Infrastructure and cybersecurity leaders align to develop platform for defence, police and regulated industries
MAIDENHEAD, UK – 17th June, 2025 – Pulsant, the most geographically diverse digital infrastructure provider in the UK, today announced a strategic partnership with UK Sovereign, High-Assurance Managed Service Provider, Nine23.
Pulsant’s sovereign infrastructure, with fourteen data centres across the UK, connected by a robust, private network, is the ideal platform from which Nine23 can deliver high assurance, resilient, and fully UK sovereign, operationally critical services to the HM Government, Law Enforcement, Defence, and their highly regulated supply chains.
The partnership will enable Nine23 to deliver a set of solutions on a fully UK sovereign, resilient, accredited, compliant stack, spanning the physical data centre and infrastructure, all the way to service delivery.
“Enablement is at the heart of everything we do. Nine23 passionately believes that cyber security and resilience must be business-enabling, not a constraint. Our value lies in empowering cyber resilience across highly regulated UK markets, for which we design, build, and manage systems that are Secure by Design and fully compliant with regulatory requirements for mission-critical operations.
Our partnership with Pulsant ensures the sovereignty, resilience and assurance of the physical hosting and network connectivity our services rely on.
The secure collation, transit, storage and processing of data are vital to our business. We chose Pulsant because it is UK managed and operated and can assure full sovereignty throughout these processes.
We have also found Pulsant to be incredibly collaborative. We are currently working together on a range of initiatives that span accreditation, client retention and the development of regional sovereign networks. This partnership will drive substantial commercial opportunity in the coming months.”
Steve Jewell, Chief Revenue Officer at Nine23
“This partnership is a key milestone in our progress. Nine23 is a fantastic addition to our diverse Partner Ecosystem, bringing unparalleled expertise in the high assurance space.
I’m confident that their products and solutions will be of value not just to its clients in the defence, UK governed and regulated markets, but to other partners in our ecosystem.
We see huge growth in demand for sovereign infrastructure, and this partnership means that Nine23 can leverage our investment in secure UK platforms to accelerate their growth.”
Wendy Shearer, Director of Partners and Ecosystems for Pulsant
Nine23 is a UK sovereign, high-assurance managed service provider (MSP) delivering resilient services that enable seamless interoperability – allowing teams to access the data and applications they need to work collaboratively.
Enablement is at the heart of everything we do. Nine23 passionately believes that cyber security and resilience must be business-enabling, not a constraint. Our services: Cyber Resilience Advisory & Assurance; UK Sovereign & Hybrid Cloud; Connected Data; Collaborative Working Tier 1/Tier 2; and Integrated Service Management are underpinned by our fully managed, secure UK sovereign cloud – Platform FLEX.
Our solutions are built to meet the most stringent regulatory compliance requirements and are fully aligned with NCSC/DSIT guidelines and Secure by Design principles – providing assurance that the systems we design, build and manage can protect data from OFFICIAL (SENSITIVE and other caveats) to SECRET.
Pulsant is the UK’s leading regional edge infrastructure. Our platformEDGE infrastructure connects 14 strategically located data centres through a low-latency network fabric, providing access to cloud, connectivity, and compute services across the UK and beyond.
Pulsant enables regional businesses and service providers to leverage the power of edge computing to improve application performance and user experience, reach new markets, and build innovative use cases. platformEDGE allows businesses to scale IT workloads in line with their ambitions, both locally and nationally, while ensuring continuous availability of data and applications through diverse connectivity options.
By choosing Pulsant, clients can optimise costs with local, secure infrastructure and access to an ecosystem of suppliers and partners, delivering exceptional time to value and supporting their digital ambitions. With almost three decades of experience and approximately 1,000 clients who put their trust in our geographically diverse digital infrastructure, we are committed to our ESG goals, holding multiple accreditations, including ISO27001 and PCI DSS, to deliver the highest standards of security and compliance.
