Wird Group

What Wird Group does

WIRD Group is a privately held Swiss IT solution provider founded in 1997 and headquartered in Baar, canton Zug, that delivers IT infrastructure, cloud services, and cybersecurity solutions to corporate and institutional clients across Switzerland. The company operates through the primary legal entity WIRD AG, regional WIRD SA representation offices, and the wholly-owned cloud computing subsidiary Cortex IT SA, with a national footprint spanning six offices in Baar, Geneva, Lausanne (Ecublens), Lugano (Paradiso), Sion, and Monthey — covering all three major Swiss language regions.

Its core product portfolio is organized into four areas: Traditional IT, Hybrid IT, WIRDCloud Services (WIRDColocation, WIRDCloud Storage, WIRDDrive), and IT Security (Ransomware Protection, Cyber Threat Protection, Identity & Access Management, Web Application Security, Cloud Security, Enterprise PKI, Data Protection including DPoD). The WIRDCloud platform is complemented by Data Protection on Demand (DPoD), a Thales-operated cloud-based HSM and key management service delivered via a REST API and integrated with Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle TDE, CyberArk, Hyperledger, Salesforce Shield, and Microsoft ADCS. The IT security stack additionally resells and implements AI/ML-powered platforms from Vectra, F5, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto, while the infrastructure stack integrates IBM, Oracle, NetApp, Rubrik, Nutanix, Silver Peak (SD-WAN), Netskope (SASE), and Weka.io.

WIRD generates revenue primarily through subscription/recurring contracts and usage-based billing for cloud and security-as-a-Service offerings, alongside on-premise solution sales. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting Swiss corporates and large public organizations, supported by an extensive partner ecosystem with top-tier vendor statuses (IBM Gold, Oracle Gold, F5 Platinum, Palo Alto Silver) and co-marketing across more than 20 technology partners. Pricing is custom and quote-based, with no public price list disclosed.

Name

Wird Group

Legal name

WIRD AG

Website

https://wirdgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

WIRD Group is a privately held Swiss IT solution provider, founded in 1997, that delivers IT infrastructure, hybrid cloud, and cybersecurity solutions to corporate and institutional clients across Switzerland via a six-office national footprint.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise IT Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAEAEAG

Network Security Services (Firewall/VPN/ZTNA/SASE Integration)

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/Network & Infrastructure Services

SECONDARYBPAEAEAH

Network Performance Management & Observability Services

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/Network & Infrastructure Services

SECONDARYBPAAACAE

Cloud & Infrastructure Support (Servers, Storage, Virtualization)

Business & Public Services/Administrative & Support Services (BPO, Call Centers, Back Office)/Technical Support & Helpdesk (IT/Device/Product Support)

SECONDARYHDADAFAD

Secrets Management (Passwords, API Keys, Tokens)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Cybersecurity/Data Security & Privacy (DLP, Encryption, Key Mgmt)

Keywords

• Enterprise IT infrastructure
• Hybrid cloud services
• Managed IT security
• Cloud colocation hosting
• IT consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Baar

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. IT Infrastructure Solutions & Services: Provides on-premise and customized as-a-Service solutions for IT infrastructure, covering Traditional IT and Hybrid IT for Swiss corporate and institutional clients.
2. Cloud Services (WIRDCloud): Cloud infrastructure and services including colocation, storage, and managed cloud offerings, typically delivered as subscription or usage-based as-a-Service.
3. IT Security Solutions: Security solutions including managed security services, endpoint protection, threat detection, PKI, and data protection. Sold alongside infrastructure offerings to existing and new enterprise clients.
4. Data Protection on Demand (DPoD): Cloud-based key management and HSM services offered as a subscription with OpEx usage-based billing, zero upfront investment, and SLA of 99.95% availability.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Wird Group provides on-premise and customized as-a-Service IT infrastructure, hybrid IT, cloud infrastructure & services, and IT security solutions to Swiss corporate and institutional clients. Its portfolio spans Traditional IT, Hybrid IT, WIRDCloud Services (WIRDCloud, WIRDColocation, WIRDCloud Storage, WIRDDrive), and an IT Security suite covering ransomware protection, cyber threat protection, IAM, web application security, cloud security, Enterprise PKI, and Data Protection on Demand (DPoD) — supplemented by resold partner products (IBM, Oracle, F5, Palo Alto, CrowdStrike, Thales, Netskope, Nutanix, Vectra, Silver Peak and others).

Product overview

WIRD Group is a Swiss IT solution provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of IT infrastructure, cloud services, and security solutions. The core offerings include Traditional IT, Hybrid IT, WIRDCloud Services (encompassing WIRDColocation, WIRDCloud Storage, and WIRDDrive), and IT Security (covering Ransomware Protection, Cyber Threat Protection, Identity & Access Management, Web Application Security, Cloud Security, Enterprise PKI, and Data Protection & DPoD). WIRD resells and implements a wide range of enterprise technology products from major vendors including Thales Gemalto security solutions, Palo Alto Networks security, Vectra AI-based threat detection, F5 Networks application security, CrowdStrike endpoint protection, Silver Peak SD-WAN, SwissSign certificates, Netskope SASE, OPSWAT cybersecurity, Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure, and Weka.io high-performance storage. The company operates across Switzerland with offices in Zug, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Monthey, and Sion, serving corporate and institutional clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WIRDCloud Services: Cloud infrastructure and services offerings including WIRDColocation, WIRDCloud Storage, and WIRDDrive
• WIRD Security

Products and services

• Traditional IT On-premise IT infrastructure solutions providing traditional IT services for enterprise clients across Switzerland.
• Hybrid IT Hybrid IT infrastructure solutions combining on-premise and cloud-based resources for flexible enterprise deployments.
• Consulting IT consulting services offered to Swiss corporate and institutional clients as part of the IT Infrastructure portfolio.
• WIRDCloud Services Cloud services platform providing comprehensive cloud infrastructure and as-a-Service solutions (WIRDCloud), data center colocation (WIRDColocation), cloud-based storage (WIRDCloud Storage), and managed file/drive services (WIRDDrive).
• IT Security Comprehensive IT security portfolio covering ransomware protection, threat protection, identity & access management, web application security, cloud security, Enterprise PKI, and Data Protection & DPoD.
• Thales Gemalto Security Solutions (Resold) Thales Gemalto identity and data protection solutions including IAM products, cloud-based authentication, enterprise encryption, and Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) distributed by Wird.
• Palo Alto Networks Security (Resold) Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewalls, cloud security, advanced endpoint protection (TRAPS), and cloud-delivered security services distributed by Wird as a Silver Partner.
• F5 Networks Solutions (Resold) F5 Networks web application security, traffic management, load balancing, DDoS defense, NGINX application platform, and cloud security solutions distributed by Wird as Platinum Partner.
• F5 Advanced WAF (Resold) F5 Advanced Web Application Firewall with behavioral analytics, proactive bot defense, and application-layer encryption for protecting apps against attacks and L7 DoS.
• CrowdStrike Falcon Platform (Resold) CrowdStrike cloud-native endpoint protection platform using AI and a lightweight single agent for stopping breaches and protecting endpoints and cloud workloads.
• Vectra Cognito Platform (Resold) Vectra AI-powered attack detection and threat hunting platform providing real-time detection and response to cyber attacks through machine learning and behavioral analytics across cloud, data center, user, and IoT workloads.
• Silver Peak SD-WAN (Resold) Silver Peak Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN platform for business-first networking, combining SD-WAN, firewall, segmentation, routing, and WAN optimization.
• Netskope SASE (Resold) Netskope Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform combining WAN capabilities with comprehensive security services including secure web gateways, CASB, firewall-as-a-service, and zero trust network access.
• SwissSign Digital Certificates (Resold) SwissSign digital certificates, electronic signature solutions, and identity services including SwissID for trusted digital identity for Wird's Swiss corporate clients.
• OPSWAT Cybersecurity (Resold) OPSWAT critical infrastructure protection solutions including MetaDefender platform for threat prevention and MetaAccess for cloud-based access control.
• Nutanix Enterprise Cloud (Resold) Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) software delivering enterprise cloud solutions integrating compute, virtualization, storage, networking, and security.
• Weka.io (Resold) Weka.io high-performance parallel file system for AI and data-intensive applications, delivering ultra-low latency access to data on GPU- or CPU-based clusters.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• IBMcoreTechnology or IntegrationIBM Gold Partner. WIRD Group offers IBM enterprise security solutions, storage, and infrastructure products to Swiss corporate clients.
• OraclecoreTechnology or IntegrationOracle Gold Partner. WIRD Group provides Oracle database security, Oracle TDE integration, and enterprise solutions to Swiss clients.
• F5 NetworkscoreTechnology or IntegrationF5 Networks Platinum Partner — WIRD has been the partner introducing F5 Networks to the Swiss market in the early 2000s. Offers F5 WAF, NGINX, load balancing, and DDoS protection solutions.
• Palo Alto NetworkscoreTechnology or IntegrationPalo Alto Silver Partner. WIRD Group offers Palo Alto's Next Generation Firewall, cloud security, and endpoint protection to the Swiss market.
• CrowdStrikecoreTechnology or IntegrationWIRD Group is a leading CrowdStrike Partner for Switzerland with highly skilled, certified staff. Offers the full CrowdStrike Falcon platform including endpoint security, threat intelligence, and cloud security modules.
• Thales (Gemalto)coreTechnology or IntegrationLong-standing Gemalto SafeNet partner continuing after the Thales-Gemalto merger. WIRD Group is a leading Thales/Gemalto solution provider for Switzerland, offering Enterprise PKI, encryption, HSM, and Data Protection on Demand services.
• Silver PeakcoreTechnology or IntegrationWIRD Group has been a Silver Peak partner of the first hour, offering SD-WAN (Unity EdgeConnect) solutions to Swiss corporate and institutional clients. Silver Peak is a Gartner Magic Quadrant leader for WAN Edge Infrastructure.
• NetskopecoreTechnology or IntegrationLeading Netskope partner, having introduced Netskope SASE/CASB technology to the Swiss information security market. Netskope is a Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader in Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB).
• VectracoreTechnology or IntegrationWIRD Group has been a Vectra partner of the first hour, offering AI-based Cognito platform for cyberattack detection and threat hunting to Swiss corporate and institutional clients.
• NutanixcoreTechnology or IntegrationLeading Nutanix partner offering hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), enterprise cloud OS, and VDI solutions to Swiss corporate and institutional clients.
• NetAppcoreTechnology or IntegrationNetApp storage solutions partner offering data storage, data protection, and cloud-integrated storage solutions.
• RubrikcoreTechnology or IntegrationRubrik Enterprise Cloud Management partner providing data protection, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bechtle AG: One of Europe's largest IT systems integrators and resellers, with deep vendor partnerships (IBM, Cisco, HPE, F5, Palo Alto) and significant DACH operations serving enterprise clients—a direct analogue to WIRD's IT infrastructure, cloud, and security reseller/integrator business model.
• ALSO Group: Swiss-headquartered pan-European IT distributor and managed-services provider with strong presence in cloud, security, and datacenter categories—closely comparable to WIRD in vendor breadth and European IT-channel reach.

Broad incumbents

• Atos: Global IT services firm with notable Swiss enterprise and public-sector footprint, competing in hybrid cloud, security, and managed services against niche specialists such as WIRD.
• Computacenter: Large UK-headquartered enterprise IT integrator with deep DACH operations; competes for the same hybrid cloud, datacenter, and security deployments against similar vendor stacks (Cisco, Palo Alto, F5).
• Swisscom: Switzerland's incumbent telecom and largest domestic IT services provider with a substantial enterprise cloud and security portfolio, addressing the same Swiss enterprise buyer across managed services, hybrid cloud, and cybersecurity.
• CANCOM: German hybrid IT systems integrator focused on enterprise cloud, datacenter, and managed services—comparable to WIRD in its mid-market enterprise sweet spot and vendor-aligned portfolio.

Regional players

• Ergon Informatik: Mid-sized Swiss software and IT services company serving Swiss enterprises and financial institutions—a regional peer operating in the same Swiss mid-market.
• Netcetera: Swiss-headquartered IT services and software firm serving enterprise and government clients across Switzerland—a comparable regional peer in scale and Swiss-market focus.
• Kudelski Security: Switzerland-based cybersecurity services arm of the Kudelski Group, directly comparable to WIRD on the managed-security side of the portfolio and at the same Swiss-enterprise go-to-market level.
• UMB (UMB AG): Swiss IT solutions provider offering hybrid cloud, infrastructure, and security to enterprise clients across Switzerland—a closely comparable regional competitor to WIRD in size and capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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