Cloudera Partner of the Year Awards for AWS, Mission Cloud, PUE Data, Carahsoft, and More
Global and Regional Awards Recognize Outstanding Partnerships
We’re thrilled to recognize the outstanding achievements, innovation, and dedication of our partners from around the world with our 2025 Cloudera Partner of the Year Awards.
The announcement was made at IMPACT26 - Cloudera's Partner Town Hall, held on March 18 and 19.The recipients were selected based on their exceptional performance across key criteria, including revenue impact, new customer acquisitions, strategic innovation, and commitment to driving business growth. These partners exemplify excellence in technology expertise, solution delivery, and collaborative go-to-market execution, positioning them as true leaders in the Cloudera ecosystem.
This distinguished list of partners drive success, not just for Cloudera, but for our customers and the broader Data & AI community.
Global Partner Award Recipients
Cloud Partner of the Year: Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS, the leading on-demand cloud computing platform, delivers outstanding performance and remarkable growth. Its go-to-market approach drives significant new business opportunities, while its efforts have not only broadened Cloudera’s global market reach but also positioned us for sustained success in 2025 and beyond.
Public Sector Partner of the Year: Carahsoft
Carahsoft is a leading provider of IT solutions to the U.S. Government. It supports Cloudera Government Solutions with dedicated teams across sales, marketing, and contract management, and has been responsible for significantly expanding Cloudera’s market reach.
Cloudera Solution Partner of the Year: Fluxarum
Fluxaraum, an IT services company specializing in data platforms, worked with Cloudera to build a central Data & AI platform for one of the world's most prestigious automotive brands. This software enables hundreds of AI use cases such as predictive maintenance and connected cars.
The Fluxaraum platform is projected to save the company 200 million euros annually by 2030.
Emerging Partner of the Year: Mission Cloud
Mission Cloud, A CDW Company, made a remarkable entrance into the AMER sales motion in early 2024, bringing innovative solutions to the forefront. It spearheaded Generative AI Pilots, accelerated AWS migrations, and made significant investments in building advanced machine learning models—all while playing a key role in closing a major Managed Services deal. Its rapid growth and strategic service delivery make it a standout partner.
Impact Partner of the Year: PUE Data
This is our flagship award, and recognizes a partner whose commitment and expertise have truly made an IMPACT! PUE Data is a long standing partner that has deep expertise in Cloudera Data Services and relentless focus on customer acquisition in new markets, driving significant growth and impact in critical key markets in EMEA and the Middle East.
Kolon Benit, SVA, and VERT Analytics recognized on a regional level
APAC Partner of the Year: Kolon Benit
Kolon Benit, an IT solutions provider, demonstrated stellar performance in New and Expansion deals and is marking significant year-over-year growth. It established a key digital transformation within a major Korean Manufacturing company and led an impressive Data Warehouse replacement project for a large financial customer. The company’s strategic achievements and projected growth potential in this next year exemplify the gold standard of partnership.
EMEA Partner of the Year: SVA
System Vertrieb Alexander (SVA), a leading systems integrator, co-sold a monumental Public Sector deal with IBM, This Public Sector customer supports over 200 government agencies resulting in endless opportunities for long-term growth. Its strategic partnership has significantly strengthened Cloudera’s brand and presence in Germany’s Public Sector.
AMER Partner of the Year: VERT Analytics
VERT Analytics, a solutions and services provider specializing in data and analytics, has exemplified excellence in solutions expertise, technology, and execution and has showcased remarkable growth and leadership. With strong future projections, this partner is poised to unlock new market opportunities and drive sustained long-term growth.
The Power of Collaboration and Innovation
A strong partner ecosystem is built on collaboration, innovation, and shared success. That’s why our Partner Town Hall series and awards program are important components of Cloudera Partner Network (CPN). Since launching in November 2022, CPN has deepened collaboration, fostered solution-building, and empowered partners to guide their customers in adopting modern data strategies on the Cloudera hybrid platform.
And Cloudera’s commitment to investing in partnerships remains strong as ever. Over the past year, we have experienced remarkable growth across our ecosystem. Our competency-based, points-driven partner program enables partners to enhance their expertise, differentiate themselves in the market, and collaboratively deliver tangible customer outcomes.
Congratulations to each of this year’s Partner of the Year award recipients, their dedication, innovation, and partnership are what drive Cloudera forward, enabling us to deliver unparalleled value to our customers worldwide.
Learn more about the Cloudera Partner Network, and sign up to become a Cloudera partner today.