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Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

Judson Althoff, executive vice president and chief commercial officer, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Judson Althoff, executive vice president and chief commercial officer, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

Lance Braunstein, head of Aladdin Engineering at BlackRock, and Judson Althoff, executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Microsoft, speak at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Lance Braunstein, head of Aladdin Engineering at BlackRock, and Judson Althoff, executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Microsoft, speak at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

Rajesh Jha, executive vice president, Experiences + Devices, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Rajesh Jha, executive vice president, Experiences + Devices, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

Rajesh Jha, executive vice president, Experiences + Devices, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Rajesh Jha, executive vice president, Experiences + Devices, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

Scott Guthrie, executive vice president, Cloud + AI Group, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Scott Guthrie, executive vice president, Cloud + AI Group, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

Charlie Bell, executive vice president, Security, and Vasu Jakkal, corporate vice president for Security, Compliance and Identity, speak at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Charlie Bell, executive vice president, Security, and Vasu Jakkal, corporate vice president for Security, Compliance and Identity, speak at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

Charlie Bell, executive vice president, Security, and Vasu Jakkal, corporate vice president for Security, Compliance and Identity, speak at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Charlie Bell, executive vice president, Security, and Vasu Jakkal, corporate vice president for Security, Compliance and Identity, speak at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

Nicole Herskowitz, corporate vice president, Modern Work & Biz Apps, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Nicole Herskowitz, corporate vice president, Modern Work & Biz Apps, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

Pavan Davuluri, corporate vice president, Windows + Devices, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Pavan Davuluri, corporate vice president, Windows + Devices, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

Pavan Davuluri, corporate vice president, Windows + Devices, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Pavan Davuluri, corporate vice president, Windows + Devices, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

Charles Lamanna, corporate vice president, Business & Industry Copilot, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Charles Lamanna, corporate vice president, Business & Industry Copilot, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

Charles Lamanna, corporate vice president, Business & Industry Copilot, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Charles Lamanna, corporate vice president, Business & Industry Copilot, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

Sherrod DeGrippo, director, threat intelligence strategy, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Sherrod DeGrippo, director, threat intelligence strategy, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

Sherrod DeGrippo, director, threat intelligence strategy, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

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Sherrod DeGrippo, director, threat intelligence strategy, speaks at Microsoft Ignite 2024. (Photo by Dan DeLong)

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Microsoft 365 Copilot Actions streamline tasks and foster new working habits. Delegate customizable actions to Copilot, like checking in with stakeholders or recapping your day.

A GIF showing a maker adding a trigger and action so that when a new person is added into the database, the agent will promptly kick off the onboarding process

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A maker designs an IT Help Desk Agent to detect that a new employee has been added to the database and promptly kick off the onboarding process

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Create rich artifacts with Copilot, including code, interactive charts, tables, diagrams and math from enterprise or web data. Add rich artifacts to Pages to further edit and refine with Copilot.

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Quantum optics hardware (Photo provided by Atom Computing)

A researcher checks the optics of Atom Computing's next generation quantum system.

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A researcher working on quantum hardware (Photo provided by Atom Computing)

Azure Boost DPU

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Azure Boost DPU, Microsoft’s new in-house data processing unit chip

Hand holding an Azure Integrated HSM, Microsoft's new in-house security chip

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Azure Integrated HSM, Microsoft’s new in-house security chip

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Model selection and evaluation: Find the right model for the job.

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Fine tuning customization: Get the most out of your models

A stylized computer screen demonstrating the Trustworthy AI user interface

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Trustworthy AI: Build safety from the start

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Liquid cooling heat exchanger unit, for efficient cooling of large scale AI systems

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M365 Copilot

The Employee Self-Service Agent assisting to find information about a company's parental leave policy.

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The Employee Self-Service Agent in BizChat quickly answers common policy questions and makes it easy to complete key tasks in HR and IT.

A recording of maker starting a process of building an agent from an existing app.

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A maker can start building an agent from an existing app and jumpstart the creation process.

Two men look at a laptop next to a car display with the vehicle body peeled off to show the engine and other internal components.

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Toyota’s AI project lead Kenji Onishi and engineer Takehiro Nakamura consult the O-Beya AI system meant to help develop powertrain parts for cars more quickly. Photographer: Noriko Hayashi for Microsoft

A man standing with his arms crossed next to a car display with the vehicle body peeled off, showing the engine and other internal parts.

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Takehiro Nakamura, a Toyota engineer who focuses on fuel efficiency, has used the O-Beya AI system to look up environmental regulations. Photographer: Noriko Hayashi for Microsoft

Windows 365 Link device. The side of the device has 7 ports.

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Windows 365 Link side port view

Two monitors with the blue Windows bloom background next to a Windows 365 Link, keyboard and mouse.

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Windows 365 Link with dual screen monitors

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Windows security

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