smartTrade Technologies is fundamentally overhauling its deployment and innovation capabilities through a new hybrid cloud initiative with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The project, dubbed MetaCloud, empowers smartTrade to provision complete client trading environments in under 15 minutes according to the company – a dramatic acceleration aimed at boosting scalability and operational agility.
At the core of the MetaCloud initiative is a hybrid architecture that leverages both private infrastructure and the AWS public cloud. This model, developed by the firm’s innovation incubator, smartTrade Advanced Innovation Lab (SAIL), is designed for enhanced resilience and flexibility.
The platform is built on a suite of AWS technologies, including Amazon EKS for container orchestration, Amazon Aurora for high-performance databases, and AWS Direct Connect for dedicated network performance.
This new cloud foundation aims to do more than speed up deployments; it is also designed to serve as a launchpad for a new generation of AI-powered tools. The move enables smartTrade to more effectively integrate large language models (LLMs) across its front-office workflows. A key example is its smart Copilot AI, a generative AI solution designed to automate and optimise trading processes. The infrastructure will also power expanded analytics offerings to help clients make faster, data-driven decisions.
The partnership with AWS is a strategic move to address the financial industry’s increasing demand for faster innovation and highly resilient platforms. By automating its infrastructure management, smartTrade can reallocate engineering resources from operational tasks to core product development, accelerating its ability to bring advanced features to market for its institutional clients.
“Building on AWS is about strategically positioning smartTrade to define the future of trading and payments technology,” commented David Vincent, CEO & Co-Founder of smartTrade Technologies. “Leveraging the advanced infrastructure and services of AWS allows us to accelerate our innovation roadmap, particularly with advancements like our AI smart Copilot and advanced analytics services. This ensures we stay ahead of the curve, delivering cutting-edge, scalable solutions that will set our clients, and smartTrade, apart for years to come.”
“AWS’s capabilities augment smartTrade’s existing strengths, further accelerating their innovation roadmap, enhancing their market-leading platforms, and enabling the delivery of next-generation solutions to their clients,” added Scott Mullins, Managing Director, AWS Financial Services. “We are excited to provide smartTrade with AWS’s proven performance to push the boundaries of innovation in trading technology, enabling smartTrade to stay ahead of the curve, leveraging technologies like Generative AI and scalable infrastructure to power shape the future of its ultra-low latency trading and payments.”
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