EMEA – October 31, 2026 -- Sword has won the 2026 Splunk EMEA Services Partner of the Year award, Splunk's regional recognition for a services partner that combines technical delivery with AI-focused customer outcomes.
Splunk executives and partner leaders selected Sword for the EMEA award
All recipients of the Splunk Regional Partner Awards were chosen by Splunk executives, theater leaders and the global partner organization. Splunk, a Cisco company, said the EMEA award goes to a partner that has shown innovation and resilience with Splunk technologies. Criteria include consultative guidance on complex customer challenges and a proven ability to penetrate new markets with a joint value proposition.
Cisco's partner chief links the award to Splunk's AI capabilities
Shannon Leininger, SVP of Global Partner Sales and Splunk Channel Chief at Cisco, said the awards honor partners that use Splunk's AI capabilities to solve customers' most complex challenges and build digital resilience.
Sword cites critical and regulated environments as its focus
Sword CEO Kevin Moreton said the company works with Splunk across critical and highly regulated environments to help customers improve resilience and gain deeper operational insight. Sword has more than 700 specialists and serves enterprise and Critical National Infrastructure clients.
The release gives no financial terms, customer counts or performance metrics behind the selection.