Attenda Opens its 3rd UK Data Centre for Managed Services

London – July 30, 2009 – Attenda Limited, the Always On Managed Services company, today announced that it has opened its third UK Data Centre, in response to increasing client demand as growth accelerates during the recession.

The third data centre is an essential requirement to support Attenda’s sustained growth. At the half year point, the company is outperforming the market, maintaining an organic CAGR in excess of 20%, with over £62 million in contract backlog, ahead of its planned budgets.

Mark Fowle, Attenda CEO comments, “We are seeing the realisation of the analysts forecasts, with enterprises re-evaluating and adopting outsourcing to improve efficiency, reduce costs and provide the required agility to adapt to business change and plan for longer term recovery.”

In addition to supporting significant client growth, the new data centre, based in Slough, also accommodates Attenda’s large Cloud Computing platform, Attenda RTI, which is transforming the way that clients’ applications are deployed, managed and contracted. The Slough data centre has been specifically designed to be completely independent of Attenda’s other two UK data centres, enabling it to operate as a disaster recovery location for clients with live solutions in the other primary data centres.

Fowle continues, “We have secured a number of new client wins including Eastern & Coastal Kent PCT and UK Department for International Development, in the Public Sector. Importantly, we are also seeing large growth from our existing clients, as they look beyond the drivers of efficiency and cost, for contract flexibility to outsource more of their critical applications and infrastructures to Attenda.”

Based upon an innovative new design, the new data centre contains a large virtualisation platform that increases the availability, improves efficiency, increases agility and reduces the cost of operating client infrastructures. With over 60% of client infrastructures within its data centres now virtualised, the new data centre is an important investment for the future. Attenda’s long term commitment to ITIL based processes, backed by ISO 20000 certification in IT Service Management, will facilitate the delivery of Cloud Services that optimise cost, quality and value for both existing and new clients.

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About Attenda Limited
Attenda, the Always On Managed Services company, manages those vital applications that every business relies upon today to function effectively allowing our clients to selectively outsource their IT operations and re-focus on using IT to add strategic value to their business.

Through a commitment to operational excellence, we manage, secure and optimise the performance of their applications, irrespective of the physical location of the infrastructure.

With over 8 years’ investment into Attenda M.O., Attenda’s operations platform, we provide the people, process and technology to deliver exceptionally high service levels, but at a cost that is amortised across Attenda’s entire client base – currently 134 of the UK’s leading companies.

The company enjoys substantial financial backing, the industry’s leading accreditations and an unrivalled portfolio of clients including bmi, Christian Aid, easyCar, Microsoft, NHS, Princes, St. James’s Place and Travelodge.

Attenda is ISO9001, ISO27001 and ISO20000 accredited, an HP SP Signature Partner, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a SAP Adaptive IT Hosting Provider, a SunTone accredited managed service provider and an Accredited Supplier of Buying Solutions, the national procurement partner for UK public services. Attenda is one of only seven companies to have been ranked in the UK’s Sunday Times ARM Tech Track 100 for three consecutive years. It was voted Best Managed Services Provider by Data Centre Europe Awards for both 2007 and 2008 and VMware’s EMEA Hosting Partner of the Year 2008 and 2009.

For further details, visit www.attenda.net or contact
Attenda Corporate Communications
Simon Hansford +44 (0)1784 211100
simon.hansford {at} attenda(.)net