FXCM Inc. Refreshes Data Center for More Robust Platform
FXCM Inc., a global online provider of foreign exchange trading, refreshes its systems with Intel® Xeon® processors to help ensure rapid execution of trades
Challenges
• Accelerate trades. Help deliver rapid trade execution for customers that trade currency based on market events.
• Accommodate high peak loads. Provide the processing capacity to support spikes in usage following the release of key market indicators.
• Increase Reliability. Help ensure that customers can access FXCM applications around the clock to trade foreign currency.
• Control power and real estate.Expand the processing power and capacity of the FXCM infrastructure while controlling the power, cooling, and real estate consumed by servers.
Solution
• New Dell servers based on Intel Xeon processors. FXCM refreshed servers with Dell PowerEdge* servers based on the Intel Xeon processor 5600 and 7500 series. Servers are equipped with Intel® Gigabit ET Dual- and Multi-Port Server Adapters to keep latency low. Intel® software development tools help FXCM developers optimize application performance for the Intel platform.
Impact
• Increased trading performance. Compared with previous systems, the new servers have helped accelerate trades and reduce latency.
• Handled peak loads. FXCM now has the capacity to deliver outstanding performance even during periodic usage spikes.
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FXCM Inc. Refreshes Data Center for More Robust Platform
FXCM Inc., a global online provider of foreign exchange trading, refreshes its systems with Intel® Xeon® processors to help ensure rapid execution of trades
Challenges
• Accelerate trades. Help deliver rapid trade execution for customers that trade currency based on market events.
• Accommodate high peak loads. Provide the processing capacity to support spikes in usage following the release of key market indicators.
• Increase Reliability. Help ensure that customers can access FXCM applications around the clock to trade foreign currency.
• Control power and real estate.Expand the processing power and capacity of the FXCM infrastructure while controlling the power, cooling, and real estate consumed by servers.
Solution
• New Dell servers based on Intel Xeon processors. FXCM refreshed servers with Dell PowerEdge* servers based on the Intel Xeon processor 5600 and 7500 series. Servers are equipped with Intel® Gigabit ET Dual- and Multi-Port Server Adapters to keep latency low. Intel® software development tools help FXCM developers optimize application performance for the Intel platform.
Impact
• Increased trading performance. Compared with previous systems, the new servers have helped accelerate trades and reduce latency.
• Handled peak loads. FXCM now has the capacity to deliver outstanding performance even during periodic usage spikes.
Read the full FXCM Inc. Refreshes Data Center for More Robust Platform Case Study.
