AI is moving closer to where data is created — and Microsoft Foundry Local is Microsoft’s bold answer to the next wave of intelligent edge computing. In this session, we’ll explore how Foundry Local brings cloud‑grade AI models, orchestration, and security directly onto your edge infrastructure, enabling low‑latency intelligence even when the cloud is far away… or completely unreachable.

We’ll break down the real strengths of running AI at the edge: instant inference, data sovereignty, offline resilience, and the ability to unlock scenarios that the cloud alone simply can’t handle. But we’ll also look at the other side of the coin — operational complexity, hardware constraints, lifecycle management, and the architectural trade‑offs you need to consider before going all‑in.

Through practical examples and architectural patterns, you’ll learn when edge AI is a game‑changer, when it’s overkill, and how Azure Foundry Local fits into a modern hybrid AI strategy. If you want a clear, honest, and forward‑looking view of what “AI on the edge” really means for your solutions, this session is for you.