Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, focused on Azure Cosmos DB and developer communities.
I build demos, write, and give talks to help developers put cloud tools to work. My background is in Linux, system administration, DevOps, and databases. These days, my projects also explore AI-assisted development: getting an app working is a start; understanding how it behaves under load is the next step.
jaydestro.github.io | LinkedIn | Azure Cosmos DB Blog
- Azure Cosmos DB: application samples, data modeling, and performance experiments.
- AI-assisted development: agent workflows and examples that look beyond generated code to measurable results.
- Cloud and operations: containers, deployment, identity, and lessons from running systems.
| Project | What to explore |
|---|---|
| Ticketing API Demo | Can an agent-generated app scale? Compare Cosmos DB request units, throttling, and latency before and after agent-guided improvements. Built with .NET, Bicep, and keyless Azure authentication. |
| Content Scout | A research agent for discovering developer content, organizing findings, and drafting social posts. Use it from an editor or its browser dashboard. |
| eShop Catalog on Cosmos DB | A .NET catalog API migrated from SQL to Cosmos DB, with managed identity and deployment through the Azure Developer CLI. |
- Oct 2026 - Inspecting Local Data with Azure Cosmos DB Shell (Azure Cosmos DB Blog)
- Oct 2026 - From Local Development to CI Workflows with the Azure Cosmos DB Emulator (Azure Cosmos DB Blog)
- Oct 2026 - Building AI Apps Faster with Agentic Coding and Azure Cosmos DB (Microsoft Reactor livestream)
- Aug 2026 - Let the Agent Write It - But Can It Scale? (YouTube livestream behind the Ticketing API Demo)
- Apr 2026 - Welcome to Azure Cosmos DB Conf 2026 and the conference replays
More posts: Azure Cosmos DB Blog author page.
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