Amazon Web Services (AWS) has revealed the recipients of its 2024 Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP) Partner Awards during a ceremony on May 2nd in Johannesburg.
The AWS EEIP is a tailored program spanning 18 to 24 months, aimed at empowering South African black-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to scale their AWS practices.
The awards recognize AWS partners who have achieved outstanding performance throughout their participation in the program.
Chris Erasmus, the country manager for AWS, commented;
The awards ceremony was a pivotal moment for us to pause and honor our remarkable partners who are integral to the AWS Partner Network, which includes over 130,000 members worldwide. These partners have demonstrated remarkable growth, with an average revenue increase of 126%, and have been instrumental in generating employment opportunities for the youth in South Africa.
The AWS EEIP team has successfully integrated 27 local partners into the program since 2020.
2024 AWS EEIP Partner Award winners
Training and Certification: Awarded to partners who exceeded their certification requirements.
- Disraptor
- Batsamayi
- Pax Divitae
Innovation: Recognising partners who demonstrated innovation on behalf of their customers.
- Batsamayi
- One Linkage
AWS Specialisation Programme: Awarded to partners who earned specialisation based on technical expertise validated by AWS or third-party auditors.
- Reliance Cloud
- Cloudza
- Koedr
Partner Tier Progression: Recognising partners who were first to achieve Advanced tier on the Amazon Partner Network, in less than 18 months.
- Disraptor
- Batsamayi
- Pax Divitae
Software Path Validation: Awarded to partners who validated their software path.
- Umdoko Internet Solutions
Training Path Validation: Awarded to partners who validated their training path.
- ThinkTank
Social Impact: For partners contributing to social impact through the AWS YES4YOUTH programme by encouraging youth development and job creation.
- RelianceCloud
- Disraptor
- Solvyng
- Cloudza
- Batsamayi
