Technology Architecture
Open, Scalable and Extensible
The RiskSpan On Demand multi-tier architecture:
- Is built on industry-standard technologies
- Has been rigorously field-tested
- Significantly outperforms traditional one-tier solutions
The RiskSpan On Demand Architecture includes:
- A Patented integration layer
- An Application ready data layer
- A Highly optimized, customizable analytics engine
- A Smart grid computing middleware layer
- A Java-enabled web services layer
- A Web-based user interface
The RiskSpan On Demand Patented Integration Layer
- Loosely couples all architecture components, creating seamless integration
without dependencies
- Supports rapid deployment and customization of each solution module
independently
- Enables the easy integration of outside data sources, custom analytics and
legacy systems
The RiskSpan On Demand Analytics Engine
- Is Standards Based
- Is built on a solid, extensible foundation of
- Delivers unmatched performance with:
- Instrument specific optimized algorithms
- Rate and cash flow caches
- Efficient vecotrization
- Automatically updates scheduled batch processes
- Is fully customizable, and easily integrated with external data sources
- Supports the creation of custom instruments, assumptions, preferences and
scenarios
The RiskSpan On Demand Grid Computing Layer
- Handles large simulations
- Reduces the network bottlenecks typically created by large data sets
- Uses clustering, caching and compression technology to provide redundancy,
balance loads and optimize performance
- Distributes requests intelligently by instrument, analysis type and other
parameters for maximum throughput
- Applies sequencing logic to run calculations in parallel or in the most
efficient order
The RiskSpan On Demand Application Ready Data Layer:
- Provides validated data from a virtually unlimited variety of sources
- Normalizes data access and delivers cleansed validated data for all
calculations and systems
- Automates the normalization of data from multiple sources
- Includes a customizable transfiguration engine that supports user defined
fields and preferences
- Supports user-defined validation requirements
- Provides a user-defined aggregated view of all historical data and
real-time data feeds
- Isolates and secures customer data
The RiskSpan On Demand Web Services Layer:
- Allows easy access to all RiskSpan modules via a standard SOAP interface,
or HTTP using XML
- Supports real-time access with no network drain this is middleware
- Provides a standard interface for easily connecting to legacy systems
- Allows easy integration of RiskSpan modules into existing client systems
- Simplifies the management of multiple instruments by providing one
standardized view of market data, instruments, preferences, etc.
The RiskSpan On Demand Web Based Access:
- Is delivered via a fully customizable web-based interface
- Makes it easy to develop custom controls and data views
- Enables easy prototyping of and testing of complex calculations
- Lets individuals easily customize, store and share views, preferences,
assumptions, and calculations with team members
- Provides Global access
- Includes an Excel-based interface