{"id":4729,"date":"2018-01-29T16:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belsoft-collaboration.ch\/?p=4729"},"modified":"2018-02-19T08:08:50","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T07:08:50","slug":"ibm-champion-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belsoft-collaboration.ch\/en\/ibm-champion-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"IBM Champion 2018 recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.103&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; max_width=&#8221;80%&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.103&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; padding_top_1=&#8221;0px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.103&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This year, IBM reviewed over 1400 nominees before recognizing 650 of them as IBM Champion.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The IBM Champions program recognizes innovative thought leaders in the technical community and rewards these contributors by amplifying their voice and increasing their sphere of influence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Some statistics about the IBM Champion program:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">62% renewing; 38% new Champions<\/li>\n<li>38 countries represented<\/li>\n<li>6 business areas, including<br \/>\nAnalytics (34%)<br \/>\nCloud (25%)<br \/>\nCollaboration &amp; Talent Solutions (24%)<br \/>\nPower Systems (9%)<br \/>\nStorage (1%)<br \/>\nIBM Z (7%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span title=\"Wir sind stolz darauf, dass die Belsoft Collaboration AG erneut mit 2 Champions vertreten ist.\">We are proud that <strong>Belsoft Collaboration AG<\/strong> is once again represented with 2 IBM Champion in this international group. <\/span><span title=\"Sandra B\u00fchler wie auch Andreas Ponte wurden erneut als IBM Champion best\u00e4tigt. \"><strong>Sandra B\u00fchler<\/strong> and <strong>Andreas Ponte<\/strong> were both confirmed as <strong>IBM Champion<\/strong> for 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1996\" src=\"https:\/\/belsoft-collaboration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ibmchampion-300x225.png\" alt=\"definition of ibm champion\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belsoft-collaboration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ibmchampion-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/belsoft-collaboration.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ibmchampion.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, IBM reviewed over 1400 nominees before recognizing 650 of them as IBM Champion. 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