Achievement solidifies OST as national leader in designing, architecting, building and delivering connected products for some of world’s largest brands
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OST (www.ostusa.com) announced today that it has achieved Advanced Consulting Partner status in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN). Achieving APN Advanced Consulting Partner highlights top APN Consulting Partners globally that have invested significantly in their AWS practice. They have extensive experience in deploying solutions on AWS with a team of accredited and certified technical consultants.
As part of a broad portfolio of connected products for the Internet of Things (IoT) and enterprise cloud services, OST works with enterprises to bring together strategy and insights, digital experiences, connected products, hybrid IT and managed services as they work alongside clients to optimize and grow their businesses. OST has unique capabilities to design, architect, build and deliver connected products. Running these solutions on AWS helps organizations move faster, operate more securely and save substantial costs, all while benefiting from the scale and performance of the cloud.
"By achieving Advanced Consulting Partner status in the APN, we have further positioned OST as national leader in the connected products IoT space. AWS provides our clients with the agility, elasticity, flexibility and the security needed to create compelling products that set them apart from their competition and build tighter relationships with their channels and customers," said Aaron Kamphuis, Portfolio Owner of Connected Products at OST.
OST customer, Amway, is one of the world’s largest direct selling businesses, selling nutrition, beauty, bath, body, and home products through a network of Amway independent business owners across the world. The partnership between Amway and OST has led to the launch of the Atmosphere Sky Air Treatment system. The development teams worked seamlessly to create a product that delivers increased value, reliability and personalization through data utilization. The cross-functional teams of design and development meant solutions were vetted early on, increasing the speed to a solution.
“A connected product strategy requires you to think about your partners in a unique way. OST had a vision from the beginning to get Amway to stand on our own 2 feet. Our OST partners were there every step of the way and were just as passionate about the success of the product as the Amway team. In the end, everyone identified with the Sky team and project. It wasn’t about who was paying their paycheck, we all had one common goal,” states Sara Gonzalez, Amway Supervisor of Connected (IoT) Experiences.
About OST
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Founded in 1997, OST is an integrated, cross-functional business technology firm bringing together strategy & insights, digital experiences, connected products, data center transformation and enterprise managed services as they work alongside clients to optimize and grow their businesses. With offices located in Grand Rapids, Detroit, Minneapolis, London, Hong Kong and Singapore, OST and OpenDigital, the digital consultancy at OST, engage in ways that make the most sense and yield the best results for global Fortune 2000 companies to funded startups. This is all wrapped in a friendly, flexible, people-centered culture. OST has been recognized in Inc. Magazine’s 5,000’s Fastest Growing Private Companies, CRN’s Tech Elite 250, and as a National Best & Brightest Company to Work For.