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I've been to NY4! It really is less magical then these articles make it seem. Yes - the security is a bit imposing. For anyone familiar with datacenters, though
by elecengin 10y ago
I've been to NY4! It really is less magical then these articles make it seem. Yes - the security is a bit imposing. For anyone familiar with datacenters, though, it is pretty run of the mill except for it's tremendous scale.
Worth shouting out to Lucera - I have met the CEO and he is a really thoughtful technologist. They are doing some awesome work bringing AWS-style computing to the low latency space. Some interesting details on their deployment:
http://www.enterprisetech.com/2014/02/20/amazon-cant-catch-lucera-financial-cloud/ http://www.enterprisetech.com/2014/02/20/amazon-cant-catch-l...
- chasb 10y agoIf high-frequency trading were limited or abolished, would Lucera's advantage over AWS disappear?
- puppetmaster 10y agoNot really. Even in a world where HFT is limited, cross connections provide consistent connections between trading entities. While AWS provides over-the-Internet or "black boxed" networking on a best efforts basis, Lucera's connections are point to point.