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Classmethod’s “AI-Starter” Recognized as an AWS Certified Service Offering

Classmethod, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Satoshi Yokota) today announced that its generative AI infrastructure service, AI-Starter, has successfully passed the AWS Foundational Technical Review for Service Offerings (FTR for SO) and is now officially certified as an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Service Offering.

The AWS FTR for SO is a partner validation program that reviews and evaluates consulting, professional, and managed services against predefined requirements such as project scoping, security, and operational processes.

By meeting these requirements, AI-Starter was recognized for providing:

  • A unified platform to seamlessly integrate multiple generative AI services, including Amazon Nova and Anthropic Claude
  • A secure and privacy-focused architecture built directly on customers’ AWS accounts
  • High reliability through alignment with AWS best practices

“AI-Starter” enables organizations to adopt generative AI efficiently while ensuring data protection and compliance with corporate security policies.

■ About AI-Starter

AI-Starter is a managed service designed to accelerate enterprise adoption of generative AI. Within as little as two weeks, companies can deploy a secure, unified environment that supports leading AI services such as Amazon Nova and Anthropic Claude.

Main Features of “AI-Starter”

  • Unified AI Environment – Access multiple generative AI services through a single interface
  • Security and Compliance – Built directly within customers’ AWS accounts to align with corporate security standards
  • Rapid Deployment – Deployment in as little as two weeks for faster AI adoption
  • Managed Operations – Classmethod handles updates and infrastructure management, reducing operational workload
  • Prompt Library – Share and reuse effective prompts across teams to build organizational AI expertise

About Classmethod, Inc.

Classmethod, Inc. is a technical partner that supports corporate digital transformation (DX) with a focus on cloud-native technology areas, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), data analysis, mobile, IoT, and AI/machine learning. In terms of AWS support, Classmethod has been recognized as a top-tier partner continuously since 2015 and has won the “AWS Consulting Partner of the Year” (awarded to the top partner in Japan) five times. In 2022, it received the global accolade of “SI Partner of the Year,” and was named a finalist again the following year in 2023, establishing its position as a world-class AWS partner in both name and substance.

To date, Classmethod has supported approximately 5,600 companies and managed/built a cumulative total of over 40,000 AWS accounts. The company also heavily emphasizes a culture of technical knowledge sharing among its engineers, having published over 60,000 technical articles on its owned media “DevelopersIO.” Additionally, it operates “Zenn,” a knowledge-sharing platform for engineers, contributing further to the development of the tech community. Guided by the philosophy of “continuously contributing to the creative activities of all people,” Classmethod proposes optimal technologies that enhance its customers’ business value.

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