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Mark Tinderholt

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The Azure Terraformer. Software Engineer / Architect @Microsoft. HashiCorp Ambassador. Cloud & DevOps Thought Leader. Author. Opinions are my own.

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Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Sep 10

Civil Discourse has never been more important.

Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Oct 2

Huge thanks to this dream team:

Marcelo Zambrana – fellow HashiCorp Ambassador 🌍
Dariusz Porowski – author of the Terraform Provider for Microsoft Fabric ⚡
Aaron Hogue – Microsoft veteran 💪

No shortcuts. No gimmicks. Just code + creativity. And now… 3rd place. LFG! 🚀

Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Oct 2

From terraforming castles 🏰 to orchestrating flocks of pink sheep 🩷🐑, we showed that code and imagination are still more than enough to inspire.

The category was sponsored by none other than @philspencer.bsky.social, CEO of Microsoft Gaming — which makes this recognition even more surreal. 💥

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Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Oct 2

We were the long shot with the crazy idea:

➡️ No AI buzzwords
➡️ No hype machines
➡️ Just good old-fashioned open source software development — cloud & DevOps principles applied to community outreach through the world's most popular video game: Minecraft.

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Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Oct 2

🏆 Against all odds, our Terraform Provider for Minecraft hackathon project just won 3rd place in the Hack for Approachable Gaming category!

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Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Sep 30

Now playing

Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Sep 27

lol. Yeah “that guy that built a Minecraft provider for terraform” 😅🤣

Enterprise grade flock of pink sheep… lemme tell you!!! 🤪😅🤣

Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Sep 27

Great quote from #hashiconf!!! 😅🤣

Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Sep 24

Ikr?!?! Wild!!! 🤩

Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Sep 23

🎉 It’s finally happening—I’m speaking at Microsoft Ignite 2025!

✅ Lifelong dream: check.
✅ Session is LIVE on the official site: check.

Come join me in San Francisco and let’s stop punching trees and start mining for diamonds with automation!!!! 🙌🤓🙌

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Learn Infrastructure-as-Code through Minecraft

In this talk we’ll learn Infrastructure-as-Code by automating the world’s most popular game: Minecraft. Using Packer, Terraform and GitHub Actions, we’ll build a server, configure Linux, provision clo...

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Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Sep 22

Hanging out in the Rooftop Garden at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Enjoying the calm before the storm. #HashiConf2025 #HashiConf

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Azure Terraformer @azure-terraformer.com · Sep 15

🌟 It's Hackathon Season at Microsoft! 🌟

I’m thrilled to announce my project for this year’s Global Hackathon: Terraforming Minecraft 🎮

Wanna help?

🟦 Hackathon 👉 innovationstudio.microsoft.com/hackathons/h...
🟪 Terraform 👉 registry.terraform.io/providers/ma...
⬛ GitHub 👉 github.com/markti/terra...

Innovation Studio

Innovation Studio is an innovation platform that empowers enterprises to create, manage, and host hackathons.

innovationstudio.microsoft.com

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Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Sep 10

Civil Discourse has never been more important.

Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Aug 15

Had a great time speaking at #kcdc2025. Thank you so much for being such a gracious host! It was a great time!!!

Loved my audience! Fun bunch!!!

Happy Terraforming!!! Whether is AWS, Azure, or Minecraft!!! 😉🤓🙌😅🤣

Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Aug 14

Terraform Apply a Golden Pyramid in Minecraft!!! Then Terraform Destroy!!!! #kcdc #kcdc2025 @hashicorp.com

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Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Aug 14

I opened a Minecraft server here kcdc.qonq.io #kcdc2025 #kcdc

kcdc.qonq.io

Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Aug 13

Just landed in Kansas City for #kcdc !!!!!!

Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Aug 13

Last day in paradise… 😵

Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Aug 1

BOOM!!!! @hashicorp.com is giving away a free copy of my book "Mastering Terraform" to the next 25 #HashiConf2025 registrations!!!!!!

Go collect your bounty and let's connect this September in San Francisco!!!!

www.hashicorp.com/en/conferenc...

HashiConf 2025 | HashiCorp's global cloud conference

Register to attend HashiConf in San Francisco, HashiCorp’s global cloud conference, to get access to product news, hands-on labs, strategy sessions, social events, and content to help you move faster ...

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Michael S. Collier @michaelscollier.com · Jun 12

I had a great time on Wednesday evening at the Azure Columbus meetup. Great presentation from @MarkTinderholt.com on #Azure OpenAI.

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Michael S. Collier @michaelscollier.com · Jun 11

I'm looking forward to attending the Azure Cbus meetup tonight with @marktinderholt.com talking about RAG, JFK, and Azure OpenAI. Join us! #Azure
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Solving the JFK Mystery with RAG and Azure OpenAI, Wed, Jun 11, 2025, 5:30 PM | Meetup

Speaker: Mark Tinderholt Title: Solving the JFK Mystery with RAG and Azure OpenAI What happens when you give ChatGPT access to the JFK Assassination files? In this sessio

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Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Jun 5

🫵 Catch me at #HashiConf2025 this Sept 24–26! 🤓 😅 🫣

Let’s talk AI, Azure, and @hashicorp.com Terraform—a few of my favorite things. 🤖☁️🛠️

Register now 👉 www.hashicorp.com/en/conferenc...

Mark Tinderholt @marktinderholt.com · Jun 4

🪣📋 Bucket List Item Scratched Off

I get to author my first Azure Resource Provider. 🤩

✅ Brand new resource type
✅ Azure Portal front end
✅ ARM RP backend

Can’t say much more… yet 👀 — but this is one of those deep nerd dreams come true.

Super stoked!!! 🤓🚀💙

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Azure Terraformer @azure-terraformer.com · May 9

Going live in CBus for #AzureGlobal2025

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Live with Restream, May 09

YouTube video by Azure Terraformer

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Azure Terraformer @azure-terraformer.com · Apr 28

Feeling truly honored by this feedback! Thanks Alistair!!! 🙏🎉

Teaching Terraform in a way that's simple, layered, and even a little oddly 🤪 entertaining is exactly what I aim for! 🚀🛠️

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