Current
Oracle
Oracle ACE — details
Oracle’s expert recognition program spanning an advocacy pathway and advanced community leadership levels.
Self application / nomination
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Cloud community titles.
Official recognition programs relevant to cloud, with entry requirements, perks and sources.
Current
Microsoft
Microsoft MVP — details
Microsoft’s long-running recognition for independent technical community leaders.
Referral / nomination
Current
Google Developer Experts — details
Google-recognized experts who teach, speak, mentor and publish on Google technologies.
Referral / nomination
Current
AWS
AWS Community Builders — details
Development and learning program for community-minded AWS builders and emerging advocates.
Self application
Current
AWS
AWS Heroes — details
AWS recognition for highly engaged, influential builders with sustained ecosystem-wide community impact.
Nomination / invitation
Current
CNCF
CNCF Ambassadors — details
Cloud-native community leaders supporting CNCF projects, events, mentoring and inclusive collaboration.
Self application
Current
Docker
Docker Captains — details
Docker technical experts and influential community contributors working closely with Docker teams.
Self application / endorsement
Current
HashiCorp
HashiCorp Ambassadors — details
Advocates who share HashiCorp knowledge with kindness, mentoring and community leadership.
Self application / nomination
Current
VMware / Broadcom
VMware vExpert — details
Annual recognition for exceptional VMware ecosystem sharing, teaching and community contribution.
Self application
Needs verification
GitLab
GitLab Heroes — details
GitLab’s documented community contributor recognition with multiple contribution tiers.
Selective / unknown
Current
Grafana Labs
Grafana Champions — details
Recognizes open-source monitoring and observability contributors who share knowledge and grow the Grafana community.
Self application
Current
MongoDB
MongoDB Champions — details
Selective recognition for MongoDB experts who educate, influence and lead the user community.
Nomination / progression
Current
Confluent
Confluent Community Catalysts — details
Community MVP recognition for people who grow the Confluent, Apache Kafka and Apache Flink ecosystems.
Selective / unknown
Current
Databricks
Databricks MVP — details
Recognition for educators and open-source contributors in the data and AI community.
Nomination / unknown
Current
Snowflake
Snowflake Data Superheroes — details
Snowflake’s community recognition for people sharing knowledge and educating data practitioners.
Self application / nomination
Current
IBM
IBM Champions — details
Community recognition for independent IBM technology advocates who help others learn and build.
Self application / nomination
Current
Salesforce
Salesforce MVP — details
Salesforce recognition built around expertise, leadership and generosity to the Trailblazer ecosystem.
Self application / nomination
Current
MuleSoft
MuleSoft Ambassadors — details
Advanced MuleSoft community leaders who speak, publish, teach and mentor integration professionals.
Prerequisite / progression
Current
MuleSoft
MuleSoft Mentors — details
Hands-on MuleSoft experts who help peers and develop toward higher-level community leadership.
Self application
Current
Nutanix
Nutanix Technology Champions — details
Nutanix’s premier program for community-minded infrastructure technologists and advocates.
Self application
Current
Splunk
SplunkTrust — details
Splunk’s top community honor recognizing experts who consistently help other practitioners.
Self application / nomination
Current
Splunk
Splunk MVP — details
Contributor recognition for the most helpful Splunk community members below SplunkTrust status.
Community progression
Current
SAP
SAP Mentors — details
SAP ecosystem experts who share independent perspectives with SAP product teams and executives.
Nomination
Current
SAP
SAP Champions — details
SAP advocates supporting community education, user connections and software adoption.
Nomination
Current
Atlassian
Atlassian Community Leaders — details
Experienced volunteers who answer questions, organize events and mentor the Atlassian community.
Selective / unknown
Merged
Google Cloud
Google Cloud Champion Innovators — details
Former Google Cloud recognition now integrated into Google Developer Experts.
Merged into GDE
Current
AWS
AWS Partner Ambassadors — details
A partner-network recognition for AWS experts who build expertise inside their partner organization and teach the wider community.
Partner-led application