ECS 2026 Cologne

Leading European Microsoft Partner Event and All things Microsoft • 6.5K Members

Your single destination for everything ECS 2026 and everything Microsoft: From event schedules and speaker announcements to in-depth technical articles, community discussions, and networking with 5,000+ Microsoft professionals. Stay connected before, during, and long after the three summits in Cologne.

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Sep 26

News

Microsoft Marketplace Unification: What European Organizations Need to Know

The consolidation of Azure Marketplace and Microsoft AppSource into a single Microsoft Marketplace marks a fundamental shift in how organizations discover, deploy, and manage cloud solutions. This transformation, announced on September 25, 2025, addresses longstanding complexity while introducing capabilities that reshape enterprise software procurement and deployment strategies.

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Sep 18

News AI

China Bans Nvidia AI Chips in Technology Sovereignty Showdown

China's September 2025 ban on Nvidia's AI chips marks a dramatic escalation in the global semiconductor war, shifting from defensive to offensive posturing as Beijing ordered domestic tech giants to stop purchasing RTX Pro 6000D and H20 processors.

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Sep 12

News AI

Microsoft and OpenAI Reach Tentative Agreement: The Dawn of Multi-Vendor Enterprise AI

Microsoft and OpenAI signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding on September 11, 2025, resolving months of partnership tensions while fundamentally restructuring how enterprises will deploy artificial intelligence.