Azure Databricks at Microsoft Ignite 2025

This is a collaborative post from Databricks and Microsoft. We thank Jason Pereira, Senior Product Marketing Lead for Data & AI at Microsoft, for his contributions.

Azure Databricks is excited to join Microsoft Ignite 2025, held at San Francisco’s Moscone Center from November 17-21. As a Visionary-level sponsor, we’re thrilled to showcase how organizations are unlocking the next generation of data and AI with Azure Databricks.

Throughout the week, we’ll highlight how Azure Databricks unifies data, analytics, and AI in one open, governed platform — with sessions, demos, and labs designed to help every organization accelerate innovation.

Join Us at Microsoft Ignite 2025 and Take Your Data Strategy to the Next Level

Don’t miss your chance to connect, learn, and innovate with Azure Databricks at Microsoft Ignite 2025. Request a meeting with our experts, visit our booth on the Expo floor, and join our sessions and hands-on labs to see how Azure Databricks is making AI simple, governed, and ready for the enterprise.

We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco!

Key Sessions with Databricks and Microsoft Experts

Our session line-up offers hands-on learning opportunities for data professionals, IT leaders, and developers. Join us to explore high-performance analytics, AI integration, and seamless interoperability across the Microsoft ecosystem.

Unleashing SAP Databricks on Azure: Modernize, Analyze, and Innovate

Tuesday, November 18 | 1:00 PM PT
Speakers: Shanku Niyogi (Databricks), Anavi Nahar (Microsoft)

Learn how SAP Databricks on Azure brings together SAP and external data through Databricks’ Data Intelligence Platform. The session covers how to unify SAP Business Data Cloud with Databricks AI and analytics — without data duplication — using Delta Sharing. Discover how customers are using this integration for forecasting, AI-driven planning, and real-time insights.

Unlock the Next Generation of AI-Powered Insights with Azure Databricks

Tuesday, November 18 | 2:00 PM PT
Speakers: Robert Saxby, Adam Wasserman (Databricks)

Discover the latest innovations in Azure Databricks — from launching serverless workspaces in seconds to analyzing unstructured data with Agent Bricks. See how AI/BI Genie and Copilot Studio let you ask questions in natural language right inside Microsoft Teams, bringing AI to everyone in your organization.

What’s New and What’s Next in Azure IaaS

Tuesday, November 18 | 2:30 PM PT
Speakers: David Meyer (Databricks); Igal Figlin, Narayan Annamalai, Aung Oo (Microsoft)

Join Microsoft product leaders as they unveil the latest advancements across Azure compute, storage, and networking. This session highlights performance and resiliency improvements that power mission-critical workloads — including data, analytics and AI solutions built on Azure Databricks. Learn how Azure’s global backbone and next-generation infrastructure enable customers to modernize applications, optimize cost, and scale AI securely.

Azure Infrastructure for Cloud-Native Solutions

Tuesday, November 18 | 5:00 PM PT
Speakers: Aaron Davidson (Databricks), Mario Espinoza (Illumio), Igal Figlin (Microsoft)

Hear from Databricks Distinguished Engineer Aaron Davidson as he joins leaders from Microsoft and Illumio to explore how Azure infrastructure accelerates cloud-native application development. This session covers scaling stateless workloads with VMSS, optimizing performance with Azure Storage and networking, and ensuring reliability for Kubernetes and open-source ecosystems. Learn field-tested guidance for building resilient, high-performance architectures that support data-intensive and AI workloads with Azure Databricks.

Building Partner Solutions with Azure AI Foundry

Wednesday, November 19 | 11:30 AM PT
Speaker: Daniel Epstein (Microsoft)

Discover how partners can build scalable AI solutions using Azure AI Foundry. This session demonstrates how to integrate leading foundation models — including OpenAI, Cohere, Mistral, Hugging Face, and Llama — with Azure Databricks. Attendees will learn patterns for customizing models, orchestrating agents, and securing data workflows across GitHub, Visual Studio, and Copilot Studio. A must-attend for partners accelerating AI innovation with Databricks and Microsoft.

Accelerate Data and AI Transformation with Azure Databricks

Friday, November 20 | 9:00 AM PT
Speakers: Miranda Luna (Databricks), Anavi Nahar (Microsoft), Will Hendry (AiFi)

Explore how Azure Databricks powers unified data analytics across the Microsoft ecosystem — integrating with Power BI, Power Apps, and AI Foundry to deliver real-time, collaborative insights. Learn how enterprises are simplifying architectures and driving faster decisions through a governed, AI-ready lakehouse.

Hands-on Lab: Accelerate BI with Azure Databricks in the Era of AI

Tuesday (1:00–2:15 PM) | Wednesday (3:45–5:00 PM) | Thursday (2:45–4:00 PM) PT
Speakers: Isaac Gritz, Spencer Cook, Bhagyashri Badgujar (Databricks); Daniel Epstein, Santosh Perla (Microsoft)

Experience how Azure Databricks modernizes BI. This hands-on lab explores ML-powered insights and real-time analytics to help data engineers, analysts, and architects create more intelligent dashboards and self-service AI models.

Hands-on Lab: Azure Databricks in Action — Unified AI and Analytics Across Microsoft

Tuesday (2:45–4:00 PM) | Wednesday (11:45–1:00 PM) | Thursday (4:30–5:45 PM) PT
Speakers: Saurabh Shukla (Databricks); Sanjay Soni, Jason Pereira (Microsoft)

In this interactive lab, build a modern cloud-native analytics and AI solution leveraging Azure Databricks, Azure AI Foundry, and Copilot Studio. Learn end-to-end implementation — from Lakeflow orchestration and Genie insights to Power BI automation — in a single unified workflow.

Visit Azure Databricks on the Expo Floor and Meet with Experts

Visit Booth #5410 on the Expo floor to explore live demos and engage with our product experts.

Highlights include:

• Agent Bricks for HR: See how organizations use AI to accelerate talent decisions.
• Azure Databricks End-to-End Demo: Simplify and automate data pipelines and analytics.
• Ride for a Cause: Hop on our Databricks-branded TREK stationary bike and raise donations for a local nonprofit with every mile pedaled.

Our team of Azure Databricks SMEs will be available to discuss your data strategy and show how Azure Databricks can accelerate your data + AI journey.

Executive Connect: Exclusive Opportunity to Network and Collaborate

Databricks + Microsoft + Neudesic Happy Hour: Tuesday, Nov 18 | 6:30 PM PT | Executive Order, San Francisco
Network with peers and leaders from Microsoft, Databricks, and Neudesic to exchange insights on modern data architecture and AI innovation

We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco!

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