Larry Dignan sat down with this year's AWS Partner Award winners, each offering a unique perspective on how AWS partnerships are transforming cloud and AI, and driving customer outcomes on a global scale.  

Here’s what our guests had to say:

  • Julia Chen (AWS Partner Core) – Shared what makes the AWS partner ecosystem thrive, emphasizing innovation, customer obsession, and the launch of new AI competencies and managed service offerings.
  • Jennifer Jackson (Accenture, Global Consulting Partner of the Year) – Reflected on Accenture’s 15-year journey with AWS, co-innovating to deliver fraud detection and data marketplace solutions that significantly improve client efficiency and accuracy using Gen AI.
  • Maureen Little (WRITER, GenAI Innovator of the Year) – Explained how Writer has focused on enterprise AI from day one, building with AWS to deliver secure, flexible platforms that empower creative end users while giving IT full control and robust governance.
  • Olivier Zieleniecki (MongoDB, Technology Partner of the Year) – Highlighted MongoDB Atlas’s deep integration with AWS, enabling customers to accelerate AI and modernization projects with impressive, real-world business results.
  • Chris Stewart (CrowdStrike, Marketplace Partner of the Year) – Talked about crossing $1B in AWS Marketplace transactions and how putting customers at the center—plus securing AI and agentic workflows—drives CrowdStrike’s approach and success.