A SEAMLESS cloud transition was the key focus for Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) members who took part in an Oracle workshop in Riyadh on Monday. Dozens of Oracle Partners gathered to learn about the company's latest database cloud services that will help them migrate database from on premise to the cloud for achieving new levels of efficiency, security, and availability. Thamer Alharbi, Country Managing Director – Saudi Arabia, Oracle, said: "Organizations in Saudi Arabia realise that cloud adoption offers them speed, value and better ROI. The workshop hosted today is in line with our commitment to further drive this interest and support our customers in their journey to the cloud." "At Oracle, we believe that cloud technology will play a vital role in driving Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 Economic Diversification Plan and with our completely integrated cloud platform that spans all layers of the cloud, we are uniquely poised to help organizations in Saudi Arabia transition to the cloud". The workshop that was organized at the Oracle Partner Hub in Riyadh focused on educating the participants about configuring database on the cloud and the steps necessary to create, migrate, backup, and restore Oracle Database Cloud Services with Oracle's public cloud offerings. According to IDC's FutureScape Predictions, more than a third of Saudi organizations have already invested in cloud services and the cloud market in Saudi Arabia is expected to grow 44.5 percent year on year in 2016 to a total of $63 million.
