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Wavelength Podcast Ep. 194: ITRS Group’s Warren on Capacity Planning
CEO of ITRS Group, Guy Warren, joins the podcast to talk about capacity planning and overspending for cloud services.
FactSet Embraces Web Technologies for Workstation
The research and data giant is using OpenFin to build out web capabilities for its Workstation platform.
BlackRock Onboards 8 Aladdin Clients Remotely
The asset management giant has turned to collaboration tools to help with client implementations during the pandemic lockdown.
People Moves: Microsoft, Ownera, Cboe, Capitolis, Clearwater and ACA
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Tais O’Dwyer (pictured), who joins Microsoft.
Banks Grapple with VPN Capacity Amid Covid-Induced Network Strain
Private network limitations and variable internet connectivity have challenged operational resiliency and business continuity plans.
UBS’s COO: 'Hybrid Pods' Accelerate Remote Working Solutions Amid Pandemic
Beatriz Martin says the bank has about 400 of these agile development teams—which were first rolled out last year—consisting of about 2,500 people across the organization.
Capital Markets—What Data-Driven Innovation Looks Like in 2020
This webinar explores industry executives' experiences of data-driven innovation, as well as the challenges and opportunities they have encountered. With reference to specific use-cases, the panel examines the transformative effects of cloud, big data,…
Goldman Sachs Revamps Virtualization Infrastructure
The investment bank is leveraging Red Hat's OpenShift technology to better manage its global footprint of virtual machines.
Charles River Pushes Ahead with Azure Cloud Migration
The vendor has, however, seen some clients pause their migration plans due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Balyasny AM's CDO: Going Quantamental with Alternative Data
Carson Boneck shares his thoughts on Balyasny's efforts to marry the best of its fundamental and quant teams.
Torstone to Integrate Risk Calculations into Inferno
The vendor will add trading position flow and risk calculations to the platform this year, as it continues to integrate functions from recent acquisition Percentile.
Bright Lights, Where Are You?
Are you suffering from cabin fever? You’re not alone. Wei-Shen writes about some of her struggles and how we need to stay positive to overcome this together.
HKEx Eyes Event-Driven Architecture
The exchange is currently working on building its enterprise data bus, for better internal data management.
Nasdaq Taps AWS for Market Data Cloud
The initiative will make all of Nasdaq's market data available to potential clients via APIs in Amazon Web Services' cloud, as an alternative to its traditional feed and file delivery options.
Symphony Hires Brad Levy as Chief Revenue Officer, Plans Second Meetings Launch
The former MarkitSERV CEO joins Symphony as the collaboration platform vendor prepares to release a new videoconferencing service by the end of June 2020.
MEMX Postpones Launch Due to Coronavirus
CEO Jonathan Kellner announced on April 17 that the exchange would have to push back its official launch date, as well as delay platform testing and member certification until later this year.
How Sarson Strover’s Outsourcing Policy Averted Virus Disruption
The newly fledged UK hedge fund has outsourced its portfolio management tech and operations to third parties, a move that has helped it through the coronavirus pandemic.
Tellimer Group Launches New Insights Platform
The platform will use natural language processing to deliver curated research from analysts covering emerging markets.
People Moves: IBM Cloud, CoinShares & Seaborn Networks
This week's key people moves include former BofA CTO Howard Boville (pictured), who joins IBM Cloud as senior vice president.
Citco Migrates Accounting Platform Clients to AWS
The firm plans to complete the migration by the end of summer, as it learns from prior rebuilds.
Former HSBC Transformation Head: Weathering the Crisis as a Start-Up
This is a difficult time for most businesses, but start-ups are particularly vulnerable as they struggle to manage cash flow.
People Moves: AWS, DTCC, Refinitiv, CloudMargin and More
A look at some of the key recent 'people moves', including Adam Honore (pictured) who joins Amazon Web Services from CME Group.
In Expansion Beyond HFT, FPGAs Eye AI
After a decade of supercharging low-latency applications, Wei-Shen Wong explores how FPGAs are pushing into new areas of the capital markets, driven by interest in AI & ML.
Former AppsBroker Exec Sets Up Cloud Data Consultancy
GreenBirch will focus on helping financial firms explore ways to adopt cloud technologies, starting with time-series data management and commercializing internal datasets.