Our AWS partnership
AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner, headquartered in Nairobi.
Shujaa brings more than a decade of AWS delivery, nine validated designations and the practical knowledge of AWS programs that can reduce the cost of a project for enterprises across Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner
- AI Competency
- Data & Analytics Competency
- Migration and Modernization Competency
- DevOps Competency
- Healthcare Competency
- Education Competency
- Manufacturing and Industrial Competency
- Small and Medium Business Competency
- Well-Architected Partner Program
- Public Sector Partner
Designations
What AWS has validated.
AWS AI Competency
Agentic AI Consulting Services, Generative AI Consulting Services
DetailsAWS Data & Analytics Competency
DetailsAWS Migration and Modernization Competency
Migration Services, Modernization Services
DetailsAWS DevOps Competency
DetailsAWS Healthcare Competency
DetailsAWS Education Competency
DetailsAWS Manufacturing and Industrial Competency
Smart Manufacturing, Enterprise Solutions, Engineering and Design
DetailsAWS Small and Medium Business Competency
DetailsAWS Well-Architected Partner Program
DetailsAWS Public Sector Partner
Qualified to serve government, education and non-profit customers.
AWS programs
Support that can make a project easier to start.
AWS supports qualifying work through partner programs that cover each of these engagement types. Eligibility depends on the project, so book a consultation with our experts to find out what yours could qualify for.
Migrations
Structured methodology and tooling for moving workloads to AWS, with support available for qualifying migrations.
Proofs of concept
Support for scoped proofs of concept on AI, data and modernisation projects.
Assessments
AI readiness, data platform and Well-Architected assessments, several of which AWS supports when delivered by a qualified partner.
Startups and scale-ups
Credits, support and training for younger companies building on AWS.
Software companies
Co-sell and AWS Marketplace listing support for companies that want to sell through AWS.
AWS billing and FinOps
Consolidated billing, local-currency invoicing paths in many markets, and a monthly cost review.
AWS in our regions
What exists today, and what we design around.
Current AWS infrastructure in our regions, with launch dates.
- AWS Africa (Cape Town) RegionThree Availability Zones, live since April 2020.
- AWS Middle East (UAE) and (Bahrain) RegionsIn-region residency options for Gulf customers since 2022 and 2019.
- AWS Direct Connect in Nairobi10 Gbps and 100 Gbps dedicated connections since September 2025.
- Amazon Bedrock in Cape TownFoundation models available in-region since November 2025.
- AWS Local Zone in LagosSingle-digit millisecond latency for Nigerian workloads since January 2023.
Experience
The track record behind the badges.
Our teams have worked with AWS for more than ten years, delivering 750+ projects for customers across North America and Asia Pacific, with 200+ engineers worldwide and 100+ AWS certifications. That work is what earned the nine AWS designations on this page, and the AWS Rising Star Partner of the Year 2024 recognition for the Asia Pacific and Japan region.
Shujaa.ai brings that experience to enterprises across Africa, the Middle East and Europe from its headquarters in Nairobi, with regional market knowledge and regulatory fluency layered on top.
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About the partnership
What does Advanced Tier mean?
AWS Partner tiers (Select, Advanced, Premier) reflect a partner's customer experience, certified staff, AWS-validated solutions and business investment. Advanced Tier Services Partners have met higher thresholds for certifications, customer launches and validated expertise.
How were these designations earned?
Each AWS Competency is earned by submitting real customer deployments for technical review against AWS best practices, alongside certified staff and customer references. Our teams earned them over more than a decade of delivery for customers in North America and Asia Pacific, and the same practitioners now serve customers across Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
Can AWS programs help offset the cost of our project?
Often, yes. Eligibility depends on the workload, the phase and your current AWS footprint. Book a consultation and our experts will assess what your project may qualify for and prepare any submission on your behalf.
Put our AWS designations to work.
Book a consultation and we will tell you which approach fits your project, and whether an AWS program could help offset its cost.