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AYTS Agenda Application

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INTRO          TECH TRACKS/AGENDA          SALES TRACKS/AGENDA          EXTRA INFO          HOW TO SUBSCRIBE          Q&A

Are you the smartest is an Oracle contest for that runs in the BeNeLux from December to May.
The contest is about new Oracle technologies, in dept technical sessions, sales training and a very nice reward for the smartest consultants.

This year, 3 important focus points: "Specialization", "Sales Value" & "Communities"

During this contest...

After this contest...

...More info after the Tech and Sales Agendas.

 

Technical Tracks / Agenda BELUX

Database

Oracle Database 11g PreSales Specialist Assessment

Security

Database Security 11gR2 PreSales Specialist Assessment
Oracle Identity Administration and Analytics PreSales Specialist Assessment   (Don't worry about the 2 exams, you should only pick 1 depending on your expertise)

Application Grid

Oracle Application Grid PreSales Specialist Assessment

SOA

Oracle Service-Oriented Architecture 11g PreSales Specialist Assessment

E2.0

Oracle Enterprise Content Management PreSales Specialization Assessment
Oracle WebCenter 11g PreSales Specialist Assessment   (Don't worry about the 2 exams, you should only pick 1 depending on your expertise)

BI

Oracle Business Intelligence Foundation 10.3.1 PreSales Specialist Assessment

Sun HW

There is no assessment on the Sun HW track.

Sales Training / Agenda

Every Sales track will include a beginners training for your new sales people.
Every track will include business cases, packaging and pricing, competition info and product information for sales people.

 

Wednesday  2 February Database, Security + Cinema   Important: you can bring your family to the Cinema

Start for beginners:        10:30 am (including lunch in Oracle restaurant)
Take off 2:                         1:00 pm (after lunch)
Light dinner:                     5:30 pm
Movie @ Kinepolis:         7:00 pm (Morning Glory a family movie in a private theatre)

 

Thursday  10 February E2.0, SOA, Application Grid + Karting

Start for beginners:        10:30 am (including lunch in Oracle restaurant)
Take off 2:                          1:00 pm (after lunch)
Karting:                               5:30 pm (Karting contest including Spaghetti dinner and drinks)

 

Wednesday  23 February BI + Chocolate

Start for beginners:        10:30 am (including lunch in Oracle restaurant)
Take off 2:                          1:00 pm (after lunch)
Chocolate Event:             5:30 pm (leave to Antwerp for Chocolate walk...)

 

Not every sales training has to be followed by every sales participant.
Partners should encourage their sales to pick the necessary training matching the choosen tech tracks according to their business.

 

Extra Info

Diffent this year...

Practical...

More info...

 

How to subscribe ?

As an individiual you can only participate when your company subscribes for the AYTS contest.
Your company has to be an Oracle Partner in Belgium or Luxembourg.
Your management has to give their approval by mail to a member of our A&C team, and this before Thursday 25 November 2010.
Your company is probably managed by one of the following people:

Bart.De.Backer@oracle.com
Gert.Vansevenant@oracle.com
Petra.Meelberghs@oracle.com
Tommy.Lemmens@oracle.com (Tommy manages our value added distributors Altimate and Avnet)
Yves.Moriceau@oracle.com

In case of subscription problems, you can contact yves.van.looy@oracle.com

 

Q&A

Why is this such a simple HTML Website ?
Because we want to make sure you can read it on any device with any browser even with the slowest connection ever.
:-)

Do we have to follow every technical track ?
No, a partner should define the technical tracks they want focus on.
We encourage partners to advise their consultants on the preferred tracks.

Does every technical participant of my company has to follow the sames technical tracks ?
No, every consultant can define his or her own tracks but should follow the advise of his or her company

Do I have to do the online assessment of a technical track ?
Yes, without this successfull assessment you can't join the Expert or HighTech Sessions.

Do the points of the online assessments count to define who's the smartest of my company ?
No, the assessment give you access to the Expert or HighTech sessions, but that's it.
The exam at the end of a track defines the smartest consultant.

Do I have to follow the fundamentals session of a technical track ?
No, the fundamentals session are for people who don't feel comfortable enough to jump into the HighTech tracks or for people who need help with the online assessments.

Do I have to follow every HighTech or Expert session in a track ?
Yes, the exam at the end of a track covers all the Expert Session.

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More Questions and answers will be published as they occur.