Windows Server Summit 2026 builds on the strong momentum of last year's event—where you told us you want less marketing and more practical, engineering‑led guidance. If you're responsible for keeping Windows Server environments secure, resilient, and up to date, this year's summit is designed with you in mind.
What you'll learn
Windows Server Summit 2026 returns with a deeper, more forward‑looking agenda focused on real-world operations, security, and hybrid scenarios. Across three days of expert‑led sessions, Microsoft engineers and product leaders will share scenario‑based deep dives, architecture guidance, and actionable takeaways you can apply immediately.
The content is organized around three core pillars:
- What's new in Windows Server – Get a practical walkthrough of recent innovations and updates in Windows Server 2025, including hotpatch updates, management improvements, security enhancements, and what's coming next. Find out what's changed, why it matters, and how to operationalize it in production environments.
- Windows Server + Azure: Better together – Explore real hybrid and multicloud scenarios enabled by Azure Arc, with guidance that goes beyond theory. Learn how to extend management, security, and governance across on‑premises and cloud infrastructure—and get clear, experience‑based advice for planning migrations and modernization paths that fit your organization's technical and business needs.
- Hands‑on technical depth and operational excellence - Expect best practices, operational insights, and hard‑earned lessons from the field—covering topics like security hardening, resiliency, lifecycle management, and keeping environments compliant and current.
The 2026 Summit will also serve as an early engagement moment for Windows Server v.Next, giving you visibility into Microsoft's direction and upcoming investments. Just as importantly, it provides a dedicated forum to share feedback directly with the product team, continuing the Summit's role as a trusted, two‑way conversation between Microsoft engineering and the Windows Server community.
Add it to your calendar
Visit the Windows Server Summit 2026 event page today to save the dates. Follow the event and you'll be notified when roll out the full, day‑by‑day agenda later this month.
Designed for enterprise IT professionals, architects, and technical decision‑makers, Windows Server Summit 2026 delivers actionable, scenario‑driven content to help you secure, modernize, and extend your Windows Server environments—on‑premises, in Azure, and across hybrid infrastructure. We hope to see you there!
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