What’s real, ready, and next for developers with Scott Guthrie | LIVE109

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There’s a lot of noise about AI. In this quick-paced fireside chat, get the builder’s perspective on what actually matters for developers. Drawing from how Microsoft runs a complete system from silicon to software at global scale, Scott breaks down the evolution across AI-ready infrastructure, context layers for agents, and what AI-assisted modernization means for developers.



𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀:

* Scott Guthrie

* Seth Juarez





𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

This is one of many sessions from the Microsoft Build 2026 event. View even more sessions on-demand and learn about Microsoft Build at https://build.microsoft.com



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Chapters:

0:00 - Scott Guthrie explains his role overseeing Azure and Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure

00:00:43 - Focus on building infrastructure to support the AI revolution

00:02:59 - Behind the scenes: Construction and operational scale of Azure data centers

00:04:25 - Challenge of doubling capacity every two years and preparing next-generation systems

00:06:22 - Use of Cosmos DB to enable regional scalability and eventual consistency

00:06:46 - Innovations for handling large-scale attachments via Blob storage and global state management

00:07:20 - Transition to Azure core and data services discussion

00:10:47 - Scaling Agentic Systems for Massive Workloads

00:11:18 - Architectural Challenges: Database Bottlenecks and Scalability