In this talk we’ll learn Infrastructure-as-Code by automating the world’s most popular game: Minecraft. Using Packer, Terraform and GitHub Actions, we’ll build a server, configure Linux, provision cloud infrastructure and operate it through GitOps. Finally, we’ll demonstrate how to go beyond automating traditional cloud control planes—automating the Minecraft world itself by using Terraform to build and demolish structures like castles and pyramids before our very eyes!

Join Red Hat’s Aaron Isom and Mark Heslin as they detail how Red Hat and Microsoft transformed into one of the most highly successful partnerships with over 10 years of collaboration in cloud computing and services. The session will highlight product offerings, benefits, future investments, and advancements, including OpenShift Virtualization, AI, Ansible and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) specifically optimized for performance on Azure.

Learn how to seamlessly modernize a Linux application stack in Azure. Participants will be able to step through the migration process with a Linux/Postgres/Java application and utilize infrastructure as a code (IaC) for scale migrations.

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.

Learn how to seamlessly modernize a Linux application stack in Azure. Participants will be able to step through the migration process with a Linux/Postgres/Java application and utilize infrastructure as a code (IaC) for scale migrations.

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

Learn how to seamlessly modernize a Linux application stack in Azure. Participants will be able to step through the migration process with a Linux/Postgres/Java application and utilize infrastructure as a code (IaC) for scale migrations.

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

Discover how to reduce your containerized application’s vulnerability footprint by leveraging the Azure Linux stack end-to-end. In this session, you’ll learn how to build distroless Azure Linux containers and deploy them on AKS nodes running Azure Linux. We’ll show you how this integrated approach minimizes CVEs, simplifies security management, and delivers a hardened environment for your workloads—all without sacrificing agility.

Azure Linux Container Host is an operating system image that's optimized for running container workloads on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Learn how it improves performance, simplifies node lifecycle management, and enables innovations like pod sandboxing and OS Guard. See how customers use Azure Linux for workload isolation and hardened security with features like Integrity Policy Enforcement, SELinux, and dm-verity—helping enterprises modernize and scale with confidence.

Building secure applications in the cloud requires consistent governance and continuous compliance. Learn how to use Azure Policy to enforce organizational standards, remediate non-compliant resources, and maintain compliance at scale. We’ll also explore how Service Groups simplify security management by grouping and applying policies across applications, environments, and resource types. See how these innovations help you confidently secure Windows, Linux, and database workloads in Azure.

Delivered in a silent stage breakout.

DocumentDB, the open-source MongoDB-compatible document database now part of the Linux Foundation, helps you innovate faster and save more. Customers like Kraft Heinz move fast with a JSON-native model, reduce ops with turnkey scaling and updates, and secure workloads with enterprise-grade protection and an E2E Azure SLA. Delivered as a fully managed service with support for hybrid and multicloud, Azure DocumentDB keeps you moving faster while crushing costs at enterprise scale.

Azure brings unified management to on-premises and multi-cloud environments. Learn how Azure Arc delivers consistent governance, security, and operations across Azure, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments—while enabling System Center customers to adopt a cloud-native management experience. Whether modernizing Windows/Linux or building cloud-native apps, equip yourself with tools and agents to bridge datacenter and cloud.

Discover how you can make the most of your IT estate migrations and modernizations with the newest AI capabilities. This session guides IT teams through assessing current environments, setting goals, and creating a business case with Azure Migrate for all of your workload types like Windows Server, SQL Server, .NET, Linux, PostgreSQL, Java, and more. We’ll explore tools to inventory workloads, map dependencies, and create actionable migration roadmaps.

Security standards often live in policy documents but aren’t consistently enforced. Learn how Azure Policy and Machine Configuration let you deploy built-in CIS benchmark templates for Linux and Windows, customize them to your needs, and apply them across Azure and hybrid / multi-cloud servers (via Azure Arc). We’ll also show how to integrate these policies into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions) for continuous compliance checks, turning written guidelines into real-world security posture.

Want to ship applications faster? This demo shows you how to dramatically accelerate time to market with a high-velocity vibe coding workflow. We'll build a complete app with Azure Cosmos DB from scratch using GitHub Copilot as our AI pair programmer. We'll make use of the new Azure Cosmos DB Linux emulator and VS Code extension for local development to create a frictionless, end-to-end experience that helps you deliver features faster than ever before.

In this talk we’ll learn Infrastructure-as-Code by automating the world’s most popular game: Minecraft. Using Packer, Terraform and GitHub Actions, we’ll build a server, configure Linux, provision cloud infrastructure and operate it through GitOps. Finally, we’ll demonstrate how to go beyond automating traditional cloud control planes—automating the Minecraft world itself by using Terraform to build and demolish structures like castles and pyramids before our very eyes!

Learn how to seamlessly modernize a Linux application stack in Azure. Participants will be able to step through the migration process with a Linux/Postgres/Java application and utilize infrastructure as a code (IaC) for scale migrations.