SoftwareOne, a global software and cloud solutions provider, announced on October 1, 2026, that it has achieved the AWS Data Competency in the Analytics and Database categories. The competency recognizes SoftwareOne’s expertise in helping customers modernize and run mission-critical database workloads on AWS and turn their data into business value. The announcement was initially covered by NEWMEDIAWIRE.
The AWS Data Competency is one of AWS’s most rigorous partner validations, awarded only to partners with proven customer success and deep technical expertise on AWS. SoftwareOne, listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and Euronext Oslo Børs under the ticker SWON, now holds 23 AWS Competencies. This recognition matters because it signals to enterprises that SoftwareOne can guide them through complex data modernization projects, which are increasingly essential for cost reduction and AI readiness.
In the Analytics category, SoftwareOne helps customers extract value from their data by building data lakes and analytics platforms on AWS that turn fragmented data into actionable insights. In the Database category, SoftwareOne assists customers in migrating, modernizing, and managing production database workloads on AWS. This includes ensuring new applications are built on the right type of database and running FinOps-driven modernization assessments to identify where databases can be modernized to reduce cost and improve efficiency and performance.
Gudmundur Adalsteinsson, Chief Channels & Ecosystems Officer at SoftwareOne, explained the dual benefit: “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. 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.”
The competency builds on SoftwareOne’s existing AWS credentials, including the AWS AI Services Competency and AWS Machine Learning Competency, as well as its participation in the AWS Generative AI Partner Innovation Alliance. Together, these reflect SoftwareOne’s ability to take customers from data foundations to AI in production.
SoftwareOne’s success in achieving this competency is built on a track record of delivering results for customers across industries. For Popular Book Company in Singapore, SoftwareOne replaced a legacy SAP Business Warehouse with a data lakehouse on AWS, reducing reporting time by 70%. Link In Finland, Tiketti saw latency reduced to under a minute through zero-ETL replication from Amazon Aurora MySQL to Amazon Redshift. Link And in Spain, Phone House cut marketing campaign creation time from seven days to one hour by optimizing data pipelines with Amazon Redshift, AWS DMS, AWS Lambda, and Amazon S3. Link
“SoftwareOne delivered more than they promised. 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,” said Retail General Manager at Popular Book Company.
As an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner, SoftwareOne continues to expand its collaboration with AWS, helping customers modernize their data estates and put AI into production. The AWS Data Competency not only validates SoftwareOne’s technical expertise but also positions the company as a key partner for enterprises looking to harness data for AI-driven innovation. With data modernization becoming a prerequisite for AI success, SoftwareOne’s achievement underscores its role in bridging the gap between data foundations and AI outcomes.
