5 things to expect at Microsoft Ignite 2024
Microsoft's big cloud and AI computing tech conference is here, but what will be the main announcements?
· TechRadarFeatures By Christian Cawley published 18 November 2024
Taking place between November 18 and 22 2024 at Chicago’s McCormick Place West Building, with online access between November 19 and 21, Microsoft Ignite 2024 looks set to reshape how we use Microsoft’s cloud technologies and servers.
Previous years have delivered new features for Microsoft Azure, and previewed some of the AI developments that we now take for granted in Microsoft Copilot. This year promises some more new features, as well as clarity over some previously revealed products.
While the event is sold out for in-person tickets, you can still sign up to view various speeches, talks, and demonstrations on the Microsoft Ignite 2024 registration page. This will give you online access to a limited collection of nevertheless important sessions.
But before you do that, here are five things you can expect to see at Microsoft Ignite 2024.
The cloud, of course!
It might have become a little unclear over the past few years, but Ignite is essentially a Microsoft Azure event. And hiding behind every AI-powered web service is a cloud server. So, Ignite is going to have quite a bit of focus on Microsoft Azure.
These days, Azure itself is spread across several products. In particular, Azure Arc, Azure Monitor, Microsoft Copilot in Azure, and Azure Backup will feature at Ignite.
Meanwhile, the Azure Arc adaptive cloud management system is likely to feature strongly. This uses AI assistance to manage various assets – wherever they are, or whatever type of endpoint they may be – using a single control plane. Along with that control, each asset has associated data which can also be accessed, monitored, and reported on.
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