Fred GedlingChief Technology Officer, EMEASVP Global Services

The Reality ofGrids in Finance

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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Grid in Finance: What’s in a name

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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

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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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Grid in Finance: Sample Benefits

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Grid in Finance: Sample Benefits

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Fred GedlingChief Technology Officer, EMEASVP Global Services

Questions?