AWS Managed Service Provider Program

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What is the AWS Managed Service Provider Program?

The AWS Managed Service Provider (MSP) program validates AWS Partners with a proven track record and experience, providing end-to-end AWS solutions to customers at any stage of the cloud journey, including planning and design, building and migration, operations and support, and automation and optimization.

To achieve the AWS MSP designation, you need to complete an extensive independent audit to ensure your business health and technical capabilities meet a high bar.

For prescriptive guidance on how to build a successful AWS MSP practice and achieve the program designation, download the brochure. Explore benefitssuccess stories and how to get started below. 

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Success stories

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    Apollo Tyres Gains 9% Productivity with IoT Solution from Deloitte and AWS

    Apollo Tyres, one of India’s largest tire manufacturers, sought to transform its manufacturing processes with an ambitious digital strategy. The company worked with AWS Partner Deloitte to implement an Internet of Things (IoT) solution on Amazon Web Services (AWS), connecting its production equipment to a data lake. Real-time data collection, integration, and advanced analytics through a centralized dashboard have enabled a 9 percent increase in productivity on primary equipment and a 3 percent reduction in energy usage.

    2024
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    Stance & Trek10

    Trek10 worked with Stance, a renowned lifestyle brand that’s revolutionized the sock industry, to transform from a low-code integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) to leveraging AWS. Explore the business and technical challenges faced, and the impact of those problems on both customers and Stance’s internal teams.

    2023
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    OBI & Arvato Systems

    Pan-European home-improvement retailer OBI, with headquarters in Germany, worked with AWS Partner Arvato Systems to help it containerize and migrate its highly-customized version of SAP Hybris to the cloud. With a modern and resilient cloud-based ecommerce infrastructure built on Amazon Web Services (AWS), OBI can now easily scale automatically to support peak season web traffic for its online store and allow multiple development teams to deliver new features concurrently. It also has a strong foundation for growth that supports the entire business.

    2023
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    Sharaf Group & Zero&One

    Dubai-based Sharaf Group was founded in 1968 and has since expanded into multiple brands and businesses, employing more than 9,000 staff, and operating in 54 countries. Its IT infrastructure was a complicated mix of on-premises and cloud systems that were managed by separate third parties. The group’s retail division Sharaf Retail worked with AWS Partner Zero&One to transform its infrastructure by migrating all its servers, business applications, and databases to Amazon Web Services (AWS). This resulted in a 50 percent reduction in IT staff costs, 65 percent reduction in infrastructure costs, and slashed the go-to-market lead time for opening new stories by 75 percent.

    2023
  • Retail

    Burberry, Capgemini & EPAM

    Burberry is a luxury fashion brand founded in 1856. The company transformed its SAP systems with AWS and AWS Premier Consulting Partner Capgemini, reducing operational costs by 30 percent and increasing agility for maximum uptime during sales peaks. Separately, its digital team overhauled Burberry’s global ecommerce platform and rebuilt it on AWS. The new estate is a holistic, omnichannel customer experience that can be localized to best serve its customers’ needs in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

    2023
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AWS and Version 1: A Decade of Collaboration and Growth

Specialized MSP Partners like Version 1 help customers leverage the cloud as a strategic business advantage that goes beyond technical benefits to generate positive business outcomes.

Get started

Join the AWS Partner Network (APN) at no cost by creating your AWS Partner Central account.

Become an AWS Partner

Enroll in the Services Path, specifically designed for organizations that leverage AWS to deliver consulting, professional, managed, and resale services.

Upon achieving AWS Advanced or Premier Services Tier, start to build your AWS MSP practice.

Learn more about AWS Partner Tiers

Connect with your AWS Partner Manager to discuss your MSP business model, define your milestones and timelines, and establish a successful MSP practice.

Review the AWS MSP Program requirements outlined in the AWS Specialization Programs Guide available in Partner Central.

Access the AWS Specialization Programs Guide

Work with your AWS Partner Manager and Solutions Architect to review and prepare your self-assessment.

Before submitting your application, make sure your organization’s partner scorecard is up to date in Partner Central. You will only see the AWS MSP Program application in your scorecard once the program requirements are met.

Upon meeting the program requirements, you can apply to the AWS MSP Program in Partner Central by navigating to Programs > Program Applications.

For step-by-step guidance on how to apply for the MSP Program, refer to the specialization program guide available in Partner Central.

You will be re-evaluated annually to ensure you continue to meet updated AWS MSP Program standards.

Log in to AWS Partner Central

Upon achieving your Managed Service Provider designation, you will receive a welcome email outlining the benefits you can take advantage of, including your AWS Partner Badge. This email and our benefits guide will help you make the most of the recognition, early access, AWS expert engagement, financial incentives, and ways to upskill on AWS that you gain through the program.

Access Benefits Guide in Partner Central