Articles about Ignite

Does your AI have an ID? Microsoft looks to document the digital workforce with new ‘Agent 365’

Microsoft is shifting toward “per-agent” computing, unveiling Agent 365 and new tools at Ignite that let companies manage and secure autonomous AI agents like employees. Read More

‘Embrace the red’: Microsoft puts up another $4M for cloud and AI bugs in broader security push

If security is really more important than everything else, will it be in the keynote? Microsoft, under intense pressure to… Read More

Microsoft Teams getting shared external channels, smart speakers, new presenter modes

Microsoft Teams will let users create shared channels for communicating and collaborating outside their organization, extending the reach of its… Read More

Planting the seeds of digital agriculture: Startup bets the farm on Microsoft’s new ag tech platform

Microsoft’s cloud-based platform for data-driven farming, Azure FarmBeats, had its official coming-out party this week at the company’s annual Ignite… Read More

Microsoft CEO says Azure Quantum will address the big challenges in computing

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella today took the wraps off Azure Quantum, a full-stack, cloud-based approach to quantum computing that he… Read More

Live Blog: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at Ignite 2016 in Atlanta

ATLANTA, GA. — It’s a keynote double-header at Microsoft’s Ignite conference here today. Microsoft Azure chief Scott Guthrie headlined this morning’s… Read More

Microsoft says Windows 10 has surpassed 400 million active devices

Microsoft’s Windows 10 has reached 400 million active devices 14 months after its release, the company said this morning as… Read More

Microsoft debuts new security protection technology for Edge browser and Office 365

ATLANTA, GA. — Microsoft today unveiled what it calls the most secure browser for enterprise customers, along with expanded security… Read More

Ignite co-founder Brady Forrest acquires the popular speaker series from O’Reilly Media

Brady Forrest, who hatched the Ignite speaker series with his colleague Bre Pettis nearly nine years ago in Seattle, has acquired… Read More

How to use video games to get your teenager to talk with you again

Ignite is a storytelling movement with the slogan “Enlighten us. But make it quick.” What they mean by “quick” is… Read More

Video: Watch this geeky Seattle couple get married in five minutes at Ignite

Teresa Valdez Klein and Noah Iliinsky are veteran speakers of Ignite Seattle, the fun-filled, geeky talks that last just five… Read More

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn: We are the city of the future

When Seattle hosted the World’s Fair 50 years ago, people predicted a 2012 full of flying cars and jetpacks. Of… Read More

Seattle mayor to give Ignite talk — here’s hoping it’s a trend

Politicians and city leaders, as a group, aren’t generally known for their brevity. But Mike McGinn, the mayor of Seattle,… Read More

This weekend: Ignite Seattle returns, plus a ThingOut electronics swap meet

The naked bicyclists are gone, but the geeks will be out in force in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood this weekend, as… Read More

Geeks Who Give Back: Brady Forrest, Ignite and O’Reilly

A tech evangelist for O’Reilly Media, Brady Forrest is the driving force behind Ignite, a popular series of fast-paced, five-minute… Read More

Meetups, tweetups, events, oh my! Why it’s still worth showing up

To understand why in-person connections still matter in a digital world, look no further than your friendly neighborhood tech scene. That’s… Read More

Release your inner geek: Weekend events offer something for the dork in all of us

Geek levels will be absolutely off the charts on Saturday in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood as a series of events promise… Read More