Tag: Six Degrees

New managers arrive at Six Degrees

Posted on November 24, 2021 by - Moving People, News

Cloudy outfit Six Degrees has made a rash of new appointments after appointing Chris Abbott to the role of COO in October.

The company has appointed Gareth Lailey to the role of Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Philip Wood to the role of Chief Product & Technical Officer (CPTO).

Gareth Lailey joined Six Degrees on 15th November as CRO. Gareth joins Six Degrees from Rackspace, where he was most recently Sales Director. Gareth brings with him over 15 years of experience guiding businesses through digital transformation, particularly in areas aligned with Six Degrees’ own expertise: public cloud, cyber security, agile workspace technology and professional services.

DPR teams up with Six Degrees

Posted on March 4, 2021 by - News

Banking software provider, DPR, has announced its latest technical partnership with Six Degrees as it continues to expand its Microsoft Azure integration.

The new partnership adds additional strength to DPR’s existing Azure hosting and managed services. It uses Six Degrees’ cloud pedigree, security capabilities and track record in working with the financial services sector to provide DPR clients with performance, agility, security and cost benefits across the DPR applications.

DPR said it is committed to improving client experience and ensuring its clients remain at the forefront of the banking sector. The group claims it has invested heavily in developing its technologies and expanding its Azure offering, including becoming a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP), to deliver Origination and Servicing of Mortgages, Savings and Loans as a fully managed service.

Six Degrees gets Microsoft Azure Expert MSP status

Posted on January 26, 2021 by - News

Secure cloud services provider, Six Degrees, has today announced that it has become a Microsoft Azure Expert MSP. Six Degrees is one of only eight UK organisations to be awarded this accreditation.

Six Degrees ahas an Azure-aligned UK onshore Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC).

Six Degrees is today launching its new Beyond Cloud proposition, which it claims giving customers the most flexible, secure cloud services available so they can look beyond the day-to-day and focus on the future of their organisations.

Resellers scoop NHS security deal

Posted on August 12, 2020 by - News

Resellers have been winning parts of a £500 million framework that will provide “end-to-end” IT to the NHS  including Computacenter, Softcat, Total and Dell.

The Digital Workplace Solutions framework is managed by NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) and replaces the predecessor “Link: IT Solutions”.

Total Computers sales director Kieran O’Connor said: “We’re already working with NHS Shared Business Services through ‘The Edge4Health’, so are thrilled to be a ‘Digital Workplace Solutions’ supplier and see it as further endorsement of our ability to provide the public sector with competitive pricing, technical excellence and great service.”

The framework will run for an initial two-year period, with an option to run for a further two years after. Since publication, NHS SBS has told CRNthat the framework is worth an estimated £500 million.