Cloud Computing: Why It Might Be Right For Your Firm
With IT budgets tightened significantly over the past year, many hedge funds and investment firms have had to make changes to their businesses. Personnel changes, budget freezes and other tough decisions had to be made along the way. Both staff and systems were often on the chopping block.
More than any other industry, financial firms rely on premier technology for swift trade execution, secure data protection and much more. If it is determined that the IT budget needs to be cut the question is “how?” What is the best way for an investment firm to save on IT costs but without sacrificing efficiency and performance? The answer is cloud computing, and believe it or not, cost isn’t the only reason firms are making the switch.
Focusing on hedge funds, this article outlines:
- What is Cloud Computing?
- Why use the Cloud?
- Concerns and Challenges to Cloud Computing
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