Microsoft Ignite
Microsoft · 2 keynotes · 2024, 2025 · mostly Agents and Security · 17 announcements
Year by year
Key themes and the top highlight of each edition| Year | Keynote | Key themes | Top highlight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Judson Althoff, Asha SharmaNov 18, 2025 · 2h 28m · videoAgents, SecurityJudson Althoff, CEO of Microsoft Commercial Business, opened the keynote, not Satya Nadella. | Agents, Security | Judson Althoff, CEO of Microsoft Commercial Business, opened the keynote, not Satya Nadella. |
| 2024 | Satya NadellaNov 19, 2024 · 1h 16m · videoAgents, AI infrastructure, SecurityZero Day Quest, a hacking event with $4 million in rewards focused on cloud and AI security, was announced | Agents, AI infrastructure, Security | Zero Day Quest, a hacking event with $4 million in rewards focused on cloud and AI security, was announced |
Announcements
17 announcements
| Announcement | Status | |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Agent 365Infrastructure to manage and govern AI agents at scaleIgnite 2025 | GA | Ignite 2025 |
| Sales Development AgentAutonomous prospecting and outreach agent, Frontier programIgnite 2025 | Preview | Ignite 2025 |
| Teams Admin AgentAutomates Teams admin tasks like monitoring and provisioningIgnite 2025 | Preview | Ignite 2025 |
| SharePoint Admin AgentMonitors inactive sites and manages permissionsIgnite 2025 | Preview | Ignite 2025 |
| Word, Excel, PowerPoint AgentsAgent Mode content generation across Microsoft 365 appsIgnite 2025 | Preview | Ignite 2025 |
| Copilot voiceNatural speech interaction with Copilot for commercial usersIgnite 2025 | GA | Ignite 2025 |
| New Power Apps maker workspaceUnified AI-powered canvas for app buildingIgnite 2025 | Preview | Ignite 2025 |
| Dynamics 365 ERP MCP serversConnects AI agents to enterprise ERP systemsIgnite 2025 | Preview | Ignite 2025 |
| Zero Day QuestHacking event with $4 million in rewardsIgnite 2024 | Announced | Ignite 2024 |
| Copilot ActionsAutomate tasks from Copilot in Microsoft 365Ignite 2024 | Announced | Ignite 2024 |
| Copilot AnalyticsMeasure Copilot impact and ROIIgnite 2024 | Announced | Ignite 2024 |
| Windows 365 LinkCloud PC device, April 2025Ignite 2024 | Coming | Ignite 2024 |
| Azure Integrated HSMFirst in-house security chipIgnite 2024 | Announced | Ignite 2024 |
| Azure Boost DPUFirst in-house DPUIgnite 2024 | Announced | Ignite 2024 |
| Azure HBv5HPC VMs co-engineered with AMDIgnite 2024 | Announced | Ignite 2024 |
| SQL Server in Microsoft FabricOperational database natively in FabricIgnite 2024 | Announced | Ignite 2024 |
| Azure AI Foundry and Agent ServiceUnified AI app platform and agent serviceIgnite 2024 | Announced | Ignite 2024 |
About and year over year
Announcements per year
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Companies on stage: Anthropic, HubSpot, Microsoft, OpenAI, Salesforce, SAP, AMD, Databricks, Siemens, Snowflake
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