SCC has announced a £50m-£100m investment it says will accelerate its ability to deliver “profound business value” from AI.
‘Project Sirius’ will see the Birmingham-based outfit recruit 100 “AI specialists” in the UK, France, Spain and the Middle East, and open two ‘Advanced Technology Centres’ (ATCs) in Birmingham and Paris.
The investment – which will occur over five years – will focus on five core areas in the shape of AI solutions, Infrastructure factories for AI, AI-powered cybersecurity, AI-enabled digital workplace experience, and the AI-boosted hyperscaler marketplace.
SCC recently opened up on its strategy for the latter of these, telling IT Channel Oxygen it is ploughing “high-seven figures” into a services-focused hyperscaler marketplace push.
“We are uniquely positioned”
The investment comes after owner Rigby Group last year reaffirmed its commitment to the technology sector as SCC turned 50.
Although Rigby Group will still have “diverse investments”, its £3.7bn-revenue SCC arm – which ranked 5th in Oxygen 250 2026 – will be “our cornerstone business”, Rigby Group co-CEO Steve Rigby said at the time.
NVIDIA, Dell, Microsoft, and Cisco partner SCC characterised Project Sirius as a “five-year growth and investment strategy to help public and private sector organisations adopt and maximise the power of artificial intelligence”. The investment is “expected” to be “between £50m and £100m”.
Building on recent services-focused acquisitions including Nimble and Resonate (see here), SCC said the move is intended to accelerate its journey “towards value selling, while remaining one of Europe’s leading VARs”.
Set to open later this year, the two ATCs will host customers to model AI use cases and scenarios as well as test new technology, SCC said.
“While small-scale AI projects offer a starting point, building and delivering a truly transformative strategy requires deep operational expertise,” SCC CEO Robert Vassoyan said in a canned comment.
“Project Sirius accelerates our ability to deliver best-in-market AI solutions that drive measurable efficiency and profound business value.
“Sovereignty has emerged as a major priority for organisations in the wake of mass AI adoption. As Europe’s largest private technology provider, we are uniquely positioned to provide the secure, sovereign foundation that public and private sector customers need to innovate with confidence.”
