Which support plan includes aws support concierge service?

AWS provides 4 AWS support plans with additional features with extra costs. The plans are in order of features and the features for lower support plans are available for higher one and not repeated.

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Basic

  • 24×7 access to customer service, documentation, whitepapers, and support forums
  • Access to 6 core Trusted Advisor checks
  • Access to Personal Health Dashboard

Developer

  • Business hours access to Cloud Support Associates via email
  • One primary contact can open Unlimited cases
  • Case Severity/Response times SLA (is in business hours)
    • General guidance < 24 business hours
    • System impaired < 12 business hours
  • General Guidance on Architecture support

Business

  • 24×7 access to Cloud Support Engineers via email, chat & phone
  • Access to Personal Health Dashboard & Health API
  • Access to full set of Trusted Advisor checks
  • Allows Unlimited contacts/Unlimited cases (IAM supported) to open cases
  • Case Severity/Response times SLA (is in hours)
    • General guidance < 24 hours
    • System impaired < 12 hours
    • Production system impaired < 4 hours
    • Production system down < 1 hour

Enterprise

  • 24×7 access to Sr. Cloud Support Engineers via email, chat & phone
  • Architecture support with Consultative review and guidance based on your applications
  • Access to a Well-Architected Review delivered by AWS Solution Architects
  • Operations Support for Operational reviews, recommendations, and reporting
  • Access to online self-paced labs
  • Account Assistance by Assigned Support Concierge
  • Proactive Guidance by Designated Technical Account Manager
  • Case Severity/Response times SLA
    • Business-critical system down < 15 minutes

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  1. Which AWS support plan has a dedicated technical account manager assigned for proactive guidance?
    1. AWS Basic support plan
    2. AWS Developer support plan
    3. AWS Business support plan
    4. AWS Enterprise support plan
  2. Which feature is available for all the AWS support plans?
    1. Technical Account Manager
    2. Assigned Support Concierge
    3. 24×7 access to customer service
    4. Access to Cloud Support resources

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AWS_Support_Plans

With hundreds of services and features, AWS provides a combination of various tools, technologies, programs and human resources to proactively help their customers. AWS offers various support plans that customers can choose from based on their needs.

AWS has 5 different Support Plans:

  1. Basic
  2. Developer
  3. Business
  4. Enterprise On-Ramp
  5. Which support plan includes aws support concierge service?

  6. Enterprise

The Basic Support plan is already available to all AWS customers by default and is free of charge. It also offers support for account and billing questions including requests for service limit increases. This AWS Support type includes the following:

  • Customer Service & Communities – You have 24×7 access to customer service, AWS documentation, whitepapers, and support forums.
  • AWS Trusted Advisor – This provides guidance on how to properly provision your AWS resources based on the best practices to further increase performance and improve the overall security of your cloud architecture. You are only provided access to the 7 core Trusted Advisor checks.
  • AWS Personal Health Dashboard – This is a personalized view of the health status of each AWS service that you currently have. It also provides an alert when your resources are impacted by an AWS-initiated activity.

A Technical Account Manager (TAM) is a technical point of contact who provides advocacy and guidance to assist you in planning and building solutions in AWS using industry best practices. This person proactively coordinates and liaises your concerns to subject matter experts and product teams to ensure that your AWS environment operates optimally. 

Take note that a designated TAM is only available if you opt for the AWS Enterprise Support plan.

Comparison of AWS Support Plans

DEVELOPER

BUSINESS

ENTERPRISE ON-RAMP

ENTERPRISE

Use Case

Recommended if you are experimenting or testing in AWS

Recommended if you have production workloads in AWS

Recommended if you have business and/or mission critical workloads in AWS

AWS Trusted Advisor Best Practice Checks

Service quota and security checks

Full set of checks

Architectural Guidance

General

Contextual to your use-cases

Consultative review and guidance based on your applications

Technical Account Management 

X

X

A pool of Technical Account Managers to provide proactive guidance, and coordinate access to programs.

Designated Technical Account Manager (TAM) to proactively monitor your environment and assist with optimization.

Training 

X

X

X

Access to online self-paced labs

Account Assistance 

X

X

Concierge Support Team

Enhanced Technical Support

Business hours’ ‘ email access to Cloud Support Associates,

Unlimited cases / 1 primary contact

Prioritized responses on AWS re:Post

24×7 phone, email, and chat access to Cloud Support Engineers

Unlimited cases / unlimited contacts (IAM supported)

Prioritized responses on AWS re:Post

Programmatic Case Management

X

AWS Support API

Third-Party Software Support

X

Interoperability & configuration guidance and troubleshooting

Proactive Programs

Access to Support Automation Workflows with prefixes AWSSupport.

Access to Infrastructure Event Management for additional fee. 

Access to Support Automation Workflows with prefixes AWSSupport.

Infrastructure Event Management (one-per-year)

Access to Support Automation Workflows with prefixes AWSSupport and AWSPremiumSupport.

Infrastructure Event Management

Access to proactive reviews, workshops, and deep dives.

Access to Support Automation Workflows with prefixes AWSSupport and AWSPremiumSupport.

Customers with an Enterprise support plan are eligible for additional services that are not available in the Developer or Business plans. Aside from having a designated Technical Account Manager, you will also have the following benefits if you opt for an Enterprise-level support in AWS: 

  • Infrastructure Event Management 
  • Architecture Support
  • White-glove case routing
  • Management business reviews
  • Concierge Support Team

Technical Support Response Times 

DEVELOPER

BUSINESS

ENTERPRISE ON-RAMP

ENTERPRISE

Case Severity / Response Times* 

 General guidance:

< 24 business hours**

General guidance: < 24 hours

General guidance: < 24 hours

System impaired:

< 12 business hours**

System impaired: < 12 hours

System impaired: < 12 hours

Production system impaired: < 4 hours

Production system impaired: < 4 hours

Production system down: 

< 1 hour

Production system down: 

< 1 hour

Business-critical system down: < 30 minutes

Business-critical system down: < 15 minutes

You can also choose a type of AWS Support Plan based on your production workload. If you are only experimenting, testing or doing a Proof of Concept (POC) in AWS, it is recommended that you choose the Developer plan. If you have production workloads running in AWS, it is suitable to opt for the Business plan. Lastly, if you have mission-critical workloads, it is better to stick with an Enterprise plan because it provides the most efficient response times to support your systems.

With its Enhanced Technical Support, the Enterprise Support plan provides you with 24×7 access to the AWS Cloud Support Engineers via phone, chat, and email. You can also have an unlimited number of contacts that can open an unlimited amount of cases. AWS also provides you with a response time of less than 15 minutes in the event that your business-critical systems go down. 

Which of these AWS Support plans provides you with a concierge support team?

AWS Enterprise Support provides you with concierge-like service where the main focus is helping you achieve your outcomes and find success in the cloud.

Which AWS support plan comes with a technical account manager Tam and support concierge access?

Enterprise-level customers support team includes a designated Technical Account Manager, and access to an AWS Solutions Architect.

What are the support plans offered by AWS support?

There are 5 tiers to AWS Support Plans: Basic, Developer, Business, Enterprise On-Ramp, and Enterprise. Depending on the plan you select, you receive different support resources.

Which of the following is available to a company that has an AWS business Support plan?

In addition to enhanced technical support and architectural guidance, Business Support provides access to third-party software support, documentation and forums, AWS Trusted Advisor, AWS Personal Health Dashboard, AWS Support API, and launch and event planning.