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Ruba Borno AWS Partner Keynote Play-by-play

Highlights from Ruba Borno's AWS Partner keynote at AWS re:Invent 2022.

Ruba Borno AWS Partner Keynote Play-by-play
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Ruba Borno delivered a great AWS Partner keynote at this year’s AWS re:Invent. This keynote is very different than the others. I always think of it like a series of sound bites. In small bites, it makes sense. As a whole it can be tough to find the common thread.

That thread is really that AWS is focusing on partner success. They are putting effort behdin partners because it’s driving customer success. My reaction in this Twitter thread 👇.

Twitter Thread 🧵

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2nd #reinvent keynote of the day is kicking off now this time it’s @rubaborno with a focus on Partners!

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this montage is focusing on the value of partnership and teamwork #reinvent


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@rubaborno up now! #reinvent

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it’s the 10th anniversary of @awsmarketplace and @AWS_Partners + the 1 year anniversary of @rubaborno at @awscloud lot’s to celebrate 🥳 #reinvent

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also celebrating all of the @AWS_Partners who won awards for their efforts this year /cc @AWSEvents #reinvent

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@rubaborno continues to cite the need for @awscloud and @AWS_Partners to work together to help customers succeed #reinvent

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lots at stake for customers in the coming years #reinvent

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btw, if you haven’t figured it out yet, this #reinvent keynote is very specific to @AWS_Partners and @awsmarketplace 😉 #reinvent

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first @AWS_Partners speaker up now: @Atos #reinvent

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there will be lots of “business statements” in this keynote. they may not seem like much in the context of a keynote, but they will be clipped and use as social proof for @AWS_Partners in the future and to help establish trust with customers #reinvent

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@rubaborno doing a good job keeping the energy up... #reinvent

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on to transformation as a topic of focus for customers #reinvent

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btw, if you on the customer-side of transformation, you really should read the @awscloud Cloud Adoption Framework it’s available at https://aws.amazon.com/professional-services/CAF/ and will help you map your business workflows and how you can move and improve them in the cloud #reinvent

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shout out from @rubaborno about the @awscloud Competency Program. it’s where you—the customer—should start your search for an @AWS_Partners to work with more on the framework at https://aws.amazon.com/partners/programs/competencies/ #reinvent

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now on to a panel discussion hosted by Julia Chen, VP, @awscloud Core Partner Programs featuring @Heineken and Schuberg Philis. nice to see a customer success story from the Nederlands 🇳🇱! #reinvent


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tl:dr for this panel: @AWS_Partners can help with the technology, but—maybe—more importantly help transform how your teams think about the technology culture is always the hardest part. seeing another team work differently & deliver can help accelerate your results #reinvent

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also a tl:dr from this panel 👇 🤣🤣🤣 #reinvent

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serious note, here’s the case study for this collab: https://aws.amazon.com/partners/success/heineken-schuberg-philis/ #reinvent

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@rubaborno back up. talking about the value to customers, but also highlighting the value to @AWS_Partners #reinvent

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61% of that 👆 is realized in the first year. that’s a massive win-win-win (@awscloud, @AWS_Partners, & customers) #reinvent

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…and that value 👆 keeps on rolling #reinvent

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@rubaborno points out some key @AWS_Partners support programs #reinvent

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more on @awscloud Partner Paths at https://aws.amazon.com/partners/paths/ #reinvent

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more on @awscloud SaaS Factory at https://aws.amazon.com/partners/programs/saas-factory/ #reinvent

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NEW: @AWS_Partners Solution Factory - industry specific pre-built, support solutions - available in preview now #reinvent

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👆this program helps you make a proven solution more broadly available and accessible. you get support from @awsclodu to built it out and more huge for @AWS_Partners #reinvent

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getting a little partner montage video for @VodafoneGroup… #reinvent

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….had to step away…back now to another panel discussion with @interbr and @IBM #reinvent

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about that panel 👇 https://twitter.com/sarbjeetjohal/status/1598098711749750785 #reinvent

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@rubaborno back up now to talk about #security #reinvent

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speaking on holistic view of security related data: @awscloud Security Lake https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2022/11/amazon-security-lake-preview/

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@rubaborno points out that this was designed with @AWS_Partners in mind. using Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF) and @AWSSecurityInfo Security Hub #reinvent

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if you’re curious about the technical details for Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework, check out https://github.com/ocsf/ #reinvent

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went super widescreen for #security @AWS_Partners testimonials & OCSF 👆 quotes #reinvent



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#security tools—for too long—always want their own formats and live in a world where it’s only their stuff running…that’s just NOT how it works orgs use tools from lots of vendors. Amazon Security Lake & OCSF help & build on the work @awscloud Security Hub started #reinvent

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talking about helping @AWS_Partners sell into the public sector. tons of red tape there, @awscloud programs can help cut through it driven home with another genomics example, lots of that this year #reinvent


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if you’ve never dealt with FEDRAMP, congrats! you’re probably somewhat sane. enjoy that for the rest of us, any help you can get is very much appreciated #reinvent

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here are the guidelines for US government FedRAMP: https://www.fedramp.gov/ #reinvent

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@awscloud data on FedRAMP: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/fedramp/ #reinvent

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btw, standards like FedRAMP are critical to #security success. yes, they are arduous and frustrating to deal with …but they deliver results #reinvent

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@rubaborno moving on to the success from @awsmarketplace now #reinvent


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did you know that @awsmarketplace has an #ml section? you can buy models, access to data and more crazy stuff https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/solutions/machine-learning #reinvent

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NEW: @awsmarketplace Data Visualization Dashboards - track, analyze, and grow your business without requiring any technical integration - available in preview - for @AWS_Partners selling on the marketplace #reinvent

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NEW: @awsmarketplace Vendor Insights - simplify software risk assessments and increase buyer confidence - available today! #reinvent

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another panel discussion, this one hosted by Chris Grusz, GM WW ISV Alliances & Marketplace, @awscloud @AWS_Partners are: - @Infor - @confluentinc - @Nasdaq #reinvent


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call out from @confluentinc for the @awscloud ISV Accelerate co-selling program. more details at https://aws.amazon.com/partners/programs/isv-accelerate/ #reinvent

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…still panel-ing… #reinvent

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@rubaborno back up now, calling out the @awscloud Data Exchange #reinvent

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the actual exchange is up at https://aws.amazon.com/data-exchange/ #reinvent

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@rubaborno calls out an interesting use case. Wine Access using weather data to ensure timely delivery on their product to customers 🍷 #reinvent

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NEW x2 Amazon Data Exchange For... ...AWS Lake Formation - ready to use AWS Glue Tables - available in preview today …Amazon S3 - find, subscribe to, and use 3rd party files directly from provider’s S3 buckets - available in preview today #reinvent

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@rubaborno points out that support of @AWS_Partners and @awsmarketplace success comes right from the top …and then she welcomes @aselipsky to the stage #reinvent


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@StevenJBurke interviewing @aselipsky about his plans & vision for @AWS_Partners & @awsmarketplace #reinvent

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side note: details on the @AWS_Partners Profitability Framework available in this blog post https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/aws-partner-profitability-framework-deepen-and-diversify-your-offerings/ #reinvent

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side note: details on a new @awscloud Conversational AI Competency for @AWS_Partners in this blog post https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/implement-high-quality-chatbot-solutions-with-aws-conversational-ai-competency-partners/ #reinvent

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I don’t think either of 👆 👆 were announced in the keynote, but the posts went up during this session #reinvent

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@StevenJBurke and @aselipsky are talking about the success of @AWS_Partners in the past year+ and how much potential there is moving forward when everyone focuses on customer success, it all falls into place #reinvent

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@aselipsky uses the example of work done with @ibmconsulting to highlight partner win-wins from unexpected places #reinvent

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moving on to sustainability now. more on @awscloud’s efforts up at https://aws.amazon.com/sustainability/ #reinvent

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if you’re looking to focus on sustainability while building in the @awscloud, check out the Well-Architected Framework details at https://docs.aws.amazon.com/wellarchitected/latest/sustainability-pillar/sustainability-pillar.html #reinvent

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@StevenJBurke and @aselipsky wrap by reiterating @awscloud's commitment to the @AWS_Partners community #reinvent

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@rubaborno back up talking about @awscloud training and education commitments #reinvent


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more on @awscloud Skill Builder at https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn #reinvent

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more on @awscloud Educate at https://aws.amazon.com/education/awseducate/ #reinvent

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@awscloud re/start details can be found at https://aws.amazon.com/training/restart/ #reinvent

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info on @awscloud Skills Center: https://aws.amazon.com/training/skills-centers/ #reinvent

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into a case study now, talking about efforts in Brazil to help provide education and skills to help ppl find employment with cloud skills #reinvent

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another quick discussion, this one relating to the case study about Escola da Nuvem #reinvent


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side note: great data point for impact of APN (@awscloud Partner Network) https://twitter.com/AWS_Partners/status/1598109722271485958 #reinvent

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@rubaborno back up to bring this all home. calling out the advantages of team work. using a peloton as a real-world example 🚴‍♂️ #reinvent

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…mandatory call back to the four main points: - transformation - innovation - opportunity - impact #reinvent

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round of thanks to customers and @AWS_Partners to finish this keynote from @rubaborno #reinvent /🧵

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