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Chris Pietschmann

I help individuals, teams and organizations be more productive in the cloud. I leverage my 20+ years of experience across a wide array of industries in both cloud and on-premises to guide you to the next level.

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Microsoft MVP

I have been recognized by Microsoft as being an expert in my field as a Microsoft MVP with Microsoft Azure and IoT technologies.

I am an 9 time recipient of the Microsoft MVP Award: 🏆 2008 - 2013, 2017 - current

You can view my official Microsoft MVP profile here: Chris Pietschmann's Microsoft MVP Profile

Popular Posts

JavaScript Basics: How to create a Dictionary with Key/Value pairs
Sep 5, 2015
jQuery Basics: Is Element Hidden or Visible?
Sep 24, 2015
JavaScript: Null Coalesce using the || Operator
Oct 14, 2008
Color the background of items in a Dropdown box in your HTML pages
Sep 21, 2004
JavaScript: Loop through all elements in a form
Jun 1, 2006
JavaScript int.TryParse Equivalent
Jan 15, 2008
Basic Comparison of C# and Apple Swift Programming Language Syntax
Jun 7, 2014
Code Tip: Simpler Performance Timer Logging in C#
Dec 18, 2015

Recent Posts

On Finding a Business Partner
Oct 10, 2020
Loop through JavaScript Arrays using for, forEach, and map functions
Jul 1, 2020
JavaScript: Convert String to Number
Apr 6, 2020
Encryption and Code are Greater Than Guns and Bombs
Mar 11, 2020
macOS: Monitor CPU Usage and Frequency Info
Feb 15, 2020
Basics of JavaScript Class Inheritance
Jan 2, 2020

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Work Experience

Over the course of my career, I have worked with many different companies across a wide array of industries. My primary background is as a Software Developer in the Consulting space, primarily in the Microsoft development stack, but I have also worked a fair amount with Open Source technologies as well. I also have a fair amount of experience building training content as well as delivering instructor-led training classes and am a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT).

Here are a few of the companies that I've worked with over the course of my career, either as an independent consultant or through my current or past employers. I am not necessarily affiliated with these organizations directly, nor does this imply any indorsement or sponsorship. This is merely a list of a few of the companies that I've worked with throughout the course of my career.

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

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

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Books Authored

Here are published books that I have written.

The Ultimate Guide to Microsoft Certification

Advance your career through cloud certification

The Developer's Guide to Azure

The Developer's Guide to Azure (2020 Edition) is designed for Devs & Architects who are starting their journey into Microsoft Azure.

Microsoft Cloud Practice Playbooks

The Cloud Practice Development Playbooks provide the essential blueprints and tools to develop, analyze, manage, and secure an effective cloud practice.



Published Articles / Blogs

Here are my websites that I write articles for, as well as blogs I maintain.

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.

Hackster.io

I have been writing Internet of Things (IoT) related content for Hackster.io since Sept. 2019.

Pietschsoft.com

My original blog since 2004. I have posted here on many different technology related topics.



Podcast Appearances

Here are some of my recent podcast appearances.

MJFChat: What's New with Azure Certifications

I sat down with Mary Jo Foley to discuss the latest Microsoft Azure certification news, and where to get started on your own certification journey.



More Content I've Worked On

Here is a list of some content development projects I've contributed to for Microsoft and other clients. These are some pretty neat projects I had the pleasure to be involved in creating and working on.

Microsoft Cloud Workshops

Each workshop is a 6 hour long package of content (4 hour hackathon lab, 2 hour design session) to foster cloud learning and adoption.

Azure Migration Readiness Whitepaper

A Whitepaper on the topic of Azure Migration Readiness. Also, here's a blog post from Microsoft discussing the whitepaper.

AZ-220 Azure IoT Developer Certification Hands-on Labs

I authored most of the hands-on labs for the AZ-220 Microsoft Azure IoT Developer certification that are a part of the MOC ILT course and published to MS Learn.

AZ-220 Microsoft Azure IoT Developer Certification

I worked on the team that created the AZ-220 Microsoft Azure IoT Developer certification. I helped Microsoft define the Azure IoT Developer roles skills list and the Objective Domains tested and verified by this certification exam.