We’re delighted to announce that CirrusHQ has joined Sword Group, a global technology services and AI specialist listed on Euronext Paris. The acquisition strengthens Sword’s cloud, AI and Public Sector capabilities, and gives CirrusHQ the backing of a 3,600-strong international group to grow our AWS practice further and faster.
What’s changing, and what isn’t
CirrusHQ continues to operate as we do today. The same team and leadership will continue to deliver for our customers across the UK. Our position as an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner is unchanged, and our focus remains exactly where it has always been: helping customers get the best balance of security, performance and cost on AWS.
Sword’s model with the businesses it acquires is to preserve their specialism and identity while giving them access to greater scale. We’re joining a group that already employs 650+ people across the UK, in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Teesside and London — and we’ll continue to operate as a specialist AWS partner within that wider network.
A strategic fit
“I am delighted to be welcoming the CirrusHQ team to Sword. This acquisition reaffirms Sword’s commitment to enhance our multi-cloud and hybrid capabilities, particularly in Public Sector organisations. CirrusHQ joining Sword is a significant step in strengthening Sword’s AI and multi-cloud strategy and aligns with our strategic vision 2028.”
Kevin Moreton, CEO, Sword UK
“We’re thrilled to be joining Sword, who share our commitment to excellence and to our people. We’re confident that together we will achieve even more than we could alone.”
James Lucas, CirrusHQ
What this means for our customers
There is no change to your contracts, points of contact or how we work with you day-to-day. Our team, our leadership and our AWS practice continue exactly as before. Over time, joining Sword means we’ll be able to bring you a wider set of complementary capabilities across cloud, AI and security — backed by the scale of an international group.
If you have any questions about what this means for your account, please reach out to your usual CirrusHQ contact.
About Sword Group
Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Luxembourg, Sword Group is a global technology services and AI specialist with 3,600+ IT and digital specialists serving customers across more than 50 countries. The group is listed on Euronext Paris and reported FY2024 revenue of €323M with organic growth of +15.9%. Sword UK supports the Energy, Public, Commercial and Financial sectors from offices in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Teesside and London.
Learn more at sword-group.com.
About CirrusHQ
CirrusHQ is an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner delivering for customers across the UK. Our team of certified AWS solution architects and engineers helps customers find the optimum balance of availability, security and affordability for AWS-hosted applications, with a focus on cost transparency and the ongoing management of cloud workloads.
