The program seeks to attract small and medium-size businesses by offering incentives to move their workloads to the cloud. Credit: cybrain Amazon Web Services on Wednesday made its global Lift program available in India, targeting small and medium-size businesses with revenue ranging from 800 million to 6.25 billion rupees. The Lift program, according to AWS, offers promotional credits and nearly 200 AWS services to help enterprises move on-premises workloads to the cloud. The India Lift program allows enterprises within the designated revenue range, regardless of their status as an AWS customer, to join the program. “New and existing customers that join the program will receive a starter pack of AWS Promotional Credits over 12 months, providing access to all 200 fully featured services on AWS,” the company said, adding that the program had no lock-in or hidden clauses. The first dollar billed to the subscribing enterprise will unlock 62,000 rupees worth of promotional credits, AWS said, adding that increased usage of AWS services could help a subscribing enterprise unlock a maximum of 6.9 million rupees in promotional credits over the 12-month period. The promotional credit will be used to offset the total AWS bill of the enterprise, AWS said. In a similar move last month, Google Cloud started offering a new type of contract, dubbed Flex Agreements, to incentivize enterprises to move workloads to its data centers. AWS has been investing heavily in India to ramp up its operations. Last year, it launched its second region in India and said it was committing $4.4 billion (364 billion rupees) through the end of 2030 to scale scale cloud services in the country. Related content brandpost Sponsored by TCS and Microsoft 5 tips for creating a cloud center of excellence To be successful, a center of excellence must consider relevance, connection, teamwork, innovation, and culture. By Tata Consultancy Services May 02, 2024 2 mins Healthcare Industry Cloud Computing brandpost Sponsored by TCS and Microsoft Pioneering the new “borderless workspace” to improve productivity and collaboration TCS found that Microsoft’s solutions help enhance collaboration while also maintaining security By Tata Consultancy Services May 02, 2024 1 min Healthcare Industry Microsoft Cloud Computing brandpost Sponsored by TCS and Microsoft Walgreens partners with TCS and Microsoft to builds an intelligent data platform for actionable insights The goal: Future-proof IT infrastructure with AI capabilities and a cloud-first strategy By Tata Consultancy Services May 02, 2024 2 mins Healthcare Industry Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing brandpost Sponsored by TCS and Microsoft TCS and Microsoft: Powering sustainability through innovation Learn the role digital transformation plays in supporting the path to sustainability. By Tata Consultancy Service May 02, 2024 1 min Healthcare Industry Green IT PODCASTS VIDEOS RESOURCES EVENTS SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe