AWS Partner Network (APN) Blog

Tag: AWS Partner Experience Transformation

Updates to the AWS Foundational Technical Review

We’re streamlining the AWS Foundational Technical Review (FTR) process—including extending the renewal period and waiving the FTR for partners that have completed an AWS Well-Architected Framework Review. The AWS Foundational Technical Review (FTR) helps partners adopt AWS technical best practices specific to their software or solution.

New Programs, Benefits, and Tools: Empowering AWS Partners for Greater Profitability

Learn about the new programs, benefits, tools, and partner experience enhancements to help you secure more wins, land bigger deals, and accelerate your success. From expediting migrations, enhancing managed services, driving business-focused solutions, and expanding reseller assistance, to new levers that drive demand generation and business productivity with AWS Partner Central and AWS Marketplace, and more.

New Analytics and Insights Dashboard Features in AWS Partner Central

Learn about the new features and tabs in the Analytics and Insights Dashboard to give you more visibility and deeper insights into your data. The latest updates include The latest updates include new Marketing Campaigns and Training and Certifications tabs, expanded funding insights, and enhancements to the Opportunities and Leads tabs.

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New MAP Incentives to Accelerate Migration and Modernization

We’re excited to announce updates to the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) incentives that further enable AWS Partners to support customer migrations to the cloud faster and at scale. Since its inception in 2016, MAP has supported thousands of customers on their journey to AWS, and these enhancements respond directly to partner feedback for more resources to better support cloud migration and modernization efforts.

Business Outcomes Xcelerator Program: Empowering Partners to Co-innovate and Accelerate Growth

We’re excited to introduce the Business Outcomes Xcelerator (BOX) Program, designed to help partners develop and deliver solutions that meet the demands of Line of Business (LOB) buyers and accelerate revenue growth. This innovative program equips technology and services partners with the necessary tools, resources, and financial incentives to build, go-to-market, and sell outcome-driven solutions through AWS Marketplace, enabling them to deliver differentiated value to customers across various industries and use cases.

Announcing New Benefits for Managed Services Providers

Managed services are a key driver of partner profitability and customer success—with 52% of customers indicating a need for managed services as part of their partner procurement process, according to a Canalys study. We’re excited to announce new benefits for partners looking to build, market, and grow their managed services practice, including self-serve technical enablement, workshops with AWS experts, and discounts and credits to offset tooling costs.

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Achieving Greater Profitability: AWS Partner Alignment and Incentives

AWS Partners can achieve profitability by optimizing their offerings and aligning with customer needs. Key recommendations include mapping offerings to customer challenges through workshops, integrating solutions via partner collaboration, tailoring portfolios for segments/industries, leveraging APN programs as entry points, and using tools like the Customer Engagement Incentive. By understanding customer journeys and using AWS resources, partners can drive a $6.40 multiplier in revenue per $1 AWS sold.

More Value, Greater Profitability: 10 Enhancements to the AWS Partner Experience

This post covers 10 enhancements we’re rolling out across our AWS Partner programs and services to drive partners to new heights of productivity and profitability. Announced at AWS re:Invent 2023, these enhancements are aimed at providing you more relevant and prescriptive guidance, where you need it, in a consistent and predictable manner. Learn how we’re ensuring that AWS Marketplace and partner programs provide demonstrated pathways to success—helping you drive greater customer value and profitability.

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Channel Partner Momentum on AWS Marketplace Drives Innovation and Digital Transformation for Customers

We have seen more and more customers procuring third-party software and professional services through trusted Channel Partners on AWS Marketplace. This, in turn, has led to Channel Partners accelerating business opportunities through AWS Marketplace. This post walks through the benefits Channel Partners like Presidio are realizing from AWS Marketplace, and highlights innovations that are leading to more momentum for all Channel Partners.

Enhancing AWS Partner Central to Deliver a Simple, Personalized, and Value-Driven Experience

We’re excited to announce self-service enhancements to AWS Partner Central to help you drive efficiencies, use data insights, and reach new customers with AWS Marketplace integration. Key enhancements include a self-guided partner journey with automated tasks, account and product linking across AWS Marketplace and Partner Central, a new co-sell experience with APN Customer Engagements (ACE), and more.