Agenor Technology

Agenor Technology
Private
Industry Information Technology and Services
Founded 2006
Founder Andy and Jackie Smith
Headquarters Edinburgh, Scotland
Key people
 Andy Smith, Chief Executive Officer.
Products ICEFLO
Services Programme Delivery
Deployment Management
Testing Services
Technical Services
Website www.agenor.co.uk

Agenor Technology Ltd. is a privately held, consulting services company and cloud-based software provider based in Scotland.

History

Agenor Technology was founded on 31 October 2006 [1][2] by Andy and Jackie Smith for release and change management tooling and consulting. Agenor released their flagship product, ICEFLO, in 2008.

The company operates in sectors including finance, healthcare, local authorities, utilities, and oil and gas.

Agenor in 2015 announced a graduate recruitment programme.[3]

In 2016, Agenor Technology became a Business Partner with IBM.[4]

Services

Agenor markets IT consulting services called programme delivery, deployment management, testing services and technical services typically for enterprises with complex software system upgrades and business objectives.[5]

Product

ICEFLO is a cloud-based software as a service (SaaS)[6] that enables provisioning, build and release of multi-tiered applications. The model-driven approach to managing environments and applications enables teams to coordinate multiple pipelines and releases across hybrid infrastructure in a predictable and auditable way.

In late 2016, ICEFLO went through a major redesign with partner Scott Logic.[7] As well as the redesign, ICEFLO is now powered by IBM Bluemix.[8]

Users

Customers include Royal Bank of Scotland, Tesco Bank, National Health Service, IBM, Micro Focus, ABN Amro and Deutsche Bank.[9][10]

Awards

Other

Agenor had £10 million turnover in 2015, the company was awarded £240,000 by Scottish Enterprise in regional selective assistance (RSA) aimed at job creation. The announcement was confirmed during a visit by Roseanna Cunningham MSP, the Scottish cabinet secretary for fair work, skills and training.[16]

In 2015, Agenor signed the Scottish Business Pledge[17][18] to build stronger businesses and a fairer Scotland, along with to date 298 other Scottish Businesses who have pledged to do the same.[19]

Scottish Enterprise invited CEO Andy Smith to talk about how to grow businesses through innovation.[20]

GP Bullhound identified Agenor and 11 other Scottish companies which it believed could attract a $1 billion valuation.[21][22] The chief executive at trade body ScotlandIS, named Agenor as 'one to watch' in financial technology (fintech) sector.[23][24]

In 2016, Agenor Technology was named as one of the "7 most successful companies in Scotland".[25]

In May 2016, Agenor Technology was recognised by Gartner as a Cool Vendor in DevOps, 2016 report.[26][27]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Andy (31 October 2016). "Whoop! Agenor is 10 Years Old". Blog. Agenor Technology. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Key Milestones". Agenor Technology. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Agenor Academy". Agenor Academy. Agenor Technology. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "IBM Partners". IBM. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "What We Do". Promotional web page. Agenor Technology. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "What is ICEFLO". ICEFLO by Agenor Technology. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Client Story - Delivering New Dimensions in DevOps". Scott Logic. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "ICEFLO: Built on IBM Bluemix". Agenor Blog. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Trusted by". Agenor Technology. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Case Studies". Agenor Technology. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Tech Track 100 League Table". Sunday Times Tech Track 100. The Sunday Times, Hiscox.
  12. ↑ "Fast 50 winners 2015". Deloitte. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  13. ↑ Platt, R (21 November 2015). "Deloitte Fast 50 winners announced". Start Ups. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Five Scottish companies amongst Britain's fastest-growing tech firms". Online Newspaper. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016 – via Scottish Business News.
  15. ↑ Curtis, S (21 November 2014). "UK's 50 fastest-growing tech companies generated £963m last year". Technology News. The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "£240,000 jobs boost as local tech firm puts faith in youth". Online Newspaper. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015 – via The Southern Reporter.
  17. ↑ "Nicola Sturgeon launches business pledge at Hearts". Online Newspaper. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2016 – via Edinburgh Evening News.
  18. ↑ "Invest in youth for tech success: Agenor signs Business Pledge". Scottish Enterprise. Scottish Enterprise. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "Pledge Wall". Scottish Business Pledge. Scottish Government. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  20. ↑ "Business inspiration from Andy Smith, Agenor | Scottish Enterprise". YouTube. Scottish Enterprise. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  21. ↑ Cameron, Greig (3 November 2015). "More Scottish companies can join Skyscanner and FanDuel as unicorns". Online Newspaper. Retrieved 23 November 2015 – via Herald Scotland.
  22. ↑ "The 50 fastest growing tech firms in the north / Northern Tech Awards". Tech North: Blog. Tech North. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  23. ↑ "Skyscanner and FanDuel success inspires next Scot tech superstars". ScotlandIS. ScotlandIS. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  24. ↑ Meechan, Karen (3 February 2016). "From Aberdonian bedrooms to billion dollar companies, here's a selection of Scottish tech firms that are keeping Scotland top of the innovation food chain". ScotlandIS. ScotlandIS. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  25. ↑ Macrae, D (25 January 2016). "7 Of The Most Successful Tech Companies In Scotland". Enterprise News. Tech Week Europe. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  26. ↑ "Cool Vendors in DevOps, 2016". Gartner. Williams, DP. Haight, C. Fletcher, C. Gartner. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  27. ↑ "Agenor Technology named a "2016 Cool Vendor in DevOps" by Gartner". Agenor Blog. Agenor Technology. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
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