Head of UK&I Alliances & Channels for Oracle, Simon Hill, has confirmed strong growth in the company's SaaS business. "It is all about deployment and execution now," he stated.
Hill noted that the cloud business is growing circa 50% each quarter. "The channel focus remains on taking existing partners to the cloud, as well as adding new partners," he added.
Oracle has kicked off a recruitment drive for its IaaS proposition. "Partners will find it more profitable when offering an end-to-end service," said Hill.
In terms of emerging markets, partners can expect to hear a lot more from Oracle about AI.
Next year will also see a greater focus on skills and recruitment, with plans to help partners with their graduate training and education, in an effort to offset the threat of skills shortages in the channel.