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Being selective about the clients we partner with, want to build impactful relationships and software. ### Backstory Founding SixPivot in 2015, Faith Rees brought together people she'd worked with who shared the same purpose and values. Her intent was to build a company where we can enjoy what we do, continually learn, work with other talented people, and make a positive impact. ### Vision To build a company where exceptional people do meaningful work, continually grow and make a lasting difference through technology. SixPivot was founded on the belief that great technology outcomes come from great people. Our ambition has always been to create more than a traditional technology consultancy - to build a business where talented individuals are empowered to think differently, challenge convention and take ownership of the outcomes they deliver. We believe in combining technical excellence with genuine care for our customers, our colleagues and the communities we serve. We want SixPivot to be a place where people are proud of what they create, feel valued for their contributions and have opportunities to continually develop their skills and careers. Our future is built around embracing emerging technologies, exploring new ways of working and creating opportunities for our people to move between consulting, innovation and product development. This diversity of experience allows us to solve meaningful challenges, stay at the forefront of our industry and keep our work interesting and rewarding. Above all, we want SixPivot to be recognised not just for what we deliver, but for how we deliver it with integrity, curiosity, accountability and a genuine commitment to doing the right thing. In the new world of AI this has never been more nuanced. ### Cloud Ctrl Originally developed within SixPivot, Cloud Ctrl has evolved into an independent business and platform used by customers globally. Cloud Ctrl was born from SixPivot's experience helping customers understand, manage and optimise their cloud environments. Recognising the growing complexity of cloud consumption and the need for greater financial transparency, the team developed a platform to give organisations better visibility and control over their technology spend. Today, Cloud Ctrl operates as its own independent entity (MSP Cloud Holdings Pty Ltd Trading as Cloud Ctrl), providing cloud and AI cost visibility, optimisation and governance capabilities to customers and partners around the world. SixPivot remains a valued Cloud Ctrl partner, leveraging the platform to deliver FinOps consulting, cloud cost optimisation and governance services to our customers. This partnership reflects SixPivot's commitment to innovation and demonstrates how ideas developed within our business evolve into successful technology solutions with global reach. ### Innovation at SixPivot Innovation is part of who we are. We encourage our people to challenge conventional thinking, explore emerging technologies and turn great ideas into practical solutions. At SixPivot, innovation isn't limited to customer projects. We actively encourage our team to identify opportunities, experiment with new approaches and develop tools, frameworks and products that solve real-world challenges. Our commitment to innovation has been recognised, with SixPivot earning places on the Australian Financial Review's Most Innovative Companies lists, reflecting our ability to turn creative thinking and emerging technologies into meaningful outcomes for customers. Over the years, this mindset has led to a number of innovations, including: * **DevOps Toolkit** – An open-source toolkit developed by our engineers to simplify and accelerate DevOps practices, contributing to the broader developer community. * **ALLY** – An AI-powered innovation designed to help organisations explore opportunities, accelerate discovery and turn ideas into actionable outcomes. * **Clin6** – A technology solution developed through SixPivot's expertise in building practical, purpose-driven software. * **Cloud Ctrl** – Originally developed within SixPivot and now operating as an independent global technology business, demonstrating how innovation can grow beyond its origins. Our approach to innovation is grounded in solving genuine problems. Whether an idea comes from our people, our customers or emerging market needs, we look for opportunities to create solutions that deliver meaningful value. We believe that giving our people the freedom to experiment, collaborate and continually learn is fundamental to remaining relevant in a rapidly changing technology landscape. Our ambition is to keep building a culture where innovation happens every day not just through the technology we create, but through how we think, work and deliver value for our customers. ### Purpose We look at purpose through a few different lenses: **Team** - our main purpose. Creating a company that we all want to work in, have a shared vision of what we want to achieve, and how we want to do things and make a difference. **Community** - what can we give back to our technical community. Whether it's supporting local community groups like DDD, or the work we do with startups, sharing at conferences, and giving back what we learn. It may be technical, procedural, or how we work; it's one of the drivers we have in supporting the community we work in. **Customers** - we don't want to be just doing work for money or be a body shop, we want to ensure we are adding value and being deliberately purposeful. We want to follow through on what we say to the customer, understand their business goals, and get fully invested with them and see them to succeed. We want to do everything we can to make them successful. **World** - we all know technology and software is changing the world. Everything you are developing in some way will continue to be used in the future. We don't want to be responsible for code that will harm the fabric of society in some way, e.g., nuclear bombs. We don't want to be responsible for something that will be embedded into people's lives and have a negative impact on them. ### Still have questions? 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