Chris Pietschmann
DevOps & AI Architect / Developer / Trainer
Microsoft MVP
Microsoft Azure | Developer Technologies
14x Awarded! - 2017 - Current, 2008 - 2012
I have been previously recognized in the areas around Azure IoT and Bing Maps for Enterprise too! You can view my official Microsoft MVP profile here: Chris Pietschmann's Microsoft MVP Profile
HashiCorp Ambassador
HashiCorp Terraform | HashiCorp Cloud Platform
4x Awarded! - 2025, 2024, 2023, 2021
I contribute to the community through blogging, videos, and more! I help teams and organizations automate cloud and hybrid environment management through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and other DevOps / SRE practices.
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
Cloud | DevOps | AI | SRE | IoT | Developer
8 years certified! - 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
I have taught instructor-led classes (in-person & virtual) for teams and organizations of all sizes; including Fortune 500, Universities, and so many more organizations!
"The entire purpose for software is PEOPLE. Computers and code are only tools used to help get work done. Without people (users, customers, developers) there is no software."
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I create training materials and courses on DevOps, AI, Cloud, Development, and more within the Build5Nines Membership. These are designed to help professionals fast-track their skill development and advance their careers.
Latest from Build5Nines.com
Stay up to date on DevOps, AI, and Cloud topics. Here are a few highlights from Build5Nines, where I regularly share industry insights and how-to guides.
It’s Still About the Data: Practical Approach to Building with Agentic AI, LLMs and Generative AI
Jun 26, 2025
Theres no denying the massive wave of excitement around Agentic AI, Multi-Agent Systems, Generative AI,...
Securing Terraform State in Azure Blob Storage using Best Practices
Jun 25, 2025
When your team loses control of its Terraform state file, it loses control of everything...
Unlocking the Cloud: How to Seamlessly Migrate On-Prem File Shares to Azure Storage
Jun 9, 2025
For many organizations, legacy file servers have long been the backbone of data sharing and...
Azure Container Apps vs AKS: Which Is Right for Your Enterprise Application?
Jun 2, 2025
When it comes to modernizing enterprise systems in Azure, containerization is the name of the...
Latest from Powergentic.ai
Explore advanced AI, multi-agent systems, and on-device intelligence. My articles focus on how to harness cutting-edge techniques for real-world solutions.
The Hidden Cost of BlackBox Algorithms: How to Build Transparent, Trustworthy AI Before Regulations Catch Up
Jul 14, 2025
A Playbook for AI Leaders to Engineer Fairness, Compliance, and Competitive Advantage in the Age of Scrutiny
AI Talent Drought: How to Outmaneuver the Skills Shortage and Accelerate Your Roadmap
Jul 7, 2025
A strategic playbook for leaders who refuse to let a thin talent pool throttle AI growth
Why Bad Data is Killing Your AI Dreams (And How to Fix It)
Jun 30, 2025
Unlocking AI's full potential starts with tackling data quality and integration challenges head-on
Hidden Costs of AI Adoption: The Price Tag No One Talks About
Jun 23, 2025
Licensing Fees are just the tip of the iceberg - here's what companies are really paying for AI
My Personal Blog
Since 2003, I cover everything from C#, Javascript, DevOps and AI, to advanced coding and career tips.
Certifications Earned
A testament to my dedication in learning, leading, and delivering cutting-edge solutions across Azure, DevOps, AI, and more.
- Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty
- Microsoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer Specialty
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer: Azure Solution Architect
- Microsoft Specialist: Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions
- Microsoft Specialist: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3
- Microsoft Specialist: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
- Terraform: Certified HashiCorp Implementation Partner (CHIP)
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
- HashiCorp Certified: Consul Associate
- HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate
- Scrum Alliance: Certified ScrumMaster
Experience that Spans Fortune 100 to Startups
Over the course of my career, I've worked with many companies across wide variety of industries; developing and architecting solutions that reach millions of users.
I have nearly 25 years of experience work with a wide array of technologies in roles that include: Developer, Application Architect, Cloud Solution Architect, Trainer, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE).
Disclaimer: The company names and logos displayed above are trademarked to their respective owners. Their display in no way indicates any endorsement or sponsorship.
Fortune 500 companies and MILLIONS of users rely on code I've written and solutions I've built!
I've built solutions and written code that is part of both private Enterprise systems and Open Source projects. I find it humbling and amazing to see there are millions of people benefiting from my code and solution designs.
Books
In addition to online content, I’ve authored multiple books and whitepapers for Microsoft and the broader tech community.
Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900 Exam Ref)
Get Started with Azure AI and Machine Learning
Designing AI-Ready Infrastructure in Microsoft Azure
Build Scalable, Secure, and Future-Ready AI Systems with Azure
The Developer's Guide to Azure
Published 2020 - The Developer's Guide to Azure is designed for Developers & Architects who are starting their journey into Microsoft Azure.
Azure Migration Readiness Whitepaper
Published 2019 - A whitepaper about Azure Migration published by Microsoft that I co-wrote with Dan Patrick.
The Ultimate Guide to Microsoft Certification
Published 2019 - Advance your career through cloud certification
Microsoft Cloud Practice Playbooks
Published 2019 - The Cloud Practice Development Playbooks provide the essential blueprints and tools to develop, analyze, manage, and secure an effective cloud practice.
Content Publications
Here are publications and websites I have published content over the years:
Powergentic.ai
Embrace the Power of Next-Generation AI to build intelligent generative AI solutions, multi-agent applications and workflow automation that drives enterprise innovation and efficiency.
Build5Nines.com
A website (with weekly newsletter) dedicated to Cloud & Enterprise Technology around Microsoft and Open Source publishing articles and related content. Founded in 2015 as BuildAzure.com, and renamed Build5Nines.com in late 2019.
Pietschsoft.com
I've been blogging here since 2003. I have published articles on a variety of topics.
Hackster.io
I have published Internet of Things (IoT) related content on Hackster.
Projects & Open Source Contributions
Beyond corporate solutions, I actively build, maintain, and contribute to open source projects, focusing on DevOps tooling, Azure integrations, and more.
Build5Nines SharpVector
Lightweight, In-memory, Semantic Search, Text Vector Database to embed in any .NET Applications; includes local, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, and Ollama embeddings generation support.
Awesome AZD
I have authored and contributed multiple Azure Developer CLI (`azd`) templates to this Microsoft curated list of awesome `azd` templates.
Open WebUI
I have contributed some code to better support Microsoft Azure to the Open WebUI project; User-friendly AI Interface (Supports Ollama, OpenAI API, ...)
Azure Cosmos DB Desktop Data Migration Tool
The Azure Cosmos DB Desktop Data Migration Tool is an open-source project containing a command-line application that provides import and export functionality for Azure Cosmos DB.
Microsoft Azure IoT Developer Certification
I worked with Microsoft to create the Microsoft Azure IoT Developer (AZ-220 Exam) certification. I worked to define the Azure IoT Developer roles skills list and the Objective Domains for the AZ-220 certification exam.
AZ-220 Azure IoT Developer Certification Hands-on Labs
I wrote the hands-on labs for the official Microsoft (MOC) training content for the AZ-220 Microsoft Azure IoT Developer certification and published to MS Learn.
powergentic/azd-mcp-csharp
An AZD template to deploy a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server written in C# to Azure Container Apps using SSE Transport.
powergentic/azd-mcp-ts
An AZD template to deploy a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server written in TypeScript to Azure Container Apps using SSE Transport.
build5nines/azd-litellm
An AZD template to deploy LiteLLM, open-source Python AI LLM Proxy API with support of 100+ LLMs, to Azure Container Apps with Azure Database for PostgreSQL.
build5nines/azd-react-bootstrap-dashboard
A multi-tier app with a dashboard front-end (React + Bootstrap) hosted in Azure Static Web Apps and back-end API (Node.js) hosted in Azure App Service
build5nines/azd-csharp-api-swagger
An Azure Developer CLI (azd) template to deploy a C# API with Swagger UI to Azure App Service.
Microsoft PostgreSQL Solution Accelerator: Build your own advanced AI Copilot with Postgres
I was an author on this Microsoft solution accelerator is designed as an end-to-end example of an AI-enabled application built on Azure Postgres.
Azure Cosmos DB + Azure OpenAI Node.js Developer Guide
I authored this developer guide for Microsoft.
Azure Cosmos DB + Azure OpenAI Python Developer Guide
I authored this developer guide for Microsoft.
Azure Cosmos DB + Azure OpenAI Developer Guide Front End Application
I authored this pre-built front-end application, written in React, to be used with the Azure Cosmos DB + Azure OpenAI Developer Guides.
Microsoft Cloud Workshops
I authored several workshops to be delivered as 6 - 8 hour long training sessions (4-6 hour hands-on lab / 2 hour design session) to foster cloud learning and adoption for Microsoft employees and partners.
jHtmlArea
A simple, light weight, extensible WYSIWYG HTML Editor built on top of jQuery. This component allows you to easily display a WYSIWYG HTML Editor in place of any TextArea DOM Elements on the page.
jHash - `location.hash` -based Routes and Querystrings
jHash allows you to work with 'location.hash' value in a similar fashion to a server-side query string. It also supports cross-browser `hashchange` event handling and a hash-based Routing engine.
jslinq - LINQ to Javascript
LINQ to JavaScript (JSLINQ) is LINQ to Objects for JavaScript arrays, and adds power and flexibility of LINQ style queries to traditional JavaScript code.
Virtual Router
The created the original, open source Wifi Hotspot for Windows 7, 8.x and Windows Server 2012+ with over 10 MILLION downloads!
Podcast Appearances
These are my podcast appearances over the years:
MJFChat: What's New with Azure Certifications
Jun 22, 2020
Mary Jo Foley and I discuss the latest Microsoft Azure certification news, and where start on your own certification journey.
Thirsty Developer: Episode #23 The Virtual Earth Edition
May 28, 2008
I talked with Larry Clarkin about the Virtual Earth platform, and how I got started on Virtual Earth, and provide an overview of the service.
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