AsiaQuest Co., Ltd. (Head office: Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Jun Momoi; hereinafter "AsiaQuest"), a company that supports the digital transformation of businesses and society by leveraging digital technologies such as IoT and AI, has received the "AWS 300 APN Certification Distinction" for companies that have acquired over 300 Amazon Web Services (hereinafter "AWS") certifications.
For some time, we have been actively supporting the training of AWS certified engineers. In September last year, we received the "AWS 200 APN Certification Distinction," and as a result of our active efforts to train experts with specialized knowledge of AWS, we received the "AWS 300 APN Certification Distinction" in about 7 months. As a result, the company has received the "AWS 300 APN Certification Distinction" in about seven months.
＜Breakdown of AWS Certification Holders＞ *As of April 16, 2024 (321 certifications)
■What is APN Certification Distinction?
APN Certification Distinction is an AWS certification for AWS Partner Network (APN) partner companies.
APN Certification Distinction is a distinction granted by AWS when a certain number of AWS certifications are earned by AWS Partner Network (hereinafter referred to as "APN") partner companies.
AWS certifications can be divided into two main categories: role-based certifications (*1) that certify knowledge of services running on AWS, and expertise-based certifications that certify more advanced and specialized knowledge.
(*1) Role-based certifications are divided into three levels: Basic, Associate, and Professional.
■Our Approach
We have been actively supporting the training of engineers with AWS certifications for some time.
We have established an internal Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) to share knowledge and disseminate information on AWS certifications, and have planned and promoted the "AWS Certification Festival" as an initiative to accelerate the acquisition of AWS certifications throughout the company. We are also planning and promoting the "AWS Certification Festival" as a company-wide initiative to accelerate certification acquisition.The number of employees who achieved all AWS certifications (12 types) was 1 in FY2023 and 7 in FY2024.
As of April 2024, the following AWS certifications (12 types) have been attained by our engineers.
<Foundational>
・AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
<Associate>
・AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
・AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate
・AWS Certified Developer - Associate
<Professional>
・AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
・AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
<Specialty>
・AWS Certified Security - Specialty
・AWS Certified Database - Specialty
・AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty
・AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty
・AWS Certified Data Analytics - Specialty
・AWS Certified SAP on AWS - Specialty
In addition, we have received the following certifications and AWS awards, including APN "AWS Advanced Tier Service Partner" for our knowledge and technical capabilities in AWS.
2019:
APN Advanced Consulting Partner
2020:
AWS Solution Provider
2021:
AWS Public Sector Partners
AWS Public Sector Solution Provider (Government, Education, Nonprofit categories)
2022:
APN Advanced Tier Service Partner
AWS 100 APN Certification Distinction
2023:
AWS Award Japan AWS ALL Certifications Engineers (1 person)
AWS Award Japan AWS Jr. Champions (2)
AWS 100 APN Certification Distinction (for achieving the number of certifications)
AWS 200 APN Certification Distinction (for achieving the number of certifications)
AWS 200 APN Certification Distinction (Award for Achievement of Number of Certifications)
AWS 300 APN Certification Distinction (for achieving the number of certifications)
AsiaQuest will continue to enhance its AWS knowledge, technical capabilities, and track record, and will continue to support AWS implementation as a partner that works side-by-side with customers.
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■About AsiaQuest Co., Ltd.
AsiaQuest is a "digital integrator" that supports corporate DX. We provide not only ordinary system integration, but also comprehensive support from consulting to design, development, and operation of systems that make full use of digital technologies necessary for DX.
We have specialized technology teams in the digital fields of IoT, AI, Cloud, Mobile, Web, and UI/UX, and we can assemble the most appropriate project team to achieve your goals. We are capable of speedy response from implementation of PoC to verification of effectiveness of business models and technical issues to construction of large scale systems for digitalization.