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IBM InterConnect 2013 Expert Integrated Systems Keynote: SGX Transformation Journey
1. SGX Transformation Journey
IBM InterConnect 2013 – MBS Singapore
Niguel Brooks
SVP, Architecture & Infrastructure
10/10/2013
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2. SGX The Asian Gateway
Asia’s most International exchange
Premier International listings venue
Trading wide range of securities, derivatives
and commodity products
Asia’s longest trading hours
Fastest trading engine and co-location
Central clearing house and Asia’s only
clearing services for OTC commodities and
financial derivatives
SGX at a Glance - The Asian Gateway
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Revenue1 Market Cap2 Employees
US$562 million US$5.9 billion - 2nd in Asia ~600
3. SGX The Asian Gateway
IT Challenges
– Agility and time to market
– Limited resources, budget and cost pressures
– System complexity and standards approach
– The 3R’s (Reliability, Resiliency & Recoverability)
– Technology governance, risks and security
Key Drivers and Technology Challenges
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Business Drivers
– Grow existing and new business
– Competitive landscape pressures
– Regulation and market structure changes
– Service availability
4. SGX The Asian Gateway
Proof of Concept – Experiences
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Installation and setup
– PureApplication System installed and configured within a day
Migration timeframe and PoC results
– Upgrade SGX applications from WAS V6.1
to WAS V8.5 over two day period
– Migrated from Windows to Linux
– Consolidate clusters and nodes
Integration with SGX build
– O/S build and 3rd party software installation
– Tools integration and security hardening
POC results
– Successful migration in record time
– Demonstrated ease of support and deployment
5. SGX The Asian Gateway
PureApplication Solution Evaluation
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Operational Efficiency
– Simplified maintenance and support of new solution
Agility
– Faster time to market new applications
– Flexible application infrastructure, performance optimization
Resiliency / Risk Reduction
– No single point-of-failure, high-availability architecture
– Minimise human error with automation framework
– Role based access, segregation of environments
Migration
– Ease of migrate existing applications and expertise to support
Cost
– Cheaper to operate over the existing solution
– Predictable costs over the solution lifetime
6. SGX The Asian Gateway
SGX Transformation journey continues….
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PureApplication Deployment
– Project approved to replace the existing WAS environments supporting SGX’s
trade reporting, clearing and back-office applications
Final thoughts
– Utilise expert migration services
– Transformation creates new challenges
– Always keep your goals in sight
Application and Operational Process Optimisation
– Consolidation and simplification of the existing WAS setup
– Review SGX internal support and deployment model
– Performance and capacity management capabilities
– Explore new use cases for PureApplication platform