Cloud Surge was founded in 2022 by Ilyas Khan and Zhagum Arshad, two friends who grew up between Birmingham and Pakistan and saw the same pattern play out in both places: talented people being left out of high-growth tech careers because of where they were from.
The commercial model and the social mission are the same thing. We build great delivery teams, we give those teams to clients who need them, and we find the people for those teams in places that have been overlooked. That's how a business in Birmingham creates IT careers in Gojra.
We strengthen delivery capability for organisations that need to move faster than their current team allows.
Our Fusion Pods are pre-formed teams of three or more IT professionals, each with a Pod Lead, built-in project management, and QA from the start. They work across application development, modern web, cloud solutions, Azure, Power Platform, AWS, and Salesforce. Teams can be running in 48 hours, not the weeks or months a traditional hire or subcontract takes.

To revolutionise IT delivery by creating powerful networks and unlocking talent, nurturing skills, and creating opportunities for growth and innovation through our pioneering Pod delivery model.


To empower every person, in every region, to unleash their true potential in the digital age.
Make IT delivery faster and less painful for the organisations we work with. Create one million skilled tech jobs in underserved communities worldwide.
Those two things aren't separate goals. They're the same goal approached from different sides.

Individual contractors create single points of failure. Our Pods are pre-formed teams who already know how to work together, so you don't spend the first month watching them figure each other out.
Traditional hiring or subcontracting takes weeks. Our teams assess, assemble, and start in 48 hours from a confirmed engagement.
Every Pod includes a Pod Lead with project management and QA built in. You get oversight and accountability, not just extra pairs of hands.
We work across Microsoft (Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure), Salesforce, AWS, and custom application development. One partner for most of what you need.
Scale up or reduce capacity as projects demand, with no long notice periods or contractual penalties.
We keep finding better ways to deliver, and we bring them to your project.
We champion growth for individuals, teams, and entire communities.
We bridge talent across borders to create powerful solutions.
We stay current across Microsoft, Salesforce, AWS and modern web, so you don't have to.


Our grassroots training programmes equip ambitious people with Microsoft and cloud skills, then connect them with businesses who need them. Talent gets a route in, and our clients get consultants who were trained properly from day one.


Our grassroots training programmes equip ambitious people with Microsoft and cloud skills, then connect them with businesses who need them. Talent gets a route in, and our clients get consultants who were trained properly from day one.

We're working towards creating one million skilled IT jobs in emerging economies, beginning with training academies and offices in Pakistan.
When you work with Cloud Surge, you're part of that.