Rory Preddy
Principal Cloud Advocate
Gauteng, South Africa
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Top SchoolRory Preddy is a Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft with over 11 years of professional experience and a long career in enterprise Java, cloud advocacy, and developer relations. Based in Gauteng, South Africa, he champions cloud adoption for professional developers, translating deep research and platform knowledge into engaging, often humorous speaking sessions worldwide. Rory progressed through roles from systems engineering and Java development to architecture and developer advocacy, giving him rare empathy for both production systems and developer experience. He blends hands-on technical credibility—rooted in years as a Java/Calypso developer and architect—with a talent for public speaking and community building, making complex cloud patterns accessible. His background in research-driven consulting and honors-level information systems adds a methodical, evidence-based approach to advocacy and solution design.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at King David High SchoolUniversity of South Africa
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (97)
spring-data10
spring-security10
java10
spring-boot10
spring10
rest-services7
websocket7
rest-api7
get-started7
spring-mvc7
angular7
azure7
mutiny7
mongodb7
developer-relations7
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
MicrosoftDocs/mslearn-java-petclinic-simplified
Dec 2020 - Jan 2021
MSLearn sample code
Contributions:41 commits, 2 PRs, 18 pushes in 1 month
dotnetcsharp
MicrosoftDocs/mslearn-monitoring-java
Jun 2021 - May 2022
Contributions:8 commits, 2 PRs, 18 pushes in 10 months
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