Press release

Classmethod Receives Snowflake Rising Star Partner of the Year Japan

Classmethod (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Satoshi Yokota, hereinafter “Classmethod”) has been recognized by Snowflake as the Rising Star Partner of the Year Japan. This award is presented to partners that demonstrate rapid growth and significant achievements within the Snowflake ecosystem.

Classmethod’s selection for this award reflects our commitment to the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, rapid advancement of technical capabilities, and contributions to creating business value for customers. We were recognized for strong year-over-year growth, effective go-to-market activities, and success in supporting new customer adoption. Building on our position as a leading AWS partner, we are extending our expertise to accelerate Snowflake adoption and strengthen our role as a future leader in the ecosystem.

■Looking Ahead

Classmethod has been working with organizations across industries to optimize data platforms by combining the strengths of Snowflake and AWS. These efforts include enabling personalized customer experiences, supporting the development of predictive analytics, and delivering scalable solutions that address diverse business challenges.

Following this recognition, we will continue to deepen our collaboration with Snowflake. Our focus will be on advancing data democratization and building advanced analytics platforms that enable customers to create sustainable business value.

■Our Commitment as a Snowflake Partner

Since becoming Japan’s first certified Snowflake Solution Partner in 2019, Classmethod has provided end-to-end support from proof of concept and environment design to operations and maintenance. In 2022, we received the SnowPro Award Judges’ Special Prize in recognition of our technical expertise. In addition, our engineers have been selected as Snowflake Data Superheroes for four consecutive years, underscoring the skill and dedication of our team.

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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