Chris Pietschmann
Chris is a Microsoft MVP and has nearly 20 years of experience designing and building Cloud & Enterprise systems. He is also a Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect and developer, a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and Cloud Advocate. He has a passion for technology and sharing what he learns with others to help enable them to learn faster and be more productive.
by Chris Pietschmann | Mar 31, 2020 | Infrastructure, database
A common conversion that’s done when setting storage size is to calculate the correct number of Bytes and other values from the base, desired Kilobytes, Megabytes, Gigabytes, Terabytes, or even Petabytes. The calculator below enables you to enter your desired...
by Chris Pietschmann | Mar 30, 2020 | Build5Nines Weekly Newsletter
Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past...
by Chris Pietschmann | Mar 27, 2020 | Development, Featured Articles, serverless
Azure Functions is the Serverless compute option within the Microsoft Azure platform. One of the biggest benefits of Azure Functions, and Serverless compute, is that you only pay when your code is actually executing. However, there has been a limitation of Azure...
by Chris Pietschmann | Mar 27, 2020 | Infrastructure, Featured Articles
There are 2 options to “shutdown” a Virtual Machine (VM) running in Microsoft Azure. Each of the two methods have different affects on the cost of your Azure subscription. One way you will still get charged for the compute resources, and the other will...
by Chris Pietschmann | Mar 27, 2020 | Certification, Featured Articles
In a response to the quarantine and lockdown restrictions due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Microsoft has announced they are delaying retiring the MCSA, MCSE, and MCSD certifications and exams. These certifications are now going to be retired January 31,...
