CrowdStrike Holdings and Schwarz Digits announced a long‑term strategic partnership that will make the CrowdStrike Falcon cybersecurity platform available on Schwarz Digits’ STACKIT sovereign cloud infrastructure. The collaboration brings Falcon’s AI‑native platform, with full attack‑path visibility, to a cloud that is fully operated within the European Union, allowing enterprises and public institutions to meet data‑sovereignty requirements while defending against advanced cyber threats.
The partnership is strategically significant because it positions CrowdStrike to serve highly regulated sectors—healthcare, financial services, public administration, and defense—where EU data‑residency and compliance with the Cyber Resilience Act and NIS2 are mandatory. By operating natively within STACKIT’s European data centers, CrowdStrike can provide the same performance, visibility, and efficacy it offers globally while ensuring telemetry and detection processing remain within EU jurisdictions.
CrowdStrike’s growth trajectory underscores the importance of this expansion. The company’s annual recurring revenue (ARR) has risen from $2.56 billion at the end of FY2023 to $5.25 billion at the end of FY2026, while revenue climbed from $637.4 million in Q4 FY2023 to $1.31 billion in Q4 FY2026. This acceleration reflects strong demand for AI‑native security solutions, particularly in regulated markets that require data residency and compliance with evolving EU regulations.
The partnership also strengthens CrowdStrike’s competitive positioning. The Falcon platform’s single‑agent, AI‑native architecture differentiates it from vendors that rely on multi‑agent solutions, enabling faster deployment and lower operational overhead. The ability to deliver this capability on a sovereign cloud further enhances CrowdStrike’s appeal to customers that prioritize data sovereignty and regulatory compliance.
Daniel Bernard, Chief Business Officer at CrowdStrike, said, “Every organization in Europe is asking the same question: how do we adopt AI at scale without compromising data sovereignty or security. Making the Falcon platform available on STACKIT will enable customers to deploy AI‑native protection on EU‑owned and operated infrastructure while maintaining the performance, visibility, and efficacy they expect from CrowdStrike.” Christian Müller, Co‑CEO of Schwarz Digits, added, “This partnership demonstrates our commitment to IT efficiency: we provide an AI‑native security layer designed to protect complex workloads while minimizing the operational overhead of routing telemetry across borders. For our customers, this means advanced protection aligned with speed and technical interoperability requirements.”
Analysts have adjusted their price targets in response to the partnership announcement. Macquarie lowered its target to $400.00 from $485.00, Wells Fargo set a target of $450.00, BTIG lowered its target to $499.00 from $640.00, and Bernstein set a low target of $368.00. As of March 5, the consensus price target from 43 analysts was $516.23, with a consensus rating of “Buy.”
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