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Virgin Atlantic's Data Strategy: The Offense Funds the Defense
During his keynote address at EFIS, Virgin Atlantic’s head of data and insight revealed the airline’s approach to data management and innovation.
FactSet Eyes ‘Full Data Research and Production Environment’ for Alt Data
The new platform will allow users to evaluate alternative data sources available via the Open:FactSet Marketplace.
Thomson Reuters Survey: Firms More Receptive to Public Clouds
Survey finds 90 percent of firms expect to use public clouds for their market data needs within four years.
The War for Talent: Emerging Technologies Create New Needs
Financial firms battle it out in a finite pool of talent, for the best and brightest fintech minds.
MSCI Taps Thakkar for Tech
Before agreeing to join MSCI, Thakkar spent the past 19 years at Microsoft, starting there as a software developer.
Wavelength Podcast Episode 118: CAT ‘State of the Union’, RTS 27 & 28 Concerns, The ‘Big Tech’ Dilemma
Anthony and James discuss some of the big stories to come out of TradeTech Europe and then three legal experts look at how the SEC has been quiet about the CAT.
BNY Mellon’s Eagle Inks Microsoft Cloud Deal
The two firms will collaborate to build a cloud-based data platform for investment managers.
Finastra and Microsoft Partner for Cloud Platform
Finastra will host its applications in its cloud platform, FusionFabric.cloud, hosted by Microsoft Azure.
The Big Crunch: Traditional Tech’s Great Contraction
Waters examines how this recent wave of consolidation is different than previous periods of contraction.
Buy Side Bands Together on Blockchain Vision in Landmark Paper
Fund managers, vendors and trade associations release joint paper on making distributed-ledger technology work for the buy side.
Breaker of Chains: The Appeals and Perils of Quantum Computing
“We need to seriously rethink encryption and seriously rethink things that rely on encryption, like blockchain. Anything that is heavily dependent on complexity needs to be reconsidered in a quantum world.”
R3's Corda Now Available on Amazon Web Services
Users can build Corda applications on the AWS cloud, bypassing the need for individual permissions on local machines.
After Scandals, Banks Release Chat Back into the Wild
Chat tools are being embraced again as the industry seeks more efficiency in the workflow.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Cloud Provider to the Buy Side—Eze Castle Integration
For the third straight year, Eze Castle Integration wins as Best Cloud Provider to the Buy-Side
Big Tech May Take a Bite out of Asset Management
Asset managers could find themselves disrupted by technology companies in the near future, a study finds.
Identitii Plans Securities Blockchain Pilot, Series A Fundraise for 2018
Blockchain firm is looking at deploying its Ethereum-based technology into corporate actions.
Robotics Strike Bum Note for Big Banks
Legacy concerns and spiraling costs are making robotic process automation technology increasingly unappealing for big banks.
Acadian ‘Un-follows’ Microsoft Bing
The firm has changed its relationship status with Microsoft Bing, saying that it finds more value in orthodox sources of data, reports Risk.net’s Luke Smolinski.
The Power of Law: Wiener Börse CEO Christoph Boschan
Christoph Boschan on mixing finance with law, Mifid II's flaws, and how Wiener Borse is avoiding a "massive technology trap."
Quantum Computing: Beyond Zeros and Ones
Traditional computers as we know them are reaching a fundamental barrier where they will not be able to solve certain problems or go any faster—enter quantum computing.
Brexit Brings Boom to Bankenviertel as Tech Firms Eye Frankfurt
Eurozone's financial capital seen as the big Brexit winner as tech vendors begin to follow banks in launching new Germany-based services
The Balkanization of JavaScript
JavaScript has spawned many different frameworks and libraries—each with some cutting-edge functionality, and each with its own set of challenges. In this environment, CTOs must balance allowing freedom to experiment with new tools while making sure the…
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 76: Radziemski Talks Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation & Public Cloud Adoption
Former-Lord Abbett CIO Michael Radziemski sits down with James and Anthony to talk about three big topics: machine learning, robotic process automation and public cloud adoption.
'The Circle' Trailer Highlights Kool-Aid Mentality in Silicon Valley
Upcoming movie examines culture at large technology companies on the West Coast.