Discover how Dell Private Cloud deploying Azure Local is redefining infrastructure. Combine the flexibility of disaggregated infrastructure, the simplicity of automated lifecycle management, and the power of Dell PowerStore storage. Designed for both new or existing infrastructure, it delivers a new level of agility for Azure Local. Join us for an exclusive preview and live demo to see how you can simplify Azure Local deployment on Dell hardware and streamline operations from Day 0 to Day 2.

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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Managing modern Kubernetes environments requires you to act as soon as events take place. In this session, see how open source projects Drasi, Inspektor Gadget, and Headlamp simplify monitoring and management of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters. Learn how to surface live state changes, deep runtime insights and leverage an intuitive management interface. Demonstrated on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and applicable to any Kubernetes setup, this session shows how to bring a universal, cloud-agnostic approach to your cluster monitoring and management.

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.

For years, businesses have relied on Microsoft to power critical systems and applications like VMware, SAP, and Oracle. With Azure, organizations can now modernize these systems more efficiently and securely, enabling innovation at their own pace. Explore partner strategies for transforming workloads and see how leveraging Microsoft’s tools and investments can accelerate success and uncover new opportunities.

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.

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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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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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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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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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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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

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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Join us to explore how financial services organizations are accelerating their cloud transformation journeys with Microsoft’s Cloud Accelerate Factory (CAF). Learn how CAF helps streamline migrations, modernize legacy applications, and deploy scalable solutions like Azure Arc and AI-powered monitoring. Discover how this framework is driving agility, resilience, and innovation across financial organizations' estates—and what it means for the future of financial services.

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Learn how to embed AI across your Oracle estate, spanning apps and databases with Oracle Database@Azure. We’ll walk through blueprints that use Microsoft Foundry, Copilot Studio, and Microsoft Fabric to vectorize Oracle data, build task?specific copilots and agents, and operationalize analytics. Hear customer?proven integration patterns, cost considerations, and reliability tips, and leave with a pragmatic adoption roadmap and next?step resources.

Learn to use self-serve tools to strengthen zonal resiliency for critical workloads. Assess and validate resilience across VMs, DBs, and containers. Explore enhanced data and cyber resiliency with immutability and threat detection to guard against ransomware. Discover expanded workload coverage and real-time insights to proactively protect your applications and infrastructure.

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From smart eyewear to connected retail, technologies like AI are redefining industries. TeamViewer empowers enterprises like Ray-Ban manufacturer EssilorLuxottica, and their new division Nuance Audio, to scale innovation globally – relying on intelligent services to remotely manage thousands of devices, ensure seamless operations and enable new customer experiences. Explore how secure, real-time connectivity based on Azure boosts efficiency while driving sales and growth across global markets.

Edge AI is changing where intelligence runs, and Microsoft Foundry streamlines building, shipping, and scaling these apps. This session explores Edge AI development with Microsoft Foundry, highlights new features in Foundry Local and everything you need to know to build client apps that run AI on-device. Discover how to use Azure Arc to deploy models on servers and edge devices, see live demonstrations, and learn how Foundry streamlines the transition of AI from cloud to edge efficiently.

AI workloads require a fast and secure data infrastructure that works seamlessly. Learn how Azure Blob storage scales for OpenAI, how Azure Container Storage and Blobfuse2 ensure GPUs never sit idle, how to simplify integration with Ray/KAITO for AI apps on AKS, and how Blob storage integrates with AI services and frameworks to securely convert your enterprise data to AI-ready data. You’ll leave with best practices to drive performance, security, and developer velocity with Azure Storage.