The lowest tier of organizational partners, but do consist of trained and certified members with some customer experience.
Organizational partners with a well-rounded team of certified and trained members with proven customer experience.
Most experienced with AWS and are recognized as leaders within their geographical and market sectors. These groups have deep expertise with AWS and have displayed great success with customers at scale.
There are a variety of benefits on offer from AWS depending on how long the organization is partnered with Amazon. Before getting started, do remember that some services may not be available in all geographies, are made available on a yearly basis, and are available only in some tiers.
These are made available upon registration with the Partner Program. These include:
Some of these are available to Select members but are made more readily available to Advanced members and above. Advanced and above get:
All tier members have access to:
The benefits provided yearly depend on the Partner’s continued eligibility and may not be available in some geographic areas and markets. Additionally, some benefits may have additional requirements and caveats to them. All details are displayed in full under the AWS Partner Central.
There are additional hoops for organizations to jump through first before acquiring even the lowest tier of partnership with AWS.
Regardless of if the organization is at the lowest or highest tier, all partners are required to put forward $2,500 per year to maintain membership.
This part is a bit tricky. Organizations will need to have their members certified and vetted through AWS’ certification system. For more details, check out our article here.
| Select Tier | Advanced Tier | Premier Tier | |
| Accredited Individuals | 4 in total; 2 Technical and 2 Business Professionals | 8 in total; 4 Technical and 4 Business Professionals | 20 in total; 10 Technical and 10 Business Professionals |
| AWS Foundational Certified Individuals | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| AWS Technical Certified Individuals | 2 | 6; minimum of 3 Professional or Specialty | 25; minimum of 10 Professional or Specialty |
| Select Tier | Advanced Tier | Premier Tier | |
| Launched Opportunities | 3; Total MRR>=$1,500 | 20; Total MRR>=$10,000 | 50; Total MRR>=$50,000 |
| Partner Business Plan | N/A | Required | Required |
| Executive Business Review | N/A | N/A | Required |
| AWS Competency, AWS MSP, or AWS Well Architected | N/A | N/A | 3; Must include MSP or DevOps Competency as one of the three |
| Sustained Acquirement of all previous AWS Consulting Partner Criterion | N/A | N/A | >6 Months’ time |
| Select Tier | Advanced Tier | Premier Tier | |
| Publicly Referencable Customers | N/A | 2 | 6 |
| Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) Responses | N/A | 20 | 30 |
The first step is to get that foot in the door. Upon signup, organizations will need to fully outline their company and what their long-term goals are. More details here.
After signup, take a moment to review the requirements for earning Select Tier status. This will require getting staff acquainted with Amazon services and signing up a crew to take certification courses and exams.
With the tools and benefits labeled above, it is critical those services are leveraged to their greatest capacity to stand out and establish a degree of public trust through partner tiers and earned validations.
As of writing, we at AllCode just acquired AWS Selected Tier and are well on our way to acquiring AWS Advanced Tier. Want a better understanding of what’s expected of the partnership process? We can provide help with advice and more on AWS. Feel free to drop us a line.
AWS Partners, such as AllCode, are trusted and recommended by Amazon Web Services to help you deliver with confidence. AllCode employs the same mission-critical best practices and services that power Amazon’s monstrous ecommerce platform.
This is a status to indicate an organization has proven technical expertise that is directly compatible with AWS tools. It’s a great way to give an organization added value and there are plenty of advantages from advancing through the tiers, from funding to additional resources to funding and additional materials for marketing. The jump from one tier to another is dependent on how many certified individuals are in the organization and their relative experience working with Amazon Services.
Amazon Web Services cloud technology is a continuously growing field with plenty of opportunities on offer. While the inner workings of the cloud is not knowledge that can be easily picked up and utilized, the AWS cloud is not completely esoteric either. Amazon provides several different avenues for becoming certified in how to work with AWS with study material and exams to pursue as a means of further expanding potential business opportunities.
Understandably, making the jump to the AWS cloud is not an easy investment to evaluate, especially from the perspective of a startup. Fortunately, AWS is generous enough to provide some hands-on experience with its various tools and utilities free of charge for either a short period of time or indefinitely depending on the service type. Here’s a rundown of everything you can expect from AWS’ Free Tier.