Rimini Street and Datacom Sign Strategic Partnership for ANZ Oracle and SAP Support

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Rimini Street Inc. announced a strategic partnership with Datacom under which Datacom will resell Rimini Support for Oracle and SAP software to public and private sector customers across Australia and New Zealand. Under the reseller agreement, Datacom will offer level 4 support services, security and compliance solutions powered by Rimini Street to clients running perpetually licensed versions of Oracle and SAP software, without requiring them to upgrade or give up their licenses. Rimini Street said clients can save up to 90% of total enterprise software support costs and redirect IT budget and talent toward digital transformation, cloud migration and AI-driven projects. Shirley Riddick, GVP and regional GM for ANZ at Rimini Street, called it a first-of-its-kind partnership for the company in the region, saying organisations can deploy Agentic AI in weeks rather than months on top of their existing systems. Dave Payne, director of Core Platforms for Australia and New Zealand at Datacom, said the partnership extends the life and value of clients' enterprise software investments so they can continue on their AI journeys.

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Cloud & Digital Infrastructure▲ · 3 stocks
Rimini Street Inc
RMNI
▲ PositiveDemandrelevance

Rimini Street signed a reseller partnership with Datacom to sell its Oracle and SAP support services across Australia and New Zealand.

Oracle Corporation
ORCL
± MixedCompetitionrelevance

Rimini Street/Datacom resell third-party support for perpetually licensed Oracle software, potentially undercutting Oracle's own support revenue in ANZ.

SAP SE
SAP
± MixedCompetitionrelevance

The partnership targets SAP customers running perpetually licensed software, offering an alternative to SAP's own support.

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Datacom GroupPrivate▲ Positive
Demandrelevance

Datacom will resell Rimini Support for Oracle and SAP to public and private sector clients in ANZ, expanding its service offerings.

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