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The Case Against Ripping and Replacing: Why Capital Markets Firms Should Build Intelligence Into What They Already Have
By Neil Vernon, Chief Product Officer, Gresham. For years, capital markets firms have faced the same challenge: modernising sprawling, legacy data systems. Each attempt follows a familiar pattern – ambitious platform overhauls, eight-figure budgets, years of disruption – yet the old systems often remain in use long after the new ones are live. Replacing systems…
New Breakout Roundtable Session Stimulates Deep Topic Discussion at DMS London
A new feature of this year’s A-Team Group Data Management Summit London was the Champagne Roundtable sessions, in which delegates were able to gather in small, informal groups for guided discussion on a range of data and technology issues facing financial institutions. The fully attended session was well-received by participants, each of whom were invited…
Datactics Survey to Gauge Data Chiefs’ Pressure to Adopt AI Amid New Risks
The headlong rush to adopt artificial intelligence poses multiple risks to financial institutions that don’t take the necessary preparatory steps before implementation. One potential source is the increasing AI-savviness of company employees. As they become accustomed to using the technology on consumer devices and websites, there is a greater risk they’ll inadvertently leak or compromise…
Stage is Set for 16th Annual Data Management Summit London
The 16th annual A-Team Group Data Management Summit London gets underway tomorrow morning, with another high-level gathering of industry experts to look over the state of play in data management within capital markets. A full-day of panel discussions, debate and networking will take place as well as a slew of keynote addresses from some of…
Inaugural AI in Data Management Summit NYC Sets New Benchmark in AI Discussion
A-Team Group’s inaugural AI in Data Management Summit NYC set a new benchmark in the global discussion around artificial intelligence. Leading figures from the worlds of finance and technology gathered in New York to share best practice guidance and observation, real-world case studies and forecasts for the exciting – and challenging – year ahead. The…
NetApp Q&A: Intelligent Storage Helps Overcome Silo Challenges
NetApp is a cloud-native data storage and AI solutions provider that is based in San Jose, California. Data Management Insight spoke to chief marketing officer Gabie Boko to learn more about how the company helps financial institutions. Data Management Insight: When was NetApp formed, and how do you service financial institutions and financial services companies?…
Embrace the Threat: How Software Firms Can Head Off ‘SaaS-pocalypse’
Recent stock market losses among software providers have prompted some analysts to predict a coming “SaaS-pocalypse” as software companies are threatened by artificial intelligence that can write code and build software quickly and cheaply. The doomsayers may be premature, however. While AI undoubtedly has the ability to supplant some of those firms, it also presents…
Experts to Take Stock of Data Silos and Lineage: DMS London Preview
Data fragmentation and lineage are two critical themes within data management that are intrinsically linked. Good data lineage can help overcome the impediments imposed by siloed data because it is an important aid in optimising data integration and utility. Both will be examined in detail by experts at A-Team Group’s 16th annual Data Management Summit…
Governance to be Scrutinised at Inaugural AI in Data Management Summit NYC
Ensuring artificial intelligence deployments are securely governed without stymieing their potential is a delicate balancing act. It requires carefully drawn policies, frameworks and processes. As deployment of the technology expands and its capabilities and complexity multiply, the governance structure must adapt and evolve. How to get this right is among the most important topics swirling…
Most City Mega Mergers Test Tech More Than Balance Sheets
By Gus Sekhon, head of product, FINBOURNE Technology. The City loves nothing more than a takeover tale as old as time. A US$2.5tn US asset management behemoth snapping up one of London’s most historic investment houses for £10bn sounds like a story of global ambition and deep pockets. The Schroders brand stays, the headquarters remains…