Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents keep evolving. Copilot Control System is your toolset to secure the data that Copilot and agents retrieve and create, manage Copilot and agent experiences, and measure and analyze adoption and impact.

Ali Ghodsi, CEO of Databricks, and Scott Guthrie, EVP of Cloud and AI at Microsoft, discuss the plans for deep integration between Azure Databricks and Microsoft OneLake. Learn how unified data access, seamless interoperability, and trusted governance empower organizations to break silos, accelerate AI, and innovate across the Microsoft ecosystem. They’ll also discuss new Azure Databricks integrations being featured at Ignite including SAP Databricks on Azure, Microsoft Copilot Studio, and Microsoft Foundry.

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See how the new Microsoft Agent 365 extends the infrastructure used for managing people to managing agents. We’ll explain what Agent 365 is, how it works, and how it’s managed. With Agent 365 every agent gets​ a unique identity​, access to productivity tools in Microsoft 365, systems and data for context. IT gets​ total observability and visibility​, along with control, security and governance.

Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents keep leveling up what's possible with AI as you work. Watch a hands-on tour of the most powerful recent updates – whether you're using Copilot and agents – or an agent maker.

Microsoft Foundry is the unified “AI app and agent factory” for enterprises. At Ignite, Foundry launches a simplified developer experience, a comprehensive agent framework for multi-agentic apps, multi-source knowledge base creation, and new levels of observability and control. Teams move seamlessly from idea to production, with powerful workflow automation, secure deployment, and integrated safety controls. The new portal, expanded model catalog, and new Foundry Control Plane make it easy to build, evaluate, and operate agents at scale, grounded in enterprise data, with governance and compliance by default.

Microsoft Foundry is the unified “AI app and agent factory” for enterprises. At Ignite, Foundry launches a simplified developer experience, a comprehensive agent framework for multi-agentic apps, multi-source knowledge base creation, and new levels of observability and control. Teams move seamlessly from idea to production, with powerful workflow automation, secure deployment, and integrated safety controls. The new portal, expanded model catalog, and new control plane make it easy to build, evaluate, and operate agents at scale, grounded in enterprise data, with governance and compliance by default.

Learn about the reimagined Microsoft Marketplace—the gateway to thousands of AI-powered apps, agents and cloud solutions—all built to accelerate innovation and drive business outcomes. Discover how customers benefit from faster deployment, seamless integration with Microsoft tools, and trusted solutions, and how partners can scale their reach, accelerate sales, and tap into Microsoft’s global ecosystem.

During this meetup, we'll explore the practical applications of Power Query M. You will see how leveraging the power of lists can enhance your ability to manage extensive columnar data-sets. We'll also discuss their role in streamlining time-related operations.

Join Mohsin Shafqat (Nasdaq) and Charles Feddersen (Microsoft Azure) as they reveal how Nasdaq Boardvantage leverages Azure Database for PostgreSQL to build secure, scalable governance data management. Discover how this foundation enables high-volume workloads, tenant-level isolation, and AI-driven features – accelerating innovation without compromising compliance.

Azure is redefining the next generation of cloud infrastructure for the AI era - built to power the world’s most ambitious AI workloads and designed for intelligent, automated operations. With innovations like Fairwater AI Super Factories and Azure Copilot, customers can modernize, scale workloads, and operate securely with greater efficiency and resilience. With Azure, organizations have the world’s most advanced cloud for AI and modern infrastructure at their fingertips, to power today and invent tomorrow.

Power Platform and Fabric both include low-code features. This means that development can be fast and done by the business. We can come up with an idea and create a proof of concept with some working parts and good plan going forward within days, if not hours. We will include multiple features from the Power Platform and Fabric to solve a real business problem. In this session we will take a real business problem, of course connected to flight, and work through a quick design and straight into building the solution. The session will include tips and tricks on how to get started, best practices to follow, which elements are ready to use and which are not quite there yet. You will walk away with ideas and links to resources for you to try out the ideas to build your own business solutions. A fast, fun, demo filled session showing Power Platform and Fabric working together at their best.

Unlock the next level of performance and scalability with Azure Databases—engineered for speed, reliability, and seamless integration across your stack. At Ignite, Shireesh Thota, CVP of Azure Databases, will unveil breakthrough features and releases for Azure Databases, SQL Server 2025, and Fabric Databases for SQL and Cosmos DB. Get an inside look at how these advancements empower you to build and deploy cutting-edge applications and AI agents—faster, smarter, and at enterprise scale.

Copilot brings AI into the Microsoft 365 apps that billions use every day. By working directly in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams, Copilot helps people create, analyze, and collaborate faster and smarter. This seamless integration makes advanced AI accessible, secure, and impactful for everyone at work.

Join us for an Ignite spotlight on securing AI apps and agents. Discover Microsoft’s latest innovations to protect agents, apps, and data—from identity and lifecycle controls to threat detection and governance. Plus, see how the new Security Dashboard for AI gives leaders a unified view of AI risk and actionable insights.​

As more organizations adopt and deploy agents at scale, transforming into intelligence-driven Frontier Firms, there is an urgent need for security that protects end to end and gives IT and security teams oversight, control, and governance over the new workforce with agents working side by side with people. Vasu Jakkal, CVP, Microsoft Security, takes time to discuss how security must be ambient and autonomous—just like the AI it protects. Microsoft Security announced innovations at Ignite that are delivering on a vision of security as the core primitive.

Discover how LTIMindtree accelerates secure migration of Oracle ERP and enterprise workloads to Oracle Database@Azure. Learn how Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Foundry, and OCI GoldenGate enable real-time analytics and AI—empowering organizations to innovate and modernize at scale.

For small and medium businesses (SMBs), artificial intelligence has shifted from a future ambition to a priority. Leaders are asking not if to adopt AI, but how quickly. The promise of AI for SMB is especially compelling: automating repetitive tasks, uncovering insights from data, and personalizing customer experiences. Getting started doesn’t need to be complicated. In this session we’ll demonstrate two approaches:

1. Building your first AI solution using Foundry Templates in minutes
2. Buying AI solutions via the Microsoft Marketplace from trusted partners

Attend this Ignite on-demand session and walk away with two fast, practical ways to get your first AI solutions running on Azure — complete with step-by-step demos you can follow.

This session delivers a fast-paced look at the latest innovations across Azure and the cloud-native development.

Discover how Windows and Intune are enabling sustainable IT transformation. Learn how cloud-powered devices, intelligent management, and carbon-aware features help reduce emissions and improve efficiency. Backed by a recent WSP USA analyst report, this session offers data-driven insights and strategies to build a greener, smarter enterprise.

The future of work belongs to those who keep learning. Whether you’re sharpening existing skills or exploring new ones, continuous growth is your edge. Microsoft offers tools and resources to help you stay skilled, upskill, and thrive in an AI-powered world. Embrace a learning mindset and take the next step in your skilling journey today.​