Interdist Alliances, a Platinum level member in Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) and Value Added Distributor (VAD), on Thursday unveiled leading Oracle Partner HUB in Nigeria.
Located at Interdist Alliances’ offices in Lagos, Nigeria, and run on Oracle’s behalf by Interdist Alliances, the Oracle Partner HUB provides a comprehensive portfolio of services to drive the growth of partner organizations and their business.
The concept of an Oracle Partner Hub combines Oracle’s technical knowledge, professional services and marketing support to help ensure the best possible support for partners.
Speaking during the unveiling ceremony, Kristian Tierney, general manager, Interdist Alliances said: “Our commitment as a value added distributor is to help partners find new opportunities and to provide the enablement necessary to support them; the Oracle Partner HUB presents an ideal way to deliver this value”.
He added that Interdist Alliance felt very proud to be an Oracle distributor and to be able to execute a shared vision of a more accessible brand and competence within the Nigerian context.
On his part, Ilker Kocer, Alliance and Channel Senior Director, Oracle Middle East & Africa, expressed Oracle’s mood thus: “We are delighted to be working with Interdist Alliances to bring global best practices and business value to our partners in Nigeria through the Oracle Partner HUB. Today’s launch reinforces our commitment to helping our partners drive value, become more efficient and knowledgeable and remain competitive”.
He noted that Oracle has been building an extensive partner network and partner support program around the globe. In Nigeria, collaboration with partner organizations is part of Oracle’s success and the newly launched Partner HUB builds on this.
Oracle Partner HUB integrates, Kocer explained, Oracle Studio, a contemporary and professional meeting place where you can demonstrate business solutions, meet other professionals and hold networking events; Oracle Academy which offers specialist training in Oracle software, hardware and engineered systems at discounted rates; and Oracle ISV Migration Center which provides technical support for migration to Oracle software, in one location.
The Studio is an impressive location to meet with clients to showcase solutions using Oracle technology. It’s open to all partners who are members of Oracle Partner Network.
“At the Studio you’ll find the latest technology for testing and demonstrating your business solutions; access to sales and marketing support from Oracle, including opportunities to participate in joint marketing campaigns and administrative support for you to run business seminars, client hospitality and participate in networking events”.
The Alliance and Channel senior director, Oracle Middle East & Africa noted that the Academy delivers over 5,000 training days every year, educating over 1,500 partner consultants and dedicated to training partners, covering the full Oracle stack: hardware, technology and applications. Shorter course durations mean that partners can limit the time spent away from the office.
On the Oracle ISV Migration Center, he said, it offers ISV partners the opportunity to migrate their solutions to Oracle, or when they upgrade solutions to take advantage of the latest Oracle technologies; Free migration and upgrade support for Oracle partners; Access to enablement resources to help Oracle ISV partners test and tune their applications on the latest Oracle products to achieve Oracle Exastack Ready and Oracle Exastack Optimized status; Free access to experienced consultants in a secure work environment and Labs equipped with the latest hardware technology.
Interdist Alliances is the Value Added Distribution division Unidist, one of the largest technology distributors in Africa and the Near-East, operating in 30 countries and authorized distributor able to offer outstanding products and services.
Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized on its part is the latest version of Oracle’s partner program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle’s growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity.