In our recent post, Reporting Advocacy Activities: How to Get Credit for the Advocacy You're Actually Doing , we talked about choosing the right activity category and providing enough context so evaluators can understand the impact of your advocacy. This time, we're tackling another...
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IBM Bob is gaining momentum and community advocacy plays a critical role in that growth. Advocacy is the foundation of the IBM Champions ecosystem. And today, we’re excited to introduce a new way to recognize advocates who go one step further with IBM Bob. Meet the IBM Bob...
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...
TLDR: What’s New with IBM Rising Champions The IBM Rising Champions Program has evolved to better reflect how real advocacy works. We are moving beyond a numeric‑only model to recognize meaningful, credible advocacy through a balance of clear activity guidelines and qualitative...
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One of the strengths of the IBM Champions and Rising Champions community is that advocacy doesn’t follow a single path. People contribute in ways that match their experience, skills, time, and comfort level - or what their day job allows. Some write. Others speak, mentor, organize, teach,...
IBM Think 2026: From the Spotlight Stage to the Future of Agentic AI IBM Think 2026 was more than an event for me. It was a defining moment in my journey as CEO of Blue Pearl, IBM Champion 2026, and a technology leader committed to helping organisations modernise, scale, and compete in an...
Please join us in welcoming the IBM Champions class of 2026! We are happy to celebrate the announcement of the 2026 IBM Champions ! This global group of deeply engaged and impactful skilled technical advocates represents an extraordinary range of expertise, experience, and passion for...
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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...
Meet Awais Afzal, Digital Solution Technical Architect at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, celebrating his first year as an IBM Champion in 2025. Awais’s favorite IBM product is IBM Fusion HCI, which he describes as a “performance beast” and a one-stop shop providing a dedicated environment for...
Meet Mohamed Abdelwahed, Customer Success Manager at Valleysoft, celebrating his second year as an IBM Champion in 2025. His journey as a Champion reflects a powerful drive to share knowledge, innovate through technology, and help others achieve success through IBM solutions. For Mohamed,...