Your Guide to Microsoft Build 2025 - What Developers Using Iron Software Should Watch

Microsoft Build 2025 kicks off May 19–22, and we’re following it closely, not just because it’s one of the most exciting events for .NET developers, but because this year’s announcements directly impact the work we do (and what you build with Iron Software tools).

Whether you're generating PDFs, extracting data from Excel, automating OCR processes, or deploying C# applications across cloud and hybrid environments, Build 2025 is packed with content that will help you go faster, work smarter, and ship with confidence.

Here’s our take on what stood out in the .NET lineup at Build 2025 and how it connects to the tools we build and the devs who rely on them.

.NET Aspire: The Future of Cloud-Native .NET

Why it’s a must-watch:
.NET Aspire introduces a new way to build and manage distributed .NET applications with built-in support for service discovery, telemetry, configuration, health checks, and resilience.

Why it matters for Iron Software:
Many customers run IronPDF or IronOCR in background services, web apps, or Azure-hosted environments. Aspire simplifies scalable architecture letting devs deploy our libraries with more confidence and observability.

Hands-On with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio

This session is a must-watch for any .NET developer. GitHub Copilot’s integration with Visual Studio provides intelligent, context-aware code suggestions that speed up routine tasks.
Whether you’re converting HTML to PDF with IronPDF or writing Excel reports with IronXL, Copilot can save time on boilerplate and help you focus on logic, not syntax.

Validate App Resilience with Azure Chaos Studio

Reliability is everything in production. This session shows how to simulate outages and failures to ensure your systems can handle real-world faults. Teams embedding IronPDF or IronOCR in mission-critical workflows like healthcare, finance, or logistics can use Chaos Studio to test system stability under load.

Powering Xbox Services at Scale with .NET Aspire

Learn how the Xbox team uses .NET Aspire to manage scale, resilience, and service orchestration.For devs building cloud-native platforms that rely on IronXL or IronPDF, this session offers concrete patterns to boost reliability and performance especially for multi-service apps.

Build Your Own AI Agent with Azure AI Foundry in .NET

This session demonstrates how to build AI agents in C# that interact with real data and generate actionable outputs.

Exciting for IronOCR developers:
Imagine an AI agent that scans a PDF with IronOCR, pulls out structured data, and auto-sorts it into a dashboard, no manual steps needed.

Local AI on Windows with Intel’s Copilot Runtime

This session explores on-device AI performance with Windows and Intel’s Copilot Runtime, focusing on privacy, speed, and offline use cases.

Why it’s relevant:
IronOCR and IronPDF are often used in offline or edge environments. Local AI can power OCR-driven workflows without requiring a cloud connection ideal for secure or disconnected systems.

Final Thoughts

Microsoft Build 2025 is showcasing a .NET ecosystem that’s getting smarter, more secure, and more scalable. As a team building core developer tools, we’re not just watching—we’re applying these learnings directly to improve your experience with IronPDF, IronOCR, IronXL, and beyond.

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See you at Build!