Attenda is a UK-based specialist managed services solutions provider. It was founded in 1997 by co-founders Mark Fowle (CEO) and Simon Hansford (VP Service Strategy and Marketing), with the aim of hosting and maintaining its clients' IT systems so they could focus on the strategic projects rather than day-to-day operation of their IT infrastructure.^[1]

Attenda is registered in the UK as Attenda Limited currently employing over 200 people in its offices in Staines, Middlesex, with four UK data centres.^[2]

Business model

Attenda's business model is based upon Attenda M.O. - a shared operations platform that integrates people, process and technology to deliver high availability service levels at a cost that is amortised across Attenda's client base.

Critical application hosting and cloud services

Attenda’s Critical Application Hosting Service covers Enterprise Applications, Web Applications and Messaging & Collaboration systems. Furthermore, Attenda’s IT infrastructure and Operations extend from the computer room and to complete adhering data centre to ITIL ISO 20000 certified IT Service Management System standards. Attenda are also single and multi-tenanted SaaS providers to independent software vendors (ISVs) as well as Cloud (Infrastructure as a Service) platform providers.

Attenda’s clients include: BIW Technologies, bmi, easyCar, Microsoft, the National Health Service, St James's Place and Travelodge.^[3]

Acquisitions

Attenda acquired Manchester-based IFL in May 2007, a company which provided co-location services to SME businesses in northwest England.^[4]

Recognition

Attenda is ISO9001, ISO27001 and ISO20000 accredited. Attenda is also listed on the Sunday Times 2010 Top 100 fast track companies with the fastest growing profit.

Attenda is VMware EMEA & Hosting Global Service Provider of the year in 2010.^[5]

References

External links

• Official website
• Attenda provides support for the European launch of Microsoft Healthvault[1]
• Attenda becomes Carbonneutral accredited[2]