AWS Partner Network (APN) Blog
Category: Announcements
New FDE Pathways For AWS Partners: Get Ready for Production Agentic AI Delivery
AWS Partners can now access three new Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) pathways and earn credentials through AWS Skill Builder to build and validate the depth required for production-ready agentic AI delivery.
Say Hello to 156 New AWS Competency, Service Delivery, and MSP Partners Added in September
We are excited to highlight 156 AWS Partners that received new or renewed specializations in September for our global AWS Competency, AWS Managed Service Provider (MSP), and AWS Service Delivery programs. These designations span workload, solution, and industry, and help AWS customers identify top AWS Partners that can deliver on core business objectives. AWS Partners are focused on your success, helping customers take full advantage of the business benefits AWS has to offer.
Unlock revenue insights in the Attributed Revenue Dashboard
The Attributed Revenue Dashboard in AWS Partner Central brings Partner Revenue Measurement insights to life with automated revenue data by Partner product, AWS service, and billing period. Partners can use these insights to demonstrate impact, sharpen co-sell strategies, and unlock greater AWS investment.
New categories and benefits for AWS Data Competency Partners
The AWS Data Competency (previously AWS Data and Analytics Competency) is expanding with two new categories—Databases and Relational Databases—along with new performance-based Signature benefits for Partners delivering data architectures at scale.
Grow your services business through AWS Marketplace
AWS Marketplace has reduced the listing fee for professional services transactions. Combined with AI-assisted listing creation, conversational discovery through agent mode, branded Storefronts, and variable payment models, consulting partners now have the economics and the infrastructure to make AWS Marketplace a scalable growth channel. Learn how partners are investing in AWS Marketplace, and how to start building your presence today.
Say Hello to 158 New AWS Competency and MSP Partners Added in August
We are excited to highlight 158 AWS Partners that received new or renewed specializations in August for our global AWS Competency, AWS Managed Service Provider (MSP), AWS Service Delivery, and AWS Service Ready programs. These designations span workload, solution, and industry, and help AWS customers identify top AWS Partners that can deliver on core business objectives. AWS Partners are focused on your success, helping customers take full advantage of the business benefits AWS has to offer.
Say Hello to 149 New AWS Competency and MSP Partners Added in July
We are excited to highlight 149 AWS Partners that received new or renewed specializations in July for our global AWS Competency and AWS Managed Service Provider (MSP) programs. These designations span workload, solution, and industry, and help AWS customers identify top AWS Partners that can deliver on core business objectives. AWS Partners are focused on your success, helping customers take full advantage of the business benefits AWS has to offer.
Announcing 2026 AWS Partner Award Nominations
The 2026 AWS Partner Awards honor partners who have demonstrated outstanding results and innovation with the use of AWS products and solutions. AWS Partners can self-nominate themselves to be considered across a select number of AWS Partner Award categories. Award submissions will be reviewed by a third-party and selected with special emphasis placed on customer success use cases presented in the nomination form. All nominations must be submitted by 11:59 PM PDT on August 14, 2026.
Say Hello to 184 New AWS Competency, Service Delivery, and MSP Partners Added in June
We are excited to highlight 184 AWS Partners that received new or renewed specializations in June for our global AWS Competency, AWS Managed Service Provider (MSP), and AWS Service Delivery programs. These designations span workload, solution, and industry, and help AWS customers identify top AWS Partners that can deliver on core business objectives. AWS Partners are focused on your success, helping customers take full advantage of the business benefits AWS has to offer.
Introducing Forward Deployed Engineering for Partners: Winning the Future of Enterprise AI
AWS has launched the Partner-Led Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) motion, extending its $1 billion investment in agentic AI deployment to strategic consulting partners. This new capability builds dedicated, AWS-credentialed engineering teams within leading partners to deliver production agentic systems in days, not months, using a reusable delivery harness that compounds expertise with every engagement, ensuring customers achieve real outcomes on real data under real governance.




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