Amazon helps Vietnamese businesses start their digital transformation journey

DNHN - Amazon Web Services (AWS) has enabled thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam to digitally transform their businesses by leveraging the AWS cloud.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has just introduced AWS Lift in Vietnam, a programme that makes it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to embark on their digital transformation voyage.

Consequently, current and new customers who join the programme will receive an initial support bundle consisting of Credit AWS and access to all 200 full-featured services on AWS, the cloud platform, within twelve months. The most extensive and extensively used dictionary in the globe.

This programme will allow eligible SMBs to experience the benefits of AWS's cloud without having to stress about the costs. Their first payment for AWS services will activate a $750 funding (approximately $17.74 million) in their account, and service utilisation increases will be added equal to the AWS-funded level to counterbalance a maximum annual bill of USD 83,500 (equivalent to VND 1.96 billion).

With a $1 minimum payment fee, no lifetime commitment requirements, and no concealed costs, AWS Lift alleviates cost pressures and provides SMBs with a free way to get started. leading on AWS.

The AWS side stated that when testing services, businesses will experience the flexibility of AWS's pay-per-use model and develop operational mechanisms and process transformations to increase efficiency. drive new revenue expansion.

According to statistics, there are currently 785 000 SMEs in Vietnam, accounting for 98% of all businesses, contributing up to 50% of GDP and employing over 70% of the labour force. The current economic climate is increasing financial pressure on all businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with limited financial resources to combat rising inflationary pressure.

IDC's Semiannual Public Cloud Services Report 2H21 predicts that Vietnam will lead Southeast Asia in cloud applications between 2021 and 2026, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.8%.

AWS has helped tens of thousands of SMEs in Vietnam digitally transform their enterprises by leveraging the AWS cloud, including clients in the education industry (VietED, Online Management). Training), financial services (Mcredit), manufacturing (Dien Quang, Dong Tam Group), retail and consumer products (Merchize, Uniben, ACFC Group), and so forth.

Gunish Chawla, Managing Director, Mid-Market Enterprise & SME Division, AWS ASEAN, stated, "Small and medium-sized enterprises are seeking to adapt their business models to the environment. current macroeconomics and this is where technology will be most beneficial." Through programmes such as AWS Lift, we want to demonstrate our dedication to investing in and empowering businesses of all sizes and industries in Vietnam, thereby enabling them to digitise their operations and realise their full potential.

According to an AWS representative, AWS Lift is one of the many programmes created by AWS to assist Vietnamese enterprises in expanding. In addition to assisting SMEs, AWS's AWS Activate programme provides credit funding, technical assistance, and training to help firms grow rapidly. Hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs have benefited from the AWS Activate programme, including Vietnamese businesses such as Infina (a Vietnamese investment app). Amazon has provided over $2 billion in AWS credit funding to assist entrepreneurs in promoting and expanding their businesses since 2020.

The AWS Partner Network is a global community of more than 100,000 partners from more than 150 countries, nearly 70% of which are based outside the United States, and are actively assisting customers around the world in their digital transformation on the cloud. cloud. AWS Lift enables AWS Partners that specialise in serving SME customers in Vietnam to assist new customers with their transition to the cloud and provide a seamless experience.

OSAM, AWS's Advanced Consulting Partner based in Vietnam, has aided numerous Enterprises in their cloud-based digital transformation by providing strategic consulting services. strategy, planning, design, architecture, security, and cloud optimisation. Ho Viet Anh, Founder of OSAM and AWS Community Hero, stated, "OSAM is thrilled to be participating in the launch of the AWS Lift programme in Vietnam, and we see the tremendous potential this initiative brings to our customers and partners." By providing SMEs with access to AWS cloud services and funding programmes, AWS Lift will assist them in realising their maximum potential and fostering business expansion. Using the power of AWS Lift, SMEs can collaborate with OSAM's technical specialists to begin their digitalization voyage in a risk-free environment that enables them to easily experiment and optimise their cloud deployment to save money and scale operations efficiently.

Previously, in August 2022, AWS announced the launch of two "Edge Locations" in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The new edge locations are anticipated to reduce first-byte latency by up to 30 per cent for data in transit, providing customers in Vietnam with a secure, dependable, and high-performance connection to the rest of the AWS global network.

The local launch of AWS infrastructure will also result in an improved and even safer user experience, assisting corporate and government organisations in Vietnam, including those in the education, media, and entertainment industries, to deliver digital services to their customers more quickly and efficiently.

AWS also announced in February 2022 that it will launch 10 new AWS Local Zones in six Asia-Pacific countries, including Vietnam (Hanoi). AWS Local Zones are a form of infrastructure deployment that brings select AWS to compute, storage, database, and other services closer to our customers to facilitate the execution of resource-intensive applications. request for millisecond latency from the user.

Minh Anh (t/h)