One of the most rewarding parts of the IBM Champions program is seeing how Champions share their expertise with the broader technology community. Through blogs, videos, webinars, podcasts, and technical deep dives, Champions help others solve problems, learn new skills, and navigate emerging technologies.
Here are a few highlights from the past month.
Driving Modernization Across Industries
From banking and financial services to enterprise infrastructure and performance optimization, Champions continue to share practical insights that help organizations modernize critical systems and prepare for the future.
- IBM Champion Benjamin Marwell joined Finanz Informatik for an open discussion on modernizing banking infrastructure and the future of enterprise technology. (Read more)
- IBM Champion Joseph Westman reflected on innovation, AI, and the evolution of the mainframe community in Living Mainframe History. (Read more)
- IBM Champion Shigenori Suzuki recapped his Developer Summit 2026 keynote, highlighting how Mitsubishi UFJ is modernizing a 40-year-old mainframe accounting system. (Read more)
- IBM Champion Michal Wiktorek shared performance benchmarking results in PostgreSQL on IBM Power vs x86: Performance Benchmark. (Read more)
- IBM Champion Eric Cothenet explored the relationship between SAP, DPUs, I/O, and IBM Z processing in his latest video. (Watch here)
Exploring AI and Intelligent Operations
Champions are helping organizations move beyond AI experimentation by sharing practical experiences, implementation strategies, and operational best practices.
- Houcem Ghribi shared how IBM Bob helped him move from a proof of concept to a custom Maximo application in From POC to Application: How IBM Bob Helped Me Design a Custom Maximo App. (Read more)
- IBM Champion Matthias Tschaffler co-authored Performance Automation on IBM Z: Bridging Monitoring and Automated Operations, exploring how automation connects monitoring with action. (Read more)
- IBM Champion Atanu Roy tackled a key enterprise challenge in How to Actually Orchestrate AI Agents (Without Losing the Audit Trail). (Read more)
- Ahead of IBM TechXchange, IBM Champion Chris Thorpe previewed his upcoming session in Pipes, Flows & Intelligence, Edition 22: Build with AI, Run Without It. (Read more)
Sharing Knowledge and Building Skills
Whether through tutorials, webinars, videos, or community content, Champions continue to create resources that help others learn, grow, and succeed.
- IBM Champion Geoffrey Decker joined the Pop-Up Mainframe Persona Webinar Series to discuss why hands-on access remains essential for effective mainframe training and onboarding. (Learn more)
- IBM Champion Matthias Blomme shared a practical guide, How to Set Up the IBM ACE Vault from Scratch. (Read more)
- IBM Champion Corey Mendelsohn discussed how manual accounts payable processes may be costing SAP Business One organizations in a recent podcast. (Listen here)
- IBM Champion Christian Larsen continued helping developers build IBM i skills with his latest video on RPG development and error handling using VS Code. (Watch here)
- IBM Champion Nathanaël Bonnet shared a technical article on working with tables using JSON_TABLE. (Read more)
Bob Talk
Champions continue finding new and creative ways to put IBM Bob to work across the IBM technology portfolio.
- IBM Champion Ann-Grete Tan launched a new community blog series, IBM Bob and Planning Analytics for Beginners - Part 1. (Read more)
- IBM Champion Andy Youens shared his hands-on experience in Putting IBM i BOB Through Its Paces. (Read more)
- IBM Champion Patrick Meyer explored the future of AI-assisted development in IBM Bob: Beyond the Copilot - The Rise of the Enterprise Development Agent. (Read more)
- IBM Champion Keiichiro Hayashi demonstrated an innovative use case by using IBM Bob to help solve the Traveling Salesman Problem with quantum computing concepts. (Read more)
Thank you to all IBM Champions who continue to share their expertise, support their peers, and strengthen technical communities around the world. Your advocacy helps others learn, build, solve problems, and innovate every day.