Oracle and Pluralsight Bring New Cloud Learning and Enablement Resources to Developers

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., March 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle today announced a new collaboration with Pluralsight, a technology learning platform for software developers and Silver level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork.

Through the collaboration, developers will gain access to three new Oracle learning pathways on the Pluralsight platform including Oracle Cloud: Java Development, Oracle Cloud: Node.js Development and Oracle Cloud: IaaS Foundations. They will also be able to leverage two new Oracle Cloud courses including Oracle Cloud for Developers and Oracle Compute Cloud Service Foundations. The announcement was made at Oracle Code San Francisco, the first of a new global series of developer-focused events.

"Pluralsight has built a rich community and library of content that help developers take their skills to the next level," said Damien Carey, Senior Vice President, Oracle University. "By expanding Pluralsight's offering with new Oracle courses, we are providing increased opportunity for developers to learn valuable new skills and techniques to keep up with the latest and ever-changing demands of the software development world."

Created by industry experts and curated by Pluralsight in collaboration with Oracle University, the Oracle learning pathways and new courses are available in English and will be delivered in all countries where Pluralsight is available. The new courses, designed to empower Oracle developers to advance their skillset, will be offered through Pluralsight's existing subscription options.

"As the technology landscape evolves at a rapid pace, it's critical for software developers to continually build their skillset to remain competitive and at the top of their game," said Pluralsight co-founder and CEO, Aaron Skonnard. "We're excited to team up with Oracle to activate their community of technology professionals with the tools they need to benchmark and master key skills and continue building next generation technology."

• Sign up for the Pluralsight courses for Oracle Cloud: www.pluralsight.com/partners/oracle
• Sign up for Oracle Code: https://developer.oracle.com/code

About Pluralsight
Pluralsight is an enterprise technology learning platform that delivers a unified, end-to-end learning experience for businesses across the globe. Through a subscription service, companies are empowered to move at the speed of technology, increasing proficiency, innovation and efficiency. Founded in 2004 and trusted by Fortune 500 companies, Pluralsight provides members with on-demand access to a digital ecosystem of learning tools, including adaptive skill tests, directed learning paths, expert-authored courses, interactive labs and live mentoring. For more information, visit www.pluralsight.com.

About Oracle Cloud
Oracle Cloud is the industry's broadest and most integrated public cloud, offering a complete range of services across SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS. It supports new cloud environments, existing ones, and hybrid, and all workloads, developers, and data.  The Oracle Cloud delivers nearly 1,000 SaaS applications and 50 enterprise-class PaaS and IaaS services to customers in more than 195 countries around the world and supports 55 billion transactions each day. For more information, please visit us at http://cloud.oracle.com.

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About Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) is Oracle's partner program that provides partners with a differentiated advantage to develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle's products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle's growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to be recognized and rewarded for their investment in Oracle Cloud. Partners engaging with Oracle will be able to differentiate their Oracle Cloud expertise and success with customers through the OPN Cloud program – an innovative program that complements existing OPN program levels with tiers of recognition and progressive benefits for partners working with Oracle Cloud. To find out more visit: http://www.oracle.com/partners.

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