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Say Hello to 86 New AWS Competency, Service Delivery, Service Ready, and MSP Partners Added in May

AWS Partner NetworkThe AWS Partner Network (APN) is the global partner program for Amazon Web Services (AWS). We enable APN Partners to build, market, and sell their AWS-based offerings, and we help customers identify top APN Partners that can deliver on core business objectives.

To receive APN program designations such as AWS Competency, AWS Service Delivery, AWS Service Ready, and AWS Managed Services Provider (MSP), organizations must undergo rigorous technical validation and assessment of their AWS solutions and practices.

These designations help customers team up with specialized APN Partners that can provide value-added services and solutions. Guidance from these skilled professionals can leads to better business and bigger results.

NEW! AWS Competency Partners

If you want to be successful in today’s complex IT environment, and remain that way tomorrow and into the future, teaming up with an AWS Competency Partner is The Next Smart.

The AWS Competency Program highlights APN Partners with demonstrated technical proficiency and proven customer success in specialized areas across industry, applications, and workloads.

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Team up with our newest AWS Competency Partners:

AWS Cloud Management Tools

AWS Data & Analytics Competency

AWS DevOps Competency

AWS Financial Services Competency

AWS Machine Learning Competency

AWS Microsoft Workloads Competency

AWS Migration Competency

AWS Public Safety & Disaster Response Competency

AWS Retail Competency

AWS Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Competency

AWS Security Competency

NEW! AWS Service Delivery Partners

The AWS Service Delivery Program endorses top APN Consulting Partners that have a deep understanding of specific AWS services, such as Amazon Connect and AWS Config.

To receive this designation, APN Partners must undergo service-specific technical validation by AWS Partner Solutions Architects, including review of architecture, customer documentation, and customer case study details to ensure they follow AWS best practices for each AWS service.

Learn more about why customers are teaming up with AWS Service Delivery Partners.

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Introducing our newest AWS Service Delivery Partners:

Amazon Aurora Delivery Partners

AWS CloudFormation Delivery Partners

Amazon CloudFront Delivery Partners

Amazon Connect Delivery Partners

AWS Direct Connect Delivery Partners

Amazon EC2 for Microsoft Windows Server Delivery Partners

Amazon EMR Delivery Partners

AWS Lambda Delivery Partners

Amazon RDS Delivery Partners

NEW! AWS Service Ready Partners

The AWS Service Ready Program validates products from APN Technology Partners that integrate with AWS services like AWS Lambda and Amazon Linux 2.

To receive this designation, APN Partners must undergo service-specific technical validation by AWS Partner Solutions Architects, including review of architecture, customer documentation, and customer case study details to ensure they follow AWS best practices for each AWS service.

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Congratulations to our newest AWS Service Ready Partners:

Amazon Linux 2 Ready Partners

Amazon RDS Ready Partners

Amazon Redshift Ready Partners

NEW! AWS Managed Service Providers (MSPs)

The AWS Managed Service Provider (MSP) Program recognizes leading APN Consulting Partners that are highly skilled at providing full lifecycle solutions to customers.

To receive this designation, AWS MSP Partners must undergo and pass an extensive third-party validation audit to demonstrate next-generation managed service practices.

Next-gen AWS MSPs provide guidance through the entire customer engagement lifecyclce: plan/design >> build/migrate >> run >> optimize. AWS customers have increased confidence when working with AWS MSP Partners.

Explore 7 reasons why AWS MSPs are fundamental to your cloud journey >>

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There are no new MSPs this month, but we invite you to explore our recently added MSP Partners:

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Learn More About the AWS Partner Network (APN)

APN Partners receive business, technical, sales, and marketing resources to help grow your business and better support your customers.

See all the benefits of being an APN Partner >>