This tutorial describes how to sign up for a new AWS account through SoftwareOne Marketplace and then transfer the billing and management of that newly created account to SoftwareOne.
Before starting this tutorial, make sure you have the following:
A unique email address for your AWS root account, a valid credit card, and your company contact details. These are required to sign up for AWS.
Correct permissions in AWS to complete the account activation and AWS Organizations configuration tasks.
An active licensee in the Marketplace, or permission to . A licensee is required to create a new agreement.
Contact details for a technical representative within your organization who can act as the deployment point of contact.
Before creating your AWS account, review the to understand the configuration that must be completed after account creation.
Start the guided Purchase workflow for AWS
To start the purchase wizard:
Go to Catalog > Products.
Select Amazon Web Services.
After placing the order, you will receive a confirmation. Check the order details page for the next steps to complete onboarding.
Accepting the AWS billing transfer invitation – You will receive an invitation email from AWS. You must accept the invitation so we can proceed with your order.
Approving the service terms – You will receive an email from AWS, requesting you to accept the minimum service term of your agreement.
Deploying the SoftwareOne Bootstrap role – After accepting the billing transfer invitation and the service terms, you must deploy the Essentials Bootstrap Role. Deploying this role is mandatory for onboarding. For more details, see in SoftwareOne Services documentation.
You also receive email notifications when these actions are due and require your attention.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a range of cloud services designed to help organizations build, deploy, and manage applications that are secure, scalable, and reliable.
Signing up for AWS through SoftwareOne Marketplace allows you to connect your billing to SoftwareOne and unlock a set of features as part of the SoftwareOne Cloud Managed Services Essentials for AWS offering.
Read our step-by-step walkthroughs to learn about ordering AWS through the Marketplace platform.
Create a new AWS account and transfer it to SoftwareOne.
Transfer the billing of your existing account to SoftwareOne.
Review the information, including product details, features, and more.
Select Buy now.
Create a new agreement and AWS account
In the guided purchase flow, follow these steps to create a new SoftwareOne Marketplace agreement and AWS account:
Select agreement – Select Create agreement.
Select licensee – Choose a licensee. You can also create a new licensee and select that licensee when it appears in the list. Select Next.
Create agreement – Select Create a new AWS account, then select Next.
AWS details – Complete the following steps:
Create a new AWS account. For details, see in the AWS documentation.
Sign in to the new account and complete the .
Copy the 12-digit AWS Organizations management account ID.
Transfer billing of your newly created AWS account to SoftwareOne
After creating your AWS account and completing the required configuration, return to the purchase flow to continue the transfer process:
AWS details – Select Back to return to the step where the account transfer option is available.
Create agreement – Select Transfer an existing AWS account. Select Next.
AWS details – Do the following:
Enter your 12-digit AWS Management Account ID.
Review and update the contact form as necessary.
Select Next.
Support details – Choose one of the support options, then select Next:
SoftwareOne Enterprise Support – SoftwareOne becomes your point of contact for AWS support and assistance with your AWS environment.
AWS Resold Support – Contact AWS directly for technical assistance.
Cost management – Review the Cost Management tools, including FinOps for Cloud. Both options are selected by default and cannot be changed. Select Next.
Supplementary services – Choose any additional AWS services you are interested in, then select Next. Your selection indicates interest only; no services are provisioned at this stage. A SoftwareOne representative will contact you to provide more information.
Items – Review the AWS Service item in your agreement. Do not remove this item. Select Next.
Details – Provide reference details, like additional IDs or notes, and select Next.
Review order – Read the terms and conditions and the privacy statement. When done, select Place order to submit your order.
This tutorial describes how you can transfer the billing and management for your existing AWS Management Account to SoftwareOne by establishing a new agreement.
Before starting this tutorial, make sure you have the following:
The 12-digit Management Account ID of your AWS Organization.
Contact details for a technical representative within your organization who can act as the deployment point of contact.
An active licensee in the Marketplace, or permission to . A licensee is required to create a new agreement.
Start the guided Purchase workflow for AWS
To start the purchase wizard:
Go to Catalog > Products.
Select Amazon Web Services.
After placing the order, you will receive a confirmation message. You can check the order details page for information on the next steps, including:
Accepting the AWS billing transfer invitation – You will receive an invitation email from AWS. You must accept the invitation so we can proceed with your order.
Approving the service terms – You will receive an email from AWS, requesting you to accept the minimum service term of your agreement.
Deploying the SoftwareOne Bootstrap role – After accepting the billing transfer invitation and the service terms, you must deploy the Essentials Bootstrap Role. Deploying this role is mandatory for onboarding. For more details, see in SoftwareOne Services documentation.
You will also receive email notifications when these actions are due and require your attention.
Review the information, including product details, features, and more.
Select Buy now.
Transfer your existing account
Complete the following steps to transfer your account:
Select agreement – Select Create agreement.
Select licensee – Select a licensee. You can also create a new licensee and select that licensee when it appears in the list. Select Next.
Create agreement – Select Transfer an existing AWS account, then select Next.
AWS details – Complete the following steps:
Provide the 12-digit AWS Management Account ID of your AWS organization.
Review and update the contact form as necessary.
Select Next.
Support details – Select SoftwareOne Enterprise Support or AWS Resold Support, then select Next.
Cost management – Review the available Cost Management tools, including . Both options are selected by default and cannot be changed. Select Next.
Supplementary services – Choose any additional AWS services you are interested in and select Next. Your selection indicates interest only; no services are provisioned at this stage. A SoftwareOne representative will contact you to provide more information.
Items – Review the AWS Service item in your agreement. Do not remove this item. Select Next.
Details – Provide reference details, such as additional IDs or notes, and select Next.
Review order – Read the terms and conditions and the privacy statement. When done, select Place order to submit your order.
