UK-based Accenture Acquire 6point6

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Accenture's strategy and architectural capabilities will be enhanced by the acquisition, which will span both the public and commercial sectors. Central government, security and defence, and financial services will receive special attention.

6point6, which was founded in 2012 and is run by CEO Nefyn Jones, has a track record of successfully completing major tasks for the central government of the United Kingdom that update outdated systems and change digital capabilities.

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The company, which employs about 400 people and has offices in Manchester and London, specialises in three main areas: cybersecurity, data, and digital transformation.

One of its initiatives involved moving an entire U.K. government department to a single cloud-based digital infrastructure, which was the largest cloud migration in Europe. Another involved using digital services to save a different government agency time, and a multinational energy company adopted machine learning to boost productivity.

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About Accenture

Accenture is a multinational provider of professional services with leading-edge knowledge in cloud, security, and digital. combining specialised abilities and unrivalled knowledge from over 40 sectors.

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We offer Accenture Song, Technology and Operations Services, and Strategy and Consulting. These offerings are supported by the greatest network of Intelligent Operations and Advanced Technology centres globally.

About 6point6

6point6: Use technology's beneficial effects to drive the proper kind of change within a business. We link cloud, data, and cyber to build and deliver large-scale, complex changes across public and private sectors, leading with strategy, design, and architecture.