New study shows data center needs quickly outgrowing current solutions
June 26, 2013 - The explosion of data generated and used by corporations, organizations, and individuals today places constant demands on data centers, from space constraints to power usage, cooling loads, and physical security. These findings appear in a new study conducted by Siemens, UBM Tech and InformationWeek Marketing Services. According to the results, most executives feel that their organization's data centers will run out of power, cooling, or space by the end of 2014.
IDC Market Study Shows Strong Gains for Co-Processors and Big Data
June 17, 2013 - The proportion of high performance computing (HPC) sites employing co-processors and accelerators more than doubled during the past two years, and a surprising two thirds of HPC sites are now performing Big Data analysis as part of their HPC workloads, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Study of HPC End-User Sites. The 2013 study included sites representing 905 HPC systems, more than double the 488 systems profiled in the 2011 version of the study, IDC announced at the International Supercomputing Conference in Leipzig today.
JPMorgan fined £3 million by FCA for data failings
May 24, 2013 - The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined J.P. Morgan International Bank Limited (JPMIB) £3,076,200 for systems and controls failings relating to its provision of retail investment advice and portfolio investment services.
AMF issues RFI for central securities data repository
May 16, 2013 - The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the regulatory and oversight body for Québec's financial sector, has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for potential suppliers to tender for the creation of a new Market Analysis Platform (MAP).
Bank of England expresses concern over Bloomberg data monitoring
May 15, 2013 - The Bank of England has commented on the data snooping activities of the financial news agency Bloomberg, calling them "reprehensible".
Big Data Could Have a Transformational Influence on the 21st Century Global Financial System, According to BNY Mellon
May 9, 2013 - New analytical approaches combined with the arrival of torrents of big data have the potential to shape a healthier and more prosperous future for the information-intensive global financial system, according to a white paper from BNY Mellon.
Panopticon Selected for CRN Big Data 100
April 26, 2013 - Panopticon Software, the leading provider of visual data discovery and analysis software for real-time, CEP and historical time series data, today announced it has been included in the UBM Tech Channel's CRN 2013 Big Data 100 list.
Data management key to market surveillance - Iosco
April 22, 2013 - The technology-driven revolution in securities markets in recent years requires regulators to overhaul their surveillance operations with a focus on the micro-management of trade data, says a report from the International Organization of Securities Commissions (Iosco).
