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What does it take to put a database in the cloud?
There are several ways to migrate an old legacy system to the cloud, but there's always a trade-off.
Bloomberg’s new data retention policy vexes buy-side firms
Impacted users will have to pay extra costs to retain communications data for longer than two years.
This Week: Refinitiv; State Street/BlackRock; SteelEye; SimCorp; FEX Global/TT
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Jumping ship: Concerns raised over LSEG’s 2022 Docklands datacenter move
The project comes at a time when Euronext is considering a datacenter move, and sources speculate that Six might also be another candidate to migrate. Market participants are split on the news of the LSEG migration, with some calling it “frustrating,”…
Vendors Continue to Move Products, Services to the Cloud: Some Examples
Last year, most (if not all) financial technology providers either completed or started major projects that involved moving their products and services to the cloud. WatersTechnology looks at 15 of the more interesting cloud-migration initiatives from…
HSBC Securities Arm ‘Strangles’ Legacy Tech with API Wrapper
The securities services business has embarked on an API strategy to offload its legacy tech and produce better connected products.
IBM and Bank of America Prep Financial Services-Specific Public Cloud
With security, privacy, risk, and control in mind, the duo have teamed up to provide an all-encompassing public cloud utility for the financial sector.
Bloomberg Advances on Cloud Data Strategy
The global data giant is working with clients to deploy its data services from the three main cloud providers.
Banks and Buy-Side Firms Encounter Challenges with Public Cloud Adoption
Moving to the public cloud is not as simple as flipping a switch. Anthony Malakian speaks with early public cloud adopters to find out some of the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
Finastra and Microsoft Partner for Cloud Platform
Finastra will host its applications in its cloud platform, FusionFabric.cloud, hosted by Microsoft Azure.