This year's Microsoft Ignite NZ keynote is returning to its technical roots, going back to what delegates have loved in the past; high energy, plenty of demos and great coverage of the deeper…

In the words of Phil Haack, “I Love to code.” I’m never happier than when crafting a new piece of functionality to delight the users of my software. A few years ago I came to a truly horrible personal…

The Universal Windows Platform promise was that a single app could be run across desktop, mobile, Xbox and Anything™. So far we've seen this on desktop and mobile quite a bit but let's see what that…

This session will show system and security administrators the ways by which they can control access to apps from devices. We will showcase the capabilities of Conditional Access and Mobile Access…

Learn how to leverage the Azure Marketplace to deliver all your application and desktop virtualisation requirements with more agility and greater cost savings. Learn the architectural fundamentals of…

This session will showcase an IOT/Analytics initiative developed by Datacom for Auckland Airport which tracks tugs that move baggage to and from aircraft with one question in mind: how can we improve…

HoloLens has only just been made available in the New Zealand market but that didn't stop Datacom and Intergen from acquiring HoloLens dev kits from the US and starting some envisioning with…

As the reach and capabilities of cloud computing continue to expand, so too does its potential to better serve the people and organisations working to address vital issues facing our planet and…

This session will go through the various high availability options in Azure IAAS. The demo-laden session will show how to implement systems in Azure that are highly available in a cost effective…

Non expiring admin accounts, over privileged accounts, personal Hotmail.com accounts used as the administrator account for the company’s Azure subscription, everything in the same resource group, the…

This session takes a nuts & bolts look at the various security tool-sets available in Azure, their capabilities, how to use them, and when to use them. Covering Azure Security Center and Azure Key…

Building an effective security defense strategy is not an easy task, especially when much of the news coverage on the topic focuses on the theoretical and shiny. Jessica Payne from Microsoft's Global…

While there are similarities between deploying and managing Windows 10 and Windows 7, make sure when you set out that you don’t end up with a Windows 7 version of Windows 10. In this session we…

Application Insights is more than a glorified data bucket of logging telemetry. All production code needs logging and Application Insights can do this and then some. Learn how Application Insights has…

The Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS) pattern and Event Sourcing (ES) are currently generating a great deal of interest from developers and architects who are designing and building…

Azure Stack is Azure in your datacenter. This session will provide you with an overview of everything you need to know about Azure Stack, from the value proposition to the business model to the…

Multiple SIP Domains, Hybrid...decisions.... decisions ... It can be a challenge handling complexities in a Skype for Business environment ... especially those which include Online and On-Premises…

SQL Server 2016 introduces features that go beyond the traditional SELECT *. Walk through some of these, including R, Polybase and JSON support.

Data is everywhere and developers are looking for ways to abstract away common problems and concepts of cloud applications; freeing them to focus on writing code to solve real problems in a…

This session will provide an introduction to Azure Active Directory Domain Services (currently in public preview). It will be primarily demo-based and will cover setup, integration with on-premises AD…

During this session we will do a walkthrough of a complex voice deployment within a major government office and share lessons learnt along the way. In this design and architecture focused session, you…

This session show advanced troubleshooting methods using Windows Performance Analyzer and the kernel Debugger to determine the root cause of unexpected performance issues or crashes. It requires some…

There has been a lot of focus on security in the datacenter and in the cloud, but the endpoint remains a challenge. In a world where you assume compromise, and where threats like ransomware are…

A common career path for technical people is one of management - a skill set we don't all naturally possess. This is the tale of a developer who became a people and technical manager and before I knew…

Did you know you could download SSMS as a standalone install now? Have you been waiting for the ability to use the table designer in SSMS for your Azure SQL Databases? Now you can! Do you want to see…

Hear about important transformations in Microsoft Windows Server - the new installation option called Nano Server. Nano Server is a deep rethink of the server architecture. The result is a new, lean…

Visual Studio is a productivity game changer for C# and Visual Basic! The .NET Compiler Platform ("Roslyn") enables many new experiences that will change the way you write and debug code. In…

For the past two years Atta and his team have been working with the Middle East's largest courier company on an ambitious BYOD initiative that turns smartphones into scanners. Come to this session to…

"How many users can we handle? Just an estimate is fine." Ever been asked that as a developer? Ever asked yourself, and struggled to objectively answer? In a world of complex web and mobile…

This session will introduce you to what it takes to develop applications on the Windows Holographic Platform. we'll take a look at the tools, the setup, creating a sample application, and deploying it…

VM Scale Sets are one of the fastest growing Compute services you can use to deploy and manage a large collection of virtual machines (Windows or Linux) as a set. This session will give you a deep…

In 2016, host based firewalls are not optional in a Cybersecurity strategy. Windows comes with a built in and powerful firewall, however the Windows Firewall has a reputation for being difficult to…

Apart from being buzz word compliant, we’re going to actually show you how you can leverage Docker, Azure and other services to implement a full CI/CD pipeline with Azure Container Service.

How would you build a reliable, scalable and highly available emergency response application to handle real-time incidents and biological hazards? Built on the Microsoft technology stack, the solution…

Learn how to leverage Azure Storage to build a scalable, performant, and cost efficient object storage solution including the new cloud tiers added in 2016. The Azure Blob Storage service is the…

The previous versions of SQL Server, while having some very nice visualisations have not had the same impact as what is now available in SQL Server 2016. In this session, we will walk through the…

Blockchain (aka Distributed Ledger Systems) is revolutionizing the way people and objects trust and do business with each other over a distributed peer-to-peer network. This session focuses on the…

Everyone is mobile. At the same time, it is hard to ignore the increased number of mobile related security breaches. Is it fair though, to expect users to know all the traps and dangers related to…

Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it. This is the story of how frustration, an idea, and a lot of determination led to a bootstrapped…

In honor of the 20th Anniversary of Microsoft Exchange Server, we're continuing the 20-year tradition of the Exchange Tips & Tricks series. This is the world premiere of the Tips & Tricks…

Are you an IT Pro? Unsure what the DevOps fuss is all about? Wondering how DevOps affects your job? Or do you just want fresh ideas for the delivery of your IT Services? Dan (Developer at Microsoft)…

Take a deep dive with us as we explore designing Azure compute and storage for advanced performance. In this session we will look in to the scaling and performance targets for Azure compute and…

The Microsoft Graph is a powerful tool for building applications that connect to Microsoft Services. Office 365 promises to deliver productivity to users regardless of where they work or what devices…

Ever wondered what the hype is all about? We will break down how to implement an Azure Data Lake whilst being able to gain real insight using Apache Spark, HDInsight and Microsoft R Server.

This session will introduce the latest threat management features available in Office 365. We will show how to enable and configure Advanced Threat Protection for Exchange Online and Advanced Security…

Is your organisation or the one that you look after looking to take advantage of the benefits that cloud computing offers? Are you unsure how to address security in the cloud? Are you overwhelmed by…

Lots of buzz around the Internet of Things (IoT) but what about devs who aren't into hardware or full stack developers? This session will provide insights and tips on using a software-only path using…

Custom templates, autoenrollment, revocation, CRLs, OCSP arrays, offline root CAs, migrating to a new root CA, making CAs highly available. Certificate Services is a core infrastructure service, but…

While using the Office 365 Management Portal is a breeze, administering your services via PowerShell can be a daunting task considering there are several different methods depending on the service you…

Have you ever walked into your boss’s office to tell them that you have found a problem, and there is an awesome piece of hardware/software to fix it, but that it costs money? Like why the Ignite…

A typical data science pipeline involves feature engineering, model building (often with cross validation and hyper-parameter optimization) and then production deployment of those models. There are…

Does your organisation use a whole heap of Reporting tools already? How will you convince your business users to adopt SQL Server Reporting Services 2016? This session will provide options for your…

In this session, Amjid Qureshi, Technical Specialist Team Lead at Provoke will provide a step-by-step guide on how to build a cross-platform mobile app using Apache Cordova from scratch. He will show…

.NET core is a high-performance modular rewrite of the .NET Framework, designed to be supported on Linux and Mac. This is the biggest transformation of .NET since its inception and will define .NET…

There is no debate. Diverse teams make better decisions, better products, and a better bottom line. Come along to the Women in Technology lunch session. We will cover how to encourage more women to…

Come and see the latest and greatest Windows Devices! See some of the new and exciting line up of device being built by both Microsoft, and our amazing device partners! A fun and light session to end…

This session reviews Microsoft's end to end story on Cybersecurity: where we are, and where we are heading. Understand our philosophy and focus areas, so you can align your strategy and plans for the…

In traditional unit testing, you run your code with specific inputs and check that you get the expected outputs. This means you need to anticipate possible problematic inputs in advance.…

Come to this session if you want to save time on creating your next embedded project! If you are like me, or anybody who's passionate about building stuff, you might have gotten yourself a Raspberry…

Office 365 Groups is one of the best ways to get wide adoption and usage of Office 365. It's a fundamental building block of many of the newer features of Office 365 including Planner. This session…

The DacFx framework provides a public model API to programmatically load, query, modify SQL Server Data Tools dacpacs. In short, you can use this to have full control over your database - from testing…

This session will take you through the steps of developing an extension in Microsoft Edge from the ground up. Topics covered will include the development workflow, debugging in F12, automated testing…

With phenomenal growth of Microsoft Azure compute infrastructure and applications born in the cloud, traditional approaches to backup can no longer keep pace. Businesses today need cost-effective…

Measuring our community's success is the most important metric a business or organization can track. Join Dona Sarkar and Jeremiah Marble in an interactive session as they discuss how the Windows…

Want to start building better apps with Powerapps and Flow? Then this is the session for you! You will experience in real time how we can take a complex business task and quickly turn this into an app…

This session will focus on two aspects of on-premises Active Directory. Firstly, the security of Active Directory, taking into consideration best practice, tips and tools. Secondly, the proactive…

This session, through demos architectures & use cases, aims at identifying what it takes to build a scalable IoT solution. Key challenges, cost & performance considerations and leveraging…

Microsoft Azure Container Service optimizes the configuration of popular open source container tools and technologies on Azure. We take a deep dive into the service and the components found within it.…

Dr Harold Hillman, author of The Imposter Syndrome, has had an incredible career including roles in the US Military and the HR Director at Fonterra. From his own fascinating personal story, Hillman…

Are you looking to move you data warehouse to the cloud? Join us as we go through a series of design patterns on how best to implement Azure SQL Data Warehouse.

App Service gives web and mobile developers a fully managed experience that takes away the effort of day to day management of the web server and operating system. Under the covers, the base platform…

This session will walk through architecture, design considerations, setup, and implementation considerations for establishing a Hybrid Search solution across Office365, Azure, and an on-premises…

Do you want to know more about how you can leverage Azure to implement a Mission Critical hybrid data platform solution? Are you curious as to how you can have an AlwaysOn Availability Group with 2…

Come along and learn about how Microsoft Dynamics 365 takes a new approach to business applications. Our current CRM and ERP cloud solutions will be unified into one cloud service with new…

Alan Burchill and Chris Jackson show you what is new for IT Pro's with Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge browsers. They will explore the manageability option for Edge in Windows 10 show…

So the world is a mess. The internet is a toxic wasteland and you and your organisation have decided to fill this space with another application to disrupt the world. Awesome. Sounds like fun. Trouble…

Just enough administration is a new administration model that involves giving those that need to perform administrative tasks only those tools needed to complete those tasks. Just-In-Time…

Trying to determine a device strategy for Skype for Business and Microsoft Office 365? Jeff Schertz, Polycom Solution Architect and Microsoft MVP provides best practices in building collaborative…

This session will take you, as a developer, through the platform as a service capabilities of Azure, particularly focussing on Azure App Service (for web, mobile, api, functions and workflows) and…

Azure and PowerShell is a big deal, no question about it. However are you aware that the capability of PowerShell in Azure IaaS extends well beyond that of the Azure PowerShell module? During this…

Windows Containers allow you to create new instances of Windows in seconds, with less than 100mb memory used. How did we do that? What did we have to do to the Windows Kernel and related systems to…

With 18 months worth of Windows 10 engagements under the belt you learn lot of lessons. Come along to this session and we will cover some of the tricky “how to” details of deploying Windows 10 and…

Two years ago we open sourced the C# and Visual Basic compilers and exposed their functionality through APIs as the Roslyn project. The Roslyn analyzer API empowers the developer community to be more…

Industry is abuzz with "Big Data", we have technology solutions that help collect, store and process big data. But what do you do with Big Legacy data? This session will outline options…

All the major Linux distributions are supported on Azure. Azure is a great place to run Linux workloads and in this session we’re going to show you the additional tools, services and open source…

If you're building apps on Azure, then the App Service should be your first choice. It's unleashed developer productivity in the cloud, bringing rapid app development across multiple languages,…

Power BI is Microsoft's Business Intelligence product that was released last year, but did you know that it has a rich dev story that allows you to create d3.js based visualizations, programmatically…

Do you want to make money with Power BI? Bring something to take notes! "Big Data" has been a prominent part of IT for many years. However, many organisations are not using it to its full…

In aviation, they say a good landing is one you walk away from. I reckon a great landing is one you can walk away from with a lesson. Sometimes the ones you learn the most from are the ones that seem…

Group Policy has been around since the release of Windows 2000, like them or hate they every Active Directory has Group Policy deployed in some way. In this session we will cover 9 Group Policy…

Business Intelligence Markup Language (Biml) automates your BI patterns and eliminates the manual repetition that consumes most of your SQL, SSIS, and SSAS development time. In this session you will…

What could you do with unlimited compute power? IT users have gotten used to long waits for tasks such as deep learning, engineering or other modelling, 3D rendering, or analytics, because it’s…

How to successfully migrate and run SAP on Azure, it is more than just a technical migration it is delivering a SaaS service to your internal customers. You will learn how to approach and deliver a…

Your organisation is a credit card away from provisioning third party Software-as-a-Service applications. Meanwhile your I.T. infrastructure operates under strict policies and controls. How can you…

Azure Active Directory underpins Azure enabling authentication with web applications, mobile applications, web API, Office 365 etc. It simplifies authentication for developers by providing Identity as…

We do a lot of traffic on the Event Hubs service. Our current run rate is 3 trillion requests per week! But we run on the same Azure services that you can. This session will dive deep into how Event…

2016 stands out as the year that being a cyber criminal became really, really profitable. We look at how these attacks work, discuss some examples we’ve seen, and offer suggestions for how to stop…

In the distant future your apps will be able to see their users, talk to them, and even understand what they're feeling. Wait, that's not the future, that's today - and all with just a few lines of…

Is work/life balance a myth? Does work/life integration make us more productive? Do you have to be “always on” to be successful in this business? This talk is geared towards those people that want to…

We'll show you how to build and implement a BizTalk Server solution that uses SQL Server 2016 AlwaysOn Availability Groups for high availability and disaster recovery. We will also take a look at the…

Using an EPOC headset from Emotiv, I have captured 14 channels of EEG (brain waves) while subjects lied and answered truthfully to a series of questions. I fed this labelled dataset into Azure Machine…

Many Microsoft teams are embracing organizational changes and culture shifts necessary for adopting DevOps including teams responsible for delivering Bing, PowerBI, Azure, Visual Studio, MSN and…

Azure has gone through some changes over the last 18 months. What was once a Microsoft centric cloud computing platform, a simple portal, and PowerShell module, has evolved into a cross platform,…

The Microsoft Graph API is destined to be Microsoft's One-Stop-Shop for all Microsoft services - a single endpoint with a single identity and a common way of accessing the wide range of capabilities…

Windows 10 introduces changes in a variety of areas, especially compared to Windows 7. For those responsible for creating Windows images for their organizations, these changes can make their jobs…

Stratos are currently working on a large health project for an Australian organisation which is to be hosted in Azure. Join Matt and David as they talk through the application architecture and…

How do we build a business case for smart building technology and how do we architect a solution on Azure that is reliable, scalable, and secure. We will share how Microsoft's 88 Acres Project laid…

Take a deep dive in the security innovations within Windows, and how these features can help make you more secure. This session goes deep on Windows Internals, beyond just the high-level features and…

Discover the new features and possibilities with Hyper-V in Microsoft Windows Server 2016. Come to this session to get a fly-by of everything there is, lots of demos and to learn about some features…

This session looks at the journey the New Zealand Fire Service is undertaking towards moving to the Cloud, reducing on premises footprints, mobility and changing the way in which it delivers value as…

If you’re one of the thousands of developers maintaining traditional Windows desktop apps (Win32, Windows Forms, WPF) and itching to move your app to UWP without rewriting, this session is for you. In…

Looking to migrate your SQL Server databases to Azure SQL Database and are not sure where to start? In this session, you will learn about migrating your SQL Server 2005 – SQL Server 2016 database(s)…

At Microsoft, we have first-hand experience writing bots and building artificial intelligence systems, so we’ve shared our services and tools so you can use them to add conversations to your own…

In this session I will start with a blank desktop and before we are done we will use Team Services to create an entire pipeline to Azure. You will see several of the Team Services features in action…

This session will describe how any developer can build effectively a TV station in minutes using the Azure public cloud platform. Anyone who has any video they wish to share or embed in an app (mobile…

In this session Kate Paulin and GD Taylor from Spark, will share Spark New Zealand's learnings from deploying Exchange Online. Learn how Spark was able to fast track the deployment, leveraging tools…

A variety of tips and tricks to help you enhance your Power BI reports. From getting the best out of bi-directional relationships through to loading data into Power BI using the API.

With the advent of ubiquitous messaging it seems like everyone is writing a bot. But how many of them would you really want to talk to? Learn the challenges of this newest of user experiences and…

This session will introduce iBeacons and discuss how to use them to build context aware applications, and what types of problems those applications can solve. It will look at how you can notify an app…

Join Russell Craig, Microsoft NZ National Technology Officer, and Michael Brick, Microsoft NZ Legal Counsel, and hear them discuss Microsoft's approach to building trusted, secure cloud services.

Interested in doing machine learning in the cloud? In this demo-heavy talk, I will set the stage with some information on the different types of machine learning (clustering, classification,…

Azure Site Recovery (ASR) provides very cost effective Disaster Recovery as a Service. When it comes to designing and implementing ASR there are a number of different steps and components that should…

Microsoft's DevOps stack has never been more powerful. To get the most out of it and build amazing applications you need to know how all of the pieces fit together. Come learn how to make DevOps real…

This session will take IT Admins through the process of securing applications and data on mobile devices, using Microsoft Intune Mobile Application Management policies, without users enrolling their…

Microsoft Azure’s new N-Series with NVIDIA GPUs opens up a range of new accelerated compute scenarios. Learn how you can take advantage of GPUs to stream content or remotely access engineering design,…

Windows 10 Anniversary Update will contain a wealth of new and improved features we developers can use to build awesome applications. Learn about these new additions with a whirlwind tour of the SDK…

During this session we will dive deep into how to troubleshoot the new Skype for Business offerings. We review many common areas of misconfiguration and the corresponding errors that you might see in…

As your firm transitions IT capabilities to Office 365, the new critical skillset is how to translate the opportunities for value presented by Office 365 into new ingrained ways of working for…

You thought this promotion would be great. Up another rung on the career ladder, an opportunity to make some real changes about the place, and some more money in your pocket for the latest gadgets.…

Organizations must protect their data at the source in a world where information travels beyond the boundary of the corporate network and potentially across many devices outside of company control.…

Power BI is Microsoft’s Business Intelligence product that was released last year, but did you know that it has a rich dev story that allows you to create d3.js based visualizations, programmatically…

In this session you will learn how to use Cortana Intelligence Suite to build advanced analytics and machine learning based solutions. You’ll learn about Machine Learning and IoT scenarios, as well as…

Last Ignite we presented "Building high available and recoverable solutions with Azure Event Hubs and Service Bus Messaging" which showed what you could do to build resilient solutions and…

Curious about the new Microsoft Graph? Want to see how you could be leveraging this awesome new set of APIs in your applications? Come see Gavin Barron give you a crash course in the Microsoft Graph.…

This session will take a look at why using API Management as the base for your Cloud Integration Strategy is a natural fit with modern day web and mobile applications. This session will look at how…

SharePoint has undergone many changes since its first release in 2001. Now with its latest on-premises version (SharePoint Server 2016) being released, organisations should be looking at how to move…

Apps are changing. With the latest releases of iOS, Android, and Windows a lot more interactions can take place outside of your app. No longer do users have to launch your app in full screen to…

A common concern with Windows 10 and Windows as a service has to do with the size of both monthly quality updates and the less-frequent feature updates. We have a variety of technologies that can help…

This session will help you identify where you are at in your DevOps/Process journey and will take you through a hands on approach to why Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) is a tool you want to be…

Have you ever wanted to hack real good like on TV? We demonstrate some of the real-world techniques shown in the TV show Mr Robot, and teach you how they work. Whether you want to be Elliot (minus the…

With organisations moving into the Microsoft Cloud, making informed Identity decisions and providing a solid identity foundation has become crucial to successful Microsoft Cloud adoption. At the heart…

In this session you will learn about Power Bi, starting from scratch. By the end of the session you’ll have a clear understanding on how to ingest, visualize data and build dashboards.

Project Blue sky was Trustpower’s move to a hybrid cloud model. This session describes our journey, the reasons for the move, key challenges and opportunities this now provides.

Is your business ready for the era of digital transformation? Considering embarking on a large or complex project that aims to transform your business, or driving an existing transformation even…

Join us on a demo-packed session that shows how Microsoft envisions the future of Mobile DevOps. Learn how your company can manage and deliver high-quality, modern apps for Android, iOS, and Windows.…

Join us for a behind the scenes look at the Windows Insider Program which is the largest public preview program in Microsoft history. The Windows Insider Program has been an important source of…

Now that SQL Server 2016 is available, Always On Availability Groups as a technology are now 3G. With the third generation of AG’s comes greater performance, stability and ability to meet your High…

This session will bring the developer through building an Arduino IoT device that sends data to IoT Hub, Stream Analytics through to a real-time Power BI dashboard.

This session provides an overview of the various encryption technologies that are currently available or recently announced for Office 365. This includes features deployed and managed by Microsoft, as…

Azure compute & networking are moving at a rapid pace. What you knew about it last year is out of date, and the platform has moved on. There are new offerings available, and new ways of doing…

Azure AD B2C (Business to Consumer) is “Identity Management as a Service” for an organisation’s external customers. Using B2C, users can self-register themselves, update their details, use…

If you can’t serve as an inspiration, at least serve as a poignant example to others of what not to do. Configuration Manager is an extraordinarily powerful product that not only gives you the chance…

Building for Mobile? Can Xamarin replace native or hybrid development? We will take a fresh look at all the different options and technologies for building your new mobile apps in an unbiased,…

You've heard a lot about Windows 10 and probably have a basic understanding of Windows as a service and how Windows 10 will be updated with new functionality. But do you know how to implement Windows…

Attend this session to learn what's new in the products that comprise Microsoft's data platform - including SQL Server 2016 and the Microsoft Azure offerings including Cortana Intelligence Suite.

Operations Management Suite (OMS) Log Analytics is a tool to let you effortlessly collect, store and analyse log data from virtually any Windows or Linux Server. In this session you’ll learn about the…

Come and learn what is new from Azure and why Azure is enabling organisations of all sizes to transform their business to take advantage of the digital opportunity. In this session we will discuss how…

We thought we had our scaling sorted. We had the team, the design, the architecture and the vision. Turns out that sometimes you can't plan for some jumps in scale, and you need to react really…

Microsoft continuously works to ensure that the multi-tenant architecture of Office 365 supports enterprise-level security, confidentiality, privacy, integrity, and availability standards. This…

There are big changes coming to SharePoint development. There's a whole new way of building web parts and customising SharePoint using the new SharePoint Framework which is designed to be fast and…

Do you want to understand SfB design and Architecture better? Then this session is for you. Skype for Business Online, Skype On-Premise, Cloud PBX and Hybrid..... the list goes on... Where does my…

In this video, Seth and Jennifer discuss all things Machine Learning

In this interview, we meet Charlotte Walshe and find out about the exciting things she's doing with her company, Dynamic Controls, around accessibility with IoT in Healthcare

Find out about the latest Microsoft Student Partner program innovations with Jay Janarthanan & Riya Baby in this interview.

See Rick's kickoff of the Ignite New Zealand 2016 day 4 sessions with special guest, Amanda Rollond, from DNA ITS

See Seth's play-by-play of the Ignite New Zealand 2016 day 3 sessions with special guest, Shweta Gupta, also discussing her innovative IoT sessions

In this interview with MVP Jess Dodson, Rick finds out more about her company, Girl-Germs

In this interview with Trustpower, we discuss their usage of Azure App Services in detail.

In this interview with Chris Auld, we hear about his experiences working for Intergen and as an MVP, as well as his latest career moves

See Rick and Seth's kickoff of the Ignite New Zealand 2016 day 3 sessions

See Rick and Seth's play-by-play of the Ignite New Zealand 2016 day 2 sessions

In this interview, we meet with MVP Daniel Bowbyes from Datacom to discuss the implementation of Azure Site Recovery on-premises to Azure DR

In this interview, Seth discusses DIY security with Laura Bell from Safestack

In this video we hear a recap from Dona Sarkar around her keynote, and discuss the Windows Insider Program with Jeremiah Marble and Kyle Dunkerley.

In this interview, we meet Marcus and Gemma from PageProof

In this video we hear a recap from Donovan Brown around his keynote, as well as the highlights of his breakout sessions

See Rick and Seth's kickoff of the Ignite New Zealand 2016 day 2 sessions

See Rick and Karan play-by-play of the Ignite New Zealand 2016 day 1 keynotes and sessions

In this video, we get to meet a dynamic New Zealand Microsoft Student Partner, Jason Goodsell, and find out about the innovative programs that he's running

In this video, Seth and Ken discuss all things Open Source

In this interview with Nazim Lala, we discuss his session on running OSS workloads on Azure App Service

Ignite New Zealand is just around the corner. Join us today with special guest, Dona Sarkar, to hear about her upcoming keynote!

In this episode of the Ignite New Zealand Countdown Show, find out more about exam crams, Hands On Labs, the party, local wine/beer places to network, cool things to do in Auckland while you're here,…

In this episode of the Microsoft Ignite New Zealand 2016 Countdown Show, Join your hosts, Rick Claus, and Seth Juarez to learn more about the bag, limited edition tees, bag donation to charity at…

Watch the Ignite New Zealand 2016 Countdown Show #001 with Rick Claus and Seth Juarez where they break down the sessions and livestreaming components of the event.