What’s real, ready, and next for developers with Scott Guthrie | LIVE109
Scott Guthrie shares a fast-paced builder’s view of what matters for developers in the current AI wave, covering how Microsoft is scaling Azure infrastructure and what “AI-ready” systems look like from silicon to software.
Overview
In this Microsoft Build 2026 fireside chat (LIVE109), Scott Guthrie discusses how Microsoft is preparing Azure for large-scale AI workloads and what that means for developers building and modernizing applications.
Key themes called out in the session description and chapter list include:
- Building AI-ready infrastructure at global scale, and the operational realities of expanding Azure capacity.
- The evolution of agentic systems, including the need for context layers for agents and the architectural implications of running these systems at massive workload levels.
- Practical scaling considerations and bottlenecks, including:
- Using Azure Cosmos DB for regional scalability and eventual consistency.
- Handling large attachments with Azure Blob Storage.
- Approaches to global state management.
- Common database bottlenecks and broader scalability challenges when systems grow.
Session context
- Event: Microsoft Build 2026
- Session: LIVE109
- Speakers: Scott Guthrie, Seth Juarez
- Track/format: Broadcast stage fireside chat