Aviatrix Blog 
Aviatrix is headed to Microsoft’s Ignite conference in Chicago! From November 19-22, we’ll be at Booth #113 to engage with fellow networking peers, talk about cloud security, demo the amazing new features in our product, and help you prepare your network for the critical changes coming to Azure internet access next year.
Here are the Ignite sessions on our schedule and why we think they’re important:
Our Theater Session: Are you ready for the big change to internet access in Azure?
Chris McHenry, SVP of Product Management at Aviatrix
(Chicago only)
Of course, we’re attending our own session about how you can get ready for the big change to internet access in Azure coming in September 2025. Chris McHenry, Aviatrix’s SVP of Product Management, will address how this change affects your entire network architecture, security, and cost structures, and how you can view it as an opportunity rather than a disruption. Learn best practices for design, cloud perimeter security, and cost optimization in this new environment.
This session is on Wednesday, November 20 at 2:45pm in Chicago only and not recorded (McCormick Place West Building, Level 3, Hub Theater B), so don’t miss it!
Our Online Session: Turn the tables with GenAI on your advanced threat response model
Chris McHenry, SVP of Product Management at Aviatrix
(online only)
Aviatrix’s online session during Ignite is about an exciting new feature: our partnership with Microsoft Security CoPilot to use GenAI and LLM data to identify threats and recommend adaptive security policies in real time. Tune in to find out how this partnership can transform your network security posture.
Here are other sessions we’re looking forward to:
Microsoft Ignite Keynote
We never miss a good keynote . . . but this year’s is crucial because Satya Nadella and other leaders will focus on new opportunities Microsoft is creating across its platform in an era of AI. AI has become the next great innovation and challenge in networking as organizations look to harness its immense potential while weighing security and cost risks. As AI innovators ourselves, we’ll attend this session to learn how Microsoft is tackling the issue and to continue integrating leading-edge AI into our platform.
Breakout Sessions We’re Attending
Cloud platform security in an evolving threat landscape
Deepak Bansal, CVP and Technical Fellow in Azure Core, Microsoft and Karim Batthish, Vice President, Azure Core Platform Engineering
We’re interested to learn from Microsoft’s core platform security engineering leaders about the daily threats they face and key mitigation strategies to protect workloads on the Azure platform. Security is about creativity as much as it is about spending or vigilance, so we’re always looking to see how other organizations approach threat detection and elimination, user access, firewalls, and other security principles.
Unveiling the latest in Azure Networking for a secure, connected cloud
David Maltz, Technical Fellow and CVP – Azure Networking at Microsoft and Narayan Annamalai, Partner PM Manager at Microsoft
For obvious reasons, we look forward to learning about Azure’s latest innovations for security, connectivity, and performance, particularly for AI workloads.
Proactively design and build resilient workloads on Azure
Rob Kuehfus, Principal PM Manager at Microsoft and Shweta Rohilla, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft
Resiliency is indispensable — but inevitably costly and difficult to implement. We’re attending Azure’s session on resilient architecture through Azure constructs to learn more about how they’re maximizing uptime. We’re also curious to preview the Azure Proactive Resiliency Library.
Accelerate your multicloud security strategy
Drew Nicholas, Director Security Global Black Belt at Microsoft and Oz Wilder, Director of Product Defender for Cloud at Microsoft
As a platform that supports single, hybrid, and multicloud networking environments, Aviatrix is eager to learn more about the Microsoft Defender for Cloud and how it can support multicloud security.
Secure access for any identity to any resource with Microsoft Entra
Alex Simons, CVP, Identity & Network Access Program Management at Microsoft and Nichole Peterson, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft
At Aviatrix, zero trust is part of our DNA. We’re excited to learn more about how Microsoft Entra guarantees secure access for employees, customers, and partners — and how GenAI can enhance the authentication process.
One goal, many roles: Microsoft Security Copilot use cases for all
Nick Goodman, Product Manager, Security Copilot at Microsoft and Ryan Munsch, Principal Technical Specialist at Microsoft
As fellow cloud security leaders and a participant in Microsoft CoPilot for Security Partner Private Preview, we’re intrigued to see Microsoft Security CoPilot’s application in real-world scenarios.
Prepare for the hidden IT reckoning across copilots, people and apps
Aaron Reich, CTO at Avanade
At Aviatrix, we’re big fans of foreseeing potential issues before they start. We’re looking forward to learning from Aaron Reich about the evolution of AI copilots and their effect on the IT landscape.
A future where AI and humans work together with AI, Copilot and agents
Antonella Candido, Steve Ebrahimi, Vishal Sarkar, and Tricia Sinclair from Avanade
Networking can always be more efficient, and AI has enormous potential to eliminate manual processes and other aspects of the industry that consume unnecessary time, energy, and money. We’re interested in hearing this panel’s thoughts on how the convergence of GenAI capabilities, low-code platforms, and RPA are creating opportunities for businesses to innovate and enhance efficiency with advanced CRM and ERP.