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A cloud service partner is a third party offering a variety of cloud-based services (infrastructure, storage and application services, and platform services) using the associated CSP. An AWS cloud service partner uses AWS to provide their services. The cloud service partner can provide customized interfaces, load balancing, and a variety of services. It may be an easier entrance to cloud computing, as an existing customer vendor may already be a cloud service partner. The partner has experience with the underlying CSP and can introduce a customer to the cloud more easily.

The cloud partner network is also a way to extend the reach of a CSP. The cloud service partner will brand its association with the CSP. Some partners align with multiple CSPs, giving the customer a great deal of flexibility.

Some partners provide their own or most of their own infrastructure and extend the service areas they can reach through the use of partnerships. For example, Dropbox extends its reach to service areas where it does not have infrastructure through a continued partnership with AWS. This also allows Dropbox to expand beyond what its own infrastructure will currently handle.