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Six Degrees

http://www.6dg.co.uk/

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Six Degrees is a cloud-led managed service provider. It works as a collaborative technology partner to businesses making a digital transition.

Always placing clients at the heart of its strategy, Six Degrees’ passionate teams combine technical expertise and deep sector-specific knowledge to innovate, craft, and manage the right solutions to power their businesses.
The breadth and strength of Six Degrees’ technology is its foundation. Solutions range from data and application performance management through to colocation and unified communications, all with private, public, and hybrid cloud at its core.

Six Degrees works collaboratively and builds long-term partnerships through exceptional services that match its clients’ needs. It continually innovates the right solutions to enable clients’ brilliance.

For more information, visit www.6dg.co.uk

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Location: United Kingdom, England, London

Employees: 201-500

Total raised: $145.99M

Founded date: 2011

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Date	Name	Website
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Funding Rounds 3

Date	Series	Amount	Investors
26.07.2012	-	$12.53M	-
13.02.2012	-	$39.45M	-
10.10.2011	-	$94M	-

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Date	Title	Description
16.01.2025	The Evolving Landscape of Cybersecurity for SMEs and CISOs	In the digital age, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are like ships sailing in stormy seas. They face waves of cybersecurity threats that can capsize their operations. Recent research reveals that these businesses are acutely aware...
14.01.2025	The top SME security worries for 2025	Smaller businesses are just as vulnerable to cybersecurity issues as larger ones, more so in some cases as they have fewer resources to devote to protection. New research from UK cloud services firm Six Degrees looks at the concerns of UK S...
09.01.2025	How can organizations mitigate the security risks caused by human error?	There’s a great quote which goes along the lines of “To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer”. When applied to cyber security this can fit very well, as human error is a major contributing factor towards data breac...
22.10.2024	The Cloud Conundrum: Navigating the Storm of Public Cloud Adoption	In the world of technology, the cloud looms large. It promises flexibility, scalability, and cost savings. Yet, for many IT decision-makers, it feels more like a storm cloud, casting shadows of pressure and uncertainty. A recent report from...
21.10.2024	IT decision-makers under pressure to demonstrate public cloud adoption cost savings	Unless you’re an Olympic athlete, you probably don’t want a stopwatch tracking your performance -- pushing you to work harder and move faster. But, according to Six Degrees’ newly published independent research, one in five IT decision-make...
04.07.2024	How the rush to regulate AI could bring new cyber security challenges	Since the arrival of generative AI, its potential to increase challenges associated with privacy and cyber security has become a major concern. As a result, government bodies and industry experts are hotly debating how to regulate the AI in...
19.06.2024	AI and dataset poisoning -- are organizations prepared for the latest cyberthreats? [Q&A]	Although governments are issuing new guidelines for businesses to toughen up their cyber protection, cyberattacks remain a major risk, only growing in sophistication with advancements in AI. With the continued integration of AI into systems...
23.01.2024	Navigating the AI landscape: Is your business truly prepared?	Businesses are on the cusp of an era of transformation with the widespread take-up of AI. Many have already invested time and resources in exploring how these tools could bring additional value. For some that may be improving efficiency and...
15.12.2023	Open to attack: The risks of open-source software attacks	Open-source software (OSS) is now so widely used that it is incredibly difficult to find an organization that doesn’t incorporate OSS in some form or another -- whether that be in a standalone open-source product, or more commonly, in the f...
15.10.2023	How hybrid working is turning the physical workplace into a target	Facing an onslaught of cyber-attacks originating from social engineering is now par for the course for many security professionals. However, a growing but often overlooked issue is how this technique is being manipulated to help gain entry ...
15.09.2023	When ignorance isn't bliss: Accidental insider threats	Insider threats are far more commonplace than one would expect -- accounting for about 20 percent of all data breaches. Though the term ‘insider threat’ conjures up images of disgruntled employees with malicious intentions or moles within a...
14.09.2023	The race to regulate AI: The next frontier for law and society	Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to be the next major technological advancement to dramatically impact modern society. From transforming the way we work, to increasing efficiency in outdated systems, the changes promised by AI have the p...
03.07.2023	Securing supply chains: Navigating risks in the evolving threat landscape	Across the interconnected global economy, complex supply chains ensure the seamless flow of goods and services across every industry. However, as cyber threats continue to evolve, organizations throughout this ecosystem are, often unknowing...
29.10.2022	Brave new (virtual) world? cyber security considerations in the Metaverse	When the likes of Meta and Microsoft spend billions to kick-start what they see as the next big tech gold rush, it’s worth taking notice. We are, of course, talking about the Metaverse, a prospect so compelling that it prompted Facebook’s c...
20.09.2021	September is for raising awareness of insider threats	If you haven't been paying attention you may not have noticed that September is Insider Threat Awareness month, with the aim of educating individuals and organizations on the dangers of insider threats and the forms they can take. Almost ha...
07.07.2016	Cost is not the main reason behind cloud adoption	The notion that cloud computing solutions are being driven primarily by reduced costs, and that they’re causing IT teams to shrink everywhere seems to be significantly in the myths area. A new report by Six Degrees Group (6DG) points out th...
26.07.2012	Six Degrees Raises £8M in Funding; Acquires Cloud Computing Centre	Six Degrees, a London, UK-based managed data services provider serving UK mid-market and corporate customers, has raised £8m in new funding from Penta Capital. The company has also completed the acquisition of Cloud Computing Centre (CCC), ...
13.02.2012	Six Degrees Group Receives £25m Credit Facility from Clydesdale Bank	Six Degrees Group, a London, UK-based data services provider, is receiving a long-term £25m credit facility from Clydesdale Bank. The company intends to use the financing to grow organic and through acquisitions. Led by CEO Alastair Mills a...
20.12.2011	Six Degrees Group Wins Datacentre Leaders Award for Energy Efficiency	LONDON - 20 December 2011 - Six Degrees Group has won the "Improved Datacentre Energy Efficiency" award at the internationally recognised Datacentre Leaders Awards. The event was a hosted by DatacenterDynamics and featured more th...
10.10.2011	Cloud Services Provider Six Degrees Group Launches In UK With $94 Million In Funding	British entrepreneur Alastair Mills, who recently sold his latest venture, SpiriTel, to communications giant Daisy for £37 million, is at it again. Mills is today debuting his new company, Six Degrees Group, and has announced that private e...
10.10.2011	Six Degrees launches with $94M in funding	The managed data services provider gets support from Penta Capital London-based managed data services provider Six Degrees launched today with a hefty £60 million—or nearly $94 million—from Penta Capital, which invested in CEO Alastair Mill...
10.10.2011	Six Degrees Group Receives £60M from Penta Capital	Six Degrees Group, a London, UK-based newly launched managed data services provider, has received £60m in funding from Penta Capital. Formed by British entrepreneur Alastair Mills, who sold SpiriTel Plc for £37m less than a year ago, Six De...
10.10.2011	Cloud services provider Six Degrees Group launches with £60 million in funding	British entrepreneur Alastair Mills, who recently sold his latest venture, SpiriTel, to communications giant Daisy for £37 million, is at it again. Mills is today debuting his new company, Six Degrees Group, and has announced that private e...
12.11.2009	Six Degrees Games Raises $7M in Equity Financing	Six Degrees Games, Inc., a Marina del Rey, CA-based publisher of online sports entertainment, has raised $7m in equity financing. The round wad led by Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) along with Clearstone Venture Partners and Prism VentureWork...
-	If it's the second Tuesday in April it must be Identity Management Day	First held in 2021, Identity Management Day seeks to inform about the dangers of casually or improperly managing and securing digital identities by raising awareness and sharing best practices across the industry. Today's second celebration...

Six Degrees

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