SoftwareONE and AWS ink new multi-year deal

The agreement will include an expansion of SoftwareONE’s Simple for AWS offering, joint go-to-market investments, training for the next generation and more

SoftwareONE has penned a multi-year collaboration agreement with cloud giant AWS to expand its offering of the vendor's services and solutions.

The agreement builds on the existing relationship between the two and will accelerate the growth of SoftwareONE's Simple for AWS offering as well as AWS Marketplace adoption in conjunction with SoftwareONE's platform PyraCloud, the reseller said.

SoftwareONE added that the agreement is part of the target for its Application Services, SAP Services, Industry Vertical Solutions, Cloud Services and FinOps to become a combined CHF 1bn (£801.54m) services business by 2025 and will also see joint investments from both companies into go-to-market and delivery capabilities.

"This groundbreaking agreement signals our commitment to scaling out our global AWS practice to advance our customers' multi-cloud strategies," SoftwareONE's CEO, Dieter Schlosser, said

"We maintain long-term relationships with our customers, modernising their software, cloud and technology to attain their digital transformation goals."

As part of the new agreement, SoftwareONE will further develop its global Cloud Centre of Excellence with a range of AWS resources to "support and improve the overall customer experience", SoftwareONE says.

And the Switzerland-based reseller will also provide dedicated training for the next generation of AWS cloud professionals through the SoftwareONE Academy by sourcing talent from a diverse range of backgrounds, supported by investment from AWS.

"As cloud adoption accelerates, we are excited to work with our AWS Public Sector Partners, like SoftwareONE, that are global in scale and have comprehensive cloud-native expertise and delivery capabilities to address mission-critical tasks and the complex needs of today's organisations," said Jeff Kratz, vice-president, Worldwide Public Sector Partners and Programmes, AWS.