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1/19/24, 3:39 PM Red Hat Transforms Partner Experience to Deliver Enhanced Customer Value
Red Hat Partner Connect offers a single destination for new and current Red Hat partners to
access these new enhancements and all of Red Hat’s tools and resources to drive greater

customer value and partner profitability. Red Hat Partner Connect makes it simple for

partners to register and log into the partner portal to gain immediate access to the tools they
need to build their business with Red Hat.

Availability

Red Hat plans to launch its updated partner engagement model and programming in the

second half of 2024. Red Hat Partner Practice Accelerator Program is an invite-only program
now open to eligible partners globally. Red Hat Demo Platform is scheduled to be available

in May 2024.

Supporting Quotes

Stefanie Chiras, senior vice president, Partner Ecosystem Success, Red Hat

“This latest evolution of Red Hat’s partner engagement model sends a clear signal to our

partners that Red Hat is prioritizing the ecosystem as the leading catalyst for customer value.
In order to deliver on the promise of hybrid cloud with customers, it is critical that we

innovate collectively and transparently, and empower partners with easy access to
information and shared data so we can address our customers’ unique challenges as a united

front.”

Steve White, program vice president, Channels and Alliances, IDC

“You can see the Red Hat DNA in this evolution of the new Red Hat partner program. The

intent behind the changes are well founded and facilitate simpler and more flexible partner
engagement. Red Hat has put the partner ecosystem at the center, and supporting partner

facing tools, incentives, and alignment with sales will all be aligned to create a better partner

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