"Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate" - Dante
My name is Robin Mestré. I am a Platform Strategy Advisor in the Developer & Platform Evangelism division at Microsoft in the US Midwest District (the states of Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana). My role is to provide decision makers with the information and support they need to deliver innovative solutions leveraging the new and emerging technologies provided by Microsoft.
I started my IT career in 1989 and have spent much of my career working and consulting for organizations in the financial services and retail industries. My expertise includes delivering solutions on the Microsoft platform, ranging from infrastructure deployments to system development, as well as Java software development. Prior to joining Microsoft I was a member of the enterprise architecture and technology strategy group for a major insurance company in the US.
Beyond sharing information pertaining to new and emerging technologies developed by Microsoft, the purpose of this blog is to share my observations in the area of technology strategy, managing IT, and enterprise architecture, and to solicit feedback to affect changes within the Microsoft platform that would be beneficial to our clients.