Major investment banks are looking at hybrid computing as a way to increase their computational speeds for complex structured products while reducing power consumption and space requirements in the data center.
One leading solution involves combining X86 architecture processors from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) or Intel Corp. with IBM Corp.'s Cell blades. By pairing that technology with Platform Computing Corp.'s Symphony grid connectivity, financial firms can achieve a five- to ten-time improvement on performance, says Martin Harris, Platform's financial services market director.
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