AWS Partner Network (APN) Blog
Tag: Cloud Managed Services
“How to Succeed as a Next-Gen MSP” – A New eBook from CloudMGR
We’ve talked a lot recently about what it means to be a next-generation Managed Service Provider (MSP). Turns out, this is a hot topic across our ecosystem as well. Today, we want to highlight a recent eBook published by Advanced APN Technology Partner CloudMGR. With offices in Australia and San Francisco, CloudMGR connects all of a […]
Read MoreOptimizing Enterprise Migrations to AWS: Capgemini Cloud Choice
In late February, Premier APN Consulting Partner Capgemini announced the launch of Capgemini Cloud Choice with Amazon Web Services (AWS), an expanded cloud services collaboration between our two companies. Cloud Choice with AWS is intended to help enterprise customers make the right business decisions as they optimize workload migrations and deployments on AWS. Today, we’d […]
Read MoreNew on the AWS Enterprise Blog: The Future of Managed Services in the Cloud
As part of his Enterprise Cloud Journey series, Stephen Orban, Head of Enterprise Strategy at AWS, published a piece today on the AWS Enterprise Blog about how managed services have evolved in the cloud. We’ve spoken at length on the APN Blog about the importance of understanding how managed services are different in the cloud, and what […]
Read MoreSeven Steps to Successfully Prepare For Your AWS MSP Audit
Since the launch of the official AWS Managed Service Program in 2014, more than 50 APN Partners across the world have successfully completed the third-party validation audit established by the MSP team. More and more firms are looking for guidance on what it takes to pass the audit, and become an AWS MSP. Along with the MSP […]
Read MoreBusiness Model Transformation on AWS – Wipro, the New AWS Partner Success Story
Today, we’d like to highlight our newest AWS Partner Success Story featuring Wipro, a Global Systems Integrator, Premier APN Consulting Partner, AWS Managed Service Provider, and AWS Life Sciences Competency Partner. Headquartered in Bangalore, India, Wipro is a global IT consulting and system integration services firm that develops and implements solutions for enterprises across the globe. […]
Read MoreDon’t Miss New and Updated Content on the APN Portal
We work across internal teams, including our AWS Professional Services team, APN Partner Programs teams, and the AWS Quick Start creation team, to create and publish a wide range of documents on the APN Portal. For example, AWS Quick Start guides are often published on the Portal prior to being generally available. And our AWS Professional Services colleagues are very proactive in producing content on topics of importance to Partners.
Read MoreAnnouncing the Updated AWS Managed Service Program Validation Checklist – Version 3.0
If you’re working towards passing our third-party-led managed service provider audit to become an official AWS MSP Partner, then we have some exciting news for you. Our MSP team has just released the AWS Managed Service Program Validation Checklist, Version 3.0. The Validation Checklist has been updated to reflect the evolving and growing needs of our customer […]
Read MoreWhat Does it Mean to be a Next-Generation Managed Service Provider?
AWS, Sumo Logic, and three AWS Managed Service Partners (Smartronix, Logicworks, and Day1 Solutions) came together at the AWS Loft in NYC last week for an interactive discussion with customers around the Next Generation of Cloud Delivery and Management. Cloud managed services play an increasingly important role as customers look to migrate and manage workloads on […]
Read MoreAn Increasing Global MSP Presence – Announcing Our First International AWS MSP Partners
Increasingly, customers are asking for AWS MSPs across various industries, serving different customer segments, and across different regions of the world. We are gaining momentum as customers are seeking out AWS Managed Service Partners who meet the new AWS Managed Service Program bar, including the third-party audit. We are pleased to announce our first international […]
Read MoreAnnouncing Our Inaugural AWS Managed Service Provider Program Partners
At re:Invent 2014, we announced the launch of our formal AWS Managed Service Partner Program. Our goal in creating the program was to establish a common customer experience when engaging AWS Managed Service Partners. In doing this, we hope to help customers easily identify APN Partners who meet our high bar, and who possess deep […]
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