IBM Z and LinuxONE Community Contributor - 2025 (Level 1)
  • Type Experience
  • Level Foundational
  • Time Hours
  • Cost Free
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IBM Z and LinuxONE Community Contributor - 2025 (Level 1)

Issued by IBM

IBM Z and LinuxONE advocacy badges recognize external community members who are passionate about IBM Z, LinuxONE, and Hyper Protect Virtual Servers, and want to make a positive difference. This individual has expressed interest in contributing to the community through demonstrated acts of advocacy.

  • Type Experience
  • Level Foundational
  • Time Hours
  • Cost Free
Additional Details

Skills

Earning Criteria

  • Note: This badge is not available to IBM employees.
  • Achieve at least two of the following tasks within a calendar year:
  • Content Creation: Create and publish a blog post, article, video, or podcast about IBM Z or LinuxONE technologies, translate at least one technical content piece from English to regional languages or vice versa, and publish translation, create a social post using any social kit listed in the IBM Z Advocacy Hub.
  • Events: Organize, Support, or Host an IBM Z or LinuxONE related in person or virtual event such as webinars, meetups or speak at an event about IBM Z or LinuxONE.
  • Group Moderation: Actively run, moderate, or play a leadership role in a forum or user group with a focus on technologies tied to IBM Z or LinuxONE.
  • Mentoring: Mentorship to at least one New to IBM Z community member, IBM Z Student Ambassador, IBM Z Educator or Hyper Protect Accelerator startup.
  • Technical Contribution: Contribute to one or more IBM Z or LinuxONE open-source projects such as Open Mainframe Project, or provide product feedback and/or technical contributions by participating in councils, surveys, and beta testing opportunities.
  • Teach: Create and/or teach one or more IBM Z or LinuxONE related course.