High performance computing: The rise of grid and virtualization technologies

The rapid growth of automated trading and computationally intensive analytics used within risk and portfolio management means significantly increased pressure on existing IT infrastructures. Banks and other financial institutions that take advantage of innovative high performance computing technologies now will be better equipped to stay ahead of their competition in the years ahead.

Hosted by DWT and Waters magazine, the City#Grid conference provides CIOs, CTOs, Chief Architects and senior technologists with a comprehensive understanding of how next generation grid computing, virtualization and SOA technologies can be applied to ensure optimal use of existing IT resources and increased revenues for business lines.

Benefits of attending include:

• Find out how grid computing can help you to get the most out of your automated trading strategies using artificially intelligent algorithms
• Benefit from HSBC’s case study on how to build data grids for front office applications
• Discover how to achieve total processing virtualization capability
• Understand how to overcome the barriers to global scalability
• Listen to an interactive panel discussion on the benefits and pitfalls of running your grid as a business
• Learn how to effectively increase your grid’s capacity