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Category: AWS Partner Network

The three pillars of a modern cloud training strategy

As cloud adoption rises and cloud-skilled talent continues to fall short, organizations need to rethink their cloud training strategy to achieve organizational goals. We spotlight three AWS Partner Network organizations who have evolved their strategy around three focus areas: training, tools, and community.

Top five reasons AWS Partners should take AWS Training

Are you new to an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner business and the cloud? Not sure where to start your cloud learning journey? It may feel daunting but AWS offers Partner-exclusive courses to make it easier to understand cloud fundamentals. In fewer than 30 minutes, you can begin boosting your confidence and credibility with both customers and your organization . . .

New courses, resources, and updates from AWS Training and Certification in December 2021

Editor’s note: Below is a summary of new courses, AWS Certification news, and AWS Partner information from AWS Training and Certification for December 2021. Dive in and explore more new and updated training content—four new storage courses, AWS Step Functions courses, an AWS Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) course, AWS Elemental courses, and security governance […]

New research quantifies the value of AWS Training and Certification for AWS Partners

As cloud technologies continue to transform businesses at a rapid pace, organizations need cloud expertise to achieve their goals. However, according to a survey from 451 Research, there’s a critical shortage of talent with the necessary cloud skills. Managers expecting to hire their way out of skills problems face a shallow candidate pool. As the […]

AWS simplifies program for AWS Partners to offer, deliver, resell AWS Training

AWS Training Partners are currently aligned to the AWS Partner Network to deliver and sell AWS Training. Today, we are pleased to announce an evolution to the AWS Training Partner Program, which combines the previous three programs: 1/AWS Training Partners; 2/Digital Training Partners; and 3/Resellers into one program. AWS Training Partners will be able to […]

AWS Partners: build your AWS knowledge with free training for sales professionals

We’re introducing a new digital training series called Solutions Training for Partners: Sales Best Practices to introduce sales professionals at AWS Partner organizations to cloud concepts and help support their business development. These 30-minute, fundamental courses also cover the AWS solutions that customers leverage most to innovate and transform their business, such as AWS analytics, […]

A conversation with World Wide Technology: building for the future by closing cloud skills gaps

AWS Training and Certification’s Steve Hall, Head of Global Partner Marketing, interviewed Michael Johnson, Director of Cloud Strategy and Business Development at World Wide Technology Introduction to World Wide Technology World Wide Technology (WWT) is a technology service provider and an AWS Partner Network (APN) Advanced Consulting Partner. WWT is one of the preeminent data […]

A conversation with Accenture: empowering personal and professional growth in a digital world

AWS Training and Certification’s Steve Hall, Head of Global Partner Marketing, interviewed Jeff Hammond, AWS Business Group Global Capability Development Lead at Accenture Introduction to Accenture Accenture is an international professional services company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The company provides service to customers in more than 120 countries, including 95 of the Fortune 100 and […]

Creating a culture of learning: a conversation with Slalom

AWS Training and Certification’s Steve Hall interviewed Rebecca Gentile, Global Alliance Enablement Director at Slalom.                 Introduction to Slalom Slalom is a modern consulting firm focused on strategy, technology, and business transformation. With offices in 35 cities around the world, they enable organizations to truly operate a global […]