Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), data providers, and consulting partners based in Qatar can now transact in AWS Marketplace and AWS Data Exchange.
This expansion means that AWS’s global customers can purchase directly from Qatar-based software and data providers through AWS Marketplace and AWS Data Exchange.
This is in addition to over 10,000 software listings and data products from more than 1,600 sellers.
Marta Whiteaker, managing director AWS Marketplace EMEA/APJ, said, “We are excited to continue to expand in the Middle East, and welcome Qatar-based technology businesses to AWS Marketplace and AWS Data Exchange.”
Customers can also procure software through local consulting partners with Consulting Partner Private Offers (CPPO) in AWS Marketplace, which enables ISVs to offer AWS Consulting Partners wholesale pricing, helping them to lower costs for customers.
AWS Marketplace offers a new sales channel for ISVs and consulting partners to sell their solutions to AWS customers globally and makes it easy for AWS customers to find, buy, deploy and manage software solutions, including Software as a Service (SaaS), in a matter of minutes.
AWS Data Exchange makes it easy to find, subscribe to, and use third-party data in the cloud.
For data providers, AWS Data Exchange makes it effortless to reach millions of AWS customers migrating to the cloud by removing the need to build and maintain infrastructure for data storage, delivery, billing, and entitling.
Whiteaker added, “With this launch, Qatar-based ISVs and AWS Consulting Partners also benefit from the ability to expand their reach by offering their software and data to AWS customers around the world.”
Mohammad Hammoudi, country manager, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait at Crayon, a global digital transformation services provider, said, “Delivering solutions from AWS Marketplace in Qatar is a natural milestone in the strategic collaboration between Crayon and AWS in the Gulf region and globally.
He added that the Consulting Partner Private Offers (CPPO) will enable the firm to offer integrated solutions from the depth and the breadth of its portfolio.
He said, "It is a fantastic opportunity for customers, partners, and ISVs to simplify and streamline software and data procurement processes with a single point of billing, delivering efficiencies in their digital transformation.”
Source: https://www.itp.net/infrastructure/cloud/98566-aws-marketplace-and-aws-data-exchange-expand-to-qatar