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This year promises some more new features, as well as clarity over some previously revealed products.

This will give you online access to a limited collection of nevertheless important sessions.

Microsoft HoloLens

But before you do that, here are five things you might expect to see at Microsoft Ignite 2024.

The cloud, of course!

And hiding behind every AI-powered web service is a cloud server.

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So, Ignite is going to have quite a bit of focus on Microsoft Azure.

These days, Azure itself is spread across several products.

Meanwhile, the Azure Arc adaptive cloud management system is likely to feature strongly.

Breakout sessions, live demos, and hands-on sessions have been scheduled for Azure cloud services at Ignite 2024.

Almost every scheduled session at the event includes an element of AI.

AI can now manage server security and help in the development of new KPIs.

This looks set to become more widely understood at Ignite 2024.

Copilot: single app, or a brand?

However, a lack of specificity over what Copilot is and does has lead to come confusion.

By the end of it, everyone should know what Copilot is.

Like Copilot, some confusion has surrounded Microsoft Places.

Its fair to say that awareness of the product has been limited.

Microsoft will almost certainly be adding some zing to Microsoft Places at Ignite 2024.

What else is at Ignite 2024?

Its pretty difficult to compress the most promising aspects of a four day event into just five headings.

However, the one event that could shape the event entirely is Satya Nadellas keynote speech.