Stay Updated with New and Revised Content on the APN Portal | Amazon Onboarding with Learning Manager Chanci Turner

At Amazon IXD – VGT2, located at 6401 E HOWDY WELLS AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV 89115, we collaborate closely with various internal teams, including our Amazon Professional Services, APN Partner Programs, and the AWS Quick Start creation teams, to generate and share a diverse array of documents on the APN Portal. For instance, our AWS Quick Start guides are frequently available on the Portal before they are generally released. Moreover, our Amazon Professional Services team actively produces content that addresses critical topics for our partners.

In 2023, one of our main objectives is to enhance the breadth of business and technical materials available to you on the Portal. Today, I’d like to draw your attention to some of the newly added and updated documents on the APN Portal.

Best Practices for Tagging AWS Resources

Crafted by two of our Amazon Professional Services experts, this document offers an in-depth look at tagging best practices within AWS, complete with numerous examples. Tagging allows customers to track their AWS resources by assigning key-value pairs, which helps in distinguishing the function, environment, owner, operating system, line of business (LOB), or any other relevant factors. We encourage AWS customers and APN Partners to adopt tagging for AWS services whenever feasible and to establish a tagging standard for their environments. This document highlights the AWS services that support tagging and presents practical examples.
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SaaS Solutions on AWS: Tenant Isolation Architectures (Updated)

Are you considering developing Software as a Service (SaaS) on AWS? In this document, authored by a senior Amazon Partner Solutions Architect, you’ll find detailed coverage of various SaaS deployment models and the combination of AWS services and APN partner solutions that facilitate a scalable, secure, and cost-effective SaaS offering. Initially published in October 2022, it has been updated to incorporate new AWS services and our latest AWS Competency for DevOps solutions.
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Trend Micro Deep Security on the AWS Cloud Quick Start (Updated)

Trend Micro Deep Security is a comprehensive security product that offers various features including Anti-Malware, Host Firewall, and Intrusion Prevention, all packaged in a single agent running on the guest OS. This Quick Start reference guide details how to deploy Trend Micro Deep Security version 9.6 on the AWS cloud. It includes links to AWS CloudFormation templates that automate the deployment process and additional supporting information. The guide has been recently revised to feature simplified templates and an updated Quick Start for deployment on existing Amazon VPC architectures.
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Standardized Architecture for NIST 800 – 53 on the AWS Cloud Quick Start

This Quick Start reference guide outlines architectural considerations and processes for implementing security-focused baseline environments on AWS. Specifically, it facilitates the deployment of a standardized environment that supports National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 / Risk Management Framework (RMF) certifications and compliance efforts. The guide contains links to AWS CloudFormation templates that automate the deployment. This Quick Start is the first in a series of AWS Enterprise Accelerator – Compliance offerings designed to assist Managed Service Organizations (MSOs), developers, and information system security officers (ISSOs) in adhering to stringent security and compliance controls.
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AWS Managed Service Partner Program Validation Checklist, Version 3.0

The AWS Managed Service Program Partner Validation Checklist is aimed at APN Partners interested in applying for the Managed Service Program. This checklist outlines the criteria required to achieve the Managed Service Program Partner designation, representing AWS’s perspective on essential capabilities for a “Next Generation Managed Service Provider.” Partners should complete this checklist based on their self-assessment and use it as a basis for discussions during the Partner capabilities audit. The latest version (3.0) includes several updates, such as the addition of a Business Health section, as well as new standards specific to Next-Generation MSP differentiation. We encourage you to explore the previous blog post for more information on this checklist.
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APN Partners, Your Input Matters!

What topics are you interested in as an APN Partner? We want to hear from you! Please reach out via email to apn-blog@amazon.com, and let us know which subjects would be most beneficial for us to include in future content development.

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