{"id":53452,"date":"2024-09-03T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/?p=53452"},"modified":"2025-11-17T14:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T22:47:11","slug":"enhance-your-cloud-development-skills-at-azure-developers-dotnet-aspire-day-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/enhance-your-cloud-development-skills-at-azure-developers-dotnet-aspire-day-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhance Your Cloud Development Skills at &#8216;Azure Developers &#8211; Aspire Day 2024&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you ready to take your .NET development skills to the next level and fully embrace the power of cloud development? Join us at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azuredevelopers\/dotnetaspireday\">Azure Developers &#8211; Aspire Day 2024<\/a><\/strong>, a virtual event happening on <strong>September 18th, 2024<\/strong>, designed specifically for developers eager to build, optimize, and deploy modern cloud applications using .NET on Azure.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/11\/Azure_Developers_dotNET_Aspire_Day_2024.webp\" alt=\"Azure_Developers_.NET_Aspire_Day_2024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This half-day event is packed with sessions led by industry experts and seasoned developers who will guide you through a variety of topics, from integrating Azure services with Aspire to optimizing cloud-native applications. Whether you\u2019re new to cloud development or looking to expand your knowledge, Azure Developers &#8211; Aspire Day 2024 has something for everyone.<\/p>\n<h3>What to Expect<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Azure Developers &#8211; Aspire Day 2024<\/strong> is tailored to provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to build scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud applications using .NET and Azure. Here are some of the exciting sessions and speakers you can look forward to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Building new (and retrofitting old) apps with Aspire to streamline your development process<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Speaker: Brady Gaster<\/em><br \/>\nHear about how you can use the tooling experiences in Visual Studio to create a new Aspire app OR add Aspire to an existing app, no matter where you&#8217;re deploying it to today.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Aspiring .NET Applications with Azure OpenAI<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Speaker: Chris Ayers<\/em><br \/>\nDive into the future of .NET development with Aspire by learning how to integrate AI capabilities into your applications using Azure OpenAI. In this session, we will walk through building an Aspire Application from scratch, leveraging the power of local Azure deployments to enhance functionality and performance.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Aspireify: Building and Deploying with Aspire on Azure<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Speaker: Jeff Fritz<\/em><br \/>\nAspireify.net is a one stop shop for all things Aspire and build with Aspire! Come see how I built it, how I deploy it, and some lessons learned along the way.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Introduction to Azure Redis Cache and Aspire<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Speaker: Catherine Wang<\/em><br \/>\nAn introduction to Azure Redis Cache and its integration with Aspire.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Introduction to Azure SQL and Aspire<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Speaker: Jerry Nixon<\/em><br \/>\nLearn about Azure SQL and how it integrates with Aspire.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Introduction to Azure Monitor and Aspire<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Speaker: Matthew McCleary<\/em><br \/>\nAn introduction to Azure Monitor and its integration with Aspire.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Introduction to Azure Key Vault and Aspire<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Speaker: David Pine<\/em><br \/>\nLearn about Azure Key Vault and how it integrates with Aspire.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Aspire Manifest + azd + Bicep == \ud83e\udd2f<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Speaker: James Montemagno<\/em><br \/>\nHow does Aspire and AZD figure out WHAT to deploy to Azure Container Apps when you azd up? Let me show you under the hood how this all works.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Client Side JavaScript OpenTelemetry Integration with Aspire<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Speaker: Aaron Powell<\/em><br \/>\nLearn about integrating Client-Side JavaScript OpenTelemetry with Aspire.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Plus more sessions being added&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Why Attend?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Learn from the Experts:<\/strong> Gain insights from some of the most knowledgeable professionals in the industry, sharing their experiences and best practices for developing cloud applications with .NET and Azure.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Hands-On Learning:<\/strong> Participate in practical sessions and workshops designed to give you hands-on experience with the tools and techniques necessary to build and deploy modern cloud applications.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Network with Peers:<\/strong> Connect with other developers from around the world, share your experiences, and learn from others in the .NET community.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Stay Ahead of the Curve:<\/strong> Keep up with the latest trends and advancements in .NET and Azure, ensuring your skills remain relevant and cutting-edge.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Save the Date!<\/h3>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss this opportunity to enhance your cloud development skills with .NET and Azure. Join us on <strong>September 18, 2024<\/strong>, for a half-day filled with learning, inspiration, and community engagement. Whether you&#8217;re looking to deepen your technical knowledge, explore new tools, or connect with fellow developers, <strong>Azure Developers &#8211; Aspire Day 2024<\/strong> has something for everyone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Register now<\/strong> and secure your spot for this exciting event. For more details and to stay updated on the latest news, visit our website and follow us on social media.<\/p>\n<p><div  class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\"><a class=\"cta_button_link btn-primary mb-24\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azuredevelopers\/dotnetaspireday\" target=\"_blank\">Save the date!<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<p>We look forward to seeing you there and helping you unlock the full potential of .NET and Azure!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us at the Azure Developers &#8211; Aspire Day 2024, a virtual event happening on September 18, 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":100684,"featured_media":58920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[685,197,7509,7783,7252,7689,7237,646,7593],"tags":[30,7768,7746,7718],"class_list":["post-53452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dotnet","category-aspnet","category-aspnetcore","category-aspire","category-cloud","category-cloud-native","category-containers","category-visual-studio","category-visual-studio-code","tag-announcement","tag-aspire","tag-conference","tag-event"],"acf":[],"blog_post_summary":"<p>Join us at the Azure Developers &#8211; Aspire Day 2024, a virtual event happening on September 18, 2024<\/p>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/100684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}