Global enterprises are under pressure to boost productivity, accelerate innovation and lower costs, all while managing complex technology landscapes. Multi-agent AI systems are essential to revolutionizing IT delivery and how industry leaders drive business value. In this session, hear from one of the world’s largest telcos on how they are partnering with Microsoft and IBM to deploy agentic AI to build more resilient and available IT systems that can accelerate innovation at scale.

“On Air at Microsoft Ignite” will deep dive into key announcements with expert interviews, demonstrations, and real-world applications for all the latest news. ​​

Hour 2 will feature:​ Azure Accelerate in action: Confidently migrate, modernize, and build faster: Cyril Belikoff​ Cisco: Patrick Eustace​ Dell: Kenny Lowe​ Build secure agentic AI apps with SQL Server 2025: Sirjad Parakkat & Anna Hoffman​ IBM: Nigel Cain​ PwC: Scott Sikorski

“On Air at Microsoft Ignite” will deep dive into key announcements with expert interviews, demonstrations, and real-world applications for all the latest news. ​

Hour 1 will feature:​ Security in the agentic AI era: Vasu Jakkal​ Microsoft Credentials for the AI frontier: Elisa Graceffo​ Accessibility in the AI Era: Jenny Lay-Flurrie​ IBM: Chris McGuire & Michelle Pellegrin​ Microsoft Foundry: The AI app and agent factory: Yina Arenas

Agentic AI has permanently altered the way enterprises do business, improving time to value, productivity and the automation of complex workflows. However, with increased deployment of AI comes an increased need to manage and optimize siloed agents. In this demo, see how IBM Consulting is helping clients build, manage and orchestrate a team of agents that unlocks greater speed, increases productivity and maximizes ROI.

IBM and Microsoft are two leaders in enterprise AI that have come together to enable our clients to realize the full value of their AI investments and unlock AI agents at scale. In this interview, learn from our leaders on how we are combining our deep expertise with state-of-the-art technology to help enterprises reinvent themselves in the era of agentic AI.