July 4, 2023
For Immediate Release
TOKAI Holdings Corporation
Katsuo Oguri, Representative Director, President and CEO(Code No. 3167, TSE Prime Market)

Acquisition of Migration Services Competency Certification under the AWS
Competency Program
TOKAI Holdings Corporation announces that TOKAI Communications Corporation, a TOKAI telecommunications
subsidiary, has acquired Migration Services Competency certification under the Amazon Web Services (AWS*)
Partner Network, which acts as AWS' partner certification program. Details of this announcement are described inthe attachment.
TOKAI Communications will continue to fully leverage the Group's data centers, wide-area fiberoptic networks,and system development capabilities to provide comprehensive ICT solutions to society.

* Amazon Web Services (AWS): A cloud service provided by Amazon Web Services, Inc. in the United States.
* Amazon Web Services and AWS are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliated companies in the United States and othercountries.

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July 4, 2023
For Immediate Release
TOKAI Communications Corporation

Acquisition of Migration Services Competency Certification under the AWS
Competency Program
Supporting optimal cloud utilization in system migration

Tokai Communications Corporation (Head office: Aoi-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka; President and Representative
Director: Yasuhiro Fukuda; hereinafter the “Company”) announced today that it had become the 17th company inJapan to acquire Migration Services Competency certification under the Amazon Web Services (hereinafter"AWS") Partner Network (hereinafter "APN"), which acts as AWS' partner certification program.

Migration Services Competency certification recognizes partners having expertise in all processes for migrationfrom mission-critical systems and business systems to AWS, including design, migration and operation, as well asextensive experience in successful implementation through AWS' high-level examination.
AWS and other cloud services replace conventional on-premise systems. They have some advantages such as highscalability, availability and cost reduction. Migration to cloud services may pose problems with security
maintenance, optimal planning of the migration process, and operation and management after the migration.
To address these issues, the Company has been providing one-stop support for pre-migration cost simulation, total
cost of ownership (TCO) analysis*1, migration planning, various designs, AWS environment configuration,
migration work and post-migration operation under the brand of AWS Migration Services. The recent certification
is in recognition of the Company's proven track record in support, specialist knowledge in AWS and technologicalcapabilities.

In recent years, companies have been working to implement digital transformation (DX) to increase theircompetitiveness. More and more customers seek optimized security, performance, costs and others in using cloudservices. After the acquisition of certification, the Company will support secure and efficient cloud utilization froma comprehensive and multiple perspective to meet customers' needs for enhanced agility and security and forchanging their operations and systems, for instance reducing costs through the migration.
Capitalizing on the technologies and expertise that it has long nurtured as a system integrator, the Company willcontinue working to contribute to our customers' business by providing comprehensive solutions for all processes
from AWS introduction to operation, including AWS introduction consulting, systems development, serverconstruction, circuit connections, and monitoring.
■ AWS Migration Services
These services provide one-stop support for customers' AWS migration. It covers the assessment of mission-criticalsystems and business systems subject to migration, the implementation of migration plans, and 24/7 operation
support based on the operation track record of the Company's own data centers. For details about the services, visit
the following website.
https://www.cloudsolution.tokai-com.co.jp/service/aws-migration.html■ The Company's Tier in AWS Partner Network- AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner■ The Company's AWS certifications, etc. acquired- AWS Network Competency Program (Direct Connect Infrastructure category)- AWS Network Competency Program (Consulting Partner)- AWS Public Sector Partner Program (Government, Education, and Nonprofits categories)- AWS Managed Service Provider (MSP) Program- AWS Digital Workplace Competency Program- AWS Well-Architected Partner Program- AWS Direct Connect Service Delivery Program- AWS Lambda Service Delivery Program- AWS Hands-On Lab Training for Access via Private Lines[Acquired this time]- AWS Migration Competency Program■ The Company's AWS Solution Website
The Company helps customers use the AWS through consulting on AWS introduction and services for server
construction and migration, connection circuits, monitoring and operation, cloud-native development, data analysis
and the introduction of virtual desktops. For details about the Company's AWS solutions, visit the followingwebsite.
https://cloudsolution.tokai-com.co.jp/

■ About TOKAI Communications Corporation
TOKAI Communications Corporation is the company in charge of telecommunications within the TOKAI Group,with a mission of supporting the information society from its foundation and further accelerating communications.
It handles a broad range of services in the telecommunications field, centering on the three pillars ofcommunications business, system integration business, and data center business, enabling optimal solutions forevery corporate and private customer.
*1 Total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis
It calculates the total cost of ownership incurred for system introduction, construction, education, operation,maintenance and others and compares it with the cost of the system before migration to assess if the new system canbe operated at an appropriate cost in the future.
* Company names, product names, service names, logos, etc. mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of each company.

[Inquiries about this matter]
TOKAI Communications Corporation
Cloud Technology Department, Technology Development Division, Corporate Sales HeadQuarters
E-Mail:csol@tokai-grp.co.jp

URL:https://cloudsolution.tokai-com.co.jp/