Anthropic Invests $100M in Claude Partner Network for Enterprise AI Training at Scale

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Anthropic committed $100 million to the Claude Partner Network, funding enterprise training that includes Deloitte mass-training 15,000 employees for Claude Architect certification, Accenture training 30,000 professionals, and Cognizant opening Claude access to 350,000 employees. This isn't just an investment — it's a platform play to make Claude the default enterprise AI layer by credentialing hundreds of thousands of workers. The scale of enterprise adoption suggests Claude is becoming embedded in consulting and professional services at a pace that creates genuine switching costs.