When IP becomes commoditisedLet’s step into a time travel capsule and go back to the 1980s, when the computers did the heavy lifting with mainframes and batch driven…3d ago3d ago
Published inEconomics CentralElusive Opportunity Costs? Or hiding in plain sight?Everyone loves a good management accounts dashboard. You have the lifeblood of your business at your finger tips.Jun 5Jun 5
Published inEconomics CentralOne Identifier for All TimeEvery financial instrument needs an identifier, especially since trading is now almost exclusively done electronically.Jun 3Jun 3
Why was CWIQ file system built?The need to process vast amounts of data in a timely manner is at the crux of every business that does analytics, especially in finance…May 28May 28
It doesn’t need to be this hardWe have access to petabytes of data and since we no longer download data onto our local machines we have adapted to use cloud computing to…May 19May 19
Good enough?It is seductive to embark on a project to build the ultimate low latency trading engine. The technology stack of high performing kernels…Mar 4Mar 4
Speed, reliability, volumeContinuing my journey with CWIQ, my attention has turned to the sharp end of the platform. The trading engine.Feb 26Feb 26
Buy vs Build? The enduring questionIn the olden days, it was a given that when you considered building a tech platform you built your own custom solution. You had full…Feb 20Feb 20
Turbo charging the transition towards a sustainable economyThe term turbo charging is fraught with connotations of a combustion engine powered by hydrocarbons, however, the sentiment is well…Jan 6, 2024Jan 6, 2024