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
Analyst Report
Updated: July 28, 2025 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Deciphering Power Pages Licensing
Power Pages licensing is based on the number of authenticated and anonymous users that access each site, commitment-based and pay-as-you-go...
Charts & Illustrations
Updated: July 28, 2025 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Power Pages Licensing Options
Illustration shows the licensing options for Power Pages.
Analyst Report
Updated: July 20, 2025 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Understanding Power Pages
Power Pages includes components for building, hosting, and securing sites, a Copilot, and administration features.
Sidebar
Updated: July 20, 2025 · by Rob Sanfilippo
No, Low, Pro Code Defined
The terms no-code, low-code, and pro-code have become popular as new development platforms aimed at so-called citizen developers and non-professional...
Roadmap
July 17, 2025 · by Multiple Authors
Application Platforms Roadmap
Describes the components and services available in Azure and on-premises for creating and deploying applications.
Analyst Report
Updated: July 13, 2025 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Power Pages: Benefits and Risks
Power Pages is a low- to no-code platform for building simple to moderately complex Web sites that are typically for...
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.