SoftwareOne and Crayon have been recognised in the 2025 AWS Partner Awards with multiple wins and finalist placements, highlighting their global leadership in cloud innovation, generative AI, and customer success on AWS. The awards, announced at AWS re:Invent, validate both companies’ strong growth, deep technical capabilities, and impactful customer solutions across public sector and global markets.
Companies recognised as winners and finalists in several categories, alongside many other AWS Partners around the globe that help their customers drive innovation
South Africa - 2 December 2025 – SoftwareOne and Crayon are proud to announce they have received 2025 Geography and Global AWS Partner Awards in two categories and have been listed as finalists in a further five. The awards recognise leaders around the globe that are playing key roles in helping their customers drive innovation and build solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
“We are incredibly proud to be recognised by AWS for our commitment to customer success, innovation, and growth,” said SoftwareOne Co-CEO Raphael Erb. “These awards reflect the dedication of our teams and the trust our customers place in us as we help them accelerate their digital transformation with AWS and Generative AI. We thank our employees, customers, and partners for their continued support and collaboration.”
SoftwareOne Award Highlights:
- Winner: Public Sector Global Consulting Partner of the Year – LATAM
- Finalist: SaaS Consulting Partner of the Year
- Finalist: Public Sector Gen AI Global Consulting Partner of the Year
- Finalist: Public Sector Global Consulting Partner of the Year – APJ
- Finalist: Public Sector Global Consulting Partner of the Year – EMEA
Crayon Award Highlights:
- Winner: Distributor Partner of the Year – Public Sector – APJ
- Finalist: Distributor Partner of the Year – APJ
The AWS Partner Awards were announced during the AWS Partner Awards Gala at AWS re:Invent 2025 in Las Vegas. The Geography and Global AWS Partner Awards recognise a wide range of AWS Partners that have embraced specialisation, innovation, and cooperation over the past year, and whose business models continue to evolve and thrive on AWS as they support their customers.
In 2025, SoftwareOne and Crayon demonstrated strong growth in their distribution business in India and EMEA, further strengthening their position as leading global providers of cloud and software solutions. The combined organisation continues to invest heavily in artificial intelligence, including generative AI, to help customers unlock new opportunities and drive innovation across industries.
Customer Impact
“Our collaboration with SoftwareOne was exceptional, from project execution to post-launch support,” said Marcos Paulo Fraga, IT Manager at FIEG. “Their flexibility, technical expertise, and proactive approach helped us stay on schedule while exploring new solutions.” FIEG, which is the Federation of Industries of the State of Goiás, helps local businesses in Brazil compete in the international market by supporting their modernisation and establishing partnerships.
Award submissions were reviewed by a third-party, Canalys, and selected with special emphasis placed on customer success use cases, such as SoftwareOne’s work with FIEG. There were also several data-driven award categories, which were evaluated by a unique set of metrics that helped measure AWS Partners’ performance over the past year. Canalys audited the datasets used to ensure that all measurements and calculations were objective and accurate. Finalists represented the top three ranked AWS Partners across each category.
The AWS Partner Network (APN) is a global program focused on helping partners innovate, accelerate their journey to the cloud, and take full advantage of the breadth and depth of AWS. ENDS
About SoftwareOne
SoftwareOne is a leading global provider of end-to-end software and cloud technology solutions, headquartered in Switzerland. With capabilities across the entire value chain, it helps companies design and implement their technology strategy, buy the right software and cloud solutions at the right price, and manage and optimize their software estate. Its offerings are connected by PyraCloud, SoftwareOne’s proprietary digital platform, that provides customers with data-driven, actionable intelligence. With around 9000 employees and sales and service delivery capabilities in 90 countries, SoftwareOne provides around 65,000 business customers with software and cloud solutions from over 7,500 publishers. SoftwareOne’s shares (SWON) are listed on SIX Swiss Exchange. For more information, please visit https://www.softwareone.com/en-za
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