AWS SaaS Factory Program
Your place for all things SaaS on AWS
What is the AWS SaaS Factory Program?
The AWS SaaS Factory Program helps AWS Partner Network (APN) Technology Partners at any stage of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) journey. It enables you to create new products, migrate single-tenant environments, or optimize existing SaaS solutions on AWS.
You will receive direct access to technical and business content, best practices, solution architects, and SaaS experts that can guide and help you accelerate delivery of SaaS solutions on AWS.
Explore program benefits, how to leverage the AWS SaaS Factory Program, resources hub, and partner success stories below.
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AWS SaaS Factory Program Benefits
Boost your SaaS knowledge
Gain instant access to a growing library of SaaS business and technical content, such as whitepapers, case studies, best practices, and podcasts, enabling you to enhance your SaaS knowledge.
Engage with SaaS experts
Choose from a range of options to engage with SaaS experts including immersive events, self-guided learning modules, and high-touch engagements that align with your business needs.
Leverage ready-to-use resources
Receive practical guidance to build, design, and deploy your SaaS solutions leveraging hands-on SaaS tools, resources, and AWS Quick Starts to kick-start or further accelerate your SaaS journey.
APN Partners Delivering SaaS Solutions
From its inception, AWS SaaS Factory team has engaged with thousands of APN Partners from startups to larger enterprises. Watch the video to hear from the AWS SaaS Factory Partners as they share the value of the building, marketing, and selling their SaaS-based solutions on AWS.
Explore the AWS SaaS Factory Success Stories, videos, and blogs to discover more about what APN Partners are doing with AWS today to drive innovation.
AWS SaaS Factory Partner Journey
Start your SaaS journey with expert guidance and best practices based on years of AWS experience, and feedback from thousands of partners that have engaged with the AWS SaaS Factory team. Follow these steps to make the most of the AWS SaaS Factory Program.
Have a specific question on how to plan and deploy SaaS solutions? Ask the AWS SaaS Factory team »
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Step 1: Join the APN
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Step 2: Assess Your SaaS Readiness
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Step 3: Plan and Build Your SaaS Solution on AWS
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Step 4: Grow and Optimize
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Step 1: Join the APN
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If you haven’t already registered your company with the APN, join the APN by creating your APN Partner Central Account.
Join at no cost, then kick-start your SaaS journey with AWS with access to even more resources. All APN Technology Partners gain instant access to the AWS SaaS Factory resources in APN Partner Central upon registering with the APN.
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Step 2: Assess Your SaaS Readiness
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Assess your organization’s readiness to move to a SaaS delivery model.
- Leverage the Forrester study - The ISV Business Case for Building SaaS on AWS to analyze your business opportunity and the potential financial impact of developing a SaaS product
- Understand the dynamics of the SaaS business model and assess your organization’s current state with the following resources:
- Evaluate the technical trade-offs to move to a SaaS delivery model and leverage resources to create the best alignment between your domain, market, strategic, and customer needs:
- For those establishing a SaaS consulting and technical practice, start with the APN Navigate SaaS Enablement track to develop expertise in designing and implementing end-to-end solutions architecture on AWS
- Get inspired with partner success stories on how others have been successful in driving SaaS transformation
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Step 3: Plan and Build Your SaaS Solution on AWS
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Start planning and building your SaaS solution with these prescriptive resources.
- Leverage sample solutions that accelerate your path to SaaS best practices such as SaaS Quick Starts
- Access end-to-end narratives that provide an in-depth look at building SaaS on different AWS services:
- Get specific guidance on approaches to migrate existing single-tenant systems to a multi-tenant SaaS model with these resources:
- Get help from the AWS SaaS Competency Partners that have deep experience helping organizations design and build SaaS and cloud-native solutions on AWS
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Step 4: Grow and Optimize
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Continue to follow AWS SaaS Factory best practices to further optimize your business model and technical architecture.
- Access a broad range of APN Programs and resources to grow your business such as:
- APN Partner Solutions Finder (PSF) to help you generate customer demand
- APN Marketing Central for go-to-market assets
- APN Customer Engagements (ACE) Program to collaborate with AWS Sales teams and drive successful customer engagements
- APN Funding resources to support POC and migration opportunities including cash reimbursement and AWS promotional credits
- Check the Forrester New Wave: SaaS Marketplaces Report to understand the SaaS cloud marketplaces landscape and emerging industry trends
- Deliver your solution to end customers as a SaaS offering through AWS Marketplace
- Access a broad range of APN Programs and resources to grow your business such as:
