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Microsoft Ignite 2025

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

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Don't gatekeep AI: Empower, secure, scalable innovations for Frontline

Don't gatekeep AI: Empower, secure, scalable innovations for Frontline

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Jeremy Carlson (Microsoft) , Vishal Anil (Microsoft)

What happens when AI meets the frontline? Discover how to unlock productivity and efficiency with innovative AI-powered solutions tailored for frontline-specific workflows and mobile-first experiences, without compromising security and control. Learn practical approaches to modernizing your frontline through smart, simple, secure solutions with Microsoft 365, and simplifying IT complexity to deploy and manage at scale.

Govern your estate using PowerShell and the CLI with AI

Govern your estate using PowerShell and the CLI with AI

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Steven Bucher (Microsoft) , Damien Caro (Microsoft)

Discover how you can use AI for PowerShell and Azure CLI to boost automation and simplify complex commands. We’ll showcase how AI can generate scripts on demand, guide you through best practices, and help enforce governance and security policies confidently. Through practical demos, see how natural language prompts can automate tasks, apply guardrails, and secure your estate.

Partners are Accelerating Media Innovation with AI Agents

Partners are Accelerating Media Innovation with AI Agents

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Tanya Khaiyanun (PwC) , Erik Ramberg (MediaKind) , Alessandra Antonelli (Microsoft)

Discover how Microsoft and top media partners are reshaping Media & Entertainment with AI and the Microsoft Cloud. Learn how Azure, Fabric, and generative AI are powering faster content creation, smarter workflows, and immersive audience experiences—featuring real-world innovations in storytelling, distribution, and monetization.

Build advanced AI Agents with PostgreSQL

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Jonathon Frost (Microsoft) , Jared Meade (Microsoft)

Learn how to build an advanced AI agent using Azure Database for PostgreSQL and the new Microsoft Agent Framework. 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.

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

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

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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.

Best practices for always-on agents to support critical workloads

Best practices for always-on agents to support critical workloads

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Shivani Pradhan (Microsoft)

Join this session to learn the best practices and tools to build highly available and scalable agents to tackle critical workloads. As AI agents increasingly drive critical workflows—from frontline operations to executive decision-making—ensuring continuous availability at scale.

Fast and flexible inference on open-source AI models at scale

Fast and flexible inference on open-source AI models at scale

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Mehrdad Abdolghafari (Royal Bank of Canada(RBC)) , Cary Chai (Microsoft) , Sachi Desai (Microsoft)

Run open-source AI models of your choice with flexibility—from local environments to cloud deployments using Azure Container Apps and serverless GPUs for fast, cost-efficient inferencing. You will also learn how AKS powers scalable, high-performance LLM operations with fine-tuned control, giving you confidence to deploy your models your way. You’ll leave with a clear path to run custom and OSS models with agility and cost clarity.

Leading with Trust: Building & Deploying Agents in a Regulated World

Leading with Trust: Building & Deploying Agents in a Regulated World

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Sourabh Pandey (Microsoft) , Tony Thampan (Microsoft) , Manny Sahota (Microsoft)

AI and cyber regulations are accelerating worldwide. Learn how Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager, Regulatory Navigator, and Defender for Cloud align controls to laws like the EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA, and DPDP India; monitor posture in real time; and embed Responsible AI—turning regulatory resilience into cyber resilience and trusted innovation.

Manage & optimize the cost of your AI workloads

Manage & optimize the cost of your AI workloads

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Sonia Cuff (Microsoft)

Whether you have basic or mature cloud cost management practices in your organization, AI workloads add specific considerations. Learn how AI usage correlates to cost, what to monitor, and how to drive accountability for your AI investment, with Azure tools and industry best practices.

Migration lessons from Microsoft Federal's RISE with SAP deployment

Migration lessons from Microsoft Federal's RISE with SAP deployment

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Barbara McElnea (Microsoft) , Greg Simons (SAP National Security Services) , Veronika Reger (Microsoft)

Learn how the Microsoft Federal team is modernizing SAP ERP with RISE on Microsoft Cloud. This includes High SLA infrastructure on Azure Government, SAP BTP integration, and AI-powered monitoring. Discover how Defender and Sentinel secure workloads, and how sovereignty solutions support compliance. Gain practical lessons and insights from a real-world deployment for regulated industries.

Partner: Accelerating partner growth with Cloud and AI Endpoints

Partner: Accelerating partner growth with Cloud and AI Endpoints

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Jay Parekh (Netrix Global) , Sydney Carey (Microsoft) , Cindy Batzli (Microsoft) , Mario De Ridder (Microsoft)

AI is redefining how customers work, secure, and manage their digital environments—and partners are key to unlocking that transformation. In this session, we’ll explore how Cloud and AI Endpoints across Windows 365, AVD, and Intune Suite are reshaping service delivery and customer value. Join us to gain actionable insights to evolve your practice, align with Microsoft’s strategic investments, get go-to-market guidance, and hear from partners achieving success in the Cloud-first, AI era.

Partners + Agentic AI: Transforming Energy & Resources

Partners + Agentic AI: Transforming Energy & Resources

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Rob Schapiro (Microsoft) , Stephanie Comardelle (S&P Global) , Mike Rossi (Neudesic, an IBM Company)

Energy and resources companies are using AI and agents to shape the new energy future by unlocking new levels of efficiency, resilience, and innovation. In this session, we will dive into Microsoft and partner solutions powering AI transformation and how energy and resource companies are becoming Frontier Firms.

Scaling your small business with Microsoft 365 and Copilot

Scaling your small business with Microsoft 365 and Copilot

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Bryan Allen (Microsoft) , Anna Montgomery (Change Chemistry)

Explore how Microsoft 365 and Copilot empowers small businesses to grow and adapt. Learn about flexible licensing, streamlined device management, and seamless integration with key SMB apps. Discover real-world Copilot use cases and get practical guidance to roll out AI across your organization. Help employees start using Copilot effectively to stay agile, work smarter, and transform your business.

Securing Private Wireless: From Design to Deployment

Securing Private Wireless: From Design to Deployment

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Rick Lievano (Microsoft) , Krishnan Jagannathan (NOKIA of America corporation)

This session presents proven security frameworks for private wireless networks, showing how field-tested strategies and AI-powered defenses have cut incidents by 63%, reduced costs, and safeguarded critical infrastructure against advanced cyber threats.

Accelerate Data and AI transformation with Azure Databricks

Accelerate Data and AI transformation with Azure Databricks

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Miranda Luna (Databricks) , Anavi Nahar (Microsoft) , Will Hendry (AiFi Inc.)

As organizations aim to be more data-driven, integrated, scalable, and collaborative platforms are vital. Azure Databricks delivers unified data analytics for processing, AI, and real-time insights. Its full potential emerges within the integration with the Microsoft ecosystem. This session shows how Azure Databricks serves as the data and AI backbone while empowering users to leverage Microsoft solutions like Power BI, Power Apps and Microsoft Foundry for advanced, real-time decision-making.

Build Agentic Knowledge Bases: Next-Level RAG with Azure AI Search

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Ayca Bas (Microsoft) , Pamela Fox (Microsoft)

In this hands-on lab, you’ll build a Knowledge Base using agentic RAG, the next evolution of retrieval in Azure AI Search. Connect your agentic retrieval engine to your data through smart source selection across multiple indexes and storage systems. Learn how to enhance planning using natural language guidance and generate grounded responses with citations or extractive answers tailored to your use case. By the end, you’ll have a fully functional Knowledge Base that responds over enterprise data.

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

Build and deploy AI agents with MCP and Azure Functions

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Chris Gillum (Microsoft) , Nick Greenfield (Microsoft)

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.

Build a Pizza Ordering Agent with Microsoft Foundry and MCP

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Gustavo Cordido (Microsoft) , Henk Boelman (Microsoft)

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn to build domain-specific AI agents with Foundry Agent Service. Starting from a simple agent, you’ll add system prompts, custom instructions, and knowledge with RAG. You’ll extend it with tool calling (like a pizza calculator) and connect external services via MCP for live menu and order handling. By the end, you’ll have a working Contoso PizzaBot that can answer questions, recommend pizzas, and manage orders.

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

Build secure applications with Defender and Azure Network Security

Build secure applications with Defender and Azure Network Security

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Gopal Shankar (Microsoft) , Anupam Vij (Microsoft)

With cyberattacks on the rise amid the growth of AI applications, having a robust, secure network environment for all your workloads is more essential than ever. Join this session to hear from network security experts on how to improve your security posture through Azure Network Security products including Azure Firewall and Azure DDoS Protection in combination with Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Hear announcements of new capabilities for both and see a live demo of successful DDoS mitigation.

Drive Growth, Profitability and Resilience with Agentic Supply Chains

Drive Growth, Profitability and Resilience with Agentic Supply Chains

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Yury Gomez (Microsoft) , Chris Burchett (Blue Yonder) , Armando Duran Paramo (Cummins Inc.)

Supply chains are evolving from reactive systems to intelligent, autonomous networks. The agentic supply chain—powered by AI agents—delivers real-time visibility, predictive insights, and self-orchestrating operations. In this session, discover how AI-driven agents are transforming planning, logistics, and fulfillment to unlock growth, boost profitability, and build resilience in an unpredictable world.

Empowering the SOC: Security Copilot and the Rise of Agentic Defense

Empowering the SOC: Security Copilot and the Rise of Agentic Defense

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Corina Feuerstein (Microsoft) , Cristina Da Gama (Microsoft)

Discover how Security Copilot in Microsoft Defender is redefining SecOps. In this session, we’ll share Copilot’s latest innovations and show how the modern SOC is evolving into an agentic, AI-driven operation. See real-world demos across the SOC lifecycle that highlight how AI and agents deliver measurable outcomes, empower analysts, and close the gap between detection and prevention. Join us to step into the future of defense, where Microsoft enables every organization turn intelligence into action.

Evolving your IT career in the AI age

Evolving your IT career in the AI age

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Rick Claus (Microsoft) , Sonia Cuff (Microsoft)

The role of the IT professional continues to evolve. Join our speakers for an open and honest discussion on the essential skills and mindsets that employers now expect. How do you optimize day-to-day administration and advise on strategic cloud architecture? Learn how to embrace AI tooling to accelerate your career.

Grow Your Partner AI Practice: Unlocking scale for AI Transformations

Grow Your Partner AI Practice: Unlocking scale for AI Transformations

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Kirill Kotlyarenko (Microsoft) , Swapnil Khopkar (Microsoft) , Charlie Doubek (NTT Data)

Discover how partners can help their customers turn business ideas into real impact - with AI apps and agents. Learn proven strategies for helping customers build AI Centers of Excellence, scale success, and transform organizations with Azure’s full-stack capabilities. Hear what sets Azure’s tech stack apart from the rest for AI to achieve this; what works—and what wins—from Microsoft and partner leaders.

Make More Informed Decisions with Geospatial Intelligence

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Prasad Komma (Microsoft) , Martin Tuip (Microsoft)

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

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

Partner: ERP transformation with AI

Partner: ERP transformation with AI

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Niels Jensen (Microsoft) , Jared Hall (Microsoft) , Ben Vollmer (RSM US LLP) , Sameer Verma (Microsoft) , Jim Bretschneider (HSO)

In the future of the autonomous enterprise, companies will hand over entire processes and functions to agents to run their daily business. Learn how Microsoft is leading the way with agentic ERP with new adaptive experiences and pre-built agents, and how you can take advantage of those innovations and build your own agents. We will share customer insights, partner practices, and programs and investments that can accelerate your opportunities. We will finish with a fire-side chat and Q&A.