Sword is a designated Microsoft Solutions Partner across AI Business Solution areas including: Business Applications, Modern Work (Enterprise). Security (Enterprise).
We enable organisations to unlock value from data, AI and cloud technologies, spanning Azure, Fabric, Copliot, M365 by delivering trusted data foundations, intelligent operations, modern workplaces and 24/7 managed services that accelerate transformation and drive measurable outcomes.
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Microsoft Capability Pillars
Microsoft Strategic Integration at Sword helps organisations unlock value from Azure, Fabric, Microsoft 365 and Copilot through trusted data foundations, governed AI, digital workplace modernisation and secure cloud operations.
Creating trusted, governed and AI-ready data foundations, applying analytics and AI to improve decisions, automate work and unlock measurable value from enterprise information.
- Microsoft Fabric strategy and implementation
- Data engineering, integration and Power BI analytics
- Azure AI and Azure OpenAI solutions, including intelligent agents
- Data governance, security, access controls and responsible AI guardrails
- AI operating models, adoption and value realisation
Transforming how people communicate, collaborate and access knowledge through secure Microsoft 365 services, embedding governance, change and adoption needed to realise sustainable productivity gains.
- Microsoft 365 and tenant-to-tenant migrations
- Teams, SharePoint and digital workplace modernisation
- Microsoft 365 security, compliance and information governance
- Microsoft 365 Copilot readiness, deployment and governance
- Change management, adoption, training and benefits realisation
Modernising, securing and managing Azure and hybrid environments to improve resilience, governance, cost control and operational performance across critical services.
- Azure migration, application modernisation and cloud-native engineering
- Azure Arc-enabled hybrid and multi-cloud management
- FinOps optimisation, cost governance and performance management
- Microsoft Sentinel, Defender and security integration
- 24/7 managed cloud operations, monitoring and continuous improvement
Connecting people, processes and data through low-code applications, workflow automation and AI-enabled business solutions that improve service delivery and reduce manual effort.
- Power Apps and Power Automate solution delivery
- Copilot Studio agents and conversational experiences
- Platform governance & application lifecycle management
Case Study
Modernising Core Infrastructure & Contingency Services for Operational Continuity
Context
Overhauling fragile legacy desktop, server, and contingency infrastructure for a major global insurance institution to eliminate severe business continuity risks.
Solution
Sword formulated and executed a comprehensive infrastructure modernisation roadmap, deploying robust cloud-enabled desktop services and failover architectures.
Outcome
Successfully de-risked operations, prevented catastrophic system downtime, and created a scalable platform for ongoing international growth.
Leadership Spotlight
Louise Barwell
Business Unit Director
Louise Barwell leads Sword’s Data & AI capability, helping organisations build the data foundations, governance and insights needed to accelerate transformation and adopt AI with confidence. She works with customers to turn data into actionable outcomes that improve decision-making and deliver measurable business value.
More Information
Successful AI adoption depends on trusted, governed data. Combining Microsoft Fabric, Azure and Microsoft 365 with Sword’s expertise in data strategy and governance enables organisations to create the foundations needed for AI, analytics and Copilot at scale.
Legacy systems can create barriers to agility, innovation and growth. Using Microsoft Azure, organisations can modernise applications, migrate critical workloads and improve resilience, while benefiting from Sword’s experience delivering complex cloud transformation programmes.
Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 help employees spend less time on repetitive tasks and more time on higher-value work. From workplace readiness through to adoption and optimisation, Sword enables organisations to realise measurable value from their Microsoft investments.
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