Oracle Announces New Oracle PartnerNetwork Resources, Oracle Validated Integration and Partner-Driven Plugs-Ins and Connectors for Oracle Enterprise Manager
News Facts
- In conjunction with the launch of Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g,
Oracle today announced new Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) resources and
partner-driven plug-ins and connectors for Oracle Enterprise Manager. - The new OPN Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center Knowledge Zone
allows partners to quickly access the tools, knowledge and community
insight they need to better develop, implement and sell Oracle
Enterprise Manager-based solutions, and differentiate those services and
offerings in the marketplace. - Using the information in the new Knowledge Zone, partners can begin
the process of completing the competency requirements for an Oracle
Enterprise Manager Specialization immediately by embarking on OPN
certifications for sales, presales and support - To date, more than 500 representatives from Oracle partners are
already recognized as Oracle Enterprise Manager and Oracle Enterprise
Manager Application Quality Management Specialists. This designation is
given to individuals who have demonstrated key competency in the areas
of sales, pre-sales, or implementation support for this solution by
rigorous testing. These specialists are a key competency criteria to
achieve the Oracle Enterprise Manager OPN Specialization, which will be
available in June. - Additionally, beginning today, Oracle partners with integrated
plug-ins and connectors can leverage the Oracle Validated Integration
(OVI) program. Oracle Validated Integration applies a rigorous technical
process to review the integrations of third-party software solutions
with Oracle Applications. OVI provides access to Oracle Applications,
tools, technical resources and training to assist partners in developing
integrations based on Oracle standards and best practices. Partners who
have successfully validated their integrations are authorized to use
the “Oracle Validated Integration” logo. Available through the Oracle
PartnerNetwork, Oracle Validated Integration gives customers confidence
that integrations between Oracle Enterprise Manager and complementary
partner solutions have been validated and the products work together as
designed. This can help reduce risk, improve system implementation
cycles, and provide for smoother upgrades and simpler maintenance. - Also announced today, partners including Brocade, F5, Halcyon, HP,
NEC and Voltaire are among the latest Oracle Partners to leverage the
open integration APIs in Oracle Enterprise Manager to build enterprise
class plug-ins and connectors; providing customers a seamless way to
monitor the performance of heterogeneous systems and proactively manage
the health of their entire IT stack.
Simplifying Management of Heterogeneous Environments with
Partner-Driven Oracle Enterprise Manager Plug-Ins and Connectors
- To
date, Oracle and its partners have delivered over 45 plug-ins and
connectors for monitoring IT technologies, interacting with management
frameworks and connecting with service management systems. The following
are the latest additions to the rich portfolio of partner-driven
plug-ins and connectors.- F5 BIG-IP Plug-In: provides integrated
monitoring and management of F5 BIG-IP application delivery controllers; - Brocade Plug-in: jointly developed with Brocade partner Halcyon, the
plug-in provides integrated monitoring and management of Brocade
ServerIron. With the plug-in, network administrators can perform active
monitoring and detailed configuration analysis for Brocade ServerIron; - Voltaire Plug-In: allows Oracle Enterprise Manager to manage
Voltaire InfiniBand and receive alerts on interconnect issues in Oracle
Real Application Cluster (RAC) environments - HP and NEC Plug-ins for Storage: allows Oracle Enterprise Manager to
actively manage heterogeneous storage for HP StorageWorks XP Disk
Arrays, HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP) and
NEC S series and D series storage.
- F5 BIG-IP Plug-In: provides integrated
Supporting Quotes
- "As our own portfolio of systems and
solutions expands, Oracle is committed to providing the information,
resources and opportunity our partners need to grow and succeed along
with us,” said Judson Althoff, senior vice president, Worldwide
Alliances and Channels, Oracle. “We are delivering new Oracle OPN
Specializations and Knowledge Zones around Oracle Enterprise Manager and
Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center – providing our partners the
ability to expand their portfolio and profits by delivering
differentiated value to their customers.” - “Pythian has considerable experience implementing Oracle Enterprise
Manager at customer sites and so we are excited about the opportunity to
differentiate our expertise through OPN Specialized,” said Alex
Gorbachev, Oracle ACE Director and CTO, Pythian. “We look forward to
working closely with Oracle to serve more Oracle customers.” - "As an Ops Center implementation specialist and Oracle Enterprise
Manager integrators, we are very excited about Oracle’s combined
management solution and the collective value that it provides to our
customers,” said Iain McKone, CEO of Halcyon. "The global reach of the
Oracle PartnerNetwork and invaluable tools such as the new Oracle
Enterprise Manager Ops Center Knowledge Zone greatly assist in growing
our continued partnership with Oracle." - “Customers who use F5’s BIG-IP Application Delivery Controllers with
Oracle technology demand integration with Oracle Enterprise Manager,”
said Calvin Rowland, Vice President of Application Partner Programs at
F5. “This new plug-In will ensure that joint customers can provide the
highest level of performance and availability for their entire Oracle/F5
infrastructure.” - “The new Oracle Enterprise Manager Plug-in for Brocade ServerIron
ADX can help significantly reduce the cost and complexity of managing
the network,” said Patric Chang, director of strategic alliances,
Brocade. “Additionally, with this plug-in, administrators running
Brocade networking can access the monitoring information that will help
them increase performance and availability — all from a centralized
console.” - “As an Oracle E-Business Suite specialist with deep expertise in
testing, our customers demand a full lifecycle solution including Oracle
Application Quality Management, specifically Application Testing Suite
for the Oracle E-Business Suite,” said Hiren Bhatt, Global Oracle
Practice Head, Intelligroup. “The new OPN Specializations will be
important differentiation that will enhance our best-of-breed
positioning to joint Oracle-Intelligroup customers.” - "As a diversified provider of testing services and owner of TMap®,
we strive to maintain competency on all best-of-breed testing solutions
such as Oracle Application Quality Management," said Paul Poelmans,
Global Alliance Manager, Sogeti. "The new OPN Specializations will
provide the enablement we need to ensure we can leverage this new
technology on behalf of joint Oracle-Sogeti customers." - “As a global System Integrator, our customers require us to have
delivery capacity, including Quality Assurance, on all industry-leading
Oracle solutions, such as Oracle Application Quality Management and
Application Testing Suite,” said Uday Tembulkar, Head of Business
Development – Oracle at Patni. “We are actively encouraging our
employees to take advantage of the new OPN Specializations so we can
continue to deliver value to joint Oracle-Patni customers.”
