# Atomic Data

> Atomic Data is a Minneapolis managed IT services and cloud infrastructure company serving hundreds of enterprises, sports teams, and large venues. Its offering combines subscription IT support, private and public cloud management, cybersecurity, colocation, technology consulting, and venue infrastructure through Game Day Technologies.

- **Founded:** 2001
- **Headquarters:** Minneapolis, United States
- **Founders:** Jim Wolford (Co-founder; former CEO (deceased)), Lawrence Patterson (Co-founder; continuing shareholder as of September 2024), John Dowdle (Co-founder)
- **Products:** IT as a Service / Core Support, Atomic Cloud, Public and multi-cloud management, Game Day Technologies, Game Day Dashboard
- **Notable:** ShoreView case study reports more than $60,000 reduction in annual IT expenditure following Microsoft 365 migration., Minnesota United FC renewed its technology partnership through 2029., Independent 2025 SOC 3 report describes managed IT operations and data center controls.

## Products & services

- **IT as a Service / Core Support** — Modular support subscription with named engineers, 24/7 end-user support, Microsoft 365 administration and backup, endpoint protection, patching, monitoring, and advisory services.
- **Atomic Cloud** — VMware Cloud Director-based private infrastructure and platform services, with dedicated and hybrid configurations and Minnesota-based hosting and support.
- **Public and multi-cloud management** — Architecture, migration, optimization, and ongoing management for AWS, Azure, Google, and SaaS workloads.
- **Game Day Technologies** — Venue technology advisory, network design and implementation, vendor coordination, cybersecurity, and ongoing operations.
- **Game Day Dashboard** — A proprietary monitoring application described in the 2021 FC Cincinnati case study, combining network and venue operational data.
- **Security and compliance services** — SOC as a Service, vulnerability management, security training, audit preparation, policy advisory, and managed security.
- **Data centers and colocation** — Rack space, connectivity, redundant infrastructure, physical security, remote engineering support, and monitoring. Current infrastructure page lists Minneapolis Central, Minneapolis East, and Dallas.
- **Disaster Recovery as a Service** — Recovery architecture, implementation, documented playbooks, testing, and failover support.
- **Atomic Tech Assessment and vCXO consulting** — Technology inventory and analysis, architecture, budgets, roadmaps, and specialist assessments including AI readiness.
- **Custom software development** — Business application and mobile development; the myHealthEZ app is a documented customer example.

## Achievements

- ShoreView case study reports more than $60,000 reduction in annual IT expenditure following Microsoft 365 migration.
- Minnesota United FC renewed its technology partnership through 2029.
- Independent 2025 SOC 3 report describes managed IT operations and data center controls.
- Acquired Venue Wireless in October 2025 to expand large-venue networking capability.
- Winslow Capital recovery exercise finished without reported service function or data loss after a vendor-related hurdle.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Aric Bandy appointed CEO of Atomic Data and Foundation Technologies under ADFT Holdings.
- **2026-06** — Published a managed and co-managed IT services industry spotlight for law firms.
- **2025-10** — Acquired Venue Wireless; price not disclosed in the announcement.
- **2025-08** — Appointed Jay Bozicevich President of Atomic Data and COO of Shared Services; Matt Woestehoff became President of Foundation Technologies.

## Links

- Website: https://www.atomicdata.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atomic-data
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/AtomicData
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atomicdata/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtomicData/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24