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UAE
Ingram Micro named new Red Hat
Training reseller partner in UAE
Ingram Micro Training MEA, a provider
of instructor-led technical training, has
announced it is partnering with Red Hat
as a Red Hat Training Reseller for the UAE.
With this partnership, Ingram Micro is
now authorised to resell Red Hat Training
services throughout the region, including
open enrolment courses, onsite courses
and Red Hat’s complete online delivery
portfolio. Ingram Micro can now equip IT
professionals with the skills and expertise
to help maximise the value of their
open source technology investments
through offering the complete portfolio
of Red Hat Training courses and
certifications: Red Hat Enterprise Linux,
Red Hat JBoss Middleware, DevOps, and
cloud. Customers will also be able to
hone their skills by taking certification
exams spanning the entire Red Hat
product portfolio, including the Red Hat
Certified System Administrator and Red
Hat Certified Engineer exams for both
Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat
OpenStack Platform.
“Red Hat has helped organisations
around the world develop the skills
and knowledge to be able to master
key tasks for Red Hat Enterprise Linux,
Red Hat JBoss Middleware, Red Hat
OpenStack Platform and more,” said
Jens Ziemann, training director, Red Hat
EMEA. “Now, with the support of Ingram
Micro as a new Red Hat Training Reseller
in the UAE, we can help organisations
meet the interest in the skills to use Red
Hat solutions”.
“This is an excellent strategic
collaboration for Ingram Micro training
and we are thrilled to join forces with
Red Hat,” said Mohammad Sabry, Head
of Services, Gulf and Near East region at
Ingram Micro. “META is a key strategic
region for investment by Ingram Micro
and we are committed to growing
our product and solutions portfolio
as we deliver a best in class learning
experience to our channel partners.”
Nedaa and Nokia to set up Innovation
and Creativity Lab in Dubai
Nedaa, the Dubai Government’s
security networks provider, has
signed an agreement with Finnish
multinational ICT giant, Nokia,
designating Dubai as the headquarters
of its pioneering Innovation and
Creativity Lab.
In December 2016 Nedaa and Nokia
formed a strategic partnership to
develop the lab as a key contributor
to Dubai’s ‘Smart City’ initiative. The
region’s first-research and innovation
hub will introduce creative solutions for
education, health, utilities and transport.
It will work alongside local government
agencies, the Smart Dubai project,
educational and healthcare institutions,
and private companies involved in the
development and implementation of
Smart City applications.
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A key stipulation under the
Nedaa–Nokia agreement is the
emiratisation of all positions and
the training and qualification
of employed UAE nationals to
international standards.
Mansoor Bu Osaiba, CEO,
Nedaa, said: “Now we can
start following our cooperative
roadmap with Nokia to
help accelerate Dubai’s
transformation into a truly Smart City.
“We will be bringing top Emirati
talents onboard in keeping with
the UAE’ s vision of empowering its
citizens to proactively participate in
key sectors such as information and
communications technology (ICT) that
will underpin the country’s transition
to a Post-Oil Era. We look forward to
commencing the lab’s operations within
the next few months.”
Amr El-Leithy, Head of Middle East
and Africa, Nokia, said: “After months
of scouting we now have a worthy
base of operations for our Innovation
and Creativity Lab from where we
will partner with Nedaa to innovate
Dubai’s ICT landscape.”
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