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.

Learn how WinGet is eliminating the toil associated with configuration management. One of the most frustrating experiences for developers and challenges for IT Professionals is getting a Windows environment set up correctly. WinGet now has support for Microsoft Desired State Configuration. The ability to export your configuration makes it easy to get a great starting place to build configuration files to solve problems with getting Windows setup.

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Enterprises don’t need a massive program to start with agents! They need a safe, fast, and provable path. This session delivers a 30‑day blueprint to launch your first Microsoft 365 agent fast, easy and securely. Including a long‑term strategy for a scalable agent environment in M365. Learn how to finally cut oversharing by govern Teams and SharePoint Online and use Purview and label controls! I share best practices and tips for agent management to ensure sustainable agentic success.

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.

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Forget what you thought you knew about tech influence - this session unveils the hidden ecosystem of skills that power innovation. From emotional intelligence and storytelling to strategic negotiation and inclusive leadership, hear from professionals leveraging these often-overlooked strengths to reshape their organizations and elevate the ecosystem while empowering communities. This panel will illuminate how influence isn’t just technical - it’s deeply human.

Join this hands-on lab to explore Azure Arc for hybrid and multicloud environments. You’ll onboard Windows VMs, enable monitoring with Azure Monitor, apply compliance with Machine Configuration, and strengthen security using Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Wrap up by enabling Arc agent auto-upgrade to keep resources secure and current.

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Get a step-by-step walkthrough for Microsoft Defender XDR and learn how to implement key capabilities. Learn how to assign preset security policies for Exchange Online Protection (EOP) and Microsoft Defender for Office 365. Protect your endpoints using Microsoft Defender Endpoint by onboarding devices and configuring roles and device groups. Lastly, dive into the advanced attack mitigation features for your devices using Defender for Endpoint to effectively investigate alerts and incidents.

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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.

Facing licensing changes, procurement hurdles, and tight deadlines? You're not alone. IT leaders are rethinking hybrid cloud strategies fast. Join this session to explore how Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on Azure offers a smarter, faster path forward. Enable the seamless lift-and-shift of VMware workloads—no refactoring needed. Discover how to unify operations across private and public clouds with one unified platform. Say goodbye to complexity and hello to agility.

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.

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Unexpected spikes in log volume left Yale New Haven Health, Connecticut's largest healthcare system, struggling with soaring SIEM costs and operational inefficiencies. In this session, hear how the team used Cribl to cut log volume by 40%, centralize data telemetry from 30k+ endpoints, and accelerate migration to Microsoft Sentinel in just two weeks. Learn how to control costs, streamline operations, and strengthen security posture with a modern telemetry data management strategy.

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Attendees will learn to enable Defender for Cloud, navigate its dashboard, and interpret regulatory compliance and workload protection insights. The labs also cover secure score analysis, security recommendations, inventory management, pricing models, and governance rule assignment. By the end of the series, participants will be equipped to proactively identify and mitigate threats, strengthen cloud security posture, and align with organizational governance standards.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Understand the Start, Get, and Stay Resilient journey. Get equipped with tools & insights to architect mission critical applications with Azure’s Resiliency and Configuration experiences. Assess your resiliency posture, apply recommendations, validate your posture and orchestrate recovery. With the Essentials Machine Management bundle from Azure, manage and maintain the state of your resources, enforce configurations across devices and ensure resilience is not a one-time goal but an ongoing state.

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Looking to add on-device AI to your apps? Not sure how to get started? Join our lab to learn how to integrate local AI capabilities into your Windows apps using Windows AI APIs. Discover how to implement Semantic Search and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to power intelligent information retrieval, and use Phi Silica for on-device text processing. This lab will walk you through key APIs, and best practices to build on-device AI solutions for Copilot+ PCs. Developers of all levels welcome.

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See AI in action as we transform raw data into intelligent insights using Microsoft Fabric and Azure AI. This demo-driven session focuses on real-world scenarios that show the value of embedding intelligence directly into your data workflows. We’ll walk through how to: * Process and classify invoices automatically at scale. * Enable semantic search across OneLake for instant access to finance records. * Build a app that answers invoice queries in natural language and surfaces payment insights

Explore Windows 365 AI in this hands-on lab! Configure and experience features like Advanced Search and Click to Do on Cloud PCs. Learn prerequisites, enable AI-driven workflows, and boost productivity for IT admins and end users. Automate tasks with natural language and take smart, context-aware actions directly from your screen.

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The future of finance hinges on more than just speed and scale—it demands intelligence. As money flows through increasingly complex ecosystems, artificial intelligence is redefining how it’s stored, moved, and invested. From predictive insights to autonomous operations, AI is harmonizing the money lifecycle in ways that were once unimaginable. This session explores how intelligent orchestration across financial platforms and developer ecosystems can unlock new levels of resilience, personalization, and trust—reshaping the financial experience for institutions and individuals alike.

Join us to learn about the Azure AI Insiders community and get an exclusive look at upcoming AI tech. Insiders connect with product teams, test new tools, share feedback, and help shape the future of Microsoft Foundry. Love being on the cutting edge? Learn how to get involved today!

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Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) has become an increasingly important pilar for organizations to make sure their data security programs are well established, properly working, and continuously improved. To enable data security teams to secure their data more effectively, we’re now bringing the new generation of Microsoft Purview DSPM, going beyond visibility and bringing in actionable insights to address organizations’ top data risks. Join this session to explore how Microsoft Purview DSPM is helping reshape data security posture taking data protection to the next level!

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Join us for an interactive roundtable exploring the present and future of SharePoint development in the era of AI. Three seasoned Microsoft 365 Developer Advocates — Ayca Bas, Rabia Williams, and Paolo Pialorsi — will share their insights and real-world experience on extending SharePoint Online with the SharePoint Framework. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and shape the next generation of SharePoint solutions.

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In this informal conversation, Roelant Dieben, AI MVP, engages Microsoft AI leaders on the future of AI and the role of community in shaping it. Discover how MVPs influence product direction through feedback loops, drive innovation with agentic AI, and help Microsoft build tools that reflect real-world needs. This session offers a candid look at how collaboration fuels the evolution of Microsoft Foundry.