Cloud PC and Azure Virtual Desktop unlock flexibility and scalability, but they also bring new challenges that can frustrate admins and users alike. In this session, we’ll tackle the top five hurdles - slow logons, performance bottlenecks, network issues, and Teams call quality - and show you how ControlUp solves them with real-time monitoring, synthetic testing, and automation that keeps your environment running smoothly.

Step away from the slides and join an intimate conversation with the Windows Cloud Experiences team. Together, they’ll unpack the biggest Ignite announcements, share behind-the-scenes insights, and answer your questions live. Steve brings expertise in AI-powered experiences, Jason leads on user experience sync, and Seneca specializes in Windows App innovation. Bring your ideas, feedback, and curiosity—this is your chance to connect directly, discuss what’s next, and shape the future of Windows in the Cloud together.

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.

Deploy AVS and manage VMware vSphere environment as an Azure resources (B) Connect AVS private cloud secretly with Internet (C) Migrate VMs from on-premises to AVS using VMware HCX technology (D) Expand AVS private cloud storage with Azure NetApp Files or Azure Elastic SAN; scaling storage independently from compute (E) Manage AVS workloads VMs using Azure interfaces by Arc-enabling AVS private cloud and its VMs (F) Modernization workloads with Azure Services like Azure SQL Managed Instances and AI capabilities.

Note: this session will use demo environments instead of live environments due to complexity and time.

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Discover how Copilot+ PCs and Microsoft 365 deliver the most intelligent, trusted, and efficient productivity experiences for people and organizations. See new end-user features and learn how hybrid AI - combining local and cloud processing - enables real-time, ambient, and privacy-preserving productivity, even offline. All this on devices with stellar battery life, top performance, modern management, and robust data protection - ideal for IT leaders optimizing ROI in the AI era.

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.

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In this fast-paced theater session, discover how Microsoft Fabric simplifies data unification with Mirroring and Shortcuts. Instantly connect to any data source—cloud, on-prem, structured or unstructured—without duplication or ETL. Learn how OneLake and its catalog turn connected data into actionable insights for BI and AI at scale.

The latest innovations across Windows—from client to cloud—are designed to improve your security posture and protect users, devices and data. Join this session to learn about the newest security capabilities across Windows 11 and Windows 365 to protect users and data, including features like password and identity management, protecting against malware, hotpatching, hardware updates and more. We will also discuss how Cloud PC devices like Windows 365 Link are changing the game in Windows endpoints.

Dive into how Microsoft Sovereign Cloud addresses a spectrum of digital sovereignty needs. Engineering leaders will highlight features ranging from keeping data, operations, access, and encryption secure and under your control to enabling critical workloads in hybrid and regulated environments—helping you navigate regulatory complexity, strengthen digital resilience, and innovate with confidence.

The era of agentic and physical AI is here. The NVIDIA Blackwell architecture delivers groundbreaking advancements for next-gen AI and accelerated computing workloads ranging from reasoning and multimodal inference, to robotics simulation and visual AI agents. Explore how the purpose-built collaboration of NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell tackle a range of AI use cases leveraging the security and flexibility of Microsoft Azure cloud - delivering smarter, faster and more efficient AI.

Learn practical strategies from Sam’s Club for modernizing mission-critical apps to Azure. Dive into technical strategies, get hands-on guidance to implement key resilience patterns and how to operationalize them in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and other critical Azure services. By the end of this session, developers and cloud practitioners will walk away with tools to modernize legacy monolithic apps for resilience, performance, and scale in Azure.

You've invested in Azure and Windows 365, but are you truly getting the most out of your investment? Optimize cloud costs and maximize the value of your Microsoft cloud environment in this session demonstrating how the Citrix platform acts as a powerful multiplier, enhancing security and delivering a powerful user experience. Unlock the full potential of your existing infrastructure.

Overview of Generative AI lifecycle operational excellence on AWS.

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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In this hands-on lab, learn how to deploy secure, on-demand Cloud PCs using Windows 365 Reserve—ideal for travel, recovery, and temporary access. You'll create provisioning profiles, assign Cloud PCs, and configure Conditional Access, Entra ID, and networking. Experience the full user journey from sign-in to productivity. Leave equipped to streamline endpoint readiness with minimal overhead and respond to unexpected needs.

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Join us to learn how to digitize your operations and scale AI workloads across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. You will learn how to secure and scale your IoT operations data and use Microsoft Fabric as your single data platform to reduce downtime, improve asset tracking, and address operational simulation scenarios.

Cloud PC devices such as Windows 365 Link are simple, secure, purpose-built devices for Windows 365 that can help you improve end-user and IT efficiency in shared spaces. Join us to get an overview of the benefits of this solution, discover how to efficiently deploy and manage it using Microsoft Intune, and learn what’s new across end-user and IT experiences.

Azure Network is the backbone of Microsoft’s cloud vision—enabling secure, scalable, and high-performance connectivity across the globe.

Discover the evolution of Azure networking innovations across its networking foundations, connectivity, application delivery and security. Learn how these advancements boost multi-region deployment, security, and performance at scale. Hear real-world examples on how organizations are architecting resilient, intelligent, and hybrid cloud infrastructures.

Delivered in a silent stage breakout.

In the AI era, customers will lean on you—their trusted channel partner—to navigate agents, intelligent applications, and broader cloud needs. We're expanding the power of the partner ecosystem through Microsoft Marketplace to support our partners in channel-led sales at scale. Discover practical strategies across diverse dealmaking scenarios to grow your business and deepen your Microsoft partnership.

Experience the power of the newly launched NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, designed to accelerate a wide array of workloads including video streaming, graphics rendering, product design, digital twins, and AI development. Explore the latest GPU offerings with Azure Cloud and learn how to leverage Azure Local for cost-effective hybrid deployments of cutting-edge use cases. We will also provide sizing recommendations and deployment options for various workloads.

North America’s leading diagnostics laboratory partnered with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to reimagine its patient requisition management system using Microsoft Azure AI. Historically, lab requisition processes were fragmented and relied on manual steps, causing inefficiencies. TCS implemented an Azure AI-infused cloud solution automating workflows across 500+ patient centers, processing 20,000+ requisitions daily with 30% higher efficiency and <5 min SLA. This collaboration showcases how Azure AI drives innovation and digital transformation in healthcare diagnostics.