I’m excited to share that I’ve been awarded the Microsoft MVP award again in 2026. This marks the 15th time I’ve received this recognition, and I’m genuinely honored to be included once again among such an incredible community of technical leaders, builders, and educators. I am both honored and humbled.
This marks my 4th year being awared in two separate expertise categories: Azure Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Web Development.
The Microsoft MVP award means a lot to me because it reflects something I care deeply about: sharing what I learn, helping others grow, and contributing back to the broader technology community. Whether that happens through writing, teaching, mentoring, open source, speaking, or simply showing what works in real-world engineering and architecture, that work continues to be a meaningful part of my professional life.
Over the past year, I’ve continued investing heavily in community contributions across cloud, DevOps, software architecture, AI, and developer tooling. A lot of that work has centered around practical topics that working engineers and architects can use right away — especially around Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure as Code, HashiCorp Terraform, C#, JavaScript, and modern AI-assisted development workflows.
What I appreciate most about recognitions like Microsoft MVP is that they are really a reflection of consistency over time. They’re not about a single post, a single talk, or a single project. They’re about continuing to show up, continuing to build, and continuing to help others in ways that are useful and real.
As always, I’d still be doing this work regardless of the award. I enjoy building things, learning in public, and sharing what I discover along the way. But being recognized by Microsoft for that work is both encouraging and humbling.
Interested in becoming a Microsoft MVP yourself? I have previously shared some practical advice here: How to become a Microsoft MVP.
If you’re curious about the program itself, you can learn more on the official Microsoft MVP Program site.
A lot of the places where I continue sharing and contributing include:
Thank you to everyone who reads my articles and books, learns from my courses, gets value from my open source contributions, follows my work, asks great questions, and shares in the journey. Community is built together, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to keep contributing.
I’m looking forward to another year of writing, building, teaching, and helping others make sense of an industry that never stops changing.
Thank you again for the support, and it is always an honor to recieve the recognition that is the Microsoft MVP award!