Plan your Microsoft Ignite experience around the topics that matter most to you
Get Ready for Microsoft Ignite
Welcome back to our Azure Tech Community Microsoft Ignite 2025 series!
If you joined us for Your Guide to Azure Community Activations at Microsoft Ignite 2025, you already know that Microsoft Ignite isn’t just about product updates, it’s where ideas, innovation, and community come together.
With hundreds of sessions to choose from, it can be hard to know where to focus. That is why we have curated a list of sessions tailored specifically for Solution Architects to help you plan your week, strengthen your technical design strategy, and stay ahead of the latest advancements in Azure.
Use the Microsoft Ignite session scheduler feature in the session catalog to personalize your agenda, save your favorites, and organize your time at Microsoft Ignite.
Make Every Minute Count: Top Recommended Sessions for Solution Architects
Microsoft Ignite moves fast, so it pays to plan your path before you arrive. By organizing your schedule around your interests and goals, you’ll be able to maximize learning opportunities, connect with peers, and leave with actionable insights.
The recommendations below highlight our top picks for architects who want to design scalable, secure, and future-ready cloud environments.
- From start to scale: Realize agentic AI value (BRKSP464)
Learn how to plan and scale intelligent systems built on Microsoft’s Agentic AI framework, combining performance, governance, and responsible design principles. - Unleashing SAP Databricks on Azure: Modernize, analyze, and innovate (BRK136)
Explore how Azure and Databricks integrate with SAP to deliver a high-performance data architecture for enterprises. - Migrate and Modernize Windows and SQL Server Workloads to Azure (LAB506-R1)
See how Azure’s modernization framework enables secure, scalable, and cost-efficient migration for enterprise systems. - Innovation Session: Security in the Agentic Era – the Core Primitive (BRK1712)
Gain a forward-looking perspective on how the rise of Agentic AI will reshape the security landscape for IT operations and enterprise systems. - Microsoft Purview Compliance Manager: AI Compliance & Resilience (THR750)
Learn how Microsoft Purview leverages AI to simplify compliance management, automate risk assessments, and streamline audits for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Before diving into your developer sessions, make time for these essential moments that set the stage for everything happening at Microsoft Ignite.
- Opening Keynote (KEY01)
Hear from Microsoft leaders as they unveil the latest innovations shaping the future of AI, cloud, and the developer ecosystem. This is the session that sets the tone for the entire event. - Innovation Session: Scale Smarter: Infrastructure for the Agentic Era (BRK1704)
Dive into what’s new in Azure Infrastructure—from compute and networking to hybrid management and scalability. Hear from Azure engineering experts on best practices and innovations for modern cloud operations. - Innovation Session: Microsoft Fabric and Azure Databases - the data estate for AI (BRK1702) See how Azure Data services—spanning databases, analytics, and governance—empower organizations to unify data, build intelligent apps, and unlock insight-driven decision-making at scale.
Plan Smarter with the Session Scheduler
With the “add to schedule” feature in the session catalog you’ll be able to:
- Browse and filter all Microsoft Ignite sessions by topic, product, or persona.
- Save your favorite sessions to build a personalized schedule.
- Set reminders and block time for networking, community booths, and demos.
Stay Connected with the Azure Tech Community
Your Microsoft Ignite journey doesn’t stop when the sessions end, the conversation continues across the Azure Tech Community.Share the sessions you are most excited about using #MSIgnite and #AzureTechCommunity, tag azure, and connect with other architects exploring the future of cloud design and intelligent infrastructure.
Follow the Azure Tech Community for real-time updates, photos, and highlights throughout Microsoft Ignite.
See You at Microsoft Ignite 2025
With the right plan in place, every session becomes an opportunity to learn, grow, and connect.
Explore these recommendations, save your favorites, and get ready for an unforgettable Microsoft Ignite 2025 experience.
Community Manager