London Stock Exchange replaces servers
Financial exchange prepares for next generation trading platform
The London Stock Exchange, is replacing its legacy servers as part of a four-year programme to move its trading platform to next generation technology.
The organisation has implemented dual-core processors running at 2.2 GHz to power a new trading platform to be launched in 2007.
Processing power, performance standards, scalability, space optimisation and power consumption were all drivers for the server upgrade.
Over the last three years, the organisation has pursued a technology road map designed to provide its customers with the fastest, most cost efficient, robust trading environment in the world.
In addition to next generation technology, the processing power of the new processors will play a key role in achieving optimal business performance as well as helping with the space limitations faced by many financial institutions.
The technology road map will enable the London Stock Exchange to accelerate the implementation of capacity upgrades for one tenth of the current cost.
The servers provided by AMD Opteron feature an integrated memory controller. The additional memory bandwidth and speed gains will allow the organisation to link two primary data centres with a third facility that acts as an arbitration facility.
‘Today’s markets are driven by the need for speed,’ said Robin Paine, chief technology officer at the London Stock Exchange.
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