# Scott & Mark Learn To...The Cutting Room Floor

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Published: 2026-07-01T16:15:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, Scott Hanselman and Mark Russinovich pull back the curtain on Microsoft's Build conference with a look at the cutting room floor of Mark's Inside Azure Innovations breakout session. They explore fascinating technologies that didn't make the final presentation, including AI-powered network repair agents, advanced data center cooling systems, supply chain security innovations, prompt injection defenses, and groundbreaking approaches to cloud infrastructure. Along the way, they discuss how major technology presentations are assembled, the challenge of choosing what to showcase, and the incredible engineering work happening behind the scenes at Microsoft.&nbsp; &nbsp; See the innovations that did make the final cut in the recording of Mark’s Inside Azure Innovations talk at Microsoft Build 2026: Inside Azure Innovations with Mark Russinovich .&nbsp; &nbsp; Takeaways: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How Mark decides what innovations make it into major conference presentations&nbsp; New technologies and tools being used to manage cloud infrastructure at scale&nbsp; Why some of the most interesting innovations never make it onto the conference stage&nbsp; &nbsp; Who are they? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; View Scott Hanselman on LinkedIn &nbsp;&nbsp; View Mark Russinovich on LinkedIn &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Watch Scott and Mark Learn on YouTube &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Listen to other episodes at scottandmarklearn.to &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at microsoft.com/podcasts &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Produced by Hangar Studios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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