AWS gives startups a boost with new cloud packages

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New service will make it easier for start-ups to get underway in the cloud

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced a package of measures to help startups take advantage of the cloud to help boost their business growth.

Dubbed AWS Activate, the offering consists of a structured package of resources for startups, which includes, training, developer support, a special start-up community forum and special third-party offers, the company said.

There are two options available for the service. The Self Starter package is available for any startup to apply for and includes access to the AWS Free Usage Tier, one month of Developer-level AWS Support, web-based training and one self-paced lab, access to the AWS Startup Forum, and offers on products from third-party companies, such as Opscode and SOASTA.

The Portfolio package is only available to startups in selected accelerator, incubator, venture capital seed funds, or entrepreneur organisations. These include techstars, SVAngel, seedcamp and First Round Capital, among others.

It also offers AWS Credits that are redeemable against services including Amazon EC2, CloudFront, DynamoDB, Redshift and Glacier, as well as business-level AWS Support for up to one year, web-based and instructor-led training, access to the Startup Forum and offers on products from third-party companies.

AWS is a big advocate of using cloud-based resources to help businesses of all sizes scale and grow, rather than tie up their money in costly on-premise hardware deployments.

Adam Selipsky, vice president of AWS, said: “Many of the world’s most successful startups already build their businesses on the AWS cloud.

“Based on feedback from VCs, startups and entrepreneurs, we developed AWS Activate to help even more startup organisations get going quickly by leveraging AWS to help build their business. We’re happy to offer this to startups of all kinds from around the world today."

Jane McCallion
Jane McCallion
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Jane McCallion is ITPro's Managing Editor, specializing in data centers and enterprise IT infrastructure. Before becoming Managing Editor, she held the role of Deputy Editor and, prior to that, Features Editor, managing a pool of freelance and internal writers, while continuing to specialize in enterprise IT infrastructure, and business strategy.

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