There may be no better place than Orlando to attend a tech conference. You have access to Universal, Disney, and other entertainment options, and the best coverage of cloud and container focused content. Even better, you can network with peers from around the world, interact with well-known expert speakers on topics important to your job and career, and learn how to be more effective and productive, today and in the future.

And the best thing about Live! 360 Tech Con? Cloud and Containers Live! is just one part of the larger event -- which also includes Data Platform Live!, TechMentor, Artificial Intelligence Live!, Visual Studio Live!, and Cybersecurity and Ransomware Live! -- and your registration gives you access to all the content available at Live! 360 Tech Con, across all six of its fantastic shows.

I am Rockford Lhotka, Conference Chair for Cloud and Containers Live! I am personally inviting you to join me in person at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort Conference Center in Orlando from November 16-21, 2025. I'm very excited to have you join me for an in-person experience.

The content lineup for Orlando includes infrastructure topics covering Kubernetes, API gateways, Azure Container Apps, ensuring Azure resiliency, and using Azure in a cost-effective manner. When it comes to cloud devops, you'll learn about monitoring apps and infrastructure, GitHub Actions, and infrastructure as code. If your focus is on cloud-native development you'll enjoy topics covering modernization of compute resources, Kubernetes from a developer perspective, leveraging Azure audio/video features, and how to avoid the fallacies of distributed computing.

You can also take advantage of workshop content with coverage of building .NET 9 apps using Azure, Bicep, and GitHub Actions, and real-world CI/CD with GitHub Actions. Want to get your hands dirty? Sign up for the hands-on lab on building microservice applications using .NET on Azure Container Apps.

Our industry continues its march toward the future. To keep up, you need to absorb rapidly and adapt. Go beyond Internet-based content to a live experience, where you get to ask questions in real-time and engage directly with the experts and your peers. Find a way to get to Cloud and Containers Live! in Orlando and get the tools to help yourself grow.

I hope to see you there!

Rockford Lhotka VP of Strategy, Xebia
Cloud and Containers Live! Conference Chair