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The Microsoft Azure Infra Summit is a free, engineering-led virtual conference built for experienced IT professionals, platform engineers, and SREs using Azure in production running May 19-21. Expect deep technical guidance (300–400 level) on the parts of Azure that matter when you’re the one on-call.

This isn’t “cloud 101.” It’s an ops-first event focused on how to build, operate, and optimize Azure workloads in real-world environments, including tradeoffs, failure modes, and what breaks in production.

AGENDA:

Day 1: May 19 – Build your Azure infrastructure

• Provisioning, architecture, automation, IaC, landing zones.
• Examples: resilient compute designs, secure network topologies, Bicep/Terraform patterns, storage strategies for performance + cost.

Day 2: May 20 – Operate Azure infrastructure workloads

• Operations: monitoring, governance, patching, identity, hybrid ops at scale.
• Examples: Azure Monitor/Log Analytics at scale, policy enforcement, Azure Arc operations, access lifecycle

Day 3: May 21 – Optimize Azure infrastructure

• Performance tuning, cost management, reliability, modernization.
• Examples: VM/container optimization, storage performance tuning, cost optimization drills, network reliability/throughput.

Attendees will leave with:

• Clear mental models for Azure infrastructure decisions
• Real-world patterns (and anti-patterns) used in production
• Practical guidance you can apply the next day
• Fewer unknowns when designing and operating Azure at scale

(Short version: You’ll leave knowing why things behave the way they do in Azure, and how to design around it.)

A semi-live broadcast with a mix of curated sessions (live + pre-recorded), a live host desk, moderated chat, and daily AMAs, plus follow-up “clinic” troubleshooting and hands-on resources. On-demand: sessions posted within 24-48 hours with captions/transcripts and resources retained.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

This event is for:

• IT professionals running or planning Azure in production
• Infrastructure / platform engineers, Azure admins/architects
• Hybrid / enterprise operations teams

This event is not:

• Beginner cloud 101 (unless explicitly labeled as such)
• App-dev-centric content
• Sales or marketing-led sessions

It’s really “Built for the people who get paged at 2am.”

FAQ

• Is this free? Yes — it’s designed as a free, engineering-led virtual event.
• Will sessions be recorded? Yes — on-demand will be available Immediately after broadcast with captions/transcripts where possible.
• What level is the content? Expect 300–400 level Azure infrastructure and operations topics.
• Will there be live Q&A? Yes – Each session will be moderated in the chat by presenters and SMEs.

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Date/Time:

• May 19-21, 2026 | 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST

Location:

• Online

Registration:

• https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/events/26895/