Sword designs, delivers, and operates resilient, business-critical network infrastructures for organisations where availability, performance, and security are essential. With more than a decade of experience supporting operational technology, enterprise connectivity, and remote field operations, we combine proven expertise across terrestrial, wireless, satellite, and cloud-connected networks to ensure the reliable flow of data between distributed assets, operational environments, and core business platforms.
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Enterprise Network Conultancy & Engineering Capability
Sword designs, delivers, and operates secure, resilient, and future-ready network infrastructures that underpin critical business and operational services. Our expertise spans network modernisation, secure access, SD-WAN, IT/OT convergence, and network segmentation, enabling organisations to connect people, applications, and operational assets while maintaining security, availability, and operational resilience.
Sword provides strategic guidance to align network investments with business objectives, operational requirements, security goals, and future technology adoption.
- Current-state assessment
- Future-state architecture
- Transformation roadmap
- Investment business case
- Executive recommendations report
Sword converges networking and security into a cloud-delivered service, providing consistent, secure access to applications and data regardless of user location. Reduces complexity and supports hybrid working.
- SASE strategy and business case
- Security architecture design
- Zero Trust access model
- Secure Internet breakout design
- Implementation and migration plan
Sword enables the secure convergence of enterprise and operational technology (OT) networks, providing resilient connectivity between business systems, industrial control environments, and remote operational assets. Through robust segmentation, governance, and security controls, we help organisations achieve secure coexistence between IT and OT domains while maintaining operational availability, visibility, and cyber resilience.
- IT/OT convergence strategy and architecture
- Network segmentation and zone design
- Purdue Model and ISA/IEC 62443 aligned assessments
- OT security and risk assessments
- Plant and site connectivity design
- Secure remote access architecture
- Industrial wireless and edge connectivity
- Resilience and disaster recovery reviews
- Industrial network monitoring and visibility solutions
- IT/OT integration roadmap
Case Study
Securing Network Independence Across 100+ Operational Sites
Context
Designing and delivering an independently governed, secure network backbone across more than 100 operational sites.
Solution
Sword engineered a resilient network architecture using Cisco technologies, incorporating multi-tier segmentation and DMZ implementation aligned to NIS regulations, NCSC CAF, and IEC 62443.
Outcome
Delivered total network isolation and secure connectivity across remote locations under a strict zero-disruption mandate.
Leadership Spotlight
Ray Smith
Solutions Director, CCIE
Ray leads the development of innovative networking, cybersecurity, and cloud strategies for organisations operating across enterprise, regulated, and critical infrastructure environments. Combining deep technical expertise with a strong understanding of business outcomes, he helps customers leverage technologies to improve resilience, strengthen security, and accelerate digital transformation.
More Information
By adopting modern network architectures that intelligently optimise traffic paths, organisations can improve application performance, increase resilience, simplify branch connectivity, and reduce reliance on expensive legacy WAN services.
A well-designed IT/OT architecture enables secure coexistence between business and industrial systems through segmentation, access controls, and continuous visibility. This allows organisations to modernise operations and share data safely without increasing cyber risk.
SASE combines networking and security services into a unified cloud-delivered architecture, providing users with consistent, secure access to applications and data regardless of location while simplifying operations and improving security posture.
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Whether you are strengthening operational resilience, securing critical infrastructure, or improving organisational preparedness, our UK-based experts are ready to support your mission-critical operations