Matt de Neef

Computer Engineer and Cloud Support Engineer I in Cape Town, South Africa

Matt de Neef

Computer Engineer and Cloud Support Engineer I in Cape Town, South Africa

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Cloud Computing - fascinating world. Supporting the devs, enterprises and businesses leveraging the power of the AWS cloud for everything from AI chatbots to vast scalable serverless compute; even better. That's the day job - never a dull moment at the world's biggest cloud computing company!

I'm that guy that everyone suspects is probably a surfer. This, sadly is untrue, but I do, in fact, have a real passion for technology in its many forms.

By incessant research, forum chasing, fiddling, installing, experimenting, and the occasional internship at IT departments, I've come to know just how vast the IT field is; and my knowledge is just dipping my toe into the water.

Dangers of this passion is materialism. But then I've realised we're all here for a distinctly different purpose than chasing after wordly possessions. We are created by an Almighty God who loves us; His purpose for us is to show His love to the world and worship Him for who He is: King and Creator of the Universe. But we're all at fault here, we need a Saviour, His Son, dying on the Cross for our sins, and that's how, by accepting Christ as our personal Saviour, we receive eternal life, by grace through faith, not by works lest any man boast.

When I'm not busy with my head in the [AWS] cloud, you'll find me on an Xbox, at a piano, or exploring the sights sounds and tastes of Cape Town, meeting friends, or attempting to swat the travel bug in me someplace.

  • Work
    • Amazon Web Services
  • Education
    • University of KwaZulu-Natal
    • UKZN
    • Computer Engineering (BSc. Eng)