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Are you looking for guidance on how to effectively integrate security best practices within your Azure and AI projects? We know the pace of technological innovation offers as many opportunities as it does challenges. However, security cannot be an afterthought as you create Azure deployments and accelerate AI solutions.
That’s why we’re inviting you to attend Tech Accelerator: Azure Security and AI Adoption on April 22. Designed for developers and cloud architects, this one-day virtual event will equip you with the essential guidance and resources you need to securely plan, build, manage, and optimize your Azure deployments and AI projects.
Why should you attend?
During this event, you will learn how to leverage Microsoft security guidance, products, and tooling throughout your cloud journey - from the time you consider Azure to the point that you’re regularly managing and optimizing workloads. Discover how Microsoft protects its platform, how to identify security risks in your Azure environments, protect your infrastructure from security threats, design secure AI environments, and build and protect your AI applications.
What can you expect?
During this event, you'll have the opportunity to:
Learn from the experts: Get in-depth technical guidance from Microsoft experts to secure your Azure deployments and AI applications.
Engage with the community: Connect with fellow developers, cloud architects, and IT professionals.
Event details
Dates: April 22, 2025
Duration: 8:00-11:30 AM Pacific Time
Format: One keynote + six 25-minute sessions with technical guidance and demos
April 22, 2025:
Session
Time
Security: An essential part of your Azure and AI journey (keynote)
8:00 AM PT
Secure by design: Azure datacenter and hardware security
8:30 AM PT
Azure platform security: Embedded features and use cases
9:00 AM PT
Enhancing security for cloud migration
9:30 AM PT
How to secure your AI environment
10:00 AM PT
How to design and build secure AI projects
10:30 AM PT
Safeguard AI applications with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
11:00 AM PT
All sessions will be streamed live on the Microsoft Tech Community platform with live Q&A during the event with the speakers and subject experts. Q&A will close at 12:00 PM PT on Friday, April 25, 2025. Sessions will be available on demand immediately, so you can watch at your convenience.
Registration is not required. On each session page, you can find an Add to calendar link. Click the Attend button on the page to receive reminders. Please post questions early and often; we're here to help!
Please save the date and join us: https://aka.ms/AzureEssentialsEvent
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Windows 11 24H2 blocked on PCs with code-obfuscation driver BSODs
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