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AWS Services Partner Tiers

For consulting, professional, managed, and value-added resale organizations

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Overview

AWS provides tiers (Select, Advanced, Premier) to recognize organizations that have proven technical expertise and demonstrated customer experience. You can unlock more benefits and resources as you progress through the tiers and grow with AWS.

AWS Select Tier Services Partners are partners with trained and certified individuals, as well as customer experience.

AWS Advanced Tier Services Partners are partners with a strong team of trained and certified technical individuals, and have proven customer experience.

AWS Premier Tier Services Partners are the most experienced partners and recognized as leaders in their respective geographical, vertical, or horizontal markets. They have deep technical expertise with multiple partner program validations and demonstrated success working with a large number of customers at scale.

Explore AWS Services Partner Tiers benefits, requirements, success stories, and how to get started below.

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AWS Services Partner Tiers - Benefits and Requirements

Benefits

Requirements

Success Stories

Hear from our AWS Premier Tier Services Partners driving innovation for their customers.

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Get Started

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Step 1: Join the AWS Partner Network

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

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Step 2: Enroll in the Services Path

Upon joining the APN, enroll in the Services Path and review requirements to meet the minimum validation criteria of the Services Path i.e. earn AWS Select Tier.

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Step 3: Differentiate your business

Leverage AWS Partner benefits and programs to differentiate your business and gain customer trust by showcasing your partner tiers and earned validations.