Introducing the Services Track and Partner Hub of the Claude Partner Network
Anthropic News · 2026-06-03
Anthropic launches the Services Track and Partner Hub for its Claude Partner Network, a tiered certification program for consulting firms deploying Claude in enterprise production, with major firms including Accenture, Deloitte, and Cognizant already enrolled.
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Topics: enterprise-aiai-partnershipsclaude-deploymentconsultingcertification
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- More than 40,000 firms have applied to join the Claude Partner Network since its March 2026 launch, with over 10,000 individual consultants earning Claude certifications.
- Major consulting firms are deploying Claude at massive scale: Cognizant to ~350,000 associates, Deloitte to 470,000 people, and KPMG across 276,000 workers.
- The Services Track uses three tiers (Select, Preferred, Global Premier) measured by certified practitioners, production deployments, and public customer references, verified quarterly.
- Certifications are held by individuals rather than firms and require active Claude usage in the past 90 days.
- A new MCP connector lets partners query their tier standing, deal status, and certification counts directly through Claude.
Key quotes
Almost every large enterprise is moving AI into production, and many have discovered something important: a successful pilot is not the same as a system a business can run on.
Size doesn't lower the bar or raise the tier; a smaller firm climbs by growing its certified bench.
Building a practice and bringing us business are two different things, and we credit them separately.