Amazon Web Services launches smart cities hub to connect communities with experts

Communities looking to build smart infrastructure and find innovative solutions have a new resource they can turn to. Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced Thursday the launch of its Smart City Competency, an initiative that “will deliver world-class AWS Partner recommendations to customers searching to build and deploy innovative smart city solutions,” according to a statement.

It’s intended to connect cities searching for expertise with experienced companies, having been “designed to identify, validate, and promote AWS Partners with demonstrated AWS technical expertise and proven customer success,” according to the program’s website. “The AWS Competency Partner Program has validated that the partners … have demonstrated they can help customers migrate applications and legacy infrastructure to AWS.”

Partner companies are selected after undergoing a “rigorous review” of their technical skills and operations, and through demonstrated customer success via case studies.

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