Opinion
Editor’s letter: As dull as ditchwater
Few would argue that data management is as dull as ditchwater. It is, it has been, and in my opinion, it always will be. But efficient and logical data management is also important – very important. So much so that poor data management – which, for the…
Beachy keen
BST Columnist Phil Albinus prepares for his August vacation by taking a tongue-in-cheek look at a number of buy-side technology issues likely to be addressed in the second half of 2007, including preparing Mifid ‘alibis’ in anticipation of your firm’s…
The Sweet Sound of Success
Somewhere over the drone of the air conditioner struggling to keep pace with the New York summer, I hear another faint sound…. Do you hear it? It sounds like the rustle of crisp dollar bills. It's the sound of the dealmakers rubbing their hands together…
A Fox in the Henhouse
Dear John: By the time you read this, I may be gone. We had some good times, but it had to end someday, and I've met another man with lots of money and an exotic accent. Love always, Dow Jones.
Beneficiary-Driven Solutions
Business transformation is akin to making a silk purse from a sow's ear— long pursued, but elusive. The trite "it is about people, not technology" masks a hard reality. To reap the potentially rich harvest envisioned by major business shifts demands a…
Waiting for the Summer Lull
Activity tends to tail off during the summer vacation months, leading to a drawing-out of project timeframes. However, this busy edition of IMD reads like a copy-book of all the trends currently grabbing headlines in the market data industry—from low…
Faster, FASTer
Ladies, how many times have you heard the line—and guys, how many times have you used it—that the best things come in small packages? Well, it's official! Small really is beautiful—at least when it comes to market data.
Data Ticks and Poli-tics
This week, I’d like to tell you how US president George W. Bush and new British prime minister Gordon Brown—both avid IMD readers, I’m told—have already crossed swords over a series of market data-related issues. Like I say, I’d like to, but firstly, we…
Embracing the Changing European Payments Landscape
The Single European Payments Area becomes a reality in January 2008. Some firms are well advanced in their preparations, but others have a more relaxed approach. CB.Net's Nicholas Daniel asks what the directive will mean for data management
The Heat Goes On
EDITOR'S LETTER
Editor’s letter: What have we done to deserve this?
That must have been the question on the lips of the conference organisers at this year's SunGard Europa event held on the shores of Lake Como in early June. Highlights of events such as these usually take place on the penultimate evening of the gathering…
Essential ingredients
City Practitioners’ Neil Hookway address the numerous communications challenges facing hedge funds and their technology providers when establishing the technical parameters of new projects.
Content Is King... Isn't It?
SIA shows… sorry, SIFMA shows… are like Christmas for market data professionals. The Hilton gets lit up like a Christmas tree and festooned with all kinds of flashy goodies. You play with your new toy for a while but then lose interest when you see that…
Where Is Grid Going?
For most of us, grid computing is a stateless network of compute nodes used to split and run complex analytic processes in parallel to reduce elapsed run times. However, for a small but growing number of market participants it is the next-generation,…
Sifting Through SIFMA
Imagine two and a half days of exhibitionism, hushed liaisons in expensive hotel suites, flashy booty to entice unsuspecting passers-by and drunken parties way into the night. But enough about my weekend; let's talk about the SIFMA Technology Management…
The Mustang or the Minivan?
Let's face it: minivans just aren't sexy. Sure, they have seating for your entire extended family, cargo space the size of a small basketball court, and enough hidden stowage to get lost in, but they won't turn heads the same way as the open-top Mustang…
Market Proliferation: A Paradox of Choice?
Unprecedented growth in the number and variety of trading venues will challenge even the bravest market participants.
Extra! Extra!
As Inside Market Data goes to press, the latest round in the industry's merger and acquisition frenzy sees two companies make abrupt about-faces while contributing to the ongoing trend towards consolidation. It's big news—quite literally: the latest…
Finucane's Theory of Evolution
Consolidated datafeed dinosaurs are evolving to escape the same fate as data dodos. By Don Finucane, vice president of product management and marketing, Interactive Data Real-Time Services
EDM-Cooking up a Storm in the Data Integration Kitchen?
Gert Raeves examines the ingredients bubbling away in the melting pot of enterprise data management
Dancing in the Air
EDITOR'S LETTER
Editor's letter: Tell me why I don't like mergers?
I accept that mergers and acquisitions are part and parcel of the financial services industry. I don't necessarily like that fact, but I'm learning to deal with it. Mergers and acquisitions represent growth and progress, they signify the maturation of…