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.
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 # The Cloud & AI Summit 2026 Sep 30 - Oct 2 MITRE ATT&CK for DevelopersResilient by Design TechBash 2026 Oct 13-16 Aspire 13: One AppHost, Many LanguagesMITRE ATT&CK for Developers Trondheim Developer Conference 2026 Oct 19 Aspire 13: One AppHost, Many Languages HelloStavanger 2026 Oct 21-22 Shipping with AI Without Shipping Regret Techorama Netherlands 2026 Oct 28 MITRE ATT&CK for DevelopersThe Well-Architected Architect Build Stuff 2026 Lithuania Dec 2-4 Resilient by Design NDC London 2027 Jan 25-29 Resilient by DesignShipping with AI Without Shipping Regret Past Events # Events are grouped by year, newest first. Month-only dates reflect the available records, and a dash means the talk title was not recorded. Canceled or postponed events are marked explicitly.1
