Is your cloud really yours — and does your IaC know what an AI agent is?
Azure sovereignty in practice, multi-cloud with Azure Arc, Azure Local inside a landing zone, production MCP servers on Azure Functions, APIOps, Update Manager and a strong AVD / Windows 365 line-up with networking explained by the people who wrote the book on it.
The Azure track at ELDK27 brings 10 sessions on the main day, 10 February, plus a full-day Master Class on the pre-day. Every session is level 300 or deeper — no product tours, no beginner detours.

🎟️ Join us at Experts Live Denmark 2027 (ELDK27) on 9–10 February in Copenhagen. Get your ticket here — early bird price for the first 500 tickets, and the 2-day ticket includes the Master Class pre-day.
📅 Agenda: Day 1 / Pre-day (Master Classes) · Day 2 / Main event
APIOps CLI – The new way of working with API Management
Black Belt (500) · See it on the agenda
In the late summer of 2026, Microsoft announced version 1.0.0 of the new APIOps CLI. A CLI tool for Azure API Management configuration-as-code. In this session we will deepdive into how this tool is used to handle development and deployment of APIs, Products, Policies, MCP servers, and Named Values.
- Erlend Rushfeldt — Microsoft Expert · LinkedIn
AVD Hybrid: Vibe Coding Your Way Off Legacy VDI
Black Belt (500) · See it on the agenda
EUC teams everywhere are re-evaluating their VDI stack. This session skips the slideware and live-builds a real AVD Hybrid toolkit using AI-assisted "vibe coding" and free, existing accelerators. Bring your questions and real-world scenarios and leave with tools to kick-start your own transition.
- Adam Nichols — Microsoft · MCT · LinkedIn
Azure Virtual Desktop – Unlocking High Performance & Great User Experiences
Expert (400) · See it on the agenda
Azure Virtual Desktop can deliver an amazing user experience — but only if you know where to tune it. Many AVD environments feel slower than they should, leaving users frustrated and admins wondering where the bottlenecks really are.
- Marcel Meurer — MVP · LinkedIn
Battle for the Multi-Cloud: Managing AWS, GCP, and Beyond with Azure Arc
Expert (400) · See it on the agenda
As more organizations adopt a multi-cloud strategy, many struggle with maintaining consistent visibility, governance, and security across Azure, AWS, GCP, and on-premises environments.
- Wim Matthyssen — MVP · MCT · LinkedIn
Behind the Patch: A Deep Dive into Azure Update Manager
Expert (400) · See it on the agenda
Keeping servers secure and updated is essential for every Azure and IT administrator. This session dives into Azure Update Manager, demonstrating how to manage updates for Azure and on-premises Windows and Linux servers.
- Wim Matthyssen — MVP · MCT · LinkedIn
Demystifying AVD and Windows 365 Networking, Azure Private Link, RDP Shortpath, and MHN Explained
Expert (400) · See it on the agenda
In this session, we demystify the networking options behind Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365.
- Dieter Kempeneers — MVP · LinkedIn
- Dominiek Verham — MVP · LinkedIn
From Code to Agents: Building Production MCP Servers on Azure Functions with .NET
Expert (400) · See it on the agenda
Every enterprise team building with AI agents hits the same wall: your agents are smart, but they’re isolated.
- Jonah Andersson — MVP · MCT · LinkedIn
How to deploy Azure Local into Azure Landing Zone design framework
Advanced (300) · See it on the agenda
Azure Local has introduced a new way to design landing zones with the Local Management Group, changing how we approach governance, subscription boundaries, and workload isolation.
Infrastructure as code in the age of AI agents
Advanced (300) · See it on the agenda
Have you ever stared at a Terraform module and wondered: why am I writing this? If an AI agent can provision infrastructure directly, what's the point of hand-crafting HCL files? It's a question the entire IaC industry is wrestling with right now. Pulumi shipped a fully agentic infrastructure agent.
- Erwin Staal — MVP · LinkedIn
Your Cloud, Your Rules: Azure Sovereignty in Action
Advanced (300) · See it on the agenda
Explore Azure's comprehensive sovereignty solutions designed for regulated industries and sensitive workloads.
- Andreas Sobczyk — MVP · LinkedIn
Go all-in: the Azure Master Class (pre-day, 9 February)
Azure Master Class — 7 hours, one topic, Expert (400).
Getting workloads into Azure is the easy part. The hard part is running a platform that stays secure, scales predictably, controls cost, and still lets developers move fast.
- Andreas Sobczyk — MVP · LinkedIn
- Pierre Thoor — MVP · LinkedIn
- Klaus Gjelstrup Nielsen — Microsoft · LinkedIn
🎟️ Interested? Then Azure is waiting for you. Get your ticket here — early bird price for the first 500 tickets, and the 2-day ticket includes the Master Class pre-day.
📅 Agenda: Day 1 / Pre-day (Master Classes) · Day 2 / Main event