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IBM has recognized Trevor Eddolls, iTech-Ed Ltd’s CEO, as an IBM Champion in 2024. He has been an IBM Champion since 2009.
What’s been happening at iTech-Ed Ltd this year?
In August, Trevor’s article, “Get ready for DORA”, was published on the Planet Mainframe website.
Also in August, iTech-Ed Ltd was awarded, "Best Specialist IT Consultancy 2024 - Wiltshire" in the Southern Enterprise Awards 2024, hosted by SME news. Also, C Level Focus emailed to say, "You've been named one of the 'Top 10 Inspiring CEOs of 2024' by the CLF Magazine editorial team".
Thirdly in August, Mainframerz Meetup on LInkedIn said...
Perhaps not the best way to deal with a data leak
For many years Trevor Eddolls has written many great posts and I couldn't think of a better way to lead into the IBM Cost of a Data Breach report that follows than the story by Trevor of a data breach at NTT.
If you would like to read a 'how to guide' of how not to respond to a Data Breach then the article from Trevor is 'the guide you are looking for' – (you need to read the quote in a Star Wars voice).
I genuinely think you may take an in-take of breath in how this was responded to, I don't want to give the best bits away and it's all very juicy. I will leave one teaser which is one of the statements shared, which the politest way of saying this would be that this is not full disclosure of the facts.
Additional measures to mitigate any further risk and protect the data of our customers were also activated. At this time, there is no visibility that client data has been affected.
If there was to be a scoop of the year I vote for this article Trevor has shared as it is eye opening and a must read recommendation.
You can read the full shenanigans that Trevor has reported on here.
In July, Trevor Eddolls was awarded an IBM Z and LinuxONE Community Advocate – 2024 (Level 2) badge. The badge earner has actively contributed to the IBM Z and LinuxONE community and has expressed interest in continuing to do so. This individual is in good standing with their IBM Z and LinuxONE peers and is passionate about taking their advocacy to the next level. The badge earner has expert skills in IBM Z and LinuxONE and can be expected to regularly contribute technical knowledge to the community.
Also in July, Trevor Eddolls was awarded an IBM Z and LinuxONE Community Influencer – 2024 (Level 3) badge. The badge earner is an active and passionate member of the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community. He is a thought leader and viewed as a technical expert by his peers. This individual contributes to the community regularly.
iTech-Ed Ltd was shortlisted in the seventh annual Southern Enterprise Awards. The team at SME News nominated iTech-Ed Ltd, recognizing its exceptional contributions and achievements.
In April, Trevor Eddolls was awarded an IBM Z and LinuxONE Community Contributor – 2024 (Level 1) badge. The badge earner is an external community member who is passionate about IBM zSystems and LinuxONE and wants to make a positive difference. This individual has expressed interest in contributing to the community in their own unique way.
Also in April, Trevor’s article, “Why Today’s AI Is Failing”, was published on the TechChannel website.
On 9 April, the Virtual IMS user group had a presentation from IBM’s Stephen P Nathan entitled “How to Help IBM AND YOU Quickly Resolve IMS Problems”.
Towards the end of April, Trevor was listed as a 2024 Influential Mainframers on the Planet Mainframe website.
On 12 March, Jenny He PhD, IBM Master Inventor, CICS Development at IBM Hursley Park, gave a presentation to the Virtual CICS user group entitled, “CICS Event processing and CICS policies”. And on 19 March, Toine Michielse, Solutions Architect at Broadcom, discussed “A day in the life of a Db2 for z/OS Schema” with the Virtual DB2 user group.
February saw the publication of the always popular Arcati Mainframe Yearbook 2024. You can download a copy here – it’s FREE. Last year’s edition of this highly-respected annual source of mainframe information was downloaded around 21,000 times during the course of the year.
Also in February, Trevor’s article, “The Comprehensive Beginners’ Guide to AI”, was published on the TechChannel website. And his article “Ransomware Attacks and your Health” was published on the Planet Mainframe website.
On 13 February, the Virtual IMS user group had a presentation from Dr Daniela Schilling, CEO of Delta Software Technology, entitled “Replacing IBM IMS DB – Fully Automated and with Highest Security”.
The exciting news in January was that Trevor Eddolls has been recognized by IBM as a 2024 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.”
On 16 January, the Virtual Db2 user group saw a presentation from Marcus Davage, Lead Product Developer at BMC Software. He was discussing how “Driving Down Database Development Dollars”. Then on 23 January, Todd Havekost, Senior z/OS Performance Consultant at IntelliMagic discussed “Enhanced Analysis Through Integrating CICS and Other Types of SMF Data” with the Virtual CICS user group.
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