New certification: valantic expand their expertise in the field of AWS cloud migration

Rapid technological advancements, volatile markets, and a range of global crises demand ever-greater flexibility from businesses. Cloud technologies help companies to quickly adapt their IT infrastructure to evolving business requirements. With enhanced expertise in the AWS ecosystem, valantic can now provide even stronger support for their clients’ cloud migration. In the following interview, Dr. Robert Klimke, Director of Advanced Cloud Solutions, explains the benefits.

1. Hello Robert, why will cloud transformation remain one of the most important digitalization topics for IT decision-makers in 2025?

Because it enables companies to work more flexibly, cost-efficiently, and scalably. Using cloud technologies, IT infrastructures can be adapted more quickly to business needs – an essential factor in today’s dynamic, globalized, and sometimes geopolitically challenging business environment. What’s more, the cloud fosters innovation, data-driven decision-making, and more efficient resource utilization, all of which strengthen competitiveness. I believe that cloud services like those from AWS unlock the hidden potential within companies’ data silos, making them truly accessible and usable.

2. Which conditions are particularly beneficial for companies to leverage the native services of a hyperscaler like AWS for cloud migration?

Migrating databases and applications to the AWS cloud makes the most sense when a business requires high scalability, processes large volumes of data, and depends on a highly available infrastructure. As reporting requirements continue to grow, many compliance and corporate governance tasks can be automated more efficiently since numerous of these services are available “out of the box” in the cloud. In addition, companies benefit from technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, and automation, which accelerate innovation and make new solutions readily available.

3. valantic has recently expanded its expertise in the field of cloud migration and modernization with AWS, earning them a new certification. How is valantic equipped to handle such projects?

We are very pleased to have received the latest AWS “Migration and Modernization Services” competency through an independent auditor. In the past, we have successfully carried out numerous AWS migrations, applying industry best practices. For this certification, we documented these projects according to AWS requirements. However, a Statement of Work from valantic is about more than just AWS: It also includes specifications for new software products, SAP transformation for AWS operations, customer experience solutions and supply chain management. These are key differentiators that set us apart when our clients are looking for the right AWS partner..

With this enhanced expertise, valantic can provide their clients with tailored and efficient cloud strategies including full-scale operations, while ensuring scalability, security, and continuous innovation.

4. How do companies need to demonstrate their AWS cloud migration expertise to earn a certification?

To achieve AWS Migration Competency, companies must prove their expertise through specific training, hands-on experience, and successful cloud migration projects. AWS requires organizations to have certified AWS professionals on their team and to provide evidence of multiple successfully completed cloud migrations. In addition, they have to meet AWS’s best practice standards for security, scalability, and cost efficiency. These qualifications are assessed through exams, evaluations, and reference projects verified by AWS.

However, certification goes beyond just migration expertise. AWS also evaluates aspects such as sales structure, other certifications (e.g., SAP, Camunda, HIVEMQ), and marketing activities (such as our GenAI hackathons or campaigns for cloud-native software development).

5. How do clients benefit from valantic’s new AWS Migration and Modernization Competency certification?

The “AWS Migration and Modernization Competency” certification provides valantic’s clients with several advantages. For instance, they can rely on the company’s profound expertise in AWS cloud migration and modernization and trust that they follow industry best practices. This ensures smooth, efficient, and secure execution of cloud projects. What’s more, clients benefit from valantic’s extensive knowledge in optimizing cloud infrastructures, scaling cloud environments, and reducing operational costs, all in line with the highest security and compliance standards. The certification strengthens the trust in valantic’s ability to successfully handle complex migrations.

What’s more, our clients also benefit from access to the comprehensive AWS funding program, which valantic can provide because of this new competency.