Chris Pietschmann

DevOps & AI Architect / Developer / Trainer

Microsoft MVP

Microsoft currently recognizes me as a top independent expert in these areas:

Microsoft Azure | Developer Technologies

13x Awarded! - 2017 - Current, 2008 - 2012

I have been previously been 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

Microsoft MVP

HashiCorp Ambassador

HashiCorp currently recognizes me as a top independent expert in the area of:

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.

HashiCorp Ambassador 2025 HashiCorp Ambassador 2024 HashiCorp Ambassador 2023 HashiCorp Ambassador 2021

Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)

As an MCT, I teach classes and develop training content in the areas of:

Cloud | AI | DevOps | 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!

Microsoft Certified Trainer

Courses

Here are a few of my most recent courses I've released! To view a full list, go check out the Build5Nines Membership course catalog.



Build5Nines.com Articles

What is the HashiCorp Ambassador Award?
What is the HashiCorp Ambassador Award?
Mar 31, 2025

HashiCorp, the company behind Terraform, Consul, and Vault, has a community recognition award they call...

Databricks vs Apache Spark: Key Differences and When to Use Each
Databricks vs Apache Spark: Key Differences and When to Use Each
Mar 31, 2025

Within the big data and analytics space there are two names at the forefront of...

Visual Basic: The Language That Brought Programming to the Masses
Visual Basic: The Language That Brought Programming to the Masses
Mar 29, 2025

In the vibrant and fast-paced history of software development, a few languages have quietly but...

Big Thinkers: Scott Guthrie – From Innovator of ASP.NET to Azure’s Global Rise
Big Thinkers: Scott Guthrie – From Innovator of ASP.NET to Azure’s Global Rise
Mar 29, 2025

As the Executive Vice President of Microsofts Cloud + AI Group, Scott Guthrie (aka “ScottGu”,...

Future of Enterprise Computing: How Agentic AI and Multi-Agent Workflows Are Transforming Business Processes
Future of Enterprise Computing: How Agentic AI and Multi-Agent Workflows Are Transforming Business Processes
Mar 26, 2025

Enterprise computing is undergoing a radical transformation. As businesses strive to remain competitive in an...

IngressNightmare: Critical Zero-Day Kubernetes Vulnerabilities Put Thousands of Clusters at Risk (March 2025)
IngressNightmare: Critical Zero-Day Kubernetes Vulnerabilities Put Thousands of Clusters at Risk (March 2025)
Mar 24, 2025

A set of ‘critical’ zero-day vulnerabilities, collectively named IngressNightmare, have been discovered in the widely...

Python: Get YouTube Video Transcript from URL for use in Generative AI and RAG Summarization
Python: Get YouTube Video Transcript from URL for use in Generative AI and RAG Summarization
Mar 19, 2025

There are times when it’s necessary to download the text transcript of a YouTube video...

Deploy LiteLLM on Microsoft Azure with AZD, Azure Container Apps and PostgreSQL
Deploy LiteLLM on Microsoft Azure with AZD, Azure Container Apps and PostgreSQL
Mar 14, 2025

Generative AI is evolving rapidly, and developers are increasingly looking for efficient ways to manage...

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Powergentic.ai Articles

2025: The Year of MultiAgent and Agentic AI Solutions
2025: The Year of MultiAgent and Agentic AI Solutions
Mar 31, 2025

Empowering Enterprises with Next-Generation Multi-Agent AI for Efficiency, Innovation, and Autonomous Collaboration.

How Apple Intelligence Runs AI Locally On-Device: Architecture, Comparisons, and Privacy Explained
How Apple Intelligence Runs AI Locally On-Device: Architecture, Comparisons, and Privacy Explained
Mar 24, 2025

Exploring Apple's Breakthroughs in On-Device AI, Open-Source Model Comparisons, and Privacy-First AI Design

Standardizing the Future of AI: Unifying LLMs with a Common API
Standardizing the Future of AI: Unifying LLMs with a Common API
Mar 15, 2025

How Tools like LiteLLM Simplify LLM Integration Using the OpenAI API as a Standard

Unlocking Enterprise Innovation with Intelligent Multi-Agent Generative AI Systems
Unlocking Enterprise Innovation with Intelligent Multi-Agent Generative AI Systems
Mar 13, 2025

Accelerate Growth, Adapt Quickly, and Boost Efficiency with Next-Generation AI Solutions.

Get Ready for What's Next
Get Ready for What's Next
Mar 12, 2025

A Sneak Peek into Powergentic's Upcoming Innovations!

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Certifications Earned

These are most of the industry certifications I've earned from Microsoft, HashiCorp, and other vendors relating to the various technologies I use on a regular basis.

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer Specialty Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate HashiCorp Certified: Consul Associate HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate Terraform: Certified HashiCorp Implementation Partner (CHIP) Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master Microsoft Specialist: Developing Azure Solutions Microsoft Specialist: HTML5, Javascript and CSS3 Microsoft Specialist: Implementing Azure Infrastructure Solutions Microsoft Certified Solution Developer: Azure Solutions Architect Microsoft Certified Solution Expert: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Microsoft Certified Application Developer: Microsoft .NET Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer Specialty Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate HashiCorp Certified: Consul Associate HashiCorp Certified: Vault Associate Terraform: Certified HashiCorp Implementation Partner (CHIP) Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master Microsoft Specialist: Developing Azure Solutions Microsoft Specialist: HTML5, Javascript and CSS3 Microsoft Specialist: Implementing Azure Infrastructure Solutions Microsoft Certified Solution Developer: Azure Solutions Architect Microsoft Certified Solution Expert: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Microsoft Certified Application Developer: Microsoft .NET
  • 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

Work Experience

Over the course of my career, I've worked with many companies across variety of industries, from Fortune 100 companies to startups.

Microsoft Solliance Boeing Adobe Disney Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation Citrix JLL California State University Realtor.com Turbonomic Warner Bros Perficient Move.com McKesson Premera RW Baird Microsoft Solliance Boeing Adobe Disney Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation Citrix JLL California State University Realtor.com Turbonomic Warner Bros Perficient Move.com McKesson Premera RW Baird

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).

Microsoft MVP HashiCorp Ambassador Site Reliability Engineer DevOps Engineer Developer Microsoft Azure Trainer Azure Administrator Serverless JavaScript CSS PowerShell Python C# Node.js .NET React DevOps Scrum GitHub Actions Azure DevOps ARM Templates Azure Bicep HashiCorp Terraform Azure CLI Bash Windows Linux Bash SCRUM Agile Docker JSON XML HTML CSS SQL NoSQL Scripting Internet of Things Azure IoT Azure IoT Edge Big Data IoT Architect Security Lambda Architecture Cloud Solution Architect Web Developer Microsoft Certified Trainer Certified Scrum Master Instructor Blogging Author Presenter Consultant Infrastructure as Code Software Development Cloud Architecture Artificial Intelligence AI Architect AI Developer Generative AI Agentic AI

Disclaimer: The company names and logos displayed above are trademarked to their respective owners. Their display in no way indicates any endorsement or sponsorship.

Books

Here are some of the books I have authored:

The Developer's Guide to 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
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
The Ultimate Guide to Microsoft Certification

Published 2019 - Advance your career through cloud certification

Microsoft Cloud Practice Playbooks
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
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
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
Pietschsoft.com

I've been blogging here since 2003. I have published articles on a variety of topics.

Chris Pietschmann on Hackster.io
Hackster.io

I have published Internet of Things (IoT) related content on Hackster.



Additional Projects

Here are some additional projects I'd like to highlight that I've had the privilege to work on over the years:

Build5Nines SharpVector
Build5Nines SharpVector

Lightweight In-memory Vector Database to embed in any .NET Applications

Awesome AZD
Awesome AZD

I have authored and contributed multiple Azure Developer CLI (`azd`) templates to this Microsoft curated list of awesome `azd` templates.

Open WebUI
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
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.

AZ-220 Microsoft Azure IoT Developer Certification
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
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.

azd-litellm
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.

azd-react-bootstrap-dashboard
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

Microsoft PostgreSQL Solution Accelerator: Build your own advanced AI Copilot with Postgres
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
Azure Cosmos DB + Azure OpenAI Node.js Developer Guide

I authored this developer guide for Microsoft.

Azure Cosmos DB + Azure OpenAI Python Developer Guide
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
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
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
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 - `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
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
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
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
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.