PROGRAM GUIDE

RED HAT
CONNECT FOR
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Disclaimer....................................................................................................... 3

Program Language Changes................................................................. 3

Introduction................................................................................................... 3

Overview & Benefits.................................................................................. 4

Terms & Agreements................................................................................. 5

Company Qualification Criteria........................................................... 5

Program Services........................................................................................ 6

Red Hat Software Access........................................................................ 8

Partnership Requirements..................................................................... 9

Termination.................................................................................................... 9

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 DISCLAIMER

This Program Guide provides an overview of the Red Hat Connect for Technology Partners
(RHC4TP) Program. The terms that govern the RHC4TP Program are contained in the Red
Hat Technology Partner Agreement (“TPA”) entered into between Red Hat and each Partner
participating in RHC4TP Program. All terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning
set forth in the agreement. To the extent that this guide has been translated into any language
besides English, the English version of the guide will prevail over any inconsistencies with a non-
English version of the guide.

P R O G R A M L A N G UAG E C H A N G E S

Red Hat may require occasional corrections or updates to the guide and reserve the right to make
such corrections or updates from time to time and to post such updates to the Red Hat Connect
for Technology Partners portal.

INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Red Hat Connect for Technology Partners (RHC4TP) Program overview. The Program
is designed for software, hardware, systems integrator and cloud hosting companies to align,
build, test and certify products on the Red Hat portfolio.

Joining the RHC4TP Program enables you to learn about Red Hat technology and receive help
validating your products and solutions on Red Hat. Once validated, the Program facilitates market
awareness for your products by publishing in Red Hat’s catalog as “Tried Tested Trusted” – the
certification mark for Red Hat’s Partner and Customer ecosystem.

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 OV E R V I E W & B E N E F I T S

Aligning with Red Hat, enables you to develop, integrate, deploy and deliver your company’s
products and services to a wide ecosystem of commercial customers who demand enterprise
class innovation, reliability, connectivity and performance.

https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/all-products

Upon accepting the Red Hat Technology Partner agreement and joining the RHC4TP Program,
you can learn about our technology portfolio, get insider access to Program resources, request
Red Hat products to test with your product(s), and ask for technical help from Red Hat. As you
familiarize yourself with Red Hat technology and want tighter product integration with Red Hat,
you can request access to specialized RHC4TP Zones for privileged technical content. Zones are
also where you will begin to validate your products with Red Hat. Getting your products validated
as Red Hat Certified Technology, is the gold standard for Red Hat’s “Tried, Tested Trusted”
enterprise approach to our customers. Once certified, you can drive market awareness for your
products through publishing in Red Hat’s Partner Catalog.

Companies participating in RHC4TP will manage the Red Hat technical relationship via the
Red Hat Connect for Technology Partners portal.

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 T E R M S & AG R E E M E N T S

Program enrollment requires the creation and maintenance of your company profile with
accurate company contact information in the RHC4TP system. Joining the Program gives
you access to the Program services detailed below.

Red Hat Technology Zone access will require Red Hat approval. Some Zones may also
require the acceptance of additional terms beyond the base Technology Partner Agreement.

You may contact the RHC4TP Operations Team at connect@redhat.com if you have
additional questions.

C O M PA N Y Q UA L I F I C AT I O N C R I T E R I A

The RHC4TP Program is for technology companies only that either build or integrate product
or services containing material technical components. Qualified technology companies may
join the RHC4TP Program by registering the company in the Red Hat Connect for Technology
Partners portal

Examples of qualifying companies include:

Software Vendors (SV):

Software vendors who build commercial software applications generally available for resale
independent of their customer delivery model (e.g.: stand-alone, software-as-a-service,
containerized software, cloud hosted software, virtualized software etc.). These companies may
build commercial applications (industry specific or cross-industry), middleware applications,
infrastructure or firmware applications, operating system and database applications or
software tools as enabling technology. These SV’s have an opportunity to align their software
products with Red Hat technology to provide a better product for their target customers.

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 Hardware Vendors (HV):

Hardware Vendors who build components (IHV), systems (OEM), and devices (ODM) that
have software compatibility and integration dependencies may qualify for RHC4TP Program
membership. Many of Red Hat’s original technology partners were OEM’s or systems vendors
looking to certify their products on the market leading Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating
system. With the expansion of Red Hat’s product portfolio, these companies may now integrate
and validate their hardware products with market leading Red Hat solutions, providing a
comprehensive stack to our mutual customers.

Systems Integrators (SI):

Systems Integrators that create material commercial technology services, may qualify for
RHC4TP Program membership. A deployment may consist of software, hardware, networks and
hybrid IT installations and span multiple affiliated functions like technical consulting, training,
application provisioning and overall system management. The RHC4TP Program enables SI’s to
align with Red Hat technology and best practices where applicable.

Cloud Service Providers & Hosting Companies (CSP):

Cloud Service Providers and Hosting Companies may qualify for RHC4TP Program membership.
As software vendor applications and enterprise customer workloads get increasingly migrated to
off-premise cloud hosted platforms, CSP’s that provide these infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS),
platform-as-a-service (PaaS), and software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms become critical players
for application hosting and delivery. Red Hat will work with these companies to build and certify
their IaaS, PaaS and SaaS platforms using Red Hat “Tried Tested Trusted” technology.

Companies that do not build products and services offerings using Red Hat products
(eg: Distributors, Resellers, VAR’s) do not qualify for RHC4TP membership.

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 PROGRAM SERVICES

Relationship management is facilitated via Red Hat Connect for Technology Partners portal

The RHC4TP Program opens the door to an array of services and benefits.

●Learn about Red Hat Products and Technology

Red Hat has a growing portfolio of market leading technology. Learn about our products
and how they can complement your technical offerings.

●Get Relationship Resources

RHC4TP provides access to a growing list of relationship resources via our resource library;
like our monthly Program newsletter, insider up-dates, invitations to special podcasts,
and opportunities to participate in moderated social media discussions and more…

●Access Technical Help

RHC4TP provides technical guidance and helps to align your products with
Red Hat technology. Knowledge guides, FAQ’s and technical office hours can be scheduled
with our technical teams.

●Access to Red Hat Software

RHC4TP provides software subscriptions for all of Red Hat’s products to assist in product
development, testing, certification and internal employee training. These subscriptions may
also be used for product demonstrations and showcasing with customers.

●Align your products with Red Hat technology

Get help from our resources guide and from RHC4TP Program technical resources to align
your products with Red Hat technologies.

●Get access to Partnership Zone content

RHC4TP provides access to detailed technical guides, product roadmaps and documentation
inside a RHC4TP Program Zone. A Zone is a specialized partner area aligned to a Red Hat
Initiative or Business Unit with the goal of helping validate and certify product(s) on Red Hat
technology. Full access to RHC4TP Zones requires the acceptance of the Red Hat Technology
Partner Agreement.

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 ●Participate in Early Access Programs via Zone Participation
Depending on the lifecycle of the relevant Red Hat products in the Zone, RHC4TP may
provide one or more Zone Partners the opportunity to provide feedback on pre-released Red
Hat products. The Early Access Program allows Partners to test new releases in their own
environment, receive early education on the new features working directly with the Red Hat
BU teams and verifying the usability and functionality of a new Red Hat product release.

Get Red Hat Primed or Red Hat Certified

RHC4TP provides two levels of product validation. Red Hat Primed is a “self validation”
process that informs customers that the Partner’s product is tested and supported to run
on Red Hat technology (eg: OpenShift Primed). Red Hat Certification is a higher degree of
validation, where Red Hat validates that the Partner’s products have been tested by Red Hat’s
certification testing process.

●Red Hat Program Branding

Upon validation, RHC4TP allows the Partners to use the “Red Hat Primed” or “Red Hat
Certified” mark in the Partner’s marketing programs associated with the validated Partner
product(s). These brands show Red Hat brand affinity and increase customer confidence that
the products are “Tried, Tested and Trusted” on Red Hat technology.

●Drive Market Awareness

RHC4TP showcases Red Hat validated products driving market awareness, which contributes
to sales traction. Validated products will be published in Red Hat’s Partner Catalog and
accessible to our mutual customers. Solution briefs, product webinars, partner and member
blogs, social media updates, event updates and other communications are examples of
market awareness opportunities available from the Program.

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 R E D H AT S O F T WA R E AC C E S S

As a Program benefit, Partners get access to Red Hat products via software subscriptions. These
subscriptions (also referred to as “NFRs” or “Not-For-Resale” subscriptions) are offered at no
cost, and include access to the same software repositories that customers use, as well as the
corresponding software updates and knowledge base. Partners can use these subscriptions for
the following non-production purposes:

• Development, interoperability testing and certification

• Internal enablement and training
• Product evaluation
• Demonstrations to customers

Partners who wish to use Red Hat software in production or want to be able to open
support tickets with Red Hat’s Global Support Services should purchase regular Red Hat
software subscriptions.

PA R T N E R S H I P R E Q U I R E M E N T S

Individual users can create an account in the RHC4TP portal, accept the “company to company”
terms of the Technology Partner Agreement and join the Program. However, accessing full
partnership benefits delivered via a RHC4TP Zone, as described in this Program Guide, will
require Red Hat approval.

Zone Partners will need to show commitment to validate products as Red Hat Primed or Red
Hat Certified, as described in the Agreement. Upon validation, these products will be published
to the Red Hat Partner Catalog. Red Hat validated products will be promoted through RHC4TP
marketing awareness services (described above in Program Services).

T E R M I N AT I O N

All RHC4TP partners creating product certification with Red Hat are required to keep their
product’s certification current in order to continue as a Partner in the Program. Failure to do so
may result in termination of the partnership, at Red Hat’s discretion.

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