About the Authors

Roberto Freato has been an independent IT consultant since he started to work. Working for small software factories while he was studying, after his M.Sc. in Computer Science Engineering with his thesis on Consumer Cloud Computing, he got specialization in Cloud and Azure. Today, he works as a freelance consultant for major companies in Italy, helping clients design and kick off their distributed software solutions. He trains the developer community in his free time, speaking at many conferences. He has been a Microsoft MVP since 2010.

I would like to thank Simona, Mom, and Dad.

Marco Parenzan is an experienced .NET developer, now also a Cloud Computing and Azure trainer. A Microsoft MVP on Azure since 2014, he is curious about the IoT business and architectures. He loves retrogaming, and he tries programming little games in his spare time. He is a community lead for 1nn0va, a local Microsoft community in Pordenone, Italy, and he likes training developers in companies and university.

First, I'm grateful to Roberto for involving me writing this great book. One of my dreams was sharing my knowledge of technology, which started many years ago when my friend Marco Pozzan involved me in 1nn0va, our local Microsoft community in Pordenone. This book helped me achieve this dream.

Finally, I want to thank my wife, Paola, and our two beloved children for supporting me and giving me the large amount of time I needed to complete this book.