Second half of Microsoft Ignite will be in March 2021

Microsoft logo at Ignite
Microsoft logo at Ignite (Image credit: Windows Central)

What you need to know

  • Microsoft Ignite will continue in March of 2021.
  • Microsoft split Ignite into two halves, with the first half just concluding.
  • The second half of Microsoft Ignite will also be a digital event.

Microsoft Ignite's Twitter account invited people to check out the second half of Ignite in March. Previously, we only knew that the event would occur early in 2021.

Microsoft announced several new features for Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Search, and more during the first half of Ignite. We'll have to wait to see what's in store during the second half.

While the second half of Ignite will occur in March, it will not affect or replace Build, which usually occurs in May. When Microsoft announced that Ignite would be split into two halves, it clarified its events, stating, "We'll continue to host Microsoft Build as the forum for our developer communities to come together."

Microsoft events will all be digital until at least July 2021.

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