Better API Governance with Azure API Center

Having an API catalog is a critical tool for every enterprise that wants to be successful with their API program. An API catalog brings together the different roles involved in an API program and, by promoting the collaboration between them, it fosters API reuse, ensured compliance and better developer productivity.

In this session, we will explore the critical role of API Governance and demonstrate how Azure API Center can be leveraged to streamline the entire API full-lifecycle management process. Using a persona-based approach, we will walk through the perspectives of key stakeholders : API Product Owner, API Governance Lead and API Consumer.

In this session we will explore what is Azure API Center and how to integrate it in your API design workflow using Azure DevOps.

APIM ❤️ OpenAI - exploring Generative AI Gateway pattern

AI services are primarily accessed through APIs, highlighting the critical importance of a robust and efficient API management strategy. This strategy is vital for maintaining control and governance over the consumption of AI services.

As AI services continue to expand and seamlessly integrate with APIs, there is a growing demand for a comprehensive AI Gateway concept. This concept extends the core principles of API management, aiming to accelerate the experimentation of advanced use cases and pave the way for further innovation.

In this session we will present the AI Gateway concept and the APIM capabilities to implement different design patterns.

AKS Automatic - Best Practices at Your Fingertips

Kubernetes is often considered complex, especially for those new to container orchestration and microservices architecture. The challenges of networking, security, cluster maintenance, and a steep learning curve can be overwhelming.

AKS Automatic is a new SKU that simplifies the most common tasks associated with managing your AKS clusters while retaining the extensibility needed to adapt to evolving customer requirements. This new SKU ensures that your cluster is production-ready by default, with built-in best practices and a streamlined 'code-to-Kubernetes' experience.

Let's explore this new offering to understand what's in the box, which best practices it covers and which ones are up to you.

Logic Apps Hybrid : run your integration workflows anywhere

Organizations often face unique challenges when integrating applications and data across cloud and on-premises systems. In this session we will dive into the new Logic Apps hybrid model and understand how it enables to operate in environments with limited cloud connectivity or specific local processing and network needs, addressing challenges such as data residency, compliance requirements, or low-latency demands.

We will see how to leverage Kubernetes to set up the hybrid infrastructure, enhance the developer experience, and effectively manage and scale your workloads. Join us to discover how this approach can empower your integration solutions to meet the needs of modern hybrid environments.

AKS, LogicApps, Arc, Azure Local

Scalable AI : Harnessing Serverless GPUs in Azure Container Apps

Azure Container Apps makes it easier than ever to build and run modern AI-powered applications. Whether you're running AI inference or fine-tuning AI models, this fully managed platform simplifies workload management and scaling, removing operational complexity.

In this session, we’ll show you how to leverage serverless GPUs to run text generation and embedding inference endpoints in Azure Container Apps. You’ll learn how to secure and scale your serverless AI solution while running different models through a single, standardized interface.

Build a warp speed time-to-market API with DAB and Azure Container Apps.

API programs are essential for organizations to stay competitive and meet the growing demand for seamless integration and data sharing. However, building and expanding an API program incurs a significant cost that customers strive to optimize to achieve the ultimate goal of instant time-to-market.
In this session will delve into how the Data API builder enables swift and secure database object exposure through REST or GraphQL endpoints allowing data access on any platform, language, or device.
By combining DAB with Azure Container Apps and API Management we will build up and secure a serverless data API without writing a single line of code!