Chris Pietschmann
DevOps & AI Architect / Developer / Trainer
Microsoft MVP
Microsoft Azure | Developer Technologies
13x 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."
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
Applying Terraform Changes to Specific Resources using the -target Argument
Apr 2, 2025
Managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform is as common as CI/CD pipelines and incident...
OpenAI Secures $40 Billion Funding Round Led by SoftBank to Advance AGI Research
Apr 1, 2025
OpenAI has announced a substantial new funding round, raising $40 billion at a $300 billion...
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
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
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
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
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)
Mar 24, 2025
A set of ‘critical’ zero-day vulnerabilities, collectively named IngressNightmare, have been discovered in the widely...
Powergentic.ai Articles
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
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
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
Mar 13, 2025
Accelerate Growth, Adapt Quickly, and Boost Efficiency with Next-Generation AI Solutions.
Pietschsoft.com Blog
Adapt as an AI Developer of Be Left Behind
Mar 20, 2025
Control AI, or Be Replaced By Someone Who Does
Mar 3, 2025
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 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.
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
Here are some of the books I have authored:
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.
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
Lightweight In-memory Vector Database to embed in any .NET Applications
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-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
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.