Microsoft Events hosts an Ignite session led by Jeremy Winter, Nidhi Chappell, and Annie Pearl, revealing major Azure innovations—AI-driven cloud infrastructure, agentic operations, resiliency tools, and automation for enterprise reliability and security.

Scale Smarter: Azure Infrastructure for the Agentic Era

Presented by Microsoft Events at Ignite, with speakers Jeremy Winter, Nidhi Chappell, and Annie Pearl

Session Overview

Learn how Azure’s intelligent infrastructure and agentic cloud operations are redefining cloud reliability, security, and agility for every workload. This session highlights:

  • Real-time data transformation (BMW example)
  • Advancements in distributed AI training
  • Azure Resiliency and Copilot Resiliency Agent for reliability
  • Launch of Azure Copilot and agentic operations for smarter cloud management
  • Immersive and enhanced experiences in Azure Portal
  • Pillars of modern governance, compliance, and policy integration
  • SQL Server 2025 release and extended Red Hat partnership
  • Simplified operations with Azure Kubernetes Service Automatic

Key Innovations

1. Intelligent Infrastructure and AI Operations

  • Azure is advancing distributed AI training, supporting modern agentic workloads and facilitating scalable, secure, reliable cloud solutions.

2. Agentic Cloud Management

  • Azure Copilot and Copilot Resiliency Agent introduce reliability automation and agentic management patterns for operational excellence.

3. Enhanced Azure Portal Experiences

  • New immersive and streamlined experience pillars in the Azure Portal, focusing on ease of management and proactive control.

4. Governance, Compliance, and Policy

  • Integrated governance tools and compliance frameworks help enforce enterprise requirements, automate policy, and improve audit reliability.

5. Platform Updates

  • Announcing SQL Server 2025 and celebrating a 10-year milestone partnership with Red Hat.
  • Azure Kubernetes Service Automatic rolls out for streamlined, automated operations—reducing manual labor, improving scalability.

Technical Highlights

  • Distributed AI infrastructure for agentic workloads
  • Copilot-driven reliability and operational agents
  • Automated governance enforcement and compliance in Azure
  • Next-gen data and AI platform upgrades

Speakers

  • Jeremy Winter (Chief Product Officer, Azure Platform)
  • Nidhi Chappell
  • Annie Pearl

Further Learning

Watch the session replay and access more Ignite content: Microsoft Ignite