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Abhishek Anand

This month, we celebrate Abhishek Anand, an IBM Champion whose love for IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE is matched only by his dedication to sharing them both with the world. He serves as Country Technology Leader for IBM Z & LinuxONE at Saudi Business Machines (SBM), where his advocacy is rooted not in job titles, but in deep, decades-old conviction in these mainframe technologies.

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Jerry Spencer

Jerry is a Senior Software Engineer at Precisely and has been an IBM Champion for two months. Even in that short time, the recognition has opened up a lot of possibilities for him. Most of all, it gives him another way to share what he has learned throughout his career and help others grow in the IBM Z community.

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Niall Ashley

Some people build technology, others build communities. Niall Ashley does both. A Security Consultant at Vertali Ltd and an IBM Champion since 2024, Niall has quickly become a familiar face across the IBM Z community. Whether he's speaking at conferences, mentoring new professionals, supporting students, or answering questions from peers, his enthusiasm for helping others is impossible to miss. Spend a few minutes talking to him and you'll quickly realize that people are at the heart of everything he does.

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IDUG

The International Db2 Users Group (IDUG®) is an independent, not-for-profit, user-run organization whose mission is to support and strengthen the information services community by providing the highest quality education and services designed to promote the effective utilization of Db2.

COMMON

COMMON is the world's largest association of IT professionals that focus on IBM and related technologies. Since 1960, we have been serving our community of users, partners, and IBM through leadership, independent education, certification, networking and our advocacy efforts.

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MaximoGroups.org is an organization dedicated to supporting and connecting Maximo professionals, serving the Maximo community by facilitating knowledge sharing and showcasing successes.

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SHARE is an independent volunteer-run information technology association that provides education, professional networking and industry influence. SHARE enables its Members and partners to continually shape the future of the enterprise technology ecosystem.