How do you best handle exponentially growing volumes of financial market data while meeting the need for real-time database analysis of millions of streaming and historical records? Kx Systems addressed this need for their kdb+tick ultra high-speed database, used by trading groups worldwide, with scalable Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series-based servers. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘streaming’
Kx Systems: Multi-Core Leadership
Thursday, September 10th, 2009Wall Street Systems Boosts Revenues, Cuts Costs by Migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Monday, April 27th, 2009Wall Street Systems, who help financial institutions and other enterprises improve their workflows and increase control of corporate treasury, bank treasury, central banking, FX trading, and global back office operations, found their clients wanted the ability to replace their SPARC* and specialized UNIX* boxes with off-the-shelf Intel systems. By offering Red Hat Enterprise Linux* versions of its best-selling financial applications, Wall Street Systems could create new revenue streams and sharpen its ability to compete aggressively against other financial software firms in its increasingly cost-conscious market niche. They also found they could cut costs itself by streamlining international operations. Read the case study. (more…)
Improving Manageability with OS Streaming White Paper
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008OS streaming can deliver considerable manageability benefits to Intel IT training rooms with multi-user PCs. To evaluate performance and utilization in a production environment, we conducted proof of concept (PoC) testing in two rooms located in different buildings on an Intel campus. We found that OS streaming improved manageability and delivered fast client boot times with moderate server and network utilization, even during worst-case boot storms. (more…)
Dennis Morgan on Rich vs. Thin Client
Monday, September 8th, 2008Intel senior security analyst Dennis Morgan presents a short analysis of the benefits of a rich client vs. a thin client.
Client Computing with a VUE (Virtual User Experience)
Thursday, May 8th, 2008Intel IT developed a new computing approach that combines multiple emerging technologies, including client virtualization and streaming, to potentially transform the way we deliver computing to users.
Client Computing with a VUE (Virtual User Experience)
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Streaming and Virtual Hosted Desktop Study
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Intel conducts ongoing evaluations of emerging compute models for enterprise operations. This white paper presents results from Intel IT’s Software as a Service (SaaS) and client virtualization evaluations. The study explores client, server and network utilization performance and presents benchmarks of results.
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