AWS Partner Network (APN) Blog

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

New APN Programs: Announcing the New AWS Managed Service Partner Program and the AWS SaaS Partner Program

The same way our customers seek guidance from us on finding APN Partners with specific solution or vertical capabilities (which we are addressing with our APN Competency Program), we strive to provide our customers with the guidance they need to find APN Partners who can deliver various solutions via different delivery models, such as Software as […]

New 2015 Requirements for APN Partners

Our customers continue to ask us for help in identifying successful APN Partners to work with, and it’s important for us to ensure that we identify and recommend APN Partners who, among other considerations, 1) invest significantly in their AWS practice, 2) possess extensive experience in deploying customer solutions on AWS, 3) develop and retain […]