Anthropic backs partners with $100M

[Anthropic announced]anthropic.com the Claude Partner Network on March 12, 2026, committing an initial $100 million to support partners bringing Claude into enterprises. Named anchor partners include Accenture, Deloitte, Cognizant and Infosys, according to multiple reports.thenextweb.com Accenture's separate multi‑year pact with Anthropic plans to train roughly 30,000 Accenture professionals on Claude.newsroom.accenture.com Anthropic says a significant portion of the $100M will be allocated directly to partners for training, certification, dedicated technical support and joint go‑to‑market activities.channelvisionmag.com Membership in the Claude Partner Network is described as free and open to organizations helping enterprises adopt Claude.msn.com The program includes a new technical certification for partners and immediate access to partner resources, and industry coverage reports Anthropic has expanded partner‑facing teams to support implementation.anthropic.com Service partners listed by Anthropic—such as Mesh‑AI—explicitly advertise focus on production‑ready agent design and safe deployment patterns.claude.com Anthropic also highlights Claude's availability across AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft cloud providers,anthropic.com and the company recently launched a Claude Marketplace on March 6, 2026 to let enterprises procure vetted Claude‑powered tools from partners.buildfastwithai.com Deloitte's alliance page cites more than 5,000 delivery centers, roughly 10,000 strategy and analytics practitioners and 800+ professionals already certified in Claude‑related programs—capacity positioned to build observability, SLOs and runbooks for deployments.deloitte.com Commentary from Anthropic partners frames the strategy as outsourcing the "trust layer"—partners deliver integration, operational tooling and governance while Anthropic funds certification and model availability.creati.ai