{"id":986,"date":"2026-10-15T13:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T07:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/?p=986"},"modified":"2026-10-15T13:32:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T08:02:38","slug":"what-is-amazon-connect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Amazon Connect? A Beginner\u2019s Guide to AWS\u2019s Cloud Contact Centre (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you work anywhere near customer service or cloud, you have probably heard the name Amazon Connect. Banks, airlines, retailers and government agencies use it to run their contact centres, and job portals in India, the US and the UK list thousands of Amazon Connect roles every month. But if you are new to it, the first question is simple: <strong>what is Amazon Connect, and why are so many companies moving to it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This guide answers that in plain language. You will learn what Amazon Connect does, how it works, its main features, how pricing works, how it compares with traditional contact centre platforms, and how to start learning it. It is written by people who build and teach Amazon Connect every day, so the focus is on what actually matters in real projects.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" 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href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Amazon_Connect_is_now_%E2%80%9CAmazon_Connect_Customer%E2%80%9D\" >Amazon Connect is now &#8220;Amazon Connect Customer&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#How_does_Amazon_Connect_work\" >How does Amazon Connect work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Key_features_of_Amazon_Connect\" >Key features of Amazon Connect<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Omnichannel_in_one_place\" >Omnichannel in one place<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Drag-and-drop_contact_flows\" >Drag-and-drop contact flows<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Built-in_AI\" >Built-in AI<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Customer_Profiles_and_Cases\" >Customer Profiles and Cases<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Real-time_and_historical_reporting\" >Real-time and historical reporting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Workforce_management\" >Workforce management<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#How_much_does_Amazon_Connect_cost\" >How much does Amazon Connect cost?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Amazon_Connect_vs_traditional_contact_centres\" >Amazon Connect vs traditional contact centres<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Who_uses_Amazon_Connect\" >Who uses Amazon Connect?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Amazon_Connect_careers_and_roles\" >Amazon Connect careers and roles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#How_to_start_learning_Amazon_Connect\" >How to start learning Amazon Connect<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Frequently_asked_questions\" >Frequently asked questions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Is_Amazon_Connect_the_same_as_Amazon_Connect_Customer\" >Is Amazon Connect the same as Amazon Connect Customer?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Is_Amazon_Connect_a_CRM\" >Is Amazon Connect a CRM?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Do_agents_need_special_phones\" >Do agents need special phones?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Is_Amazon_Connect_available_in_India\" >Is Amazon Connect available in India?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Do_I_need_coding_skills_to_use_Amazon_Connect\" >Do I need coding skills to use Amazon Connect?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-amazon-connect\/#Is_there_an_Amazon_Connect_certification\" >Is there an Amazon Connect certification?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Amazon_Connect\"><\/span>What is Amazon Connect?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Amazon Connect is a cloud contact centre service from Amazon Web Services (AWS).<\/strong> It lets a business handle customer calls, chats, emails and back-office tasks from one system that runs entirely in the cloud. There are no phone systems to install, no servers to maintain and no long-term licences. You switch it on in an AWS account, claim a phone number and can take your first customer call within an hour.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon originally built it for its own customer service, then launched it to the public in 2017. Today it handles tens of millions of customer interactions a day for organisations of every size, from 10-agent start-ups to contact centres with tens of thousands of agents.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amazon_Connect_is_now_%E2%80%9CAmazon_Connect_Customer%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Amazon Connect is now &#8220;Amazon Connect Customer&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In April 2026, AWS turned Amazon Connect into a family of AI products. The contact centre service you know is now officially called <strong>Amazon Connect Customer<\/strong>, and it sits alongside three new products: <strong>Amazon Connect Decisions<\/strong> (supply chain planning), <strong>Amazon Connect Talent<\/strong> (high-volume hiring) and <strong>Amazon Connect Health<\/strong> (clinical documentation and patient coordination). If you see &#8220;Connect Customer&#8221; in AWS documentation or job descriptions, it means the same contact centre service this guide describes. Most people, and most job listings, still simply say &#8220;Amazon Connect&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_Amazon_Connect_work\"><\/span>How does Amazon Connect work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Think of Amazon Connect as a set of building blocks that you arrange to fit your business. A typical customer call goes through these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The customer calls a phone number<\/strong> you claimed in Amazon Connect (or ported from your old provider).<\/li>\n<li><strong>A contact flow answers the call.<\/strong> Flows are visual workflows you design by dragging blocks onto a canvas. They play greetings, offer menus, check business hours and collect information.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Self-service or a bot handles simple requests.<\/strong> An Amazon Lex bot or an AI agent can answer questions such as &#8220;Where is my order?&#8221; without a human.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The flow looks up the customer<\/strong> in your CRM or database, usually through an AWS Lambda function, so the agent knows who is calling.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The call joins a queue<\/strong> and waits for the right agent. Routing profiles decide which agents serve which queues.<\/li>\n<li><strong>An agent answers in a web browser.<\/strong> There is no desk phone; agents use a headset and the agent workspace, which shows customer details, notes and AI suggestions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Everything is recorded and measured.<\/strong> Recordings, transcripts, sentiment and metrics are stored so supervisors can report on performance and quality.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Chats, emails and tasks follow the same path. That is the real strength of Amazon Connect: every channel uses the same flows, queues and agents, so customers get a consistent experience and agents work from one screen.<\/p>\n<p>For a deeper technical view, read our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/amazon-connect-architecture\/\">Amazon Connect architecture<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_features_of_Amazon_Connect\"><\/span>Key features of Amazon Connect<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Omnichannel_in_one_place\"><\/span>Omnichannel in one place<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Voice calls, web and mobile chat, SMS and messaging, email, tasks and outbound campaigns all run through the same routing engine. A customer who starts in chat and then calls is recognised, and the agent sees the full history.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Drag-and-drop_contact_flows\"><\/span>Drag-and-drop contact flows<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Flows replace the scripts and IVR menus of older systems. Business teams can change a greeting, hours or a menu option in minutes without waiting for a vendor.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Built-in_AI\"><\/span>Built-in AI<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Amazon Lex<\/strong> for voice and chat bots.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI agents (Amazon Q in Connect)<\/strong> that answer customers directly and suggest answers to human agents during the conversation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contact Lens<\/strong> for transcripts, sentiment, call summaries, automatic categories and quality evaluations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amazon Polly<\/strong> for natural-sounding text-to-speech prompts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Customer_Profiles_and_Cases\"><\/span>Customer Profiles and Cases<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A unified customer view that pulls data from CRMs such as Salesforce, ServiceNow and Zendesk, and built-in case management for issues that need several contacts to resolve.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Real-time_and_historical_reporting\"><\/span>Real-time and historical reporting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Live dashboards for supervisors, historical reports for managers, and data streaming to AWS analytics services for custom reporting.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Workforce_management\"><\/span>Workforce management<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Forecasting, capacity planning and agent scheduling are available inside Amazon Connect, so many teams no longer need a separate WFM tool.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_does_Amazon_Connect_cost\"><\/span>How much does Amazon Connect cost?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Amazon Connect uses <strong>pay-as-you-go pricing<\/strong>. There are no seat licences and no minimum term. You pay for what you use: minutes of voice, chat messages, emails, tasks and the AI features you switch on, plus telephony charges for phone numbers and calls, which vary by country. AWS has also introduced simpler per-channel pricing that bundles many of the AI features.<\/p>\n<p>Because the bill depends on your call volume, the best way to estimate it is to model your own numbers. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/amazon-connect-pricing\/\">Amazon Connect pricing guide<\/a> explains every charge, and the free calculator in our <a href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/tools\/contact-center-tools\/\">contact centre tools<\/a> lets you test different volumes. New AWS accounts also get a limited free tier, which is enough to learn and build a proof of concept.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amazon_Connect_vs_traditional_contact_centres\"><\/span>Amazon Connect vs traditional contact centres<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"tg-table-wrap\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Traditional (e.g. on-premises Cisco or Avaya)<\/th>\n<th>Amazon Connect<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Set-up time<\/td>\n<td>Months of hardware, licences and integration<\/td>\n<td>Hours to a first working contact centre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cost model<\/td>\n<td>Upfront licences per agent, maintenance contracts<\/td>\n<td>Pay per use, no long-term commitment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Scaling<\/td>\n<td>Buy more licences and capacity in advance<\/td>\n<td>Scales automatically for seasonal peaks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Remote agents<\/td>\n<td>VPNs and extra infrastructure<\/td>\n<td>Any computer with a browser and headset<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>AI and analytics<\/td>\n<td>Add-on products from several vendors<\/td>\n<td>Built in and tightly integrated with AWS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Changes<\/td>\n<td>Often need the vendor or specialist scripting<\/td>\n<td>Business teams change flows in the console<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>That does not mean every organisation should move tomorrow. Large, heavily customised on-premises systems take careful planning to migrate. But for new projects and most modernisation programmes, cloud platforms such as Amazon Connect are now the default choice. Read our overview of <a href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/what-is-ccaas\/\">what CCaaS is<\/a> to see how Amazon Connect compares with Genesys Cloud, NICE CXone, Five9 and others.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_uses_Amazon_Connect\"><\/span>Who uses Amazon Connect?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Banks and insurers<\/strong> for secure customer authentication and payment calls.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Retail and e-commerce<\/strong> for order tracking, returns and seasonal peaks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Travel and airlines<\/strong> for bookings and disruption handling at scale.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Healthcare<\/strong> for appointment and patient support lines.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Public sector<\/strong> for citizen helplines that must scale quickly in emergencies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Startups and SMEs<\/strong> that want an enterprise-grade contact centre without enterprise costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amazon_Connect_careers_and_roles\"><\/span>Amazon Connect careers and roles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As more companies move to Amazon Connect, demand for people who can build and run it keeps growing. Common roles include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Amazon Connect administrator<\/strong> \u2013 manages users, queues, routing and day-to-day changes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amazon Connect developer<\/strong> \u2013 builds contact flows, Lambda integrations, Lex bots and CRM connectors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amazon Connect solution architect<\/strong> \u2013 designs the end-to-end solution, security and multi-region resilience.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contact centre consultant<\/strong> \u2013 leads migrations from platforms such as Cisco UCCE, Avaya or Genesys.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reporting and analytics engineer<\/strong> \u2013 builds dashboards and data pipelines on contact centre data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Engineers with experience in traditional platforms like Cisco UCCE are especially well placed, because the contact centre concepts carry over directly.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_start_learning_Amazon_Connect\"><\/span>How to start learning Amazon Connect<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Learn the basics of AWS.<\/strong> Understand IAM, Lambda, DynamoDB and S3. Our free <a href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/cloud-computing-aws-basics-quiz\/\">Cloud Computing and AWS Basics quiz<\/a> is a quick way to check where you stand.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create a free-tier Amazon Connect instance<\/strong> and build a simple inbound flow with a greeting, a menu and a queue.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add an integration.<\/strong> Write a Lambda function that looks up a caller in DynamoDB and greets them by name.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Try chat and a Lex bot<\/strong> so you understand how digital channels share the same routing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Test your knowledge<\/strong> with our free <a href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/category\/quiz\/\">Amazon Connect quizzes<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/practice-exams\/amazon-connect\/\">Amazon Connect practice test<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare for interviews<\/strong> with our <a href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/top-50-amazon-connect-interview-questions-and-answers-for-2026\/\">top 50 Amazon Connect interview questions<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you prefer to learn with an instructor and real projects, our <a href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/training\/amazon-connect-training-and-course.php\">live Amazon Connect training<\/a> covers all of this across 17 modules with hands-on labs.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_asked_questions\"><\/span>Frequently asked questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Amazon_Connect_the_same_as_Amazon_Connect_Customer\"><\/span>Is Amazon Connect the same as Amazon Connect Customer?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes. In 2026 AWS renamed the contact centre service to Amazon Connect Customer when it launched the wider Amazon Connect product family. The service, console and features are the same one most people still call Amazon Connect.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Amazon_Connect_a_CRM\"><\/span>Is Amazon Connect a CRM?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>No. Amazon Connect is a contact centre platform. It includes Customer Profiles and Cases for a customer view, but most organisations connect it to a CRM such as Salesforce, ServiceNow, Zendesk or Microsoft Dynamics 365.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_agents_need_special_phones\"><\/span>Do agents need special phones?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>No. Agents use a web browser and a headset. A stable internet connection is the main requirement.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Amazon_Connect_available_in_India\"><\/span>Is Amazon Connect available in India?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Amazon Connect runs in a set of AWS Regions, and phone number availability depends on each country\u2019s telecom rules, so check the current AWS Regions and telephony coverage list before planning a local deployment. Whatever the Region, many Indian IT companies and global capability centres build and support Amazon Connect solutions for customers worldwide, which is why Amazon Connect skills are in such demand in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_I_need_coding_skills_to_use_Amazon_Connect\"><\/span>Do I need coding skills to use Amazon Connect?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Not for the basics. Flows, queues and users are configured in the console. Coding skills in Python or Node.js become important when you build integrations with Lambda.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_there_an_Amazon_Connect_certification\"><\/span>Is there an Amazon Connect certification?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>AWS does not currently offer a dedicated Amazon Connect certification exam, but it offers Amazon Connect learning plans and digital badges. Read our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/techgyan360.com\/blog\/amazon-connect-certification-training-badges-guide\/\">Amazon Connect certification and training badges<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Amazon Connect? 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