,
a global leader in cloud and software services, today announced a
Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
to accelerate digital transformation, cloud adoption, and generative
artificial intelligence (Gen AI) innovation across the Asia-Pacific
(APAC) region.
Under the multi-year agreement, SoftwareOne will enhance its AWS
capabilities to support customers in Australia-New Zealand (ANZ),
Southeast Asia, Greater China Region (GCR), and India. The collaboration
focuses on four strategic areas: migration and modernization, data and
Gen AI, launching entirely new solutions on AWS (greenfield
deployments), and AWS Marketplace enablement. SoftwareOne will continue
to invest in obtaining AWS certifications, ensuring SoftwareOne
employees are equipped with the latest AWS expertise to support
customers across the APAC region.
"This agreement marks a pivotal step in our mission to empower
organizations across APAC to accelerate digital transformation using Gen
AI," said Varun Paliwal, President APAC and Middle East of SoftwareOne.
"By combining SoftwareOne's expertise with the comprehensive cloud
services of AWS, we're delivering tangible business outcomes and
long-term value for our customers."
"This collaboration with SoftwareOne demonstrates our joint focus on
helping customers across APAC accelerate both cloud transformation and
responsible generative AI adoption," said Corrie Briscoe, Director of
Partner Core, Asia Pacific & Japan, AWS. "By combining SoftwareOne's
deep regional expertise and trusted customer relationships with AWS's
breadth of services—including Amazon Bedrock—we're creating practical
pathways for organizations to modernize their operations, innovate with
confidence, and scale solutions that drive measurable impact."
SoftwareOne will develop and deploy a portfolio of Gen AI solutions
powered by Amazon Bedrock, tailored to industries such as retail,
manufacturing and financial services. To accelerate adoption,
SoftwareOne will provide pre-built, AWS-validated solution templates and
implementation packages, including AI assistants for specific
industries and workloads, which are designed to help customers move from
pilot to production faster. AWS will provide technical assistance and
collaborate with SoftwareOne teams through its Generative AI Innovation
Centre (GenAIIC) Partner Alliance, which SoftwareOne has joined, and
which will provide access to expert-level training and delivery
acceleration.
The AI Assistants that will be launched through SoftwareOne's collaboration with AWS include:
- - Technician AI Assistant for factory troubleshooting and maintenance queries.
- - Insurance AI Assistant for personalized plan recommendations and sentiment analysis.
- - HR Policy Assistant to automate employee inquiries and HR ticket creation.
- - Product Assistant for intelligent product search, promotion discovery, and order management.
As part of the collaboration, SoftwareOne will help customers
migrate to AWS through its Rapid Migration Offer, deploy a new
SoftwareOne AWS Landing Zone with built-in cloud security and
governance, and will list its solutions in AWS Marketplace to streamline
procurement. SoftwareOne will also invest in dedicated AWS-focused
sales and marketing headcount across APAC to support customers
throughout their cloud journey.