The iTech-Ed group comprises:
- iTech-Ed Ltd, the specialist IT consultancy, analysis, writing, and editing service provider;
- iTech-Ed Hypnotherapy, which offers individuals help with anxiety, phobias, stopping smoking, weight loss, performance anxiety, IBS, chronic pain, depression, bruxism, nail biting, hair pulling, anger management, blushing, sport performance, unwanted habits, and much more;
- Corporate Wellbeing Training, helping organizations improve productivity by maximizing staff wellbeing, attitudes, and mindsets; and
- SFH+, which provides training courses for solution-focused hypnotherapists and others wishing to extend or deepen their knowledge.
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IBM has recognized Trevor Eddolls, the chair of the iTech-Ed Group, as an IBM Champion in 2025. He has been an IBM Champion since 2009.
What’s been happening at iTech-Ed Ltd this year?
In July, Trevor was awarded two badges by IBM: IBM Z and LinuxONE Community Contributor - 2025 (Level 1) and IBM Z and LinuxONE Community Advocate - 2025 (Level 2).
At the beginning of May, Trevor Eddolls was given an honourable mention in Planet Mainframe’s 2025 Influential Mainframers.
In April, Trevor's blog at Mainframe Update was selected by the panellists at Feedspot at number 11 of their Top 30 Mainframe Blogs on the web. You can see the list here.
Feedspot describe this as, “the most comprehensive list of Top 30 Mainframe Blogs on the Internet”, and say they are honoured to have me as part of the list.
Also in April, Trevor was awarded the IBM Champion - 15 Year Milestone badge. It says: "This individual is recognized as an innovative thought leader in the technical community who has demonstrated exceptional expertise and contribution in helping others derive greater value from IBM software, solutions, and services. This IBM Champion is a non-IBMer IT professional, business leader, developer, or educator who influences and mentors others through blogging, speaking at conferences, moderating forums, leading user groups, and authoring books or articles."
The exciting news in January was that Trevor Eddolls has been recognized by IBM as a 2025 IBM Champion. IBM said: “On behalf of IBM, it is my great pleasure to recognize you as a returning IBM Champion in 2024. Congratulations! We would like to thank you for your continued leadership and contributions to the IBM technology community. This recognition is awarded based on your contributions for the 2023 calendar year.”
Click here to see Trevor’s IBM Champion profile.
Also in January, Trevor’s article, “Do You Need a Trainer, a Coach, or a Mentor?”, was published on the Planet Mainframe website.
In 2022, Trevor was awarded the distinction of being one of only four people to become Fellows of the Association for Solution Focused Hypnotherapy. The award came because of his work as a hypnotherapist and a supervisor of other hypnotherapists, and because of the work he has done for the AfSFH, as well as the CPDs (training) he has run, and the blogs, articles, and books he has written, plus the podcasts he has made to help spread the word about solution-focused hypnotherapy.
Trevor has had articles published on the TechChannel website and the Planet Mainframe website. In 2024, he was recognized as an Influencial Mainframer by Planet Mainframe. Je has also spoken for a number of years at the Guide Share Europe regional conference.
iTech-Ed Ltd is perhaps best known for producing the well-respected Arcati Mainframe Yearbook from 2008 unril 2023, when it was taken over by Planet Mainframe. iTech-Ed Ltd also organized and chaired the Virtual IMS user group from 2007 until 2023, the Virtual CICS user group from 2011 until 2023, and the Virtual Db2 user group from 2022 until 2023. They are now run by Planet Mainframe.
Trevor Eddolls has also written numerous blogs and articles, and continues to do so.
Working as a hypnotherapist, Trevor has helped a large number of people in the area around where he lives, and since 2020 has worked online with people from all over te contry and all over the world. He is a qualified supervisor, and has helped lots of other hypnotherapists to help their clients and to improve their depth of knowledge about hypnotherapy, the brain, and many other related topics. He also chaired group meetings of supervisors. Trevor has also writen 12 books for hypnotherapists, a large number of blogs, and numerous articles. Trevor wrotes and delivered, with Catherine Eland, the Solutions podcast from 2021 until 2024. He also worked with Sally Hare on the talking Solutions podcasts for the AfSFH. In fact, Trevor was Head of IT and Social Media for the AfSFH from 2012 until 2024. The AfSFH is the Association for Solution Focused Hypnotherapists.
Trevor set up SFHplus to provide CPDs (continuous professional development) training courses for hypnotherapists. Initially, they were run in oerson, but in the 2020s became Zoom-based training. Trevor has also given a number of talks to local groups such as the WI, sports clubs, Rotary clubs, and others.
Since 2023, Trevor has worked with a new hypnotherapy training company, SFTA, to help ensure that their training courses and advanced training courses include the latest information from neuroscience and psychology. SFTA has been a great success.
Trevor Eddolls is chair of the iTech-Ed Group.
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