Eldert Grootenboer
@eldert.net
Senior Product Manager @Microsoft | #Azure Service Bus | Former #Azure MVP | Community Enthusiast | Public Speaker
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Heads up! I'm running two one-day workshops at @ndcconferences.com London in January:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Computer Science
Monday 2026-01-26
ndclondon.com/workshops/th...
Program with GUTs (Good Unit Tests)
Tuesday 2026-01-27
ndclondon.com/workshops/pr...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Computer Science
Monday 2026-01-26
ndclondon.com/workshops/th...
Program with GUTs (Good Unit Tests)
Tuesday 2026-01-27
ndclondon.com/workshops/pr...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Computer Science | NDC London 2026
Most software developers don't have qualifications or a background in computer science or software engineering. Given the diversity of both software development and developers — and how far enthusiasm...
ndclondon.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Heads up! I'm running two one-day workshops at @ndcconferences.com London in January:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Computer Science
Monday 2026-01-26
ndclondon.com/workshops/th...
Program with GUTs (Good Unit Tests)
Tuesday 2026-01-27
ndclondon.com/workshops/pr...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Computer Science
Monday 2026-01-26
ndclondon.com/workshops/th...
Program with GUTs (Good Unit Tests)
Tuesday 2026-01-27
ndclondon.com/workshops/pr...
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What does it take to make more environmentally sustainable software?
Tom Kerkhove talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1977 about how Azure API Management is a great starting point for measuring the resource consumption of your software!
Tom Kerkhove talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1977 about how Azure API Management is a great starting point for measuring the resource consumption of your software!
.NET Rocks!
.NET Rocks! is a weekly talk show for anyone interested in programming on the Microsoft .NET platform. The shows range from introductory information to hardcore geekiness.
www.dotnetrocks.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
What does it take to make more environmentally sustainable software?
Tom Kerkhove talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1977 about how Azure API Management is a great starting point for measuring the resource consumption of your software!
Tom Kerkhove talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1977 about how Azure API Management is a great starting point for measuring the resource consumption of your software!
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To learn more about the new Azure Copilot Agents, check out the blog.
azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/a...
#MSIgnite
azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/a...
#MSIgnite
Announcing Azure Copilot agents and AI infrastructure innovations | Microsoft Azure Blog
Learn about the new AI features and products In Azure announced at Microsoft Ignite 2025 to help modernize your cloud infrastructure.
azure.microsoft.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
To learn more about the new Azure Copilot Agents, check out the blog.
azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/a...
#MSIgnite
azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/a...
#MSIgnite
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I'm about to start the keynote at #Live360 Orlando.
#Azure at 15. What's next for the Cloud, AI, and you.
www.youtube.com/live/QNYkRz2...
#Azure at 15. What's next for the Cloud, AI, and you.
www.youtube.com/live/QNYkRz2...
Live 360 2025 Keynote - Azure at 15: What’s Next for the Cloud, AI, and You
YouTube video by Live! 360 Events
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I'm about to start the keynote at #Live360 Orlando.
#Azure at 15. What's next for the Cloud, AI, and you.
www.youtube.com/live/QNYkRz2...
#Azure at 15. What's next for the Cloud, AI, and you.
www.youtube.com/live/QNYkRz2...
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The #Azure #Messaging overview/intro talk I gave at Bit Summit Hamburg a little while ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HNV...
Azure Messaging – Streams, Queues, and Pub SubClemens Vasters | Principal Architect at Microsoft
YouTube video by bit summit
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November 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The #Azure #Messaging overview/intro talk I gave at Bit Summit Hamburg a little while ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HNV...
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It took a lot of work, but my new game is now up for public release. Try it out (on a computer, not on your phone)
kinda.fun/megachurch
kinda.fun/megachurch
Megachurch Tycoon
Turn their faith into your fortune, one lie at a time.
kinda.fun
November 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It took a lot of work, but my new game is now up for public release. Try it out (on a computer, not on your phone)
kinda.fun/megachurch
kinda.fun/megachurch
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🎤 LIVE NOW: David Ware (CTO, IBM MQ) keynote - "The Power of Queues"
Key insight: Everyone says "asynchronous" but nobody agrees what it means. Understanding the real distinctions matters more than buzzwords. youtu.be/3UGoG92j8o4
Key insight: Everyone says "asynchronous" but nobody agrees what it means. Understanding the real distinctions matters more than buzzwords. youtu.be/3UGoG92j8o4
Keynote: The Power of Queues - David Ware | MQ Summit 2025
YouTube video by Code Sync
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🎤 LIVE NOW: David Ware (CTO, IBM MQ) keynote - "The Power of Queues"
Key insight: Everyone says "asynchronous" but nobody agrees what it means. Understanding the real distinctions matters more than buzzwords. youtu.be/3UGoG92j8o4
Key insight: Everyone says "asynchronous" but nobody agrees what it means. Understanding the real distinctions matters more than buzzwords. youtu.be/3UGoG92j8o4
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Thanks for joining the #MSIgnite pre-day lab - #AI-Ready Apps: Containerize and Modernize with #Azure ! Try it at home! you can find the repo here - aka.ms/ignite25-PRE...
GitHub - microsoft/ignite25-PREL15-ai-ready-apps-containerize-and-modernize-with-azure
Contribute to microsoft/ignite25-PREL15-ai-ready-apps-containerize-and-modernize-with-azure development by creating an account on GitHub.
aka.ms
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Thanks for joining the #MSIgnite pre-day lab - #AI-Ready Apps: Containerize and Modernize with #Azure ! Try it at home! you can find the repo here - aka.ms/ignite25-PRE...
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How resilient are your Azure deployments?
@Chris-Ayers.com talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about his work making Azure reliable - for Azure itself! Lots of conversation about the trade-offs in reliability and complexity.
@Chris-Ayers.com talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about his work making Azure reliable - for Azure itself! Lots of conversation about the trade-offs in reliability and complexity.
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
How resilient are your Azure deployments?
@Chris-Ayers.com talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about his work making Azure reliable - for Azure itself! Lots of conversation about the trade-offs in reliability and complexity.
@Chris-Ayers.com talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about his work making Azure reliable - for Azure itself! Lots of conversation about the trade-offs in reliability and complexity.
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Want to understand what “asynchronous” really means in distributed systems? Watch Sam Newman’s MQ Summit 2025 keynote “You Keep Using That Word” - the video is live now! youtu.be/8ybqsEg2HYs
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Want to understand what “asynchronous” really means in distributed systems? Watch Sam Newman’s MQ Summit 2025 keynote “You Keep Using That Word” - the video is live now! youtu.be/8ybqsEg2HYs
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Join us LIVE at #dotNetConf as we launch .NET 10 and VS2026! We are live with demos and details for the next three days! www.dotnetconf.net
.NET Conf 2025
Join the .NET Conf 2025 free virtual event November 11-13 2025 to learn about the newest developments across the .NET platform, open source, and dev tools. Mark your calendar!
www.dotnetconf.net
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Join us LIVE at #dotNetConf as we launch .NET 10 and VS2026! We are live with demos and details for the next three days! www.dotnetconf.net
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Even if you are not into event driven systems, you should watch this talk by @noctovis.bsky.social
Thank you, @oskardudycz.bsky.social for making me aware of this.
#EventDriven #EventVersioning
youtu.be/6TCbJtPnits
Thank you, @oskardudycz.bsky.social for making me aware of this.
#EventDriven #EventVersioning
youtu.be/6TCbJtPnits
Change Is Inevitable: Versioning Event-Driven Systems — Laila Bougria
YouTube video by JetBrains
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Even if you are not into event driven systems, you should watch this talk by @noctovis.bsky.social
Thank you, @oskardudycz.bsky.social for making me aware of this.
#EventDriven #EventVersioning
youtu.be/6TCbJtPnits
Thank you, @oskardudycz.bsky.social for making me aware of this.
#EventDriven #EventVersioning
youtu.be/6TCbJtPnits
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Microsoft recently announced a preview feature for its API Management (APIM) service that allows developers to send messages directly to Azure Service Bus …. #apimanagement #apibroker #azure #infoq #servicebus
www.infoq.com/news/2025/11...
www.infoq.com/news/2025/11...
Azure APIM Simplifies Event-Driven Architecture with Native Service Bus Policy
Microsoft's new feature in API Management (APIM) enables seamless messaging to Azure Service Bus, simplifying API connections in event-driven architectures. By using the send-service-bus-message polic...
www.infoq.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Microsoft recently announced a preview feature for its API Management (APIM) service that allows developers to send messages directly to Azure Service Bus …. #apimanagement #apibroker #azure #infoq #servicebus
www.infoq.com/news/2025/11...
www.infoq.com/news/2025/11...
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At the #mqsummit, @clemens.vasters.com did a great job today, spreading the word about #xRegistry and its value proposition.
xregistry.io
xregistry.io
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
At the #mqsummit, @clemens.vasters.com did a great job today, spreading the word about #xRegistry and its value proposition.
xregistry.io
xregistry.io
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November 5, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Got any questions about all the latest GitHub, VS Code and Copilot news? Jared Palmer, Pierce Boggan and I will be hosting an AMA tomorrow. Looking forward to chatting with you www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopi...
From the GithubCopilot community on Reddit: AMA on GitHub Universe releases tomorrow (November 5)
Explore this post and more from the GithubCopilot community
www.reddit.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Got any questions about all the latest GitHub, VS Code and Copilot news? Jared Palmer, Pierce Boggan and I will be hosting an AMA tomorrow. Looking forward to chatting with you www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopi...
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What’s your favorite cocktail bar in the Chicago area? Tell us where and why.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
What’s your favorite cocktail bar in the Chicago area? Tell us where and why.
Your response could be included in our newsletter, the Daily Chicagoan.
Subscribe here: interactive.wttw.com/newsletter
Your response could be included in our newsletter, the Daily Chicagoan.
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Cool blog post showing the power of the new #Azure APIM policy for Service Bus seanfeldman.com/posts/handli...
Handling API Calls like a King 👑
Turn sync HTTP calls into resilient async flows with Azure API Management and queues—embracing backpressure, retries, and idempotency to keep APIs fast and reliable.
seanfeldman.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Cool blog post showing the power of the new #Azure APIM policy for Service Bus seanfeldman.com/posts/handli...
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My brand new book Microsoft Azure in Action is HALF PRICE! Yes, you can learn about alpacas, illegal books, and of course Microsoft Azure, for 50% off right now. It's the Happy Halloween sales at @manning.com!
Trick or treat your way to here: www.manning.com/books/micros...
Trick or treat your way to here: www.manning.com/books/micros...
October 31, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My brand new book Microsoft Azure in Action is HALF PRICE! Yes, you can learn about alpacas, illegal books, and of course Microsoft Azure, for 50% off right now. It's the Happy Halloween sales at @manning.com!
Trick or treat your way to here: www.manning.com/books/micros...
Trick or treat your way to here: www.manning.com/books/micros...
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New conversation w/ @markrussinovich.bsky.social about the "AI Boost" that senior engineers are seeing, and the "AI Drag" that early in career engineers hit...it's all our responsibility to lift up the next generation with mentorship, curiosity, and systems thinking! www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6l2...
EPISODE 27 - Scott and Mark Learn To… The AI Productivity Trap: Senior Boost, Junior Drag
YouTube video by Scott Hanselman
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October 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
New conversation w/ @markrussinovich.bsky.social about the "AI Boost" that senior engineers are seeing, and the "AI Drag" that early in career engineers hit...it's all our responsibility to lift up the next generation with mentorship, curiosity, and systems thinking! www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6l2...
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Introducing native Service Bus message publishing from #Azure API Management!
APIM now supports sending messages directly to Azure Service Bus using a built-in policy, allowing to use managed identities, secure policies, and zero code changes.
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/integra...
APIM now supports sending messages directly to Azure Service Bus using a built-in policy, allowing to use managed identities, secure policies, and zero code changes.
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/integra...
Introducing native Service Bus message publishing from Azure API Management | Microsoft Community Hub
We’re excited to announce a new capability in Azure API Management (APIM) — you can now send messages directly to Azure Service...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Introducing native Service Bus message publishing from #Azure API Management!
APIM now supports sending messages directly to Azure Service Bus using a built-in policy, allowing to use managed identities, secure policies, and zero code changes.
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/integra...
APIM now supports sending messages directly to Azure Service Bus using a built-in policy, allowing to use managed identities, secure policies, and zero code changes.
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/integra...
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Since I'm flying long haul today, repost of my "the Mercator projection is distorting the size of places" tool clemensv.github.io/mercator/
Mercator Map — Rotate Under Center
clemensv.github.io
October 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Since I'm flying long haul today, repost of my "the Mercator projection is distorting the size of places" tool clemensv.github.io/mercator/
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32 Chunk winning Fat Bear Week causes debate between me and @dylanbeatt.ie #856wasrobbed
October 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
32 Chunk winning Fat Bear Week causes debate between me and @dylanbeatt.ie #856wasrobbed
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I will be giving my messaging workshop at KanDDDinsky on October 21-22. On the first day, we explore the core concept of how we communicate using messaging from message pumps to brokers, with coding exercises. On the second day, we explore reactive architectures.
September 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I will be giving my messaging workshop at KanDDDinsky on October 21-22. On the first day, we explore the core concept of how we communicate using messaging from message pumps to brokers, with coding exercises. On the second day, we explore reactive architectures.
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I demoed this at Ignite last year—now it's real. Every server gets a dedicated Hardware Security Module. This fundamentally changes how we secure connected systems. End-to-end hardware-protected keys is now the baseline, not the exception: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/AzureCo...
Microsoft Azure Introduces Azure Integrated HSM: A Key Cache for Virtual Machines | Microsoft Community Hub
Today we are excited to release the public preview support for Azure Integrated HSM for AMD v7 Virtual Machines. As announced last year at Ignite, Azure...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I demoed this at Ignite last year—now it's real. Every server gets a dedicated Hardware Security Module. This fundamentally changes how we secure connected systems. End-to-end hardware-protected keys is now the baseline, not the exception: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/AzureCo...