Jassy’s Promotion ‘Solidifies’ the Value of AWS Overall

Vendor partners’ general thoughts on Jassy leaving AWS to become CEO of Amazon …

Josh Perkins, field CTO at digital transformation vendor AHEAD, an AWS Premier Consulting partner:

“I would say that the move even further solidifies the value of the role that AWS plays in the broader pan-Amazon strategy. It is crucial to its operations and the future of its revenue-generation potential. AWS was born out of Amazon’s own needs, and its commercialization was market-defining. The move makes sense in that Andy’s track record is well-aligned to Jeff’s vision and unflinching commitment to innovation as the focus for the future of the company that he founded.”

Elissa Livingston, senior vice president of growth and strategy at CloudCheckr:

“With Andy Jassy stepping into Amazon’s CEO role, I expect the company to maintain, if not accelerate, an already intense focus on its fast-growing cloud business. The cloud has dominated this past year and it’s clear that Jassy’s elevation to CEO signals Amazon’s belief in investing in its offerings, go-to-market and building an ecosystem around AWS.”