Opening the Gateway to the Markets
Intel® processors and server adapters helped Lek Securities reduce stock quote and order latency and increase data center density by 50 percent to handle growing demands for market data.
In financial markets, traders that can acquire more information faster than their competitors are at a distinct advantage. Lek Securities needed ways to ensure rapid and consistent delivery of market data to its trader customers, especially during periods of heavy market activity. The company selected the Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I340 to help eliminate network bottlenecks and accommodate rising data volumes. The company also refreshed its quote and order gateway infrastructure with new servers based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series to improve application performance for customers while maximizing data center density. The company now runs 50 percent more applications than before in the same infrastructure footprint.
CHALLENGES
• Accelerate performance, eliminate bottlenecks. Help ensure rapid, consistent delivery of market data, avoiding gaps that can leave traders with “stale” information.
• Accommodate peak loads. Provide the processor and network capacity to sustain performance even during heavy trading activity, microbursts, and failover situations.
• Control power and real estate. Support rising demand for information by running more quote and order gateway applications while controlling IT costs.
SOLUTION
• Intel® Xeon® processors and server adapters. Lek Securities refreshed its quote and order gateway infrastructure with Dell PowerEdge* servers based on the Intel Xeon processor 5600 series and equipped with the Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I340.
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Opening the Gateway to the Markets
Intel® processors and server adapters helped Lek Securities reduce stock quote and order latency and increase data center density by 50 percent to handle growing demands for market data.
In financial markets, traders that can acquire more information faster than their competitors are at a distinct advantage. Lek Securities needed ways to ensure rapid and consistent delivery of market data to its trader customers, especially during periods of heavy market activity. The company selected the Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I340 to help eliminate network bottlenecks and accommodate rising data volumes. The company also refreshed its quote and order gateway infrastructure with new servers based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series to improve application performance for customers while maximizing data center density. The company now runs 50 percent more applications than before in the same infrastructure footprint.
CHALLENGES
• Accelerate performance, eliminate bottlenecks. Help ensure rapid, consistent delivery of market data, avoiding gaps that can leave traders with “stale” information.
• Accommodate peak loads. Provide the processor and network capacity to sustain performance even during heavy trading activity, microbursts, and failover situations.
• Control power and real estate. Support rising demand for information by running more quote and order gateway applications while controlling IT costs.
SOLUTION
• Intel® Xeon® processors and server adapters. Lek Securities refreshed its quote and order gateway infrastructure with Dell PowerEdge* servers based on the Intel Xeon processor 5600 series and equipped with the Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I340.
Read the full Opening the Gateway to the Markets study.
