Samsung SDS Becomes First Official Anthropic Partner in Korea... Supporting Claude Adoption

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Samsung SDS is strengthening its partnership by obtaining official partner status from Anthropic. As a result, the company is now able to provide comprehensive support for enterprises adopting Claude, including consulting, customized implementation, and technical assistance.

Samsung SDS announced on the 15th that it has become the first domestic company to obtain Select Tier partner status in Anthropic's 'Claude Partner Network (CPN)'.

Samsung SDS announced on the 15th that it has become the first domestic company to obtain Anthropic's 'Claude Partner Network (CPN)' Select Tier partner status. In June, Samsung SDS CEO Joonhee Lee (right) and Chris Chawla, Head of International GTM at Anthropic, took a commemorative photo after concluding a business meeting to expand the enterprise AI business. Samsung SDS

The Select Tier in Anthropic's CPN refers to partners that possess certified technical personnel and have proven experience in deploying and operating solutions for customers in real operating environments. Following the strategic partnership it established with Anthropic at the San Francisco AI Summit in July, Samsung SDS has now secured Select Tier status as well.

Samsung SDS had already obtained authorized reseller qualifications to supply Claude and support its adoption and operations through Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Web Services' (AWS) generative AI platform. By additionally securing Select Tier status in the CPN, Samsung SDS can now provide end-to-end support, including ▲ consulting for Claude adoption ▲ supplying Claude through Amazon Bedrock ▲ service implementation and operations ▲ technical support.

Samsung SDS and Anthropic began their collaboration in July by entering into a strategic partnership to expand Claude-based enterprise AI business in the Korean market. The two companies are cooperating in areas such as ▲ joint discovery of new business opportunities in the Korean market ▲ joint marketing and proof of concept (PoC) ▲ expansion of joint business ▲ and training of applied AI engineers.

According to its 'Client Zero' strategy, which involves first applying and validating new technologies in-house before delivering them to clients, Samsung SDS has internally deployed Claude Enterprise across its organization. Additionally, it is supporting AI transformation (AX) by providing Claude Enterprise to approximately 70,000 employees across 20 Samsung affiliates.

Building on this operational experience, Samsung SDS plans to accumulate practical enterprise use cases and expertise for Claude, and further expand them into AI adoption and AX business for client companies.

Chris Chawla, Head of International GTM at Anthropic, commented, "Samsung SDS is a partner with strong technical capabilities and industry expertise to apply AI to real business scenarios within enterprise environments. By securing Select Tier status in Anthropic's CPN, we will further expand our strategic collaboration and help Korean companies maximize productivity and achieve innovation through Claude."

Joonhee Lee, CEO of Samsung SDS, stated, "By combining Anthropic's frontier AI technology with Samsung SDS's accumulated experience in industry-specific digital innovation, we will accelerate AI adoption among domestic companies and help them create tangible business value. We will support clients' successful AX by integrating global AI technologies, including Claude, with Samsung SDS's multi-dimensional AI full stack."

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