Join Mark Russinovich, Azure CTO and Technical Fellow, to learn about the latest innovations in cloud native computing. Mark will present exciting projects that supports multi-cloud portability and cloud native development.

As enterprises scale AI, APIs are the foundation for secure and governed adoption. In this session, you will learn how Azure API Management provides a single control plane to protect data, enforce policies, and manage costs across copilots and multi-model AI workloads. With AI Gateway and MCP support, IT leaders can secure and monitor AI workloads, govern external tools, and ensure discoverability, enabling safe, scalable and confident AI deployment.

Discover how Cisco and Microsoft deliver unified digital resilience by integrating visibility, security, automation, and AI-driven insights on Microsoft Azure. Learn how this partnership transforms security operations with AI-powered unified threat detection, investigation and response that accelerates threat detection, operational efficiency, and business continuity. Explore real-world customer success stories and the latest technology roadmap.​

Experience next generation of Azure Speech. Whether you’re building voice-enabled apps, intelligent customer-service AI Agents, or multimodal translation tools, these new capabilities will empower you to create voice experiences that are faster, smarter, and more engaging than ever. We will spotlight Voice Live API (now generally available) which helps you build real-time voice agents. We will also unveil new APIs that leverage large language models to unlock new capabilities.

As organizations harness AI, success depends on trust. Join Lenovo and Microsoft to explore how security, cloud infrastructure, and AI innovation empower the modern workforce. Discover how Lenovo’s Cybersecurity Services for Microsoft—powered by Defender, Sentinel, and Security Copilot—deliver end-to-end resiliency, while TruScale, ThinkAgile, and Azure Stack HCI extend AI across the enterprise for secure, intelligent operations.

Organizations across industries are transforming the way they operate by bringing the power of Azure into their own environments with Azure Local. Discover what’s new with Azure Local, including the latest portfolio enhancements that help organizations modernize operations, meet regulatory requirements, and drive innovation wherever their data and applications live.

In this interactive roundtable, we’ll explore how enterprises interpret resiliency across Infrastructure, Data, and Cyber domains. We'll discuss who owns these areas within customer organizations, what their roles and challenges look like, and how they execute on resiliency goals across complex environments. We will also share our vision for evolving the Azure resiliency experience and invite feedback on whether it resonates with real-world needs and scenarios.

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.

AI success starts with the right data foundation. In this session, you will see how the Nasuni File Data Platform consolidates silos, boosts resilience, and protects at scale with immutable snapshots and fast ransomware recovery. You will hear how enterprises power Microsoft Copilot, Graph, and Azure OpenAI with governed, high-quality file data. At the end of this session you will walk away with an actionable blueprint to cut tech debt, reduce risk, and advance toward frontier-firm performance.

Did you know the Microsoft benefits packages for partners were expanded this year to include more ways to save money and accelerate growth? These bundled offers include special pricing to help partners save at least $15,000* and up to $500K+ on Microsoft solutions. Plus, get one-on-one consulting with a MAICPP expert, joint marketing and presales support, and expert technical assistance - all designed to help partners save, innovate faster, and increase time to market.

Join Red Hat’s Aaron Isom and Mark Heslin as they detail how Red Hat and Microsoft transformed into one of the most highly successful partnerships with over 10 years of collaboration in cloud computing and services. The session will highlight product offerings, benefits, future investments, and advancements, including OpenShift Virtualization, AI, Ansible and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) specifically optimized for performance on Azure.

In this session, we will explore how to integrate your SQL Server/Azure SQL into Microsoft Fabric, addressing one of the most common challenges for data professionals: bridging the gap between operational and analytical workloads. You will learn best practices for setting up seamless integration, understand the potential impacts on your current architecture, and discover how to achieve near real-time data synchronization without the need to build complex interfaces

Pricing, licensing and channel changes are reshaping virtualization, and hosters feel the impact. The status quo isn’t an option. Discover how Microsoft’s Data Center Optimization (DCO) empowers you to migrate at scale, modernize your footprint, and build a future-ready managed services business. Leverage DCO, Cloud Acceleration Factory and Azure Accelerate to fast-track transformation and lead in the AI era.

Fine-tuning is your key to building agents that actually work. This demo-driven session showcases the latest in Microsoft Foundry, including Azure OpenAI and OSS model customization, and how to turn models into agents that are accurate, consistent, and production-ready. Through real-world scenarios, you’ll learn when fine-tuning makes a difference and how to apply the right technique for tool calling, data extraction, and workflow execution so your agents don’t just respond, they perform.

Discover how to build resilient cloud solutions on Azure by leveraging availability zones, multi-region deployments, and fungible products. This session explores architectural patterns, platform capabilities, and best practices to ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and business continuity for growth of mission-critical workloads in dynamic and distributed environments.

Azure Arc is the bridge between Azure and your on-premises environments. Come learn about the newest management capabilities, mutli-cloud innovation, and see demos of new features that are now generally available.

Learn to leverage agent-framework, the new unified platform from Semantic Kernel and AutoGen engineering teams, to build A2A compatible agents similar to magnetic-one. Use SWE Agents (GitHub Copilot coding agent and Codex with Azure OpenAI models) to accelerate development. Implement MCP tools for secure enterprise agentic workflows. Experience hands-on building, deploying, and orchestrating multi-agent systems with pre-release capabilities. Note: Contains embargoed content.

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Learn how to build an advanced AI agent using Azure Database for PostgreSQL and Semantic Kernel. This hands-on lab walks you through integrating Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), semantic re-ranking, Semantic Operators, and GraphRAG (using Apache AGE) to enable intelligent legal question answering using real case data. Gain practical AI implementation skills with your own PostgreSQL-backed applications.

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Learn how to seamlessly modernize a Linux application stack in Azure. Participants will be able to step through the migration process with a Linux/Postgres/Java application and utilize infrastructure as a code (IaC) for scale migrations.

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In today’s competitive landscape, cost efficiency is more than a priority, it’s a strategic imperative. This session explores how to maximize the ROI of your Azure investments by embracing proven best practices, optimizing architectures, unlocking pricing offers, and applying strategic ROI analysis. Discover how to get the most from your Azure investments while aligning with long-term goals.

When building enterprise-grade apps, your database must deliver massive scale and rapid, relevant search. Azure Cosmos DB provides reliable data storage, vector search, and full-text indexing. Explore new capabilities designed to simplify development and enhance AI and search performance. Learn from Azure Cosmos DB engineering team and Veeam on how to optimize any-scale scenarios for efficient and fast search.

Learn more about migration and modernization of Windows Server, SQL Server, and .NET apps. Learn how to assess and migrate Windows Server and SQL Server workloads using Azure Migrate and Azure Database Migration Service (DMS). This lab covers discovery, dependency mapping, migration execution, and post-migration optimization as well as leveraging Microsoft Defender for cloud for securing workloads post migration.

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Whether you use Ubuntu, RHEL, SLES, or Rocky, deploying Linux on Azure is more than provisioning VMs. Learn to build secure, performant Linux environments using Azure-native tools and partner integrations. See how to streamline image creation, harden workloads, monitor performance, and stay compliant with Azure Monitor, Defender for Linux, PostgreSQL on Azure, and the secure Linux baseline. Whether architect or OSS advocate, this session helps you confidently “train your penguin” for the cloud.

Resiliency is foundational. Explore how resiliency on Azure enables secure, scalable, AI-ready cloud architectures. Learn to set resilience goals, simulate failures, and orchestrate recovery. See live demos and discover how shared responsibility empowers teams to deliver trusted, resilient outcomes.

Most enterprises sit on mountains of unstructured content that is hard to search and even harder to use in AI applications. In this session, join me in transforming raw content into enriched, searchable data using Azure AI Search with text extraction, entity recognition, and image analysis. Combined with vector search and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) see how to build more relevant, trustworthy responses. Integrate and leverage the platforms to unlock entirely new AI-driven solutions.

See how Azure Local is revolutionizing hybrid cloud strategies. Powered by Azure Arc and HPE hardware, Azure Local delivers Azure services where they’re needed most. Topics include Adaptive Cloud strategy, data locality, alternative solution migrations, and competitive advantages. Learn how Azure Local empowers hybrid cloud innovation, agility, and control while helping partners unlock new revenue opportunities.