Microsoft Ignite 2026 — San Francisco
Microsoft Ignite runs November 17–20, 2026 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center and online. Explore Microsoft’s AI, cloud, security and data roadmap through keynotes, technical sessions and hands-on labs.









TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH. SYSTEMS ECONOMICS.
Independent research and advisory at the intersection of cloud, AI, digital infrastructure, and economics.
We put research to work for you.
THE STACKPANE LENS
Architecture, cost, performance, and market context belong in the same conversation.
CLOUD / AI / PLATFORMS / INFRASTRUCTURE / APPLICATIONS / SECURITY
Research → Perspective → Action
WHO WE HELP
01 / TECHNOLOGY CONSUMERS
Make technology investments work harder for your business.
Technology strategy & stack assessments
Cloud strategy & migration advisory
Application portfolio analysis
FinOps & cloud economics
Cloud Centers of Excellence
M&A technology advisory
02 / TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS
Connect technical strengths with the needs of your market.
Analyst research & market intelligence
Go-to-market strategy & positioning
Revenue operations advisory
Messaging, content & media
Partnerships & alliances
M&A advisory
RESEARCH WITH A PURPOSE
Assess the architecture, business goals, and market forces shaping your decisions.
Examine cost, performance, operating models, and the trade-offs behind each option.
Turn the findings into clear priorities, practical recommendations, and a path forward.
THE PERSON BEHIND THE PERSPECTIVE
Sarbjeet brings a systems-economics perspective to the technologies reshaping enterprise computing. His work connects digital infrastructure and market shifts with the decisions that business and technology leaders need to make.
STACK LENS
Perspectives on technology, economics, and the business of computing.
Microsoft Ignite runs November 17–20, 2026 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center and online. Explore Microsoft’s AI, cloud, security and data roadmap through keynotes, technical sessions and hands-on labs.
At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026 in Salt Lake City, Stackpane’s Sarbjeet Johal joined theCUBE’s John Furrier and Rebecca Knight to discuss what it takes to run AI in production, from Kubernetes and distributed inference to token budgets and the economics of neoclouds.
A curated selection of recent interviews with technology leaders on AI infrastructure, enterprise intelligence, agents, security, and the economics of AI.
LET’S PUT RESEARCH TO WORK
Bring us your questions, priorities, and toughest trade-offs.