Build a Secure, AI-Ready Future for Colorado and California Government with Microsoft Azure -- Virtualization Review

Build a Secure, AI-Ready Future for Colorado and California Government with Microsoft Azure

Date: Thursday, September 24 at 11 am PT / 2 pm ET

Join this session to explore how Microsoft Azure can help public-sector agencies modernize operations, strengthen security, and prepare for responsible AI adoption while supporting evolving governance and compliance requirements.

As state and local agencies evaluate modernization priorities, Azure can provide a flexible foundation for building secure cloud environments, improving operational resilience, enabling data-driven decision-making, and preparing teams for AI-powered services. This session will connect the bigger-picture vision of a cloud-first, AI-enabled public sector with practical considerations around governance, security, compliance, and agency readiness.

The discussion will walk through what becomes possible on Azure, including more agile service delivery, stronger security controls, improved monitoring, scalable infrastructure, and opportunities to responsibly explore AI use cases. The session will also address why governance matters, how policy considerations affect public-sector AI adoption, and how agencies can think about maturity models as they move from initial cloud adoption toward more advanced modernization and AI readiness.

Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of what becomes possible on Azure, how to think about AI governance, and what practical maturity steps can help agencies move from cloud exploration to cloud-enabled transformation.

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About the presenters:

Carm Taglienti, Chief Technology Officer, Insight Public Sector

Bret Ustipak, Security Solutions Engineer, Microsoft

Akanksha Sharma, Azure Cloud Solutions Engineer, Microsoft

Kassie Crute, Azure Cloud & AI Specialist, Microsoft

Date: 09/24/2026

Time: 11:00 AM PT

Duration: 1 hour

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