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Avaya invests in Middle East talent to address
region’s IT skills gap
all my heart for entrusting us with their future. Over the last six
months, these 17 talented men and women have already made an
impression on everyone who has worked with them, and I’m truly
excited about the passion, determination and raw ability that they
will bring to bear at Avaya.”
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vaya has celebrated the graduation of the Avaya Academy
Class of 2019. Among the 17 new additions to Avaya’s EMEA
workforce are two Bahraini and two Saudi graduates.
As fully-fledged employees, these bright young professionals are
ready to contribute to the Digital Transformation aspirations of
their home countries and to Avaya’s continuing success as a leading
global provider of innovative communications software solutions.
Nidal Abou-Ltaif, President, Avaya International, said: “I welcome
our new recruits into the Avaya workforce and thank them with
Eman Al Shaibani, Sales Associate – Bahrain Office, Avaya, said:
“The past six months at the academy have been a truly enriching
experience. The opportunity to be mentored by some of the
industry’s visionaries, the access to cutting-edge technologies, and
the unwavering support of the management team, have given me
unparalleled exposure and a deep understanding of the rapidly
advancing technology industry.
“I am eager to now apply my learnings to empower enterprises
across the Middle East to advance their digital agendas and create
compelling customer and employee experiences.”
Now in its second year, the Avaya Academy is an immersive
development programme for new hires in customer-facing functions
that helps individuals enter the field with exceptional training,
advanced industry knowledge and a customer-focused mindset that
will propel the company and its partners into the future.
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StarLink collaborates with Oracle to help
IT professionals in KSA and UAE
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tarLink, one of the fastest growing ‘True’
Value-Added-Distributors in the Middle
East, has announced a collaboration with
Oracle University, one of the world’s largest
training organisations. This will deliver Oracle
training and certifications to professionals
in the KSA and UAE. Oracle University is a
trusted provider of Oracle cloud and on-
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premise software training and certification.
StarLink has signed up with Oracle University
to deliver training through its well-
established facilities, both digital learning
as well as instructor-led courses for Oracle
Database Security. This training will help
address data privacy, protect against insider
threats and enable regulatory compliance
for both Oracle and non-Oracle databases.
All training will be delivered by Oracle and
StarLink expert trainers and will be made
available in multiple learning formats for
anytime, anywhere training.
Mahmoud Nimer, General Manager,
StarLink, said: “We understand the
importance of staying constantly updated
with technology. StarLink Academy’s vision
is to empower ambitious IT professionals
to make a mark for themselves and with
this aim, we have collaborated with Oracle
University to provide the highest level of
certifications in Oracle expertise.”
Adil Bennis, Oracle University’s Sales
Director for the Middle East and Saudi
Arabia, added: “We are really pleased to
collaborate with StarLink. Its expertise within
the IT security industry and vision to build a
training academy is in alignment with Oracle
University’s plans for regional growth as one
of the largest training providers globally.”
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