Windows Server at Microsoft Ignite 2026: Sessions, our booth, and how to join the pre-day
Start early with the Windows Server pre-day Windows Server: Secure, manage, and accelerate with AI (PREB20) Monday, November 16 | 1:00–5:00 PM PT | Moscone Center This is a demo-filled, deep-dive workshop built for Windows Server professionals and led by the engineers and product team who build Windows Server. You'll see how to manage your servers across Azure, hybrid cloud, and on-premises environments, and get an early look at what's coming in the next version of Windows Server, including local AI, security, Hyper-V, Active Directory, networking, and storage. Expect practical tips you can take back to optimize, modernize, and get the most out of your Windows Server fleet. How to sign up The pre-day was added after Ignite registration opened, and it's a paid add-on that you select during registration. That means it doesn't show up when you search the session catalog, and many people who registered early never saw it. Here's how to get a seat. If you haven't registered for Ignite yet: Visit the Microsoft Ignite registration website and select Register. Choose the in-person Conference pass. When you reach the pre-day options, add Windows Server: Secure, manage, and accelerate with AI (PREB20). The pre-day has an additional fee of $325. Finish registration. The pre-day will appear in your confirmation. Already registered for the in-person event? Sign in to your registration using the same account you used to register. Open your registration page and select "Add a Pre-Day pass". Add Windows Server: Secure, manage, and accelerate with AI (PREB20) and complete checkout; additional fee of $325 applies. Watch for an updated confirmation email. If it doesn't arrive, check your junk folder. Seats are limited, and the Windows Server pre-day has sold out in past years, so we recommend adding it soon. Windows Server sessions on Thursday, November 19 All four of our sessions are on Thursday in the Moscone Center area. The venues are close together with 30 to 45 minutes between sessions, so you can catch all of them. Add them to your schedule from the session catalog. Session Speakers What you'll see When and where BRK418 (Breakout): What's new and what's next for Windows Server Neil Hinnant, Elden Christensen The latest release news and a preview of the next version of Windows Server, covering Hyper-V, Active Directory, storage, and networking, and how the next release raises the bar for security, performance, and AI. Thursday, Nov 19 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM BRK419 (Breakout): From VMware to Hyper-V: Hyperscale virtualization in your datacenter Jeff Woolsey, Davanna White How Windows Admin Center Virtualization Mode helps you build cost-effective, cloud-connected on-premises virtualization with Hyper-V in Windows Server. Thursday, Nov 19 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM THR897 (Theater): Cloud management for every Windows Server Theo Tran, Cindy Wan Consistent management with Azure Arc wherever your servers run, plus lower ESU costs, free hotpatching, and SQL Server optimization. Thursday, Nov 19 10:45 AM – 11:10 AM TT1701 (Table talk): On-prem inferencing with Windows Server Dan Cuomo A small-group conversation on running AI workloads on-premises: planning AI-ready server hardware, and thinking through performance, security, and operational consistency. Thursday, Nov 19 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Come find us at the Windows Server booth Windows Server has its own booth in the Hub, open November 17 to 19. Stop by to see demos, ask the product team your toughest questions, and tell us what you need from Windows Server. Bring your upgrade plans, your hotpatching questions, and your AI ideas. Can't be there in person? The digital pass is free and includes keynotes and a wide range of sessions. Breakouts and Theater sessions will be streamed or available on demand. Table talks and the pre-day are in-person only. Get hands-on before you arrive Want a head start? Join the Windows Server Insider Program to try preview builds of the next version of Windows Server and share feedback with the team. Several features you'll hear about at Ignite are already in Insider builds, and we've covered them here on Tech Community, including Trusted Launch for virtual machines, ReFS boot, and Windows NVMe-over-Fabrics initiator preview. We can't wait to see you in San Francisco. If you have questions about our sessions or the pre-day, refer to the Ignite event page for more information or leave us a comment below.File Server team sessions at TechEd 2012 North America
First published on TECHNET on May 01, 2012 If you're planning to attend the TechEd 2012 North America event in June, here are the scheduled sessions with speakers from the File Server team: Code Title Speaker(s) Day Time Track Level WSV328 The Path to Continuous Availability with Windows Server 2012 Gene Chellis, Jim Pinkerton Mon 4:45 PM Windows Server 300 SIA207 Windows Server 2012 Dynamic Access Control Overview Gunjan Jain, Nir Ben Zvi Mon 4:45 PM Security & Identity 200 WSV308 Standards Support and Interoperability in Windows Server 2012: Storage, Networking, and Management Gene Chellis, Jeffrey Snover, See-Mong Tan, Wojtek Kozaczynski Tue 3:15 PM Windows Server 300 VIR306 Hyper-V over SMB: Remote File Storage Support in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Jose Barreto Tue 3:15 PM Virtualization 300 WSV314 Windows Server 2012 NIC Teaming and SMB Multichannel Solutions Don Stanwyck, Jose Barreto Tue 5:00 PM Windows Server 300 WSV334 Windows Server 2012 File and Storage Services Management Fabian Uhse, Mathew Dickson Wed 10:15 AM Windows Server 300 SIA316 Windows Server 2012 Dynamic Access Control Best Practices and Case Study Deployments in Microsoft IT Brian Puhl, Matthias Wollnik Wed 10:15 AM Security & Identity 300 WSV322 Update Management in Windows Server 2012: Revealing Cluster-Aware Updating and the New Generation of WSUS Erin Chapple, Mallikarjun Chadalapaka Wed 1:30 PM Windows Server 300 WSV303 Windows Server 2012 High-Performance, Highly-Available Storage Using SMB Claus Joergensen, Gene Chellis Wed 3:15 PM Windows Server 300 WSV330 How to Increase SQL Availability and Performance Using Window Server 2012 SMB 3.
Storage Solutions team at TechED IT Pro 2008
First published on TECHNET on Jun 05, 2008 Storage team is bringing 8 sessions and 2 Hands-on Lab to Microsoft TechED IT Pro 2008! Karandeep Anand, Jason Buffington, Ram Kailasanathan, Drew McDaniel and Edwin Yuen will be hosting the sessions from the Storage side.
Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track Architecture Brief
First published on TECHNET on Feb 10, 2011 So you heard about the Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track program and wonder … what exactly is it? Is it marketecture or is there some meat to it? What do these “pre-architected, pre-validated” solutions consist of, and how were those decisions arrived at? What was the architecture and validation methodology? Well my friend, this post is for you.
