Before joining Directions on Microsoft, Rob worked at Microsoft for 14 years where he designed technologies for Microsoft products and services, including Exchange Server, BizTalk Server, and Xbox Live.
Rob received a B.S. in electrical, computer, and systems engineering from Harvard University.
Latest Content by Rob Sanfilippo
Sidebar
Updated: May 30, 2025 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Visual Studio Code Hosted on GitHub and the Web
Visual Studio Code is available as an editor hosted in the GitHub Web site and independently on the Web.
Analyst Report
Updated: July 1, 2025 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Emerging Protocols Could Standardize AI Integration
Three new protocols for integrating AI services (MCP, A2A, and NLWeb) are being supported by Microsoft (and others). These could...
Roadmap
Updated: June 9, 2025 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Application Insights Roadmap
Roadmap for Visual Studio App Center and Application Insights.
Roadmap
Updated: June 9, 2025 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Deployment Environments Roadmap
Roadmap for the Azure Deployment Environments service.
Roadmap
Updated: June 9, 2025 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Azure Load Testing Roadmap
Roadmap for the Azure Load Testing service.
Roadmap
Updated: June 9, 2025 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Chaos Studio Roadmap
Roadmap for the Azure Chaos Studio service.
Roadmap
Updated: June 9, 2025 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Azure Managed Applications Roadmap
Overview of Azure Managed Applications.
Roadmap
Updated: June 9, 2025 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Visual Studio Roadmap
Roadmap for Visual Studio, Microsoft's integrated development environment for designing, coding, debugging, and testing software.