An IT professional’s guide to Azure at Build 2022
Microsoft Build will take place online from Tuesday, May 24th to Thursday, May 26th. Build will kick off with the annual keynote on Tuesday, May 24th at 8:30 AM PDT. Attendees will be able to engage in live segments, breakouts, Ask the Expert sessions, Product Roundtables, Learn Lives, and more.
Discover what’s next in tech and learn about innovations in code and application development through announcements, news, and tutorials. Gain insights from peers and experts from around the world and meet the engineers behind the Microsoft platforms you use every day. Bring your technical questions—and imagination—and leave with new knowledge and skills.
On Day 1, you’ll hear from Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, on how Microsoft is creating new opportunities for developers across our platforms. You’ll also hear from a variety of speakers about how to:
- Rapidly code, test and ship from secure cloud developer environments
- Scale cloud-native apps and accelerate app modernization
- Accelerate innovation and achieve agility on a trusted, integrated platform with hybrid and multicloud capabilities
- Create next-gen experiences at scale with Windows
- Innovate with collaborative apps and low code
On Day 2, Kevin Scott, EVP and CTO, will share how new advances in AI and other tech and software innovations are empowering developers and creators to do more, be more productive and creative, and enrich the lives of everyone on the planet.
Be sure to visit the Microsoft Build homepage to view the event agenda and additional details. If you haven’t already, be sure to register now for the full event attendee experience and be able to participate in Q&As.
The complete lineup of sessions for IT professionals is listed below, so you can build a schedule that is unique to you and your interests. Navigate to the session page to see full details. Use the language filter to find sessions in your local language.
Breakout Sessions:
Date |
Time (PDT) |
Session name |
Tuesday, May 24th |
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM |
BRK11 Breakout Session: Seamless and secure Kubernetes experience and observability anywhere |
Tuesday, May 24th |
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM |
BRK22 Breakout Session: Build and deploy containerized applications and databases for hybrid and multicloud with Azure Arc |
Wednesday, May 25th |
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM |
BRK12 Breakout Session: Modernize and scale enterprise Java applications |
Microsoft Build also provides great opportunities to connect with Microsoft experts. After each breakout session, you can join our Ask the Experts sessions and Product Roundtables to dive deeper into the subjects you’re interested in and engage in live discussions.
Ask the Experts + Product Roundtables:
Attend our guided, online workshops to dive deeper into specific topics and hear best practices from Microsoft experts.
Connection Zone:
Date |
Start time (PDT) |
Session name |
Speakers |
Tuesday, May 24th |
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM |
Learn Live: Deploy IoT solutions with Azure SQL Database |
Anna Hoffman Silvano Coriani |
Wednesday, May 25th |
10:00 – 10:30 AM |
Learn Live: Deploy Edge AI and IoT solutions with out-of-band manageability and more |
Savitha Gandikota Matt Primrose Martin Tuip |
Wednesday, May 25th |
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM |
Connection Zone: Introduction to Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes |
Orin Thomas Vinicius Apolinario |
Wednesday, May 25th |
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM |
Intro to Tech: The New Developer’s Guide to the Cloud |
Christoffer Noring Nitya Narasimhan Someleze Diko |
Learn more:
- On-Demand Sessions: Explore 100+ on-demand sessions to dive deeper into topics across all five of the event focus areas.
- Microsoft Cloud Skills Challenge is back at Build! In 20 hours, you can earn a free Microsoft certification exam by completing a collection of interactive Microsoft learn modules.
- Learn Live: Roll up your sleeves and get ready for one or more of our guided, online workshops. Take a hands-on approach, as our subject matter experts walk you through Microsoft Learn content.
- Microsoft Learn: Find your way to deeper content, training options, communities, and certification details across all Microsoft cloud solutions all in one spot.
- New Azure Infrastructure Skilling Ramp Guides: This new learning tool is designed especially for beginners. Role-based guides map out your itinerary for deepening your Azure knowledge. You can travel at your own pace, and then continue your Azure exploration with ongoing learning opportunities.
- Azure Arc Jumpstart: Get step-by-step guides for independent Azure Arc scenarios that incorporate as much automation as possible, detailed screenshots and code samples, and a rich and comprehensive experience while getting started with the Azure Arc platform.
- Want to learn more about Azure Arc? Register for the Azure Hybrid, Multicloud, and Edge Day digital event that we’ll be hosting on June 15, 2022!
- Azure Stack HCI: Check out these new readiness training playlists for Technical Sales Specialists, Deployment Specialists, and Hybrid Administrators.
We can’t wait to see what you create—enjoy Microsoft Build 2022!
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