Chris Pietschmann — Cloud, DevOps, AI

Highlights

A quick overview of what I do and where to go next.

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Consulting

Cloud architecture, DevOps/IaC adoption, platform reliability, and security hardening.

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Writing & Research

Practical guides on Azure, DevOps, Terraform, and modern AI patterns.

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Training

Instructor-led classes and on-demand courses for individuals and teams.

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Latest Writing

Fresh posts from Build5Nines and Powergentic.ai.

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Build5Nines highlights

DevOps • Cloud • AI

Dec 26, 2025

Implementing Azure Naming Conventions at Scale with Terraform and Build5Nines/naming/azure (AzureRM + Region Pairs)

Microsoft Azure resource naming conventions are one of those small DevOps and cloud infrastructure management...

Dec 21, 2025

New Book: Build and Deploy Apps using Azure Developer CLI by Chris Pietschmann

I am excited to announce the release of my new book,Build and Deploy Apps using...

Dec 15, 2025

Prompt Noise Is Killing Your AI Accuracy: How to Optimize Context for Grounded Output

The most common reason an AI system hallucinates in production isnt that the model is...

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Powergentic highlights

Multi-Agent • RAG • Infra

Sep 15, 2025

Managing AI-Ready Infrastructure in Microsoft Azure using HashiCorp Terraform

Manage Your AI-Ready Infrastructure Properly Through Automation

Sep 1, 2025

Unlocking Legacy Code with AI: How GitHub Copilot is Revolutionizing System Modernization

Use AI to Decode Legacy Code, Document Critical Logic, and Accelerate Your Cloud Migration Strategy

Aug 25, 2025

How AI Agents and RAG Patterns Are Supercharging Enterprise Applications

Unlocking Real-Time Intelligence and Autonomy in Enterprise Systems with AI-Powered Agents and Retrieval-Augmented Generation

Aug 18, 2025

AI Code Generation: The Future of Software or a Shortcut to Technical Debt?

How AI is transforming software developmentand what leaders need to watch out for

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My Personal Blog

Since 2003 — C#, JavaScript, DevOps, AI, architecture, and career growth.

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Dec 17, 2025

Pets, Cattle, and the “Should We Build This?” Trap (Even When AI Makes Building Easy)

Dec 17, 2025

How to Convert a String to an Enum and back in C#

Dec 16, 2025

Why Blogs Are Still Relevant Today for Developers and IT Pros

Nov 4, 2025

100× Your Software Development Skills: How AI is the Next Big Leap

Courses

On-demand training for Azure, DevOps, Terraform, and AI—built for real work.

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Certifications

A snapshot of certifications across Azure, DevOps, Terraform, and security.

Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert Microsoft Azure Network Engineer Associate Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty Microsoft Azure IoT Developer Specialty HashiCorp Terraform Associate HashiCorp Consul Associate HashiCorp Vault Associate Certified SCRUM Master Microsoft Certified Trainer