Cloud Technology Partners, the professional services firm leading hundreds of the world's most advanced cloud initiatives, announced today that it has been named a Premier Consulting Partner by Amazon Web Services (AWS), achieving the highest level within the AWS Partner Network (APN). 

As one of only a handful of AWS Premier Consulting Partners in North America, Cloud Technology Partners (CTP) has demonstrated the capabilities and expertise necessary to design, build, deploy, migrate and operate complex AWS environments for enterprise clients across industries.  

"We are helping some of the largest and most esteemed companies in the world adopt the cloud and our close collaboration with AWS has been instrumental in ensuring our clients are successful every step of the way," said Chris Greendale, Founder and CEO, Cloud Technology Partners.  

The AWS Premier Consulting Partner tier highlights the top Consulting Partners globally that have invested significantly in their AWS practice, demonstrating a proven track record of customer satisfaction and an unmatched set of AWS-certified technical resources, methodologies and toolsets.  

The AWS DevOps Competency highlights APN partners that have deep capabilities and demonstrated past performance helping customers transform their business to be more efficient and agile by leveraging the AWS platform and DevOps principles, particularly around continuous integration, continuous delivery, and configuration management. 

"We are pleased to recognize Cloud Technology Partners as a Premier Consulting Partner in the APN," said Terry Wise, Vice President of Worldwide Partner Ecosystem, Amazon Web Services, Inc. "Cloud Technology Partners has a proven track record of successful client deployments on AWS and has demonstrated success in helping customers optimize their use of the AWS platform. The company has demonstrated proven expertise in helping customers leverage DevOps principles on AWS through its achievement of the APN DevOps Competency." 

Based in Boston, Cloud Technology Partners specializes in enterprise cloud adoption and cloud-native software development. Its Cloud Adoption Program combines the best technology, principles, and learnings from helping hundreds of businesses move to the cloud using a proven 90-day professional services methodology. The Cloud Adoption Program follows a comprehensive approach to enterprise cloud adoption covering 6 key tenets: strategy and economics, security and governance, infrastructure modernization, portfolio assessment, DevOps and CloudOps. 

"Most customers understand the benefits of migrating to the cloud, but a key challenge for many is actually making it happen. By combining our team of cloud experts with the power and flexibility of the AWS platform, the Cloud Adoption Program represents a unique opportunity for businesses to make a smooth and efficient transition to the AWS Cloud," said Robert Christiansen, Vice President and AWS Practice Lead, Cloud Technology Partners. "Our recognition as a Premier Consulting Partner further demonstrates our commitment to AWS, ensuring we continue to deliver the best cloud solutions available."