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Posts by Allan Pead

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What an amazing #GitHubCopilot Dev Day in Cape Town! πŸš€ Huge thanks to everyone who braved the cold, our sponsors, speakers, organizers, and the incredible community for making it special. Here’s to an Agentic future together! 😍πŸ’ͺ #DevCommunity #TechEvents #AI #mvpbuzz #cptmsdug

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I will be speaking at DevConf 2026 in both Joburg and Cape Town! 12 and 14 May!!

Get your tickets and join me for some fun creating some light-bending illusions with tech. πŸŽ‰ Why? Why not? 😁

www.devconf.co.za

#dev #tech #arcade #codingforfun #iot #iotforfun @devconf.co.za

1 month ago 2 0 0 1
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Judging for the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2026 MVP Round is done, so many inspiring ideas from the next-gen of tech innovators! πŸš€ Good luck to all competitors! Next up: FTC Robotics Nationals on Feb 20, who’s joining? πŸ₯³ #ImagineCup #AI #STEM #Robotics #EdTech imaginecup.microsoft.com

2 months ago 1 0 0 0

Holograms, man holograms!! 😎

Hope to see you at both Joburg and Cape Town @devconf.co.za 😍

Get your tickets now!! www.devconf.co.za

#developers #iotforfun #diy #codingforfun #iot #ai #holograms #vision #mvpbuzz

2 months ago 1 0 0 0
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Had an amazing time at FTC Robotics WC Regionals with 32 teams at Parklands College! Mind-blowing skills, teamwork, and community outreach. Huge congrats to all involved! Tech pros, volunteers needed for Nationals, join us and be inspired. πŸ€–πŸ™Œ #robotics #FIRSTSA #mvpbuzz

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I will be speaking at DevConf 2026 in both Joburg and Cape Town! 12 and 14 May!!

Get your tickets and join me for some fun creating illusions with tech. πŸŽ‰

www.devconf.co.za

#dev #tech #arcade #codingforfun #iot #iotforfun @devconf.co.za #diy

2 months ago 3 0 0 0
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What is the first thing one does when you have an epic new IoT device? Install .NET 10 on it ofcourse!!!
So far this @officialarduino.bsky.social Uno q is a really impressive little device. I can see it's going to be endless hours of fun.
#arduinounoq #iot #mvpbuzz #dotnet #dotnetconfsa

5 months ago 1 1 0 0
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The Arduino Uno Q's just arrived! 😍 Let the IoT fun begin!

It's quite small. πŸ€”πŸ’ͺ

#iot #ai #arduino #qualcomm #arduinoq #dragonwing #mvpbuzz

5 months ago 1 0 0 0
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Calling all .NET speakers! πŸš€ .NET Conf 2025 South Africa Community Edition is in-person this Nov: Durban 15 Nov, Cape Town 22 Nov, Johannesburg 29 Nov. Call for Speakers and sponsors now open. Official .NET Foundation event: sessionize.com/net-conf-sou... #sponsors #speakers

6 months ago 1 0 0 0
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.NET Conf 2025 South Africa Community Edition is in-person this November! DBN 15 Nov, CPT 22 Nov, JHB 29 Nov. CFP open (limited time): sessionize.com/net-conf-sou... Submit a talk today! Sponsor opportunities: also available! #dotnetconfsa #community #aimldatadurban

6 months ago 1 0 0 0
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Have a great week! πŸ₯³

#artsandcraftsunday #3dprinting #azure #iot #homefarm #agri #codingforfun #iotforfun

6 months ago 1 0 0 0
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Have a great week! πŸ₯³

#artsandcraftsunday #3dprinting #azure #iot #homefarm #agri #codingforfun #iotforfun

6 months ago 0 0 0 0
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Thanks to everyone who joined my β€œAzure + IoT” session at @cptmsdug and questions till late! #IoT telemetry fuels #AI. We covered IoT Hub, IoT Edge, Event Grid, IoT Central & Azure IoT Operations; cloud vs edge, managed vs DIY. #Azure #IoT #AzureIoT #AI #mvpbuzz

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We're so excited to bring you VS Code Dev Days - a global community initiative to explore the AI capabilities within VS Code!

With more than 60 worldwide, in-person events and 4 special virtual editions, there's an event for you. Learn more: aka.ms/VSCode/DevDa...

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Honored to host @jfversluis.dev at the Future Innovation Lab @uwconline.bsky.social ! A jam-packed journey: Xamarin β†’ MAUI β†’ Blazor β†’ Blazor Hybrid β†’ Community Toolkit. Thank you for inspiring our students! 😎 #MAUI #students #edu #InspiringTomorrowToday #GuestSpeaker

7 months ago 2 1 0 0
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2025 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) was issued by Microsoft MVP and Student Ambassadors Communities to Allan Pead. The Microsoft MVP Program recognizes outstanding members of technical communities for their community participation and willingness to help others. Above all else, it is a people-powered program, made...

View my verified achievement from @mvpaward.bsky.social www.credly.com/badges/b41c9... via @credly

8 months ago 0 0 0 0
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Huge thanks to Asif Valley for inspiring the Future Innovation students! Packed session on AI, Microsoft solutions, cert vouchers and paths, and startup journeysβ€”practical and energizing. Hope to host you again soon! #AI #Education #Microsoft #mvpbuzz @oncodad.bsky.social @uwconline.bsky.social

8 months ago 1 2 0 0
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Honored to receive the Microsoft MVP Award for the 9th year in Dev Technologies (.NET) & also IoTβ€”and my new award disc has officially joined the shelf! Grateful for the recognition & amazing community. Congrats to all MVPs! Here’s to another awesome year! #mvpbuzz @mvpaward.bsky.social

8 months ago 0 0 0 0
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Humbled & honored to receive the
@mvpaward.bsky.social for the 9th year in Developer Technologies (.NET) & Azure IoT! Grateful for the recognition & amazing global + South African tech communities. Congrats to all MVPs! Here's to another awesome year! πŸ† #mvpbuzz #grateful #community

9 months ago 2 0 0 0
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What an incredible end to the week! Huge thanks to @scott.hanselman.com for an inspiring, wisdom-packed session with Samsung Future innovation lab @uwconline.bsky.social students. Always grateful for your support! πŸ™Œ #midnighttechsession #Microsoft #DotNet #MVPBuzz #InspiringTomorrowToday

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Huge thanks to Veliswa Boya & Craig Mullins from AWS for inspiring us at the Future Innovaton Lab, University of the Western Cape ! Your insights on AWS Cloud Stack & career journeys were invaluable. Grateful for the swag and your time! 😊 #AWS #Community #Students #BeCurious @oncodad.bsky.social

10 months ago 1 0 0 0
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🚨 Join us for exclusive in-person event with @richcampbell , host of .NET Rocks and RunAs Radio
πŸ—“οΈ May 31st @bbdsoftware
"History of .NET" + the "Perils and Promise of AI" in a double-header session. Don't miss this chance to meet him!
Register now: www.meetup.com/cape-town-ms...

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Join CPTMSDUG on May 21st for an exciting in-person meetup! πŸŽ‰ Enjoy sessions by Abed Matini on Prompt Engineering and @mattleibow.bsky.social on Hybrid Apps. Huge thanks to Accso & @OfferZen for sponsoring! Register here: www.meetup.com/cape-town-ms... #AI #MAUI #Microsoft #Community

11 months ago 1 1 0 1
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Congratulations to Argus, HairMatch, + Signvrse for securing spot in the #ImagineCup World Championship!
Truly an honor to help judge + witness these AI-powered innovations in action.
Meet teams + tune in May 19 at 8:45 AM PT during #MSBuild:

aka.ms/2025ICTop3Blog

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May the 4th be with you! We celebrated Star Wars day in style by meeting Ian McDiarmid / Emperor Palpatine today at #ComicConCapeTown. πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

So all our celebrations are complete. Re-watched all the Star Wars movies , attended ComicCon and met an icon! 😍 #darthsidious #starwars

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It's #ComicConCapeTown time!!! 😎😎 πŸ₯³@ComicConCPT

11 months ago 1 0 0 0
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I think we need to start making these. What do you think? πŸ€”

@cptmsdug #community #spike #mvpbuzz @dotnetfoundation.org #swag

1 year ago 0 0 0 0
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Microsoft Fabric & RPA, AI and Automation, Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 5:30 PM | Meetup **Accso is in Suite 302 in the Clock Tower building. Nearest parking is in the Clock Tower parking.** *This event is 17:30 for 18:00. The session content will start prompt

Join us on April 23rd in-person!

"Unlocking Power of Integrated Analytics" with Inayeth Govender

"Future of AI and Automation: RPA vs IA vs APA" with Racheline Mouyana

Thanks to @Accso for sponsoring the venue and snacks!

REGISTER HERE: www.meetup.com/cape-town-ms...

#ai #fabric

1 year ago 0 0 0 0
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IoT Day – The IoTday April 9 is a Global Day to celebrate IoT as a baseline for decision making based on real time data

Happy #IoTDay! Explore all the activities at iotday.org

Don't miss the presentation by @robtiffany.bsky.social on "Saving the Earth with AI + the Internet of Things" at youtu.be/h13nAtTT368 Join for an insightful session!
#mvpbuzz #iot #sustainability #environmrnent #ai

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