The Challenge of Modernizing Banking Systems
Challenge A Top 10 Financial Institution was dealing with an outdated, monolithic core banking system. There was a heavy need to modernize this system, improve information-sharing across the bank, make the system easier to use and repair, and reduce dependencies on third parties. To progress the modernization effort, the client needed support on two discrete […]
Finance in the Fast Lane: Low Latency Data Solutions for a Top Financial Institution
If data is the “new oil” for many companies, speed may be the engine. While many companies are grappling with the proliferation of data, one of Infinitive’s clients, a Top 10 Financial Institution, has now tackled the speed problem. Speed to write, process, and read data in several business applications can mean the difference between […]
Banking on the Future: Why Core Modernization is Key for Financial Institutions
The banking industry has been rapidly evolving over the past decade, driven by technological advancements and changing customer expectations. This evolution has put immense pressure on financial institutions to adapt and stay relevant, not to mention to stay in compliance with regulations. One of the most critical aspects of this adaptation is core modernization. Core […]
How Data Clean Rooms Help Financial Services Navigate the Privacy and Marketing Dilemma
In today’s digital age, banks are increasingly relying on data to drive their marketing efforts. With the explosion of online banking channels, it’s becoming increasingly important for banks to collect and analyze data to better understand their customers. However, collecting data can be a double-edged sword. While it can provide banks with valuable insights into […]
Infinitive Live: Manage Risk Through Controls Automation Recap
To really understand control automation, we need to first define what we mean by a control. In the context of Information Technology Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (IT GRC), a control refers to a specific measure or mechanism put in place to manage or mitigate a specific risk. A control also simultaneously ensures compliance with […]
Manage Your Risk Through Controls Automation
The high cost and time spent on sustaining controls is one of the key challenges with compliance efforts. Many IT leaders find their risk and compliance responsibilities to be time-consuming and tedious, especially as dynamic risk environments require quick solutions to provide assurance. The drive for automation enables organizations to optimize compliance spend and control […]
Implementing Observability at Scale: Using Datadog
As highlighted in Part 1, observability aggregates, correlates, and analyzes a steady stream of data (e.g., application, third-party software, infrastructure data) to effectively monitor and troubleshoot applications to meet business requirements – be it business continuity, customer experience, service level indicators (SLIs) or service level objectives (SLOs). In this blog, we will discuss how Infinitive’s […]
Datadog Best Practices
In this blog, we will focus on best practices for three of Datadog’s most popular capabilities: metrics, monitors, and dashboards. These three areas provide the first steps into gaining maximum utility from the platform and gaining transparency into the various components that comprise a technology ecosystem. Metrics: Utilize Integrations Before connecting infrastructure to Datadog, check […]
Defining Observability: Monitoring vs. Observability
Monitoring and observability are often used interchangeably, but there are key differences between the two approaches. This is part 1 of a three-part blog series. Part 1 outlines the specifics of monitoring versus observability and explains how both approaches complement each other. Part 2 highlights how to implement an observability framework at scale with Datadog. […]
4 Trends Shaping the Credit Card Industry
The world’s changing at a breakneck pace and the way we interact with our credit card providers is no different. Data from NerdWallet shows card payments are skyrocketing and 80% of consumers today prefer card payments to cash. Companies will need to stay on top of trends and have the right technology and first party […]