APN Consulting Partners are professional services firms that help customers of all sizes design, architect, migrate, or build new applications on AWS. Consulting partners include System Integrators (SIs), strategic consultancies, resellers, agencies, and VARs.
As an APN Consulting Partner you will gain access to a range of resources and training that will enable you to better help your customers deploy, run and manage applications in the AWS cloud.
Importantly, the partner benefits outlined below are just the beginning. The APN team is hard at work adding additional partner benefits, which will be highlighted for partners as they are made available via the partner newsletter and other communication channels.
Qualified APN Consulting Partners are eligible for a range of benefits, which may include:
- Local and regional support from the AWS team
- Presales and Solution Architect engagement
- Access to client referrals
- Access to the latest AWS collateral
- Eligibility for AWS Private Betas
- Recurring AWS Product Roadmap briefings
- Technical support during presales and delivery
- Technical training
- Exclusive APN training webinars
- Placement in the AWS Partner Directory
- Use of AWS Partner Network logo in sales and marketing tools
- AWS support for Press Releases, Blogs, and other digital marketing content
- AWS support for white papers & case studies
- Participation at AWS-hosted events
- Selective eligibility for joint go to market activities including customer proof-of-concepts
- Account planning & management
- Online resources
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| Eligible to Apply for APN Competencies | Eligible to Apply | Eligible to Apply | |
| Technical Support Credits | $1,000 per year credit toward required AWS Support* | $1,000 per year credit toward required AWS Support* | |
| AWS Service Credits | $1,000/yr. | $1,000/yr. | |
| APN Partner Logo | Consulting Partner logo | Advanced Consulting Partner logo | |
| Listing in the AWS Partner Directory | Listing | Advanced Listing |
* See AWS Support requirements below
| Requirements | Registered | Standard | Advanced |
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| # AWS-Trained Technical Staff** | 2 | 5 | |
| # AWS-Trained Non-Technical Staff** | 2 | 5 | |
| Min. AWS billings (3 mo. avg.) | >$1,000/mo. | >$10,000/mo. | |
| AWS Support | Developer or higher AWS Support† | Business or higher AWS Support† | |
| Annual Program Fee‡ | $2,000/yr. | $2,000/yr. | |
| # AWS Customer References (public or private) | 2 | 4 |
**Partner Training and Accreditation (through the APN Portal) and AWS Certified Solutions Architect count towards APN Technical and Non-Technical Training requirements. Receiving AWS Business Professional Accreditation count towards Non-Technical Staff requirements and AWS Technical Professional Accreditation or AWS Certified Solutions Architect count towards Technical Staff requirements.
† See Technical Support Credits above
‡ Program fees are annual, paid up-front and non-refundable. All payments will be made in accordance with the payment terms set forth in your agreement with us governing your use of the AWS services
