IBM Z and LinuxONE Community Influencer - 2023 (Level 3)

Issued by IBM

The IBM Z and LinuxONE Community Influencer badge earner is an active and passionate member of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community. They are a thought leader and viewed as a technical expert by their peers. This individual contributes to the community regularly.

Type Experience
Level Advanced
Time Months
Cost Free

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Earning Criteria

Note: This badge is not available to IBM employees.
All acts must have a focus on IBM zSystems, LinuxONE or IBM Hyper Protect. All badge applicants must be a member of Fans of IBM zSystems on IBM Z and LinuxONE Community, already earned the Contributor & Advocate badge for this year, and complete four of the following tasks.
Content Creation - Create a blog post or article on online forums such as IBM Community, Medium, LinkedIn, etc., a podcast, video or other type of content.
Translate at least one technical content piece from English to regional languages or vice versa, and publish translation.
Mentorship to at least one new to IBM zSystems community member, zStudent Ambassador, or Hyper Protect Accelerator startup.
Create and/or teach one or more IBM zSystems or LinuxONE related course.
Contribute code to at least one or more IBM zSystems or LinuxONE open-source project such as Open Mainframe Project.
Host, facilitate or support an IBM zSystems or LinuxONE related face-to-face event or virtual event such as webinars, meetups, etc.
Present a session on IBM zSystems or LinuxONE at user groups, webinars, podcasts or industry events such as IBM Systems TechU, SHARE, THINK, etc.
Actively run, moderate, or play a leadership role in a Forum or User Group.
Provide product feedback and/or technical contributions by participating in councils, surveys, and beta testing opportunities.
Provide support to a startup that is part of the Hyper Protect Accelerator Cohort (i.e., technical guidance, pitch deck prep).
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