Heavy Networking 620: High Frequency Trading And Big Data Network Design

Network design for high frequency trading and big data networks is the topic of today’s Heavy Networking. If you’re interested in what it’s like to carefully manage data center latency and maintain your sanity in a zero downtime environment, I believe this is your show. Our guests are Jeremy Filliben and Marc Washco of Jump Trading. We discuss: * A definition of high frequency trading (HFT) * What an HFT network looks like (topology, vendors, bandwidth, etc.) * Applications an HFT network supports * Scale up or scale out for adding bandwidth * HFT and latency * The role of QoS, multicast, * More Sponsor: Pluribus Networks Pluribus delivers cloud networking solutions that dramatically reduce complexity and increase business velocity for enterprises and service providers in the distributed multi-cloud era. Mark your calendar for a special event on March 16 to see how Pluribus is revolutionizing cloud networking – for good. Don’t miss it! Sign up at pluribusnetworks.com/cloudnetworking. Sponsor: CBT Nuggets CBT Nuggets is IT training for IT professionals and anyone looking to build IT skills. You can sign up for a free CBT Nuggets trial. There’s no credit card required to sign up and you’ll have access to the entire training library. Visit cbtnuggets.com/heavynetworking. Show Links: Jump Trading Marc Washco on LinkedIn @jfilliben – Jeremy Filliben on Twitter Jeremy Filliben on LinkedIn

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Heavy Networking is an unabashedly nerdy dive into all things networking. Described by one listener as "verbal white papers," the weekly episodes feature network engineers, industry experts, and vendors sharing useful information to keep your professional knowledge sharp and your career growing. Hosts Greg Ferro, Ethan Banks and Drew Conry-Murray cut through the marketing spin to explore what works—and what doesn't—in networking today, while keeping an eye on what's ahead for the industry. On air since 2010, Heavy Networking is the flagship show of the Packet Pushers podcast network.