Allan Pead
@adpead.bsky.social
Microsoft Developer Tech MVP, IoT MVP, Azure MVP, Xamarin MVP, IoT, Architect, Elec Engineer. C#, .NET. Retro Computer Collector. Sometimes a lecturer.
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Allan Pead
@adpead.bsky.social
· Dec 21
2024 LinkedIn Rewind
Technologist | Mentor | Advocate
300+ posts, 6,353 reactions, 421 comments, 827 reposts, 3,542 followers
"Let's make this year an awesome one in our local tech community in South Africa!" 🇿🇦
Thank you to everyone! Happy Holidays to all!🎄#mvpbuzz #community
Technologist | Mentor | Advocate
300+ posts, 6,353 reactions, 421 comments, 827 reposts, 3,542 followers
"Let's make this year an awesome one in our local tech community in South Africa!" 🇿🇦
Thank you to everyone! Happy Holidays to all!🎄#mvpbuzz #community
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
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
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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
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
Calling all .NET speakers! 🚀 .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
October 17, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Calling all .NET speakers! 🚀 .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
.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
October 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
.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
Have a great week! 🥳
#artsandcraftsunday #3dprinting #azure #iot #homefarm #agri #codingforfun #iotforfun
#artsandcraftsunday #3dprinting #azure #iot #homefarm #agri #codingforfun #iotforfun
September 29, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Have a great week! 🥳
#artsandcraftsunday #3dprinting #azure #iot #homefarm #agri #codingforfun #iotforfun
#artsandcraftsunday #3dprinting #azure #iot #homefarm #agri #codingforfun #iotforfun
Have a great week! 🥳
#artsandcraftsunday #3dprinting #azure #iot #homefarm #agri #codingforfun #iotforfun
#artsandcraftsunday #3dprinting #azure #iot #homefarm #agri #codingforfun #iotforfun
September 29, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Have a great week! 🥳
#artsandcraftsunday #3dprinting #azure #iot #homefarm #agri #codingforfun #iotforfun
#artsandcraftsunday #3dprinting #azure #iot #homefarm #agri #codingforfun #iotforfun
Reposted by Allan Pead
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...
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...
August 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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...
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...
Honored to host @jfversluis.dev at the Future Innovation Lab @uwconline.bsky.social ! A jam-packed journey: Xamarin → MAUI → Blazor → Blazor Hybrid → Community Toolkit. Thank you for inspiring our students! 😎 #MAUI #students #edu #InspiringTomorrowToday #GuestSpeaker
August 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Honored to host @jfversluis.dev at the Future Innovation Lab @uwconline.bsky.social ! A jam-packed journey: Xamarin → MAUI → Blazor → Blazor Hybrid → Community Toolkit. Thank you for inspiring our students! 😎 #MAUI #students #edu #InspiringTomorrowToday #GuestSpeaker
View my verified achievement from @mvpaward.bsky.social www.credly.com/badges/b41c9... via @credly
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...
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August 15, 2025 at 6:18 AM
View my verified achievement from @mvpaward.bsky.social www.credly.com/badges/b41c9... via @credly
Huge thanks to Asif Valley for inspiring the Future Innovation students! Packed session on AI, Microsoft solutions, cert vouchers and paths, and startup journeys—practical and energizing. Hope to host you again soon! #AI #Education #Microsoft #mvpbuzz @oncodad.bsky.social @uwconline.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Huge thanks to Asif Valley for inspiring the Future Innovation students! Packed session on AI, Microsoft solutions, cert vouchers and paths, and startup journeys—practical and energizing. Hope to host you again soon! #AI #Education #Microsoft #mvpbuzz @oncodad.bsky.social @uwconline.bsky.social
Honored to receive the Microsoft MVP Award for the 9th year in Dev Technologies (.NET) & also IoT—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
July 30, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Honored to receive the Microsoft MVP Award for the 9th year in Dev Technologies (.NET) & also IoT—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
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! 🏆 #mvpbuzz #grateful #community
@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! 🏆 #mvpbuzz #grateful #community
July 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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! 🏆 #mvpbuzz #grateful #community
@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! 🏆 #mvpbuzz #grateful #community
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! 🙌 #midnighttechsession #Microsoft #DotNet #MVPBuzz #InspiringTomorrowToday
July 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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! 🙌 #midnighttechsession #Microsoft #DotNet #MVPBuzz #InspiringTomorrowToday
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
May 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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
🚨 Join us for exclusive in-person event with @richcampbell , host of .NET Rocks and RunAs Radio
🗓️ 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...
🗓️ 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...
May 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🚨 Join us for exclusive in-person event with @richcampbell , host of .NET Rocks and RunAs Radio
🗓️ 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...
🗓️ 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...
Join CPTMSDUG on May 21st for an exciting in-person meetup! 🎉 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
May 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Join CPTMSDUG on May 21st for an exciting in-person meetup! 🎉 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
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
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
May 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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
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
May the 4th be with you! We celebrated Star Wars day in style by meeting Ian McDiarmid / Emperor Palpatine today at #ComicConCapeTown. 🥳🥳
So all our celebrations are complete. Re-watched all the Star Wars movies , attended ComicCon and met an icon! 😍 #darthsidious #starwars
So all our celebrations are complete. Re-watched all the Star Wars movies , attended ComicCon and met an icon! 😍 #darthsidious #starwars
May 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
May the 4th be with you! We celebrated Star Wars day in style by meeting Ian McDiarmid / Emperor Palpatine today at #ComicConCapeTown. 🥳🥳
So all our celebrations are complete. Re-watched all the Star Wars movies , attended ComicCon and met an icon! 😍 #darthsidious #starwars
So all our celebrations are complete. Re-watched all the Star Wars movies , attended ComicCon and met an icon! 😍 #darthsidious #starwars
It's #ComicConCapeTown time!!! 😎😎 🥳@ComicConCPT
May 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
It's #ComicConCapeTown time!!! 😎😎 🥳@ComicConCPT
I think we need to start making these. What do you think? 🤔
@cptmsdug #community #spike #mvpbuzz @dotnetfoundation.org #swag
@cptmsdug #community #spike #mvpbuzz @dotnetfoundation.org #swag
April 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I think we need to start making these. What do you think? 🤔
@cptmsdug #community #spike #mvpbuzz @dotnetfoundation.org #swag
@cptmsdug #community #spike #mvpbuzz @dotnetfoundation.org #swag
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
"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
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
www.meetup.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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
"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
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
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
IoT Day – The IoTday April 9 is a Global Day to celebrate IoT as a baseline for decision making based on real time data
iotday.org
April 9, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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
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
My new #mvpsummit badge has been deployed to the community shelf along with some new and awesome @MVPAward branded swag. 😎
@cptmsdug Spike has also been upgraded to "Expert status". 😊
I think I need a bigger shelf. 🤔
#spike #mvpbuzz #community #swag
@cptmsdug Spike has also been upgraded to "Expert status". 😊
I think I need a bigger shelf. 🤔
#spike #mvpbuzz #community #swag
April 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
My new #mvpsummit badge has been deployed to the community shelf along with some new and awesome @MVPAward branded swag. 😎
@cptmsdug Spike has also been upgraded to "Expert status". 😊
I think I need a bigger shelf. 🤔
#spike #mvpbuzz #community #swag
@cptmsdug Spike has also been upgraded to "Expert status". 😊
I think I need a bigger shelf. 🤔
#spike #mvpbuzz #community #swag