Tidjani Belmansour is an expert in developing and architecting solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform, especially in .NET, with over 19 years of experience. His passion for development began early—he wrote his first program in QuickBasic at age 8 and hasn't stopped since. He currently works at Cofomo as the Director of the Azure Centre of Excellence and has been working with organizations of all sizes, in both the public and private sectors, worldwide. Tidjani is also a Microsoft Azure MVP since 2019, the co-host of the Azure Quebec Community, a teacher, a blogger, and an international speaker. He holds a BSc degree in Computer Science and a Ph.D. in Engineering.