IBM Champion Spotlight: Abhishek Anand A Lifelong Advocate for IBM Z & LinuxONE 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...
In this month's spotlight we are delighted to feature Jerry Spencer, for whom becoming an IBM Champion is still a new experience, but it already feels meaningful. Jerry is a Senior Software Engineer at Precisely and has been an IBM Champion for two months. Even in that short time, the...
IBM Champion Spotlight: Dr. Sami Al-Yazidi Pioneering Generative AI in the Kingdom This month, we proudly highlight Dr. Sami Al-Yazidi , Executive Director of Data & AI at Alinma Bank and an IBM Champion known for his early embrace of emerging...
Some people discover community advocacy along the way. For Bart Grabowski, it grew naturally from something he has always loved doing: solving problems. As a Principal System Support Specialist at DHL and a 9-year IBM Champion, Bart has spent much of his career helping others navigate...
IBM Champion Spotlight: Mohamed Saad Taha The Performance Guardian Behind Emkan's Digital Reliability This month, we proudly highlight Mohamed Saad Taha , Senior Manager of Performance and Reliability at Emkan Finance , a dedicated IBM Champion whose expertise in...
For this IBM Champion Spotlight, we are pleased to feature Mark Schettenhelm, Principal Product Manager at BMC. Mark has recently been named an IBM Champion, but the recognition already carries real meaning for him. After years of working closely with mainframe technology and helping move...
IBM Champion Spotlight: Abdulaziz Alasiri The Infrastructure Leader Behind neoleap's Digital Payment Revolution This month, we proudly highlight Abdulaziz Alasiri , Director of Cloud & Infrastructure at neoleap , a leading fintech company owned by Alrajhi Bank, and...
IBM Champion Spotlight: Fadi Hatim Mahmoud Pioneering Open Banking Innovation in Saudi Arabia This month, we proudly feature Fadi Hatim Mahmoud , Head of IT Application Development at Bank Albilad and a dedicated IBM Champion, who stands as one of the key brains...
IBM Champion Seb Julliand Meet Sébastien “Seb” Julliand, Tech Lead at ARCAD Software (soon moving to i and me) and an IBM Champion for two years. Seb’s favorite IBM product is IBM i on Power, a platform he has worked on since 2009 and never left. He started out as a developer, grew into an...
IBM Champion Spotlight: Moataz Mousa The Brain Behind the Reliability of Many Mission-Critical Systems This month, we are proud to highlight another IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) master from the region: Moataz Mousa , Middleware Senior Advisor at Alinma...