Another milestone for Intercept! On 16 October, Into Azure brought over 80 professionals together at Microsoft Schiphol for a full-day event dedicated to Azure, AI, and cloud innovation.
In this article, we'll look back at the fabulous day with insights and an aftermovie!
Reading time 4 minutes Published: 25 November 2025
Into Azure is the go-to event for developers, tech leads and CTOs ready to take the next step in their cloud transformation. The one-day event offers practical guidance, technical deep-dives, and architecture talks led by experts.
A valuable, energising event that helps software companies move forward with confidence. That's what Into Azure is all about.
This year's edition of Into Azure event brought a standout day of focused learning and inspiration. Together with Microsoft, Intercept brought software organisations together for a programme rich in practical Azure expertise, from AKS and security to AI and modernisation.
The strength of the day was its high-quality knowledge sharing: clear guidance, best practices, and insights directly from Microsoft and Intercept specialists.
Rather than co-creation sessions, this edition offered a distilled view of what’s new, what’s possible, and what’s next in Azure.
Check out the after movie here below:
We started the day with a relaxed walk-in, coffee in hand, meeting fellow professionals and getting ready for a full day of learning and hands-on insights.
The keynote kicked things off by showing how AI is shaping daily life and business, with a focus on practical applications in Azure.
“The opportunity for automated AI is growing… By 2028, at least 15% of day-to-day work decisions will be made autonomously through agentic AI.”
Yorick Docter - Partner Technology Lead at Microsoft
This wasn’t about just theory; attendees saw demos and real-world examples they could take back to their own environments.
Next, Microsoft's Cloud Solution Architect Emile Verbunt took attendees into the world of Agentic AI. The session explored how generative AI is reshaping the way we interact with applications, moving beyond structured data. He truly guided the audience through use-case ideation, design, and implementation with of course, lots of live demos to illustrate real-world applications.
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After a short but well-deserved coffee break, our own Fabian Super started the security session.
He guided attendees through identity protection and application security in Microsoft Entra ID, providing practical ways to mitigate risks by using the right tools and strategies to protect your environment.
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Following a delicious lunch, Soham Dasgupta, Cloud & AI Architect, dived deep into the infinite possibilities when building AI Solutions and Agents in Azure. He guided the attendees through choosing the right models, designing scalable solutions, and applying standards to ensure reliability.
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The session gave a clear roadmap for implementing AI safely and efficiently.
Saving one of the best sessions for the end, Azure Principal Architects and MVPs Wesley Haakman and Richard Hooper guided everyone through the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) world.
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We wrapped the day reflecting on key takeaways, followed by networking and drinks, sharing insights and connecting with peers. What really made Into Azure 2025 special? It wasn’t just presentations or slides—it was about doing.
Demos, real-world use cases, and actionable insights made this an event where you could immediately apply what you learned. Attendees left inspired, equipped, and ready to explore AI, AKS, and cloud security in their own environments.
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