Originally reported by AIthority.com, April 2020.
What the Announcement Covers
Navisite announced that, through its acquisition of clckwrk — an Advanced Consulting Partner in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) — it has achieved AWS Well-Architected Partner status. The designation recognizes that Navisite has the expertise to conduct AWS Well-Architected reviews for both existing application workloads and new applications built on the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
What AWS Well-Architected Partner Status Means
The AWS Well-Architected Partner Program is designed to help AWS customers identify APN Consulting Partners with deep technical expertise in reviewing, optimizing, and risk-mitigating cloud workloads. Achieving partner status is not automatic — APN Partners must demonstrate deep AWS expertise and a proven track record of customer success before receiving the designation.
Specifically, the status confirms that a partner can assess customer workloads against the five pillars of the AWS Well-Architected Framework:
- Operational Excellence — Running and monitoring systems to deliver business value and continually improving processes and procedures.
- Security — Protecting information, systems, and assets while delivering business value through risk assessments and mitigation strategies.
- Reliability — Ensuring a workload performs its intended function correctly and consistently.
- Performance Efficiency — Using computing resources efficiently to meet system requirements and maintaining that efficiency as demand changes.
- Cost Optimization — Avoiding unnecessary costs and understanding where money is being spent across the AWS environment.
Partners with this status can identify critical workloads, surface architectural risks, and help remediate issues directly in a customer’s AWS environment.
How clckwrk Acquisition Enabled the Status
Navisite’s path to the AWS Well-Architected Partner designation came through its acquisition of clckwrk, which was already an Advanced Consulting Partner within the APN. This acquisition brought additional certified AWS expertise into Navisite’s portfolio, providing the technical depth required to qualify for the Well-Architected Partner Program.
Navisite’s Cloud Engineering Background
Navisite describes itself as having more than two decades of experience helping enterprises modernize IT operations. At the time of this announcement, the company cited:
- An eight-year working history with AWS
- Hundreds of certified experts across major cloud providers, including AWS
- Deep expertise in database management, application management, and hybrid cloud environments
- Experience supporting on-premises, hosted, cloud, multi-cloud, and hybrid cloud deployments
“Navisite is proud to be an AWS Well-Architected Partner, building upon our eight-year history working with AWS. Our team is dedicated to helping businesses accelerate IT transformation with next-generation cloud services that leverage the agility, breadth of services and pace of innovation that AWS provides.”
— Jim Ball, Vice President of Global Alliances, Navisite
Why This Matters for AWS Customers
For organizations evaluating managed services providers or cloud consultants, the AWS Well-Architected Partner designation offers a verifiable signal of technical credibility. Because AWS controls the criteria for partner status, customers can use it as a baseline filter when selecting a partner to conduct architecture reviews or oversee cloud migrations.
A Well-Architected review performed by a certified partner typically results in a detailed risk report, prioritized remediation steps, and alignment recommendations against the five-pillar framework — outcomes that carry more weight when delivered by partners who have passed AWS’s vetting process.
About the AWS Well-Architected Framework
The AWS Well-Architected Framework provides a consistent set of best practices for architects and DevOps teams to evaluate and improve cloud-based architectures. AWS makes the framework documentation publicly available, and the Well-Architected Tool in the AWS Management Console allows teams to conduct self-assessments. Engaging a Well-Architected Partner provides expert-guided reviews and access to remediation support that goes beyond the self-service tool.