Customer Enablement
AWS Partner Network and AWS Professional Services
Different sources of expertise: the AWS Partner Network connects customers with qualified independent organizations, while AWS Professional Services is an AWS team that helps customers achieve cloud outcomes.
Key points
- APN includes roles such as independent software vendors and system integrators.
- AWS Marketplace is a procurement channel for eligible partner offerings.
- AWS solutions architects provide architectural guidance; AWS Professional Services can assist with defined transformation and delivery engagements.
- Partner benefits can include training, certifications, events, programs, and incentives.
Best-known use cases
- Find a system integrator or independent software vendor.
- Engage AWS experts for a complex cloud transformation.
- Purchase a partner solution through AWS Marketplace.
What candidates often confuse it with
- APN is the partner ecosystem; Marketplace is the catalog and procurement channel.
- Professional Services is provided by AWS; system integrators are independent partners.
- Solutions architects offer technical guidance but do not replace every support or delivery engagement.
Key Cloud Practitioner takeaway
Identify whether the need is a partner, a marketplace purchase, AWS-delivered consulting, or architectural guidance.
Related services
- AWS Marketplace
- AWS Support
Relevant exam tasks
- D4.3