Agenda
• Welcome!• What is a Grid today?• Where are Grids used today in Finance?• Where will they end up?• Questions
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Users of Grids in Finance include…
Insurance
Banking
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BI Portal
DecisionSupport
ERP/SCM
CRM/eCommerce
““Grid” - Shared Grid” - Shared InfrastructureInfrastructure
PolicyPolicy
Demand Demand
SupplySupply
Application Virtualization and Grid
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ApplicationsApplications
Grid in Finance: Growth Trends
Regulatory Requirements
Accelerating time to market
Product complexity increasing
Competitive / cost pressures
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London
GridServer®Manager
Applications
ResourceSharing
ResourceSharing
Investment Banking – Established Grids
New YorkGridServer®
Manager
Applications
TokyoGridServer®Manager
Applications
Zurich
GridServer®Manager
Applications
Grid infrastructure – dedicated & shared servers, desktops (1000s)
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Retail Banking – Emerging Grids
• Core processing delivery• Branch• Internet• Internal
• Customer Strategy Optimization• Enterprise Content Management• Business Intelligence
• Customer acquisition, retention, revenue generation
• Risk, Compliance, Surveillance
• Regulatory Reporting• Statement Production• Budgeting• Planning
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Blue = idle = wasted
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