Course Content
How to Create an APN account
This course is designed for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) looking to join the AWS Partner Network (APN) and leverage AWS programs, benefits, and co-selling opportunities. Participants will receive a step-by-step guide on setting up an APN account, gaining access to AWS resources, and aligning their business with AWS best practices. What You'll Learn: ✅ Overview of the AWS Partner Network (APN) and its benefits for ISVs ✅ How to create an APN account and complete registration ✅ Understanding partner tiers and requirements ✅ Navigating the AWS Partner Central portal ✅ Accessing APN programs, funding, and go-to-market support By the end of this course, ISVs will have a fully set up APN account and a clear roadmap to unlocking AWS partner benefits, accelerating their growth, and driving customer success.
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ACE
The APN Customer Engagements (ACE) program allows you to securely collaborate and co-sell with Amazon Web Services (AWS), drive successful engagements with customers, and grow your business. Participation in ACE provides you with a platform to manage your pipeline of joint opportunities and leads to further drive engagement with AWS and enrich customer relationships.
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Marketplace
AWS Marketplace is a curated digital catalog that customers can use to find, buy, deploy, and manage third-party software, data, and services to build solutions and run their businesses. AWS Marketplace includes thousands of software listings from popular categories such as security, business applications, machine learning, and data products across specific industries, such as healthcare, financial services, and telecommunications. Customers can quickly launch preconfigured software, and choose software solutions in Amazon Machine Images (AMIs), software as a service (SaaS), and other formats. Professional services are also available to help customers configure, deploy, and manage third-party software.
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FTR (Foundational Technical Review)
The Foundational Technical Review ('FTR') for Service Offering assesses an AWS Partner's Service Offering against a specific set of best practices most critical for customer success.
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MDF (Marketing Development Funds)
Marketing Development Funds (MDF) help offset your marketing costs to drive demand generation and build your sales pipeline. Receive cash or AWS Promotional Credits to support your marketing efforts to promote your offerings and solutions on AWS.
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ISV Builder
About Lesson

Welcome to the Go To Market Overview

You’ve built your product, aligned with AWS technically, and completed the foundational partner steps—now it’s time to go to market. This is where you turn partnership into pipeline.

In this module, we’ll introduce you to AWS’s “Market. Sell. Grow.” framework, which outlines how ISVs can work alongside AWS to increase visibility, drive demand, and accelerate revenue through co-marketing and co-selling.


Why This Topic Matters

Many ISVs stall after completing technical onboarding because they don’t know how to activate AWS as a true go-to-market partner. AWS provides programs, platforms, and playbooks that—when used strategically—can help you grow faster than you could on your own.

From campaign support to field sales alignment, this module sets the stage for how to leverage AWS to drive business outcomes.


What You’ll Learn

By the end of this module, you’ll understand:

  • The three stages of the AWS “Market. Sell. Grow.” framework

  • How each stage builds on your APN investments and validation milestones

  • Where you are in your journey and what GTM opportunities are now available

  • How to begin planning joint go-to-market motions with AWS and your internal team


What’s Included

To help guide your planning, this module includes:

  • A link to AWS’s official Go-To-Market Framework Resource (login required):
    Market. Sell. Grow. Overview

  • An overview of the most common GTM motions (events, campaigns, Marketplace incentives, and more


Key Success Metrics

You’ve successfully completed this module when:

  • You understand how AWS’s GTM support aligns with your business growth

  • You can articulate your next logical GTM step (e.g., co-sell, case study promo, campaign execution)

  • You’ve reviewed the AWS “Market. Sell. Grow.” model and shared it with your sales and marketing teams

Exercise Files
Common G2M.pdf
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Cost Optimization

Issue: Small AWS deployment with little management oversight and a lack of cloud skills internal to the organization moving from traditional infrastructure to SaaS and cloud based solutions.

 

What we did

  1. AWS Audit
  2. Cost Optimization Review
  3. Ongoing Monitoring

 

Result:

  • Eliminated unused storage volumes and the old application server no longer in use, the charges for AWS resulted in a savings of 51% per month.
  • We’ll continue to monitor AWS billing and finance to ensure maintenance of savings and identify other future changes.

Cost Optimization

Issue: Small AWS deployment with little management oversight and a lack of cloud skills internal to the organization moving from traditional infrastructure to SaaS and cloud based solutions.

 

What we did

  1. AWS Audit
  2. Cost Optimization Review
  3. Ongoing Monitoring

 

Result:

  • Eliminated unused storage volumes and the old application server no longer in use, the charges for AWS resulted in a savings of 51% per month.
  • We’ll continue to monitor AWS billing and finance to ensure maintenance of savings and identify other future changes.