Join this talk to learn how Grasshopper built Ahab to:
- Transport real-time data from data centers to Google Cloud Platform
- Persist vast volumes of market data into Google BigQuery in a query-able form
- Use Apache Beam to calculate the order books (a dynamic list of buy and sell orders) in real-time Increase the success of trading strategies
Sachar de Vries will also share some lessons learned, including tips for building fast data processing pipelines.
Sachar de Vries has spent a decade building the technological foundations of Grasshopper. As the first IT hire, Sachar was pivotal in the firm’s transformation from first time electronic traders to regional tech powerhouse. Now, as Chief Technical Officer, Sachar leads technology strategy and helps the trading teams leverage Grasshopper’s proprietary trading platform.
Speakers
Sumeet Puri
Chief Technology Solutions Officer
Solace
Sumeet Puri is Solace’s chief technology solutions officer. His expertise includes architecting large-scale enterprise systems in various domains, including trading platforms, core banking, telecommunications, supply chain, machine to machine track and trace and more, and more recently in spaces related to big data, mobility, IoT, and analytics. Sumeet’s experience encompasses evangelizing, strategizing, architecting, program managing, designing and developing complex IT systems from portals to middleware to real-time CEP, BPM and analytics, with paradigms such as low latency, event driven architecture, SOA, etc. using various technology stacks. The breadth and depth of Sumeet’s experience makes him sought after as a speaker, and he authored the popular Architect’s Guide to Implementing Event-Driven Architecture.
Sachar de Vries
Chief Technology Officer
Grasshopper
Sachar de Vries has spent a decade building the technological foundations of Grasshopper. As the first IT hire, Sachar was pivotal in the firm’s transformation from first time electronic traders to regional tech powerhouse. Now, as Chief Technical Officer, Sachar leads technology strategy and helps the trading teams leverage Grasshopper’s proprietary trading platform.