- 82% of respondents have or plan to migrate from monolithic architecture to microservices
- Flexibility and scalability are considered the key benefits of microservices
Quantifi, a specialist provider of risk, analytics and trading solutions and Celent, a research and advisory firm focused on the application of information technology in the financial services industry, recently co-hosted a webinar on ‘Microservices: The New Building Blocks of Financial Technology’. Delegates were surveyed to measure industry opinion on adopting a microservices approach and highlight technology challenges faced with traditional monolithic platforms.
“Most firms have invested in technology capabilities to satisfy new practices and regulatory requirements, however, much remains to be done to operate efficiently. As traditional systems grow and more updates are bolted on they become too complex and inflexible to the extent that they become incompatible with new technologies and tools,” comments Marc Adler, Chief Architect, Quantifi. “Microservices is emerging as the critical differentiator, as companies can take advantage of the flexibility, efficiency, resiliency and scalability, which ultimately facilitate a lower total cost of ownership,” continues Marc.
“In the mid- to-long term, we expect that the smart evolution, utilization and deployment towards microservices will be one of the bedrocks for future evolution of front office, risk, and compliance systems innovation”
Cubillas Ding, Research Director, Celent
Key Findings:
- Firms face multiple technology challenges. Most firms agree that low level of system innovation makes it difficult to adjust quickly to change. Another pressing challenging was dispersed front-to-back processes causing low level of standardised operations across the enterprise.
- The majority of firms (82%) are either evaluating the benefits of a microservices architecture, or in the early stage proof of concept. Quantifi sees microservices as the future of risk technology.
- All firms view flexibility and receptiveness to incremental change as the key benefit of microservices vs a monolithic architecture. Other benefits include scalability, and easy deployment/integration.
Quantifi has stayed ahead of the competition by continuing to make smart investments in new technology that translate into long-term value for clients. A key focus of the past 12 months has been to make Quantifi more open and flexible by separating out its architecture to microservices. This investment has reshaped how Quantifi serves its clients by addressing the modern business imperatives of speed, agility and scalability. A microservices architecture makes initial implementation and future upgrade simple and low risk. Clients also benefit from unparalleled flexibility and customisation.
“The business case for converging risk and finance data environments has now become more compelling. Firms are faced with important choices with whether or not to respond strategically to rationalize risk and finance data environments as opposed to continuing to adopt tactical solutions that impose a structural drag on a firm’s ability to meet and manage its obligations”, comments Cubillas Ding, Director of Research, Celent. “In the mid- to-long term, we expect that the smart evolution, utilization and deployment towards microservices will be one of the bedrocks for future evolution of front office, risk, and compliance systems innovation”, continues Cubillas.
About Celent
Celent is a research and advisory firm dedicated to helping financial institutions formulate comprehensive business and technology strategies. Celent publishes reports identifying trends and best practices in financial services technology and conducts consulting engagements for financial institutions looking to use technology to enhance existing business processes or launch new business strategies. Celent is a member of the Oliver Wyman Group.
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