The 7 Stages of AI Transformation: From Shadow AI to Agent Orchestration - Microsoft Ignite 2025
Microsoft Ignite BRKSP486: Citrix and Microsoft reveal the 7-stage AI maturity framework. Computer use agents operate existing apps without APIs. Progress from shadow AI to autonomous orchestration with secure infrastructure.
Agentic AI Transforming Financial Services: Banking, Insurance, and Compliance - Microsoft Ignite 2025
Microsoft Ignite BRKSP462 panel: Financial leaders share how agentic AI transforms underwriting, claims processing, risk analysis, and customer experience. Regulatory compliance, human-AI collaboration, and production deployment strategies for banks and insurers.
Agent 365: Unified Control Plane for AI Agent Management - Microsoft Ignite 2025
Microsoft Ignite BRK305: Agent 365 provides unified discovery, identity, security, observability, and Microsoft 365 integration for AI agents. Microsoft Agent Framework and Agent 365 SDK enable governed agent ecosystems.
Compliance as Competitive Advantage: AI Governance With Microsoft Purview - Microsoft Ignite 2025
Microsoft Ignite BRK270: Transform compliance from burden to accelerator. Microsoft Purview, Compliance Manager, AI Baseline, Regulatory Navigator. Automated governance for GDPR, AI Act, NIS2. 3-5x faster deployments, 70-90% less audit time.
Autonomous Agents Powered by Reasoning Models: Building Intelligent AI with Microsoft Foundry - Microsoft Ignite 2025
Microsoft Ignite BRK203: Reasoning models as the brains behind autonomous agents. Multi-step problem solving, explainable decisions, agentic workflows (lead scoring, content generation, support). Foundry 11,000+ model catalog, customer stories from healthcare and legal sectors.
Model Context Protocol: The Future of Agent-Tool Interactions - Microsoft Ignite 2025
Microsoft Ignite BRK194: Model Context Protocol (MCP) standardizes agent-tool communication across platforms. Azure API Center integration, federated registries, cross-cloud orchestration, and enterprise governance for scalable agentic ecosystems.
Building Knowledge-Powered Agents with Azure AI Search: RAG, Hybrid Search, and Agentic Retrieval - Microsoft Ignite 2025
Microsoft Ignite BRK193: Build agents with Azure AI Search knowledge features. Connect to SharePoint, web, blob. Hybrid search (keyword+vector+semantic), agentic retrieval with query planning, reasoning effort modes, Foundry IQ with MCP protocol. Code-focused implementation guide.
Fine-Tuning in Microsoft Foundry: Building Production-Ready AI Agents - Microsoft Ignite 2025
Microsoft Ignite BRK188: Fine-tuning in Microsoft Foundry transforms generic models into production-ready agents. Synthetic data generation, supervised + reinforcement fine-tuning, 40-90% cost reduction, 95%+ accuracy. Real-world results: 2M docs/day, $27M savings.
Commerzbank's Enterprise AI Agents at Scale with Microsoft Foundry - Microsoft Ignite 2025
Microsoft Ignite BRK186: Commerzbank's Ava AI assistant handles thousands of requests monthly on Microsoft Foundry. Learn Entra Agent ID, AI Gateway, lifecycle management, custom tools, and Microsoft 365 integration for production agents.
Running Open-Source AI Models at Scale: Azure Container Apps, AKS, and On-Premise Deployments - Microsoft Ignite 2025
Microsoft Ignite BRK117: Deploy open-source AI models (Llama 3.3, Mistral) with Azure Container Apps serverless GPUs, AKS with Kaido workflows, and on-premise infrastructure. Cost reduction 60-85%, data sovereignty, and hybrid architectures with Azure Arc.
Running AI Agents in Production with Azure App Platform - Microsoft Ignite 2025
Microsoft Ignite BRK116: Deploy AI agents at scale with Azure App Service, AI Foundry, and MCP tools. Built-in observability, governance, security. Hitachi case study shows 73% downtime reduction and 41% cost savings.
Enterprise AI Agents at Production Scale: Architecture, Security, and Real-World Impact - Microsoft Ignite 2025
Microsoft Ignite BRK114: Enterprise customer panel on production AI agents. Multi-tier architectures, event-driven orchestration, defense-in-depth security, human-in-the-loop patterns. Democratization with governance. Model selection optimization. Real deployments delivering $10M-$50M+ annual value. From experimentation to strategic differentiation.
GitHub Advanced Security + Defender for Cloud: AI-Powered DevSecOps - Microsoft Ignite 2025
Microsoft Ignite BRK112: GitHub Advanced Security + Defender for Cloud connect code to runtime for intelligent vulnerability prioritization. AI-powered remediation with Copilot Autofix. Reduce 47K findings to 2K actionable issues.
Microsoft 365 Copilot App Builder: Revolutionary No-Code Development for Enterprise Applications
Comprehensive guide to Microsoft 365 Copilot App Builder—revolutionizing enterprise app development through natural language. Covers SharePoint integration, PowerPoint-to-app conversion, taste prompting, governance, and Swedish enterprise implementations.