SoftwareOne has achieved the AWS Data Competency in the Analytics and Database categories, a validation reserved for AWS partners with proven customer success and deep technical expertise. The recognition underscores the company's growing role in helping enterprises modernize mission-critical database workloads on AWS and turn data into business value. As an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner, SoftwareOne now holds 23 AWS Competencies, including the AWS AI Services Competency and AWS Machine Learning Competency, and participates in the AWS Generative AI Partner Innovation Alliance.
The Data Competency matters because many enterprises are overspending on legacy databases and struggling to activate their data for AI. "Most enterprises we work with are paying more than they need to for their databases and sitting on data they can't yet put to work," said Gudmundur Adalsteinsson, Chief Channels & Ecosystems Officer at SoftwareOne. "With 23 AWS Competencies, this recognition reflects both sides of how we help. We optimize, modernize databases and move from proprietary licensed engines to open-source alternatives to cut costs. And we help customers innovate, building the data foundations that AI and agentic AI projects depend on. Good data is what separates AI pilots from AI results."
In the Analytics category, SoftwareOne helps customers build data lakes and analytics platforms on AWS that turn fragmented data into actionable insight. In the Database Services category, it assists with migrating, modernizing, and managing production database workloads, including FinOps-driven assessments that identify cost and performance improvements. These capabilities are already delivering measurable results. For Popular Book Company in Singapore, SoftwareOne replaced a legacy SAP Business Warehouse with a data lakehouse on AWS, using Amazon S3, AWS Glue, Amazon Redshift, and Amazon QuickSight, reducing reporting time by 70%. Link For Tiketti in Finland, SoftwareOne implemented zero-ETL replication from Amazon Aurora MySQL to Amazon Redshift, cutting latency to under a minute. Link At Phone House in Spain, optimizing data pipelines with Amazon Redshift, AWS DMS, AWS Lambda, and Amazon S3 reduced marketing campaign creation time from seven days to one hour. Link
The implications extend beyond cost savings. As AI adoption accelerates, the quality and accessibility of data have become critical differentiators. SoftwareOne's competency signals to customers that it can bridge the gap between data modernization and AI in production, from optimizing proprietary database licenses to building the foundations for generative AI. "SoftwareOne delivered more than they promised," said the Retail General Manager at Popular Book Company. "The speed and flexibility of our new AWS platform is remarkable, and with Generative AI, our teams are asking questions of our data we never thought possible. This is the foundation for our next phase of growth."
With about 12,000 professionals across more than 70 countries and a listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange and Euronext Oslo Børs under the ticker SWON, SoftwareOne combines global scale with local expertise. The AWS Data Competency strengthens its position as enterprises seek partners capable of navigating complex IT environments and unlocking the full value of their technology investments. More details are available at www.softwareone.com and the original release can be viewed on www.newmediawire.com.
