Takeovers, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) test companies to their limits. These stresses affect all companies but for financial services organizations they can be compounded. Not only do two businesses have to come together, but so do the systems offering their products and services. Part of the problem is that incumbent financial services companies tend to…
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown has thrown business valuations into chaos and shown financial services organizations that the shift to digital products and services is not a nice-to-have, but a necessity. M&As were already anticipated in a crowded market, but the changing behavior of customers has made them a necessity. They make sense from…
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Two years in two months. For anyone working in the digital space, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s declaration in late April that the company has seen two years’ worth of digital transformation in two months can’t really be a surprise. Data center traffic had been growing exponentially, and COVID-19 has given it another shot of adrenaline.…
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One of the consequences of the COVID-19 lockdown was the sudden shift away from traditional modes of financial services, notably the branch, to internet-based services. Whether the end user is a trader, an analyst, an actuary, a business owner, or a consumer, they will have been affected by these changes. These changes are likely to…
The international Standards body that specifies the requirements for today’s optical data communications for Data Center and Enterprise applications is the International Electronic & Electrical Engineers, i.e., the IEEE. The specified protocol for point-to-point or point-to-multipoint communications is “Ethernet.” The name Ethernet comes from the ancient Greek word, Ether, meaning the air that fills the…
Challenger banks have shown what’s possible in the Financial Services sector – new ways of banking, trading as well as modelling and managing risk. As financial services brands consider the next five years, hybrid IT offers the greatest flexibility for developing next generation products and services. As customers increasingly exchange physical for digital experiences, those…
The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technologies, today announced details of its upcoming “Interoperability and the Ethernet Ecosystem” webinar. The free informational presentation is scheduled for 12:30pm PDT/3:30pm EDT June 18, 2020, and will explore the Ethernet Alliance’s recent, successful validation of multivendor interoperability across 10…
Since the emergence of novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, many businesses have had to adjust their business strategies and processes, shifting the focus away from central offices to home services for both customers and employees. This reduces to a minimum the chances of exposure to the virus but puts pressure on IT departments to keep work…