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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…
NetApp Unveils NVIDIA-based Software Stack to Manage Data for AI
NetApp has launched its AI Data Engine platform to manage enterprise data for artificial intelligence. The software stack integrates with NVIDIA reference designs to create a unified metadata catalogue for global data estates. The system identifies and governs unstructured data by analysing file content in place to enrich metadata without moving files. “Despite massive investments…
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…
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…
Pilot-to-Production Discussion to Open First AI in Data Management Summit NYC
The countdown has begun to the inaugural A-Team Group AI in Data Management Summit NYC. Leading figures from the worlds of data and finance will gather at the event to consider the most pressing matters facing them as their companies embed artificial intelligence into their operations. The Summit builds on the success of 15 years…
Hexaware QnA: Combining Human Skills and AI to Solve Data Challenges
Hexaware is a global digital and technology services company, with UK offices in London and Birmingham. It has been solving data challenges for financial institutions and other regulated industries for more than 30 years. Data Management Insight spoke to Parameshwaran (Param) Iyer, regional head – UK & Ireland, Hexaware Technologies, about the pain points Hexaware…
SimCorp Unveils Factor Aggregation Tool for Quants
SimCorp has introduced the Axioma Factor Library Suite to aggregate fundamental, technical and macroeconomic factors into a single data resource for asset managers and hedge funds, among other users. The library includes exposures for 50,000 securities across 90 countries with historical data dating back to 1997. Users can access the data through the Axioma Risk…