Amazon WS announces new training, accreditation, and competencies for APN members.



Since April 19, 2013 Amazon Web Service has officially launched a new training, accreditation, and competencies for APN members. For those who unfamiliar, the Amazon Partner Network (APN) aims to help their partners to build successful AWS-powered businesses by providing them with strong technical, sales, marketing support.
Henceforth Amazon Web Service new online partner training and accreditation
 includes AWS Business Professionals and AWS Technical Professionals.
Therefore AWS Business Professional training program consists of four self-paced modules: Amazon and Cloud Computing, AWS Products and Services, AWS Solutions, and AWS Pricing.
The AWS Technical Professional training program consists of five self-paced modules: Introduction to the AWS Platform, AWS Products and Services, Batch Processing, Scalable Web Applications, and Disaster Recovery.
Amazon indicates that as a partner, you can apply for one or both of the following APN Competencies:
  • Big Data: If you help your customers to evaluate and use the tools, techniques, and technologies needed to work productively with data, at any scale.
  • Managed Service Provider: if you fully manage your customers' AWS-based infrastructure, databases, and applications.
Note: to qualify for a competency, you must be a Standard or Advanced APN Consulting Partner with at least 3 customer references within the competency, a public endorsement, and at least $5,000 in direct or indirect AWS revenue.

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