AWS Partner Network (APN) Blog

Category: APN Launches

Revisiting re:Invent 2014…from an APN Partner Perspective

About a month has passed since the excitement of re:Invent, and with that time comes the opportunity for a new perspective.  End customer benefits and service details have been well documented in previous posts on the AWS Blog and product pages, but APN Partners may have a different way of approaching new services.  APN Technology […]

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AWS Managed Service Program Partner Validation Checklist, Version 2.0

Guest post by Kelly Hartman, AWS Global Segment Leader, MSPs At re:Invent 2014, we announced the launch of the AWS Managed Service Program. The Program provides APN Consulting Partners with new opportunities to learn cloud management best practices, expand their AWS Cloud managed portfolios, and receive recognition from AWS commensurate with the experience created for […]

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Content Additions and Updates on the APN Portal

The APN Portal is an online resource that is exclusive to APN Partners. Through the Portal, APN Partners can access a number of resources including marketing resources, the newly updated Opportunity Submission Tool, the APN Partner Webinar Library, and a wealth of business and technical content.  We have a number of teams across AWS who contribute […]

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Take the New AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional Beta Exam – Closes December 21

Guest post by Maureen Lonergan, Director of Training & Certification, AWS On Friday, November 7 we announced the availability of our new certification for the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional. DevOps practices increase IT efficiency for your business, allowing you to respond more quickly to your customers by providing stable, secure, and predictable IT environments. […]

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Simplified RI Payment Options for APN Partners

Yesterday, we announced a change to the Reserved Instance (RI) offerings, intended to simplify the RI model for our APN Partners and AWS Customers. What’s New for APN Partners?  We have a new 1-year, No Upfront payment option that does not require an upfront payment and provides a substantial discount (typically about 30 percent) compared […]

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APN Updates – International

The global APN ecosystem has grown substantially in the last 12 months, and a good portion of that growth comes from our international APN Partner presence. We strive to provide APN Partners around the globe with the specific support they need to successfully grow their AWS-based business. To that end, we’ve added, and plan to continue […]

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AWS Channel Reseller Announcements

The AWS Channel Reseller Program enables qualified APN Partners to resell AWS as part of their valued added solutions and services. Today we’re excited to announce the following AWS Channel Reseller program enhancements: High Performing AWS Channel Reseller Funding Benefit High performing AWS Channel Resellers will receive additional funding in 2015 to further market their AWS solutions […]

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Announcing APN Portal Updates

We offer a number of online assets to APN Partners through the APN Portal, a resource exclusive to APN Partners that your firm can utilize as you build your AWS-based business. The APN Portal includes both technical and business content, to help those at your firm expand their knowledge of AWS Products, Services, and processes. You […]

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Announcing APN Partner Success Stories

A good business relationship is one that enables you to build stronger relationships with your end customers, to successfully reach new customers, and to improve upon and expand your own services and offerings. We’ve built strong relationships with a number of APN Partners globally, and have seen them do remarkable things on the AWS platform […]

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Announcing Upcoming APN Competencies

More and more, our customers are asking us to identify APN Partners with proficiency in particular areas to help them solve their specific business challenges. As our customers look to address specific business needs on AWS, we want to make it as easy as we can for them to find the APN Partners who specialize […]

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