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title: "The new Brickbuilder Partner Network tiers for ISVs and Data Providers are here"
description: "The Databricks Partner Network has launched Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum tiers for ISVs and data providers, with placement based on customer impact, technical excellence, strategic alignment, readiness and enablement, and joint go-to-market activity. Technical Excellence is evaluated through the Partner Well-Architected Framework (PWAF), which provides prescriptive, AI-ready guidance for secure, reliable integrations and serves as the standard for validated architecture. For customers, the tiers signal that a partner solution has met a high bar for architecture, security, compliance, and joint customer success, reducing vetting effort. For partners, each tier defines requirements and a roadmap tied to greater visibility, co-selling, and go-to-market support, while Databricks plans to refine the program and expand benefits over the coming months."
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# The new Brickbuilder Partner Network tiers for ISVs and Data Providers are here

[Databricks](https://yomu.fyi/company/databricks) · Stephen Orban · Sep 1, 2026

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

The Databricks Partner Network has launched Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum tiers for ISVs and data providers, with placement based on customer impact, technical excellence, strategic alignment, readiness and enablement, and joint go-to-market activity. Technical Excellence is evaluated through the Partner Well-Architected Framework (PWAF), which provides prescriptive, AI-ready guidance for secure, reliable integrations and serves as the standard for validated architecture. For customers, the tiers signal that a partner solution has met a high bar for architecture, security, compliance, and joint customer success, reducing vetting effort. For partners, each tier defines requirements and a roadmap tied to greater visibility, co-selling, and go-to-market support, while Databricks plans to refine the program and expand benefits over the coming months.

## Context

The program was redesigned around the idea that partners creating more customer impact should receive deeper investment from Databricks. The tier system is intended to reward partners that invest in shared customer success and help customers identify solutions that meet rigorous standards.

## Approach / What changed

The program introduces Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum tiers earned across five pillars: Impact, Technical Excellence, Strategic Alignment, Readiness & Enablement, and GTM & Co-Sell. The Partner Well-Architected Framework provides the prescriptive guidance and validation standard for secure, reliable, AI-ready Databricks integrations.

## Takeaways

- Partner placement is assessed across five pillars: customer impact, technical excellence, strategic alignment, readiness and enablement, and joint go-to-market activity.
- PWAF feeds directly into tier placement by defining the bar for validated, well-architected integrations on Databricks, including security and reliability guidance.
- Higher tiers are intended to provide partners with greater visibility, co-selling, and go-to-market support, while signaling customer value and technical confidence.

**Tags:** [AI](https://yomu.fyi/topic/ai), [Architecture](https://yomu.fyi/topic/architecture)

- Source: [Databricks](https://www.databricks.com/blog/new-brickbuilder-partner-network-tiers-isvs-and-data-providers-are-here)
- Source URL: https://www.databricks.com/blog/new-brickbuilder-partner-network-tiers-isvs-and-data-providers-are-here
- Ingested by Yomu: 2026-09-01T16:00:55.828Z

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