Determine your focus and identify resources to leverage as you build your integration

As you work on your unique plan...

• Identify which Oracle SaaS application(s) you plan to integrate your application with. If you haven't already done so, check out the Oracle SaaS Overview.
• Find guidance on Oracle Cloud APIs (Applications Programming Interfaces) for partner integrations by accessing the Oracle Documentation to review available Applications Programming Interface (API) related documentation including Oracle Cloud SaaS Applications API reference.
• You may need an Oracle SaaS environment to facilitate your integration product lifecycle, and there are a few options available through Oracle PartnerNetwork to fit your needs:
  
  
  • A selection of discounted Oracle SaaS application for integration development, test and demonstration purposes that offer greater flexibility in terms of product selection. Learn more about discounted Oracle SaaS applications.*
  • A dedicated, small, global instance with a defined set of Oracle Fusion SaaS Cloud service with preloaded Vision data for integration, testing, demonstration and training purposes.
• Check out the “Integrated With” Expertise options on the OPN Expertise Catalog under the Build section to plan for specific Expertise options once your integration is commercially available.
• If your solution is not already available to run on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, learn about the value of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and follow the journey for building:
  
  
  • a SaaS application to be delivered on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
  • an application that deploys directly into an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure customer tenancy

Launch your integrated solution and get visibility for your company and solution

Once your solution is integrated with one or more Oracle SaaS applications, there are a few customer-facing Oracle tools that can help you spread the word to your potential customers.

• Oracle Partner Finder – publish a profile about your company and include one or more Solution Profiles that provides your customers with more detail on your solution.
• Oracle Cloud Marketplace – our one-stop shopping place for customers of Oracle Cloud services to find solutions that solve their business needs. Become a publisher to showcase your solution on Oracle Cloud Marketplace, track activity and collect leads. If you're concerned about maintaining both Solution Profiles in Oracle Partner Finder AND listings in Oracle Cloud Marketplace, we have you covered. Your published listings in Oracle Cloud Marketplace will automatically be visible as Solution Profiles in Oracle Partner Finder so you have a single place in Oracle Cloud Marketplace to manage all of your solution information. Please note that your listing shall be reviewed and approved by Oracle before being made publicly available.
  
  Visit the Oracle Cloud Marketplace publisher documentation for more information about the different listing types available and how to build a listing. And if you're interested in becoming a publisher in Oracle Cloud Marketplace, let us know your interest. Once we receive your interest submission, you will be guided on the appropriate next steps.

Accelerate your solution development or maintenance lifecycle with membership in Oracle PartnerNetwork

For a technology solution provider or ISV, the success of a solution is dependent upon the continued relevance of the solution within market(s) for customers as well as the speed, accuracy, and innovation of relevant solutions to customers. Membership in Oracle PartnerNetwork provides several resources to support and accelerate your lifecycle needs with respect to both your team development and your solution development including:

• For your solution, if you're exploring or planning to develop your application to run on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, access discounted Oracle Universal Credits - With enrollment in the Cloud Build Track, you'll receive $3,000 (USD) in Universal Credits at a 55% discounted consumption rate each year so your total value is closer to $6,600 for discount-eligible services. These Universal Credits are provided with a fully-functioning, multi-region capable OCI tenancy for development, testing, and demonstration purposes only. If you completely consume your $3,000 in Universal Credits within the year, don't worry. You can continue to use additional Universal Credits uninterrupted at the same 55% discount. You will be billed separately for any monthly consumption beyond that initial allocation.
  
  If you need a SaaS environment to assist with development, testing, and demonstration of your integration, members of Oracle PartnerNetwork enrolled in a cloud track (e.g., Cloud Build Track) have two options:
  
  
  • Selected Oracle Cloud SaaS applications at 75% off the price on the Global Price List. Please note that 1) user minimums cannot be lowered; and 2) these environments are not provisioned with preloaded demonstration data and do not come pre-configured nor do they come with technical support.
  • Oracle Cloud SaaS Demonstration Instance, that is a dedicated, small, global instance with a defined set of products at $14,500 (USD) for an annual subscription. The instance contains a select set of Fusion SaaS Cloud Services across CX, HCM, SCM, ERP, as well as a paired Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) instance, and includes the Vision Demo content. All defined and publicly documented APIs for the included Fusion SaaS Cloud Services are available without restriction, except for the restricted APIs – Oracle Identity Cloud Services and Oracle Cloud Security Services. This non-production instance does not include access to technical support or assistance from product development teams.
• For your team development, access Oracle Training and Certification Cloud Learning Subscriptions with certification exam vouchers. With your OPN membership, you receive a 25% discount on Oracle Training and Certification products and services. With enrollment in the Cloud Build Track, you receive five seats of Unlimited Cloud Learning Subscription, providing free access to all Oracle Cloud infrastructure, platform, and SaaS learning subscriptions, bundled with exam vouchers for one attempt at each certification. If you need more seats, you also receive a 60% discount on additional Cloud Learning Subscriptions.
• For both your solution and your team, access Oracle Technical Communities with enrollment in the Cloud Build Track. Ask questions, get answers and share ideas in these social settings.

If you're not already a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork with enrollment in the Cloud Build Track, learn more about OPN Benefits and the Cloud Build Track.

Let's get started with Oracle PartnerNetwork

Before you begin, please review the remaining steps so you'll know what to expect in your journey once you join Oracle PartnerNetwork. Then, if you're ready to go, follow the outlined path – and once you join OPN, you'll be able to access all the resource links you'll need.

Join OPN and the Cloud Build Track

If you haven't already become a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork, learn more about OPN Benefits and follow these steps to join OPN.

Enrollment in the Cloud Build Track provides the bundle of unique Enablers that will help you accelerate your solution development and maintenance. Once you begin your OPN membership, you can go to the Oracle Partner Store at any point in time to start your Cloud Build Track enrollment; however, your best approach would be to enroll in the Cloud Build Track by selecting it as you join or renew your membership in OPN since the term dates are tied to the OPN Member date and you can get started right away!

When your track is activated, you'll be sent your provisioning information for the Universal Credits, along with your 5 Unlimited Cloud Learning Subscriptions. Review the Oracle Universal Credits Guidebook* to help you get started with your OPN provided Universal Credits.

If you're not interested in the enablers and benefits associated with the Cloud Build Track, and are only interested in becoming a publisher and listing your solution in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace, let us know your interest. Once we receive your interest submission, you will be guided on the next steps, and you can enroll in the Cloud Build Track later – just keep in mind that the renewal date of the track is tied to your OPN renewal date, so you may not realize the full value of the Enablers if you don't enroll right away.

Expand your market presence with Expertise and reach new customers

With your production-ready solution integrated with an Oracle SaaS application and with a published listing in Oracle Cloud Marketplace, your membership in Oracle PartnerNetwork and enrollment in the Cloud Build Track prepares you to attain and publish Expertise.

With most, if not all, of the Qualifiers already met you can achieve an Integrated with Oracle Cloud Expertise with your solution. So, why achieve Expertise? With this Expertise, you can further differentiate yourself in the market and expand your presence with additional benefits of Expertise including:

• Press Releases* – publish approved press releases with quotes from Oracle executives using templates.
• Oracle Partner Finder – publish your Expertise so customers can now find you and your solutions through a filtered search on Build Expertise.
• Oracle Expertise Logo* – leverage the power of the Oracle brand by using your Expertise logo on collateral, web sites, advertising, stationery, business cards, and signage.
• Digital Marketing Center – take an assessment of your marketing needs and launch a campaign or microsite for your solution.
• Customer Success Stories* – have some good stories that you would like to highlight on your Partner Finder profile page? Submit your interest and we'll work with you to tell that impactful story of how your solution delivered successful outcomes for your customer. See examples of Customer Success.
• Guest authoring on Oracle Blogs* – have your own story that you would like to tell? Submit your idea to be a guest author on an Oracle Blog and demonstrate your leadership in the market with your solution. Learn more about Oracle Blogs.

If you haven't already become a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork with enrollment in the Cloud Build Track, learn more about OPN Benefits and the Cloud Build Track. Then, follow these steps to join OPN.

Explore new markets and innovate

Launching your solution and achieving Expertise is not the end to a journey but an open door to explore and influence new markets with new knowledge and innovation with your solution.

• Increase Your Solution's Reach - with your investment in the Oracle PartnerNetwork Cloud Build Track you can leverage the skills transfer opportunities available through OCI, PaaS and SaaS Cloud Learning Subscriptions as well as the various accreditation pathways available through the Oracle Learning Center to target new markets for your solution.
• Expand Your Business Model – take your solution to market in different ways. Leverage your Oracle PartnerNetwork resources to achieve Expertise in the Cloud Service and Cloud Sell Tracks as a service delivery provider or reseller of Oracle Cloud products bundled with your solution.
• Innovate with Your Solution – stay ahead of the technology change curve. Achieve Advanced Build Expertise with your solution, get access to early beta programs, and leverage new features in Oracle Cloud to deliver the successful outcomes that your customers are needing.