Microsoft Foundry Chats – Talk AI with the experts

2025-11-21
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Trish Winter-Hunt (Microsoft) , Adrian Gonzalez Sanchez (Microsoft) , Quirine van Walt Meijer (Microsoft)

Got burning questions about Microsoft Foundry's latest innovations? Come to this session and meet the technical teams behind Microsoft Foundry. Ask questions, share feedback, and learn how to get involved in shaping the platform. This is a unique chance to connect directly with Microsoft AI product experts.

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.

Community Theater: How the Data Community Can Advance Your Data & AI Career

2025-11-21
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Rie Merritt (Microsoft)

Looking to take your Data & AI career to the next level? Join us for an insider’s guide to the Fabric Community, a powerful hub designed to help you grow, connect, and stand out. Discover how to unlock exclusive benefits, participate in challenges, attend free training, and build your network. Don’t just join the community, make it work for you.

Power agentic enterprise workflows with trusted data, AI, and agents

2025-11-21
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Gopi Sankaran (Informatica) , Rohit Tatachar (Microsoft) , Ajay Gollapalli (Informatica)

The core of enterprise’s agentic transformation involves autonomous AI agents to handle complex tasks and a workflow logic that is dynamic/decision driven. The success of agentic transformation hinges on access to high-quality, trusted and well-governed data. Explore how Informatica, Microsoft Foundry and Microsoft Fabric power agentic workflows through MCP and dive into an architectural blueprint/demo of metadata driven data discovery, automated data quality and enriched master data.

Autonomous by Design: Scaling Media Operations with Microsoft AI

Autonomous by Design: Scaling Media Operations with Microsoft AI

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Erik Ramberg (MediaKind) , Simon Crownshaw (Microsoft) , Ronnie Yates (Microsoft)

Microsoft’s AI Agent Framework is redefining how media organizations deploy, manage, and scale intelligent workflows. In this session, we’ll dive into how autonomous agents are being used to optimize supply chains, enrich content, and unify data across platforms. Explore deployment models, governance strategies, and use cases that demonstrate how agentic AI delivers measurable impact—from faster time-to-market to smarter audience engagement.

Build agents with knowledge, agentic RAG and Azure AI Search

Build agents with knowledge, agentic RAG and Azure AI Search

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Matthew Gotteiner (Microsoft) , Pamela Fox (Microsoft)

Start building your next agent with the latest knowledge features from Azure AI Search. In this session, we will demo how to connect your agentic retrieval engine to new knowledge sources like Sharepoint, web and blob. We will also walk through new controls available to improve your RAG performance, across query planning, retrieval and answer generation. Join this code-focused breakout for samples and step-by-step guidance on connecting knowledge to your next agent.

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Building Sustainable Software with Agentic DevOps on GitHub

Building Sustainable Software with Agentic DevOps on GitHub

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Martin Woodward (Microsoft)

Learn how to modernize and create sustainable software where AI-powered tools like GitHub Copilot help to empower software development in this new era of Agentic DevOps.

Build Secure AI Agents: Microsoft’s Stack, Your Innovation

Build Secure AI Agents: Microsoft’s Stack, Your Innovation

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Alyssa Ofstein (Microsoft) , Neta Haiby (Microsoft) , Harmony Mabrey (Microsoft - Artificial Generative Intelligence Safety & Security)

Learn how Microsoft secures agentic AI systems across the lifecycle. Discover design strategies and real-world tool examples—from Microsoft Security and Microsoft Foundry—to build safe, resilient agents aligned with Secure Future Initiative principles.

Empowering Nonprofits with Agentic AI: Lessons from early adopters

Empowering Nonprofits with Agentic AI: Lessons from early adopters

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Mark Ghazai (Microsoft Elevate)

AI agents aren't just the future of nonprofit operations—they are already here. Many nonprofits are early adopters of agentic AI, building solutions to drive mission-critical outcomes across program management, fundraising, and operations. This session will explore real-time adoption lessons from nonprofit peer institutions. Attendees will gain insights into the successes and challenges faced by these pioneers, as well as practical strategies for integrating AI agents into their own work.

How Fabric Data Agents Are Powering the Next Wave of AI

How Fabric Data Agents Are Powering the Next Wave of AI

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Amir Jafari (Microsoft) , Shreyas Canchi Radhakrishna (Microsoft)

Unlock the next level of enterprise AI with Fabric data agents—now featuring integration with M365 Copilot, managed MCP server endpoints, and reasoning across structured and unstructured data in OneLake. Learn how these innovations empower your teams to unify data sources and deploy intelligent, interoperable AI solutions faster and more securely. With MCP support, Fabric data agents can streamline governance and connectivity across the enterprise, enabling data-driven decision-making at scale.

Modernize on-premises VMware environments with Azure VMware Solution

Modernize on-premises VMware environments with Azure VMware Solution

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Christophe Herrbach (Microsoft) , Scott Gruenemeier (Microsoft)

Unlock the full potential of your VMware workloads by extending them to Azure, no app refactoring required. In this demo-driven session, see how Azure VMware Solution lets you enhance existing applications with Azure’s powerful platform services, AI capabilities, and a wide range of integrated cloud tools. Learn how to modernize at your own pace while leveraging the scalability and intelligence of the Azure ecosystem.

Secure your applications: Unified Visibility and Posture Management

Secure your applications: Unified Visibility and Posture Management

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James P Brotsos (Microsoft) , Giulio Astori (Microsoft)

Learn how Microsoft Defender for Cloud secures cloud-native and AI workloads by enabling proactive posture management through built-in guardrails and integrated GitHub Advanced Security support across the application lifecycle.

The future of integration is here and it's agentic

The future of integration is here and it's agentic

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Kent Weare (Microsoft) , Eric Summers (Cyderes) , Divya Swarnkar (Microsoft) , Pratik Shinde (Vertex Pharmaceuticals)

Enterprise integration is being reimagined. It’s no longer just about connecting systems, but about enabling adaptive, agentic workflows that unify apps, data, and systems. In this session, discover how to modernize integration, migrate from BizTalk, and adopt AI-driven patterns that deliver agility and intelligence. Through customer stories and live demos, see how to bring these workflows to life with Agent Loop in Azure Logic Apps.

Unlocking Partner Success with Data Security Solution Play

2025-11-21
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Laura Brick (Microsoft) , Jim Banach (Microsoft)

Are you prepared to seize the growing opportunity in data security? With Microsoft Purview, organizations gain end-to-end visibility into their data landscape, from on-premises to cloud environments. See how the Data Security solution play empowers you to develop practical, scalable engagement models for organizations of any size—including guidance for securing generative AI scenarios. Leverage resources & incentives to protect customer data, build trust, and unlock new business growth.

Visual Studio 2026 is fast, modern, and AI-powered

Visual Studio 2026 is fast, modern, and AI-powered

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Jon Galloway (Microsoft)

Join us for a first look at Visual Studio 2026—blazing fast, beautifully modern, and powered by agentic AI. See how GitHub Copilot and Profiler Agent transform your dev flow with smarter code reviews, guided diagnostics, and enterprise-grade trust. Whether you're building mission-critical apps or scaling across teams, VS2026 delivers the speed, clarity, and confidence you need to ship faster.

Azure Databricks in Action: Unified AI & Analytics Across Microsoft

2025-11-21
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FNU Shiv Shankar Kumar (Infosys) , Jason Pereira (Microsoft Corporation) , Isaac Gritz (Databricks) , Saurabh Shukla (Databricks) , Sanjay Soni (Microsoft) , Ranavikrant Chouhan (Microsoft)

Join this hands-on lab to design and deploy a modern, cloud-native analytics and AI solution using Azure Databricks, Microsoft Foundry, and Microsoft Copilot Studio. Work with the Zava-Litware scenario to perform data ingestion, orchestration with Lakeflow, AI-driven insights via Genie, mirrored catalog in Microsoft Fabric, Copilot Studio low-code automation, and advanced reporting in Power BI. Build a scalable, cost-efficient solution showcasing AI-powered analytics for business transformation.

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

Enhance Decision Making with Geospatial Intelligence

2025-11-21
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Martin Tuip (Microsoft)

As manufacturers and supply chain leaders navigate the dual pressures of operational efficiently and sustainability, geospatial intelligence (GSI) is emerging as a transformative force. Discover how the integration of Earth observation data, AI, and cloud-scale analytics is enabling smarter, faster, and greener decision-making across industrial ecosystems.

Governing AI Apps & Agents with AI Gateway in Azure API Management

2025-11-21
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Annaji sharma Ganti (Microsoft) , Galin Iliev (Microsoft)

In this hands-on lab, discover how to govern AI Apps & Agents using AI Gateway in Azure API Management. Learn to apply governance best practices by onboarding AI models, monitoring and controlling token usage, enforcing safety and compliance, and boosting performance with semantic caching. You’ll also govern MCP-based agent architectures by creating secure, efficient servers from APIs or connecting to backend MCP servers, equipping you to deliver responsible, resilient AI solutions at scale.

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

Next-Gen AKS Operations with Models, and Agents, and MCPs (oh my!)

2025-11-21
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Pavneet Singh Ahluwalia (Microsoft) , Paul Yu (Microsoft)

Build confidence in managing AKS at scale with next‑gen ops tools. In this hands‑on lab, you’ll simulate a production service hit by traffic spikes, discover how AI‑driven alerts surface hidden bottlenecks, and deploy agents that self‑heal nodes. Using open‑source tools and the aks‑mcp server, you can automate cluster scaling, patch management, and real‑time troubleshooting—letting the AI orchestrate Kubernetes and Azure resources with natural‑language commands and pre‑built MCP integrations.

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

Prevent data exposure in Copilot and AI apps with data loss prevention

2025-11-21
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Aakash Malhotra (Microsoft) , Maxime Bombardier (Microsoft)

This lab guides participants through configuring Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies using Microsoft Purview. Learn how to identify sensitive data, apply policy templates, and enforce protection across Microsoft 365 services. By the end, you will be able to review policy matches, refine rules, and ensure compliance with organizational data protection standards.

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

Scale operations and optimize costs with Microsoft Sentinel data lake

2025-11-21
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Dani Halfin (Microsoft) , Julian Gonzalez (Microsoft)

As security data grows, it is critical for organizations to balance business outcomes and budgets. In this session, discover how Microsoft Sentinel data lake simplifies data management, accelerates AI adoption and optimizes costs. Serving as the foundation of the Microsoft Sentinel platform, it unifies all security data for greater visibility, deeper analysis, and contextual awareness. We’ll share real-world examples, tools, and best practices to help you maximize Microsoft Sentinel value.