Technology Magazine December 2023 | Page 54

Matt Schwartz , who leads AWS ’ Global SAP Alliance and Partner Network , on the two companies ’ partnership and how its solutions drive cloud transformations
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Matt Schwartz , who leads AWS ’ Global SAP Alliance and Partner Network , on the two companies ’ partnership and how its solutions drive cloud transformations

Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) is the world ’ s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud , offering more than 200 fully featured services from data centres globally . Today , millions of customers worldwide are using AWS to lower costs , become more agile and innovate faster .

As explained by Matt Schwartz , who leads the Global SAP Alliance and Partner Network at AWS , the company works with anyone from the fastest-growing startups to the world ’ s largest enterprises to government entities . “ Our north star is to help customers lower their costs , be more agile and to innovate faster . And that ’ s something that we ’ re very passionate about .”
Having held a number of senior executive roles at IBM , SAP , Ernst & Young and other leading technology companies , Schwartz brings a unique perspective to the SAP ecosystem .
Schwartz ’ s journey has equipped him with a deep understanding of the SAP ecosystem . “ I understand what SAP customers ’ challenges have been in the past , as well as the challenges they are facing today and in the future . And so I can bring the unique perspective of having implemented this technology that they ’ re on today and helping them on to what ’ s next in the cloud .”
Today , the synergy between AWS and SAP is multifaceted , with AWS serving as a partner , customer , engineering
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