dotnet presents .NET Day on Agentic Modernization, focusing on accelerating modernization, enabling agentic experiences, and automating Azure development with tools like GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Agent Framework.

.NET Day on Agentic Modernization

.NET Day on Agentic Modernization showcases strategies and tools for accelerating the modernization of legacy applications, shipping more reliably, and building advanced agentic apps using .NET and Microsoft cloud technologies.

Event Highlights

GitHub Copilot App Modernization:
- Learn how GitHub Copilot integration in Visual Studio streamlines .NET upgrades and Azure migration, accelerating the modernization process for legacy apps.
- Explore automated code suggestions and refactoring support for upgrading projects.
Rehosting Hard-to-Change Apps:
- See techniques for rehosting legacy or complex applications on Azure App Service Managed Instance, simplifying migration and operations.
Boosting Reliability with Azure SRE Agent:
- Understand how Azure SRE Agent enhances reliability, automating error detection and remediation in cloud-hosted .NET workloads.
Building Agentic Experiences:
- Discover the Microsoft Agent Framework and Azure AI Foundry for creating agentic solutions within .NET, enabling intelligent app experiences.
GitHub Copilot for Azure (via Azure MCP):
- See how GitHub Copilot for Azure leverages Azure MCP to automate repetitive Azure development tasks, further boosting developer productivity and consistency.

Key Technologies and Tools

.NET Framework and Modernization Strategies
GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Integration
Azure App Service Managed Instance
Azure SRE Agent
Microsoft Agent Framework
Azure AI Foundry
Azure MCP (Managed Control Plane)

Learning Resources

Official .NET Blog
Documentation and Forums
Q&A and Community
Social platforms: Twitter, TikTok, Mastodon, LinkedIn, Facebook

Takeaways

Attendees will learn actionable steps for:

Modernizing legacy .NET applications using the latest tools
Streamlining app migration and hosting on Azure
Employing AI-powered assistance for upgrades and automation
Implementing reliability engineering with Azure SRE Agent
Building next-generation agentic applications with Microsoft Agent Framework and Azure AI services

Connect with the .NET team for further guidance, resources, and community engagement.