Catch up with me - November 2021
November has just gone, so let's take a look at what I did this month!
I am Maria-Anastasia, and I’m a software engineer and Microsoft IoT MVP.
I work remotely in the BEWISE, and I have a diploma in Computer Engineering and Informatics from the University of Patras.
Moreover, I love to solve problems, help others, and present new technology solutions.
Specialties: – Software Engineering – Internet of Things – Robotics – STEM Education / Teaching – Algorithms – Social Media Management – Digital Marketing
Also, I am a Gold Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador and I have the highest distinction in this community. I am one of 3 Gold Ambassadors in Greece and one of 98 worldwide. Additionally, I was one of 30 Student Partners that has been selected to attend the 2020 Student Partner Summit at Imagine Cup EMEA Regional Finals in Amsterdam. Moreover, I was won many robotics international competitions with Robotics Club UoP.
Visit my bio.link – The One Link for All Your Links: https://bio.link/maria
Azure IoT News
First, this month we had so many Azure IoT news. You can read about all of these and about some news related to Azure IoT on my blog post or on my Hashnode post.
Microsoft Ignite - November 2021
Second, on the 2nd till 4th of November I attended Microsoft Ignite - November 2021! I was informed about so many Microsoft updates!
Power Platform Developer Associate
Moreover, on 11th of this month, I passed the Power Platform Developer Associate (PL-400) Microsoft certification exam! 🥳🥳
It was a little difficult certification exam, but I am so grateful for all the knowledge I gain!
I am so thankful about ΤΕΑΜ CANDI for the opportunity and the knowledge that gave me!
My Credly badge:
Microsoft Tech Days: A flight into IoT
Next, I had the pleasure to be part of the Microsoft Tech Days: A flight into IoT!
In this event we took through an end-to-end solution from real flight tracking data like speed, altitude and location from a flight departing London. During the event, we tracked the flight’s progress to its destination and show how to get that data from an IoT device at the edge into Microsoft Azure IoT and the cloud where it can be processed for display on a dashboard or stored for later processing.
It was my biggest event, and I am so thankful for this experience and all the knowledge I gain! There I presented about Service Bus and Logic Apps.
This event went live on YouTube, Twitch, learn TV, and on24.
I want to thank Pete Gallagher and Clifford Agius for inviting me to speak at this great event!
I am so glad that I collaborated with some amazing tech experts: John Lunn, Sander van de Velde, José Simões, Gosia Borzęcka, Jurgen Kevelaers, Adam Jackson, and Sara Allison.
You can watch it here:
I wrote a blog post about this event and also some videos on my TikTok.
"Gift ideas for Tech freaks" blog post
One more thing I did in November was that I wrote an article about Christmas presents for "tech freaks" and developers. 🎁
You can read it on my blog or on my Hashnode to take some useful ideas about your Christmas shopping!
Job news
As you maybe know, I work for a Greek technology company, TEAM CANDI, remotely. This month, I travelled to Athens and I visited my company! I had a great time with my colleagues and I hope I could meet them again very soon!
You can follow TEAM CANDI on LinkedIn and on Facebook to be informed about our news and projects.
Robotics lessons
Last but not least, in the institution I teach robotics and programming to kids and teens, we started learning Python! I'm so proud of these students because they are so smart and kind!
So, this was my November!
Have a wonderful month! 🎄 I hope December will be great for all of us! 🎅
See you around, Maria-Anastasia 🎀
