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Book Recommendations

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Chris Ayers
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Chris Ayers
I am a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft, father, nerd, gamer, and speaker.
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I read a lot of books, you can see some of them on goodreads. Below are some of my absolute favorite books.

DevOps and Engineering
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Accelerate

Accelerate

The Science of Lean Software and DevOps

The Phoenix Project

The Phoenix Project

A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win

The Unicorn Project

The Unicorn Project

Developers, Digital Disruption, and Thriving in the Age of Data

The DevOps Handbook

The DevOps Handbook

How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security

Team Topologies

Team Topologies

Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow

Docs for Developers

Docs for Developers

An Engineers Field Guide to Technical Writing

Presentations and Productivity
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slide:ology

slide:ology

The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations

Deep Work

Deep Work

Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Building a Second Brain

Building a Second Brain

A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life

Leadership and Management
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Radical Candor

Radical Candor

Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity

When They Win, You Win

When They Win, You Win

Being a Great Manager Is Simpler Than You Think

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About Me

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Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft | Azure Reliability | International Speaker I’m Chris Ayers - a father, nerd, gamer, and international speaker. I work in Azure focusing on reliability, helping ensure cloud services are resilient and dependable at scale.

Speaking

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International speaker on cloud architecture, reliability, DevOps, security, and .NET development. I regularly speak at conferences and meetups around the world. If you’re interested in having me speak at your event, please reach out on LinkedIn, BlueSky, or Mastodon.   Sessionize Profile   Past Talks on YouTube Upcoming Events # NDC Security 2026 Mar 2-5 MITRE ATT&CK for Developers Aspire Conf Mar 23 One AppHost, Many Languages CodeStock 2026 Apr 9-10 Modern .NET Configuration PracticesResilient by Design NDC Sydney 2026 Apr 22-24 Real World CI/CD with GitHub Actions NDC Toronto 2026 May 5-8 Aspire 13: One AppHost, Many Languages Techorama Belgium 2026 May 11-13 MITRE ATT&CK for DevelopersThe Well-Architected Architect DevSum 2026 Jun 2-3 Refactoring Your Technical Identity Past Events # 2026 Event Date Talks NDC London 2026 Jan 26-30 Modern .NET Configuration Practices 2025 Event Date Talks TechBash 2025 Nov 4-7 Real World CI/CD with GitHub Actions The Well-Architected Architect Resilient by Design Live! 360 Orlando 2025 Nov 16-21 .NET in a Box: Containerizing .NET Applications Refactoring Your Developer Identity Cloud & Containers Live! Panel NDC Copenhagen 2025 Sep 8-12 Modern .NET Configuration Practices KCDC 2025 Aug 13-15 The Power of Dev Containers and GitHub Codespaces DevSum 2025 Jun 12-13 The Well-Architected Architect Techorama Belgium 2025 May 26-28 Resilient by Design Aspiring .NET with Ollama and Azure Open AI NDC Oslo 2025 May 19-23 Resilient by Design Stir Trek 2025 May 2 The Power of Dev Containers and GitHub Codespaces Tampa Bay QA and Testing Meetup Apr 9 From Zero to End-to-End Tests: A Beginner’s Guide to Playwright Orlando Code Camp 2025 Apr 5 Aspiring .NET with Ollama and Azure Open AI VS Live! Las Vegas Mar 10-14 .NET Configuration In Depth Ensuring Azure Resiliency Azure Spring Clean 2025 Mar 3 The Well-Architected Architect Tampa Bay Cyber Resilience Conference 2025 Jan 31 AI for Security and Resilience CodeMash 2025 Jan 14-17 .NET in a Box: Containerizing .NET Applications Real World CI/CD with GitHub Actions 2024 Event Date Talks Live! 360 Orlando Nov 17-22 Cloud & Containers Live! Panel Ensuring Azure Resiliency The Well-Architected Architect Festive Tech Calendar Dec 1-25 Aspiring .NET with Azure Open AI NDC Porto 2024 Oct 14-18 The Power of Dev Containers and GitHub Codespaces All Day DevOps Oct 10 The Power of Dev Containers and GitHub Codespaces Techorama Netherlands 2024 Oct 7-9 .NET in a Box .NET Configuration In Depth TechBash 2024 Sep 24-27 .NET in a Box CI/CD with Github Actions Prairie Dev Con Winnipeg 2024 Sep 23-24 Monitoring with Azure Application Insights .NET Aspire and AI DevOps Days Tampa Bay 2024 Sep 19 Lead Organizer Copenhagen Developer Festival 2024 Aug 26-30 The Power of Dev Containers and GitHub Codespaces KCDC 2024 Jun 26-28 .NET Configuration In Depth CI/CD with Github Actions Microsoft Build 2024 May 20-24 .NET Aspire Expert Sessions DevSum 2024 May 16-17 .NET in a Box: Containerizing .NET Applications SDD 2024 May 13-17 .NET Configuration Building in the Cloud with Bicep Kubernetes Resiliency Techorama Belgium 2024 May 6-8 .NET in a Box .NET Configuration In Depth Devoxx Greece 2024 Apr 18-20 Kubernetes Resiliency PowerShell + DevOps Summit 2024 Apr 8-11 CI/CD With GitHub Actions SRE, DevOps, and Platform Engineering NDC Sydney 2024 Feb 12-16 .NET in a Box: Containerizing .NET Applications 2022 - 2023 Event Date Talks .NET Conf 2023 Nov 2023 .NET Configuration In Depth NDC Oslo 2023 May 2023 Kubernetes Resiliency CodeMash 2023 Jan 2023 Building in the Cloud with Bicep CI/CD with GitHub Actions .NET Conf 2022 Nov 2022 .NET Configuration In Depth KCDC 2022 Aug 2022 .NET Configuration In Depth Feature Flags See my Sessionize profile for a complete list of past speaking engagements.