AWS Partners
AWS has a robust network of validated partners with deep expertise in data platform migrations. Partners complement AWS Professional Services by providing additional execution capacity, specialized tooling, and industry-specific knowledge.
Partner Types for EMR Migrations
| Partner Type | What They Provide | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Partners | End-to-end migration delivery: assessment, architecture, execution, and optimization | Organizations that need a partner to lead or co-execute the migration |
| Technology Partners | Migration tooling, automated assessment, workload conversion, and testing automation | Accelerating specific migration phases (e.g., code conversion, data validation) |
| Managed Service Partners | Ongoing EMR operations: monitoring, optimization, patching, scaling, and incident response | Organizations that want to offload day-2 cluster operations post-migration |
Selecting a Partner
When evaluating partners for your EMR migration, look for:
AWS Service Delivery Program validation — Partners validated for Amazon EMR have demonstrated customer experience and technical depth. Find validated partners at aws.amazon.com/emr/partners.
AWS Data & Analytics Competency — Indicates broad data platform expertise across the AWS analytics stack.
Migration experience at your scale — Ask for case studies with similar cluster sizes, job counts, and complexity levels.
Tooling and automation — Partners with proprietary migration tooling (code conversion, testing frameworks, deployment automation) can significantly accelerate timelines.
Industry expertise — Partners familiar with your industry's compliance requirements (HIPAA, PCI-DSS, FedRAMP) reduce security design risk.
Engagement Models
| Model | Structure | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed-price | Defined scope, deliverables, and timeline at agreed cost | Well-understood migrations with clear scope boundaries |
| Time & Materials | Hourly/daily rates with flexible scope | Exploratory phases, POCs, or migrations where scope may evolve |
| Managed services | Monthly retainer for ongoing operations | Post-migration steady-state operations and optimization |
| Staff augmentation | Partner engineers embedded in your team | When you want to maintain control but need additional capacity |
Getting Started with Partners
| Step | Action |
|---|---|
| 1 | Visit aws.amazon.com/emr/partners to browse validated partners by geography and specialization |
| 2 | Ask your AWS Account Manager for partner recommendations based on your specific requirements |
| 3 | Request references and case studies from shortlisted partners |
| 4 | Conduct a technical evaluation or POC with your top candidate |