EPAM & Anthropic Team Up to Build the Future of Enterprise Transformation with Safe, Applied AI
EPAM (NYSE: EPAM) announced a strategic multi-year partnership with Anthropic to deliver safe, enterprise-grade generative AI solutions.
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EPAM (NYSE: EPAM) announced a strategic multi-year partnership with Anthropic to deliver safe, enterprise-grade generative AI solutions. EPAM will build a dedicated Claude practice targeting 10,000+ Claude-certified architects, with 1,300 certified today, 5,000 targeted by end of Q3 2026 and further scale in 2027. Over 20,000 EPAMers have completed Anthropic training. The collaboration combines EPAM engineering delivery with Anthropic's Claude models, Claude Code, Claude Agent SDK and Claude Security to help clients move AI from experimentation to production.
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- Dedicated practice target of 10,000+ Claude-certified architects
- 1,300 architects certified to date with 5,000 target by end-Q3 2026
- 20,000+ EPAM employees trained via Anthropic Academy
- Access to Anthropic Claude models, Claude Code, Claude Agent SDK and Claude Security
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- Aggressive certification timeline requires scaling to 5,000 certified architects by end-Q3 2026
- No disclosed financial metrics or guidance quantifying revenue or margin impact from the partnership
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News Market Reaction – EPAM
On May 6, the day this news came out, EPAM closed 2.44% below the previous close.
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Key Figures
- Target Claude architects
- 10,000 architects
- CEO-mandated Claude-certified architect practice
- Claude Black Belts
- 250 engineers
- Specialized forward-deployed engineer Black Belts
- Certified architects to date
- 1,300 architects
- Already Claude-certified at time of announcement
- Certification goal by Q3
- 5,000 architects
- Claude certifications targeted by end of Q3
- Anthropic Academy trainees
- 20,000+ employees
- EPAMers trained via Anthropic Academy
- 52-week range
- $107.49–$222.53
- Current price $109.64 sits near 52-week low
- Market cap
- $5,834,907,168
- EPAM pre-news market capitalization
- Price change
- -0.87%
- 24h move prior to/around the AI partnership news
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Key Terms
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Together, EPAM and Anthropic empower organizations to safely build and scale GenAI capabilities across their entire business by combining deep engineering expertise with responsible AI
As part of a CEO-mandated program, EPAM is developing a dedicated practice of more than 10,000 Claude-certified architects, including 250 specialized, forward-deployed engineer Black Belts. To date, over 1,300 architects have already been certified, with 5,000 to be certified by the end of Q3 and thousands more in 2027. In addition, more than 20,000 EPAMers have successfully undertaken training via the Anthropic Academy.
"Our partnership with Anthropic is an important milestone in EPAM's mission to become the leading AI-native strategic service provider to our Global 2000 clients," said Elaina Shekhter, Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer at EPAM. "With over 30 years of experience in building enterprise-grade applications and solutions, EPAM is pioneering the next era of enterprise innovation as the premier architects of AI-native builds. As companies take on the challenge of transforming their businesses with AI, we look forward to working closely with Anthropic to shape the digital landscape and set new standards for how enterprises bridge technological speed and complexity with the necessary safety controls to create sustainable value."
As businesses work rapidly to establish a foundation for enterprise-wide, autonomous AI across several fronts, demand for service providers with complex engineering expertise has grown. EPAM's trusted engineering methodologies, proven delivery approach and applied AI practice, combined with Anthropic's cutting-edge models and agentic tools, offers clients a powerful pathway to unlocking innovative AI-native solutions and moving from experimentation to a truly AI-native enterprise — establishing a distinct market advantage that drives sustainable growth.
"We're excited to welcome EPAM as an Anthropic services partner. Building on its deep engineering heritage, EPAM has trained more than 20,000 EPAMers on Claude and is scaling a dedicated practice toward 10,000 certified architects. Together, we're helping enterprises strengthen operational resilience and meet their business objectives by taking AI from concept to production across Claude, Claude Code, Claude Security, and our Agent SDK," said Phil Samenuk, Head of Partnerships at Anthropic.
Discover how EPAM and Anthropic team up to deliver enterprise transformation through building safety with applied AI by visiting: www.epam.com/anthropic.
About EPAM Systems, Inc.
EPAM (NYSE: EPAM) is a global leader in AI transformation engineering and integrated consulting, serving Forbes Global 2000 companies and ambitious startups. With over thirty years of expertise in custom software, product and platform engineering, EPAM empowers organizations to become AI-Native enterprises, driving measurable value from innovation and digital investments. Recognized by industry benchmarks and leading analysts as a leader in AI, EPAM delivers globally while engaging locally, making the future real for clients, partners, and employees.
We are proud to be recognized by Forbes, Glassdoor, Newsweek, Time Magazine, Great Place to Work and kununu as a Most Loved Workplace around the world.
Learn more at www.epam.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
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