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
September 8, 2026 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Power Platform’s Final Release Wave and How Updates Will Now Be Delivered
The final release “wave” delivered enhancements to Power Platform offerings, such as new vibe-coding, automation, and security features, and updates...
Analyst Report
Updated: August 31, 2026 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Azure Copilot Agents Simplify Azure Operation, Optimization
Azure Copilot is being revamped with agents that simplify many elements of operation for administrators and developers, including an optimization...
Roadmap
Updated: August 24, 2026 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Monitor Roadmap
Recent Monitor features make it easier to operate and bring stronger support for Kubernetes, while features in preview ease data...
Roadmap
Updated: August 24, 2026 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Policy Roadmap
Azure Policy updates help work with exemptions, improve Kubernetes support, and preview policies for Foundry Models.
Roadmap
Updated: August 24, 2026 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Site Recovery
Azure Site Recovery has added support for high-churn VMs with IOPS of up to 500MB, Azure VMs running Windows with...
Analyst Report
August 21, 2026 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Should Your Organization Buy Agent 365?
Several characteristics of an organization and its agent deployments determine whether Agent 365 is a good buy.
Roadmap
Updated: August 17, 2026 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Batch
Azure Batch allows customers to distribute workloads over groups of VMs to leverage Azure's scalability and utility computing model to...
Roadmap
Updated: August 17, 2026 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Azure Terminology
Microsoft uses many specialized terms to describe aspects of Azure, and an understanding of the current terms can help organizations...
Roadmap
Updated: August 17, 2026 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Cost Management
Microsoft Cost Management is a free service that can help track, budget, forecast, generate alerts on, and optimize Azure spending...
Analyst Report
August 16, 2026 · by Rob Sanfilippo
Avoid Overspending on GitHub Copilot With Governance and Training
GitHub Copilot meters usage and can incur significantly higher costs; organizations should govern their spend, and users should be trained...