Chris Pietschmann
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Chris Pietschmann

Chris Pietschmann is a Microsoft MVP (since 2008), HashiCorp Ambassador, IBM Champion and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) with 25+ years of experience designing and building Cloud & Enterprise systems. He has worked with companies of all sizes from startups to large enterprises. He has a passion for technology and sharing what he learns with others to help enable them to learn faster and be more productive.  
Microsoft MVPMicrosoft MCTHashiCorp Ambassador 2025IBM Champion 2026

755 articles 4 books

DevOps

Terraform Workflow Process Explained

HashiCorp Terraform, an open-source Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool, enables easier infrastructure provisioning and management across all types of platforms. At the heart of Terraform’s…

Nov 13, 2023 6 min read
DevOps

Terraform: How to Join and Split Strings

HashiCorp Terraform, a versatile infrastructure-as-code tool, empowers users to define and provision infrastructure resources with a declarative configuration language. In Terraform, managing strings effectively is…

Nov 8, 2023 5 min read
DevOps

Terraform: Import Existing Infrastructure

The popular HashiCorp Terraform, open-source, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool, empowers DevOps and SRE teams to manage and provision resources more efficiently. One of Terraform’s…

Nov 7, 2023 9 min read
DevOps

Terraform: Create your First Module

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has become a cornerstone of modern cloud management, and HashiCorp Terraform is a powerful tool for achieving this. Terraform allows you…

Oct 26, 2023 2 min read
Azure DevOps

Git: Reset / Undo Most Recent Local Commit

Git is a powerful version control system (used stand-alone, with GitHub, and Azure DevOps) that allows developers to keep track of changes in their codebase.…

Oct 23, 2023 4 min read
Azure CLI

Azure CLI: Check if Blob Exists in Azure Storage

Before we dive into the nitty-gritty details, let’s clarify some essential concepts. Azure Storage, a cloud-based storage solution, is organized into a hierarchy of containers,…

Oct 19, 2023 2 min read
Linux

Bash: Syntax error: redirection unexpected

If you’ve encountered the error message “Syntax error: redirection unexpected” while running a script in Ubuntu Linux, you’re not alone. This error can be a…

Oct 12, 2023 2 min read
DevOps

How to Perform String Concatenation in Terraform

Terraform is a powerful infrastructure as code (IaC) tool, but even experienced users sometimes encounter challenges with what seems like basic operations. One such operation…

Oct 11, 2023 4 min read
DevOps

Terraform: Convert List to String (join function)

HashiCorp Terraform is a versatile infrastructure-as-code tool that empowers users to define and provision infrastructure resources with ease using a declarative configuration language. While Terraform…

Oct 5, 2023 2 min read
DevOps

Terraform Locals: How, When and Why to use locals

In the ever-evolving landscape of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform stands tall as one of the leading tools for provisioning and managing cloud resources. Terraform’s…

Sep 25, 2023 5 min read