Connect with Champions
Hi everyone,
Here we are again, two weeks since the last IBM Champions in action post, and IBM Champions and IBM Rising Champions have been working hard promoting their work and IBM technologies. As the summer months progress (winter in the Southern hemisphere), our wonderful advocates haven’t skipped a beat creating and managing user groups, speaking at conferences, reviewing new IBM technologies, contributing to IBM research, and dedicating themselves to mentoring and coaching other professionals.
Our very own, Libby Ingrassia and Namitha K co-hosted an IBM Champion and Advocates Meetup in Mumbai on July 12. This fantastic event demonstrated the incredible enthusiasm and dedication of our advocates in the region. Make sure you check out the great day on the post.
Are you interested in becoming an IBM Champion? There are two ways to work towards becoming an IBM Champion: 1) If you are just starting out, you can apply to the IBM Rising Champions Advocacy Badge program today. Make sure you are ready to apply with a minimum of two acts of advocacy (as listed in the criteria) to start with your first badge (IBM Contributor), and then add more acts of advocacy as you work towards higher badges.
2) Watch for the IBM Champions nominations to open in September 2024 and get ready to nominate yourself when the process opens. Make sure you have a substantial number of activities that meet the program’s criteria, so that you’re ready for a complete nomination.
Now check out some of the great work the IBM Champions have been doing!
Podcast / YouTube
Check out this fabulous interview with IBM Champion, @Darren Surch, in I am a Mainframer Darren Surch on the podcast, Open Mainframe Project.
Redbook
We are especially excited about the publishing of Redbook: Data Resiliency Designs: A Deep Dive into IBM Storage Safeguarded Snapshots, co-authored by IBM Champion, @Nezih Boyacioglu
IBM TechXchange Community
He is consistently posting great content in the IBM Security Community on IBM TechXchange Communities. Here is IBM Champion, @Ralph Belfiore's latest post called QRadar Community Editon 7.5 | dark mode | Analyst Workflow UI
YouTube
(Italian)
IBM Champion, @Marco Riva, took the time to give viewers a video overview on YouTube called Power coffee n. 3/2024 SELF (SQL Error Logging Facility)
LinkedIn Post
IBM Champion, @Carla Raffi was a key speaker at the Instanauts Japan User Group in early July. Check out this video posted on LinkedIn
Blog
(Dutch)
IBM Champion, @Antoni Uni, posted this blog describing IBM Power’s uptime advantages in IBM Power: De Kracht van 99,9999% Uptime
As some of you know MAS 9.0 is was a highly anticipated release and IBM Champion, @Andrew Jeffery took the time to give his initial review of MAS 9.0 in this blog post on Maximo Secrets.
Video
Catch this video by IBM Champion, @Sugam Kafle, who describes the journey as an IBM Z Champion.
Did you see IBM Champion, @Matthias Blomme’s post on the IBM App Connect Community called Logging ACE's ExceptionList Inserts (in the Activity log with the Log node)
Want to learn more about advocating for IBM? Make sure you register for our upcoming IBM Rising Champions and Advocacy call on 21 Aug. Our main “How-To” topics will be 1) How-To: Present – tips and tricks to deliver a great presentation and 2) How-To: Social Media – take your LinkedIn profile from good-to-great, with Morgan McKeen!
See you in two weeks!
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