Did you know that LinkedIn members with certifications receive 6x more views to their profile on average? You can now earn the following IBM Doc Buddy digital badges to demonstrate your achievements and contributions.

IBM Doc Buddy badges

IBM Doc Buddy contributor

• This badge earner demonstrates commitment to engagement with mainframe users by advocating IBM Doc Buddy through client presentations, conferences, or social media posts. 
• The individual is able to optimize the mobile information experience for IBM Z products through contributing high-quality information, attending usability tests, or offering valuable insights that are then adopted in Doc Buddy updates.

IBM Doc Buddy influencer

• The badge holder demonstrates commitment to engagement with mainframe users by creating and maintaining an influencer column on IBM Doc Buddy. Any thought leader who is active in the mainframe community can become the owner of an influencer column on the app. You will need to contribute content on a regular basis.

About IBM Doc Buddy

IBM Doc Buddy is a mobile app that enables you to search error messages of IBM Z software products, including z/OS, z/VSE, z/VM, z/TPF, Db2 for z/OS, CICS, MQ, and IMS. The app can be a perfect replacement for LookAt, a z/OS message tool for which support is no longer available. The app is available in both Apple App Store and Google Play. IBM Doc Buddy also aggregates information such as Red Alerts, mainframe events, announcements, blogs, and videos. For more information about the app, check out the following resources:

• Home page: http://ibmdocbuddy.mybluemix.net/
• IBM Systems Magazine article: https://ibmsystemsmag.com/IBM-Z/09/2017/doc-buddy-v2
• Youtube video: https://youtu.be/Zv2c48lIvMM

Get badged

Join others in the mainframe community and get badged: http://ibmdocbuddy.mybluemix.net/badge.html