Discover how to harness Microsoft’s latest AI-powered agentic tools to automate and accelerate migration and modernization of business-critical workloads. Learn how these innovations open new service opportunities, increase partner coverage across more customers and segments, drive customer success, and enable partners to differentiate, scale, and grow with Microsoft’s ongoing investments in cloud and AI.

Delivered in a silent stage breakout.

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.

This lab offers a hands-on deep dive into Microsoft Defender for Cloud’s CSPM features, teaching participants how to assess and improve cloud security across hybrid environments. Attendees will identify misconfigurations, apply compliance frameworks, and automate remediation strategies to strengthen their security posture.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Learn to deploy Windows 365 Cloud PCs using a secure, scalable model. In this hands-on lab, set up provisioning policies, integrate with Microsoft Entra, apply Zero Trust networking, and configure Conditional Access. Experience the full user journey and admin setup. Monitor and manage with ease. Leave with a blueprint to deploy, secure, and scale Cloud PCs efficiently.

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

Recent developments in the on-prem virtualization market have unsettled users and prompted a re-evaluation of their organization's strategy. Microsoft provides a robust set of solutions tailored to your specific goals and requirements. During this session, we will delve into these options, emphasizing the long-term advantages of choosing Azure Cloud and Cloud Connected. In this session, we’ll discuss the numerous Microsoft options to modernize your virtualization estate.

Cloud security must evolve beyond static scans. In this session, learn how a runtime security fabric unifies CSPM, DSPM, and workload protection to deliver context-rich defense for modern applications. See how runtime insights, tied to AI and posture data, help cut noise, speed root cause analysis, and strengthen resilience across multi-cloud environments.

Deploying AI workloads on Kubernetes is now a necessity. But when those workloads are stateful, the complexity multiplies. We’ll dive into the real-world journey of going from zero to production with AI on K8s, focusing on managing stateful services. We'll unpack architectural patterns, storage strategies, and challenges when running persistent, data-heavy AI workloads in a cloud-native environment. Join us to share learnings and hear how others are navigating the stateful side of AI on K8s.

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.

Witness a real-world cyberattack targeting sensitive data in cloud storage and containers. See how Microsoft Defender for Cloud uses AI to detect threats, power threat hunting, and automate responses to stop lateral movement.

Delivered in a silent stage breakout.

Managing endpoints in the cloud is a fundamental piece of the Zero Trust puzzle and of delivering the optimal AI experience for business. In this session, we’ll demystify what that means in practice. See how Microsoft Intune brings Zero Trust to life by connecting device and app management, compliance, and threat protection. We’ll show how cloud-native management establishes a stronger security foundation and enables safe, scalable adoption of AI. Strengthen endpoint protection across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android—helping IT teams stay ahead of threats while empowering employees to work productively and securely from anywhere.

Protect what matters most to customers: the cloud, AI platforms, and business-critical applications. Discover how Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides a unified, intelligent solution for safeguarding workloads across multi-cloud and hybrid environments, enabling you to confidently deliver security at the speed of innovation. We'll show you how to position secure migration strategies to customers and use GTM resources and partner incentives to increase engagement.

Several years back Microsoft introduced ‘Unified’ as our hero support offer. This marked a major shift in how Microsoft delivers comprehensive support across all Microsoft products and cloud services, worldwide. In the next year we’ll bring ‘Unified for Partners’ center stage for CSP partners who enable SME&C customer success at scale. This offer comes together with the power of the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program through a new Support Services designation, launching here at Ignite!

Discover how AI is transforming cloud operations in Azure. In this lab, you’ll use AI to investigate anomalies, correlate telemetry, and strengthen your monitoring posture. With Copilot's new agentic capabilities for optimization, you’ll identify and validate cost and carbon savings opportunities while advancing FinOps and sustainability practices. Together, these capabilities help you align workload health, streamline operations, and deliver lasting efficiency and sustainability.

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In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to migrate traditional workloads to AKS using containerization and AKS Automatic, while enhancing functionality through integration with Azure PaaS services. We'll also explore how GitHub Copilot Application Modernization accelerates the process with AI-assisted coding and intelligent refactoring, helping teams streamline modernization and unlock cloud-native capabilities faster.

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Join fellow cloud enthusiasts for a dynamic exchange of real-world Azure migration experiences, lessons learned, and best practices. This interactive session spotlights community-driven insights to help you navigate challenges, accelerate adoption, and unlock the full potential of Azure. Come ready to share, learn, and connect!

Unlock the power of Azure AI on your data—wherever it lives—with NetApp and Microsoft. Learn how Azure NetApp Files, Cloud Volumes ONTAP, and ONTAP on-prem deliver a secure, intelligent data infrastructure for AI workloads across hybrid and multi-cloud. Discover how in-place data access reduces cost and complexity, accelerates insights, and opens new opportunities for customers and ISV partners to innovate with integrated AI solutions, on your data.