How hyperconvergence helped City firm JM Finn ditch its data centre and ride out the pandemic

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The financial services company slashed its infrastructure footprint by two-thirds allowing it to close an expensive London data centre

In the years since he joined London-headquartered wealth management firm JM Finn, head of IT and CISO Jon Cosson has witnessed multiple waves of technological change. "You know you're getting ol...

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