Conditions for getting technology specializations

Partners can join and get qualified for specializations twice a year, in April and October.

The partnership team usually notifies partners of the possibility to qualify for a certain specialization. However, you can always apply if you satisfy all the conditions. To do this, contact your partner account manager.

Conditions common for all specializationsConditions common for all specializations

To join any of the specializations, you must meet the following conditions:

• You have a partner agreement signed.
• You have some implemented and verified solutions based on the specialization technology.
• You have an approved business plan.

Conditions for individual specializationsConditions for individual specializations

Apart from the conditions that are common for all specializations, each specialization has additional conditions of its own:

• Infrastructure

  • You consume at least 12,000,000 rubles per year worth of Infrastructure services across your subaccounts and registered projects, excluding VAT and partner rewards.

  • Your organization employs at least two individuals who completed domain-specific training and earned these certifications:

    • First specialist: Cloud service engineer.
    • Second specialist: Cloud service engineer and Cloud infrastructure protection.

  • Successful interview with a Yandex Cloud architect.

• DevOps

  • You consume at least 2,000,000 rubles per year worth of DevOps services across your subaccounts and registered projects, excluding VAT and partner rewards.

  • Your organization employs at least two individuals who completed domain-specific training and earned these certifications:

    • First specialist: Cloud service engineer.
    • Second specialist: Cloud service engineer, GitOps infrastructure deployment, and DevSecOps in cloud CI/CD.

  • Successful interview with a Yandex Cloud architect.

• Data Platform

  • You consume at least 2,000,000 rubles per year worth of Data Platform services across your subaccounts and registered projects, excluding VAT and partner rewards.

  • Your organization employs at least two individuals who completed domain-specific training and earned these certifications:

    • First specialist: Cloud service engineer and Building an enterprise analytical platform.
    • Second specialist: Managed Service for ClickHouse® or Managed Service for Greenplum®.

  • Successful interview with a Yandex Cloud architect.

• ML & AI

  You need to meet one of these conditions:

  • You have implemented at least one project using Brand Voice Premium.
  • You have implemented at least one project using Brand Voice Self Service.
  • You have implemented one or more projects using Brand Voice Call Center with consumption exceeding 100,000 rubles per month, excluding VAT and partner rewards.

• Security Compliance

  • Two or more implemented projects per year.

  • Your organization employs at least one individual who completed domain-specific training and earned these certifications:

    • Cloud infrastructure protection.
    • Compliance in cloud infrastructure.

  • Successful interview with a Yandex Cloud architect.