Netherlands
Rob has a strong focus on ALM and DevOps, automating manual tasks and helping teams deliver value to the end-user faster, using DevOps techniques. This is applied on anything Rob comes across, whether it’s an application, infrastructure, serverless or training environments. Additionally, Rob focuses on the management of production environments, including dashboarding, usage statistics for product owners and stakeholders, but also as part of the feedback loop to the developers. A lot of focus goes to GitHub and GitHub Actions, improving the security of applications and DevOps pipelines. Rob is a Trainer (Azure + GitHub), a Microsoft MVP, GitHub Star, and a LinkedIn Learning Instructor. He regularly shares his knowledge through blogs, videos, and speaking at international conferences.
Together with friends I have helped to build up the website https://tech.hub.ms to stay up to date with the latest developments around GitHub Copilot, Azure, and AI. We pull in lots of sources and add our own on top of it.
Forum / 04-20-2026
Hosted the GitHub Copilot Dev Days in person in Hilversum, The Netherlands. We had 3 different tracks to choose from: 1. Modernizing Applications with GitHub Copilot 2. Agentic Workflows for Engineering Teams 3. Getting the Most Out of GitHub Copilot
Event organization / 04-15-2026
Together with friends I have helped to create up the GitHub Copilot Discord: https://tech.hub.ms/github-copilot/discordms to stay up to date with the latest developments around GitHub Copilot. Community is still growing.
Forum / 04-01-2026
Deliver more software value, faster—by scaling GitHub Copilot across enterprise development teams. This in-person session is built for organizations that are already experimenting with GitHub Copilot and now want to unlock full impact through education, best practices, and scalable adoption. We’ll explore what it takes to move beyond isolated pilots and drive measurable outcomes across large engineering organizations. What You’ll Learn Highlights include: How GitHub Copilot supports the AI-powered Software Development Lifecycle (AI-SDLC) Moving beyond code completion toward agentic workflows Real-world lessons learned from scaling Copilot across large teams Enterprise considerations: governance, security, and responsible adoption How GitHub’s broader platform suite enables secure, enterprise-grade delivery Event Details: Date: Tuesday, March 31st Time: 12:00 – 16:30 Venue: Microsoft Netherlands, Schiphol Hosted by: Xebia, Microsoft, and GitHub Attendance: Limited seating
Speaking (conference/usergroups) / 03-31-2026
Learn how to grow your GitHub Copilot users from an initial Proof of Value into a full fledged adoption program to reach all of your engineers. Date: March 19th | 13:00 – 14:00 (1h) CET Session language: English Key Takeaways Share benefits of GitHub Copilot as an internal story Grow an engineering community to learn from each other Take time to absorb the new way of working into the organization Who It Is For Engineering leads, technical program managers, CTO, Head of DevEx Why You Should Join You have introduced GitHub Copilot in your organization and see low adoption You don't have GitHub Copilot yet in your organization and wonder what the best approach is You are considering different AI coding tools and are wondering what you need to look out for
Video/Podcast / 03-19-2026
AI Engineering Fluency Metrics - VS Code Extension Track your GitHub Copilot token usage and AI Fluency across VS Code, Visual Studio, and the command line. All data is read from local session logs — nothing leaves your machine unless you opt in to cloud sync. Supported AI engineering tools: -VS Code + GitHub Copilot (Stable, Insiders, Exploration) -VSCodium / Cursor -GitHub Copilot CLI -OpenCode + GitHub Copilot -Crush + GitHub Copilot -Claude Code (Anthropic) -Visual Studio + GitHub Copilot
Open source project / 12-01-2025
Event hosting and a session on how to approach a migration from Azure DevOps to GitHub and what aspects you need to think about when planning them.
Speaking (conference/usergroups) / 11-27-2025
Key benefits Automate code generation, test writing, and debugging with AI across your dev workflow Explore GitHub Copilot’s advanced features like PR reviews, error insights, and Copilot Chat Scale Copilot across dev, QA, and PM roles with guided onboarding and practical usage patterns Description Cross-functional product teams are under constant pressure to build and ship faster, but too much time is lost to manual coding, slow reviews, and fragmented workflows. GitHub Copilot streamlines day-to-day coding so your team can focus on delivering value to users while maintaining high quality on real projects. Written by industry experts Rob Bos and Randy Pagels, this book shows how GitHub Copilot supports your work from start to finish. You’ll learn how to turn ideas into tasks, write code with fewer hiccups, spot problems earlier, and understand errors when things go wrong. You’ll also see how Copilot suggests improvements in pull requests and helps fix common build issues, enabling teams to keep moving and ship with confidence. You’ll integrate GitHub Copilot into daily routines, share it across roles, and make it stick with simple checklists and clear examples. You’ll also track what works, set guardrails, and build an internal community. By the end, you’ll know when GitHub Copilot helps – and when it doesn’t – and you’ll be ready to write, review, and ship code with confidence on real projects. Who is this book for? This book is for anyone who works with application creation and who wants to harness GitHub Copilot in real-world coding environments. Whether you’re a beginner looking to speed up learning or a seasoned engineer aiming to boost productivity, this guide shows how to put Copilot to work effectively. Software engineers, DevOps professionals, QA specialists, and tech leads will discover how to streamline coding, reviews, and delivery with AI-assisted workflows. Product managers and other collaborators will also gain insight into how, with GitHub Copilot, they themselves can leverage AI. What you will learn Apply GitHub Copilot across the full software development life cycle Understand how AI powers the suggestions and chat features Boost productivity by automating tests, reviews, and pipeline fixes Integrate Copilot into IDEs and GitHub for maximum value Roll out Copilot across teams with proven onboarding strategies Build a knowledge-sharing culture with Copilot community champions
Article/Publication / 11-14-2025
