As the trading landscape has undergone significant changes over the last several years, financial institutions have developed an insatiable need for low latency.

In order to find the right latency strategy for your firm, consider the below three points:

• Be educated – identify your ideas and strategies, outline the execution and the final goal.
• Don’t be held hostage to the hype – ultra-low latency may be the topic du jour, however, it might not be right for you.
• Learn to manage speeds – in order to reach optimal solution you need to be able to adapt and be open to exploring all options.

When you’re deciding on the latency of your infrastructure, tread carefully. The right solution and answer varies for everyone, there is no one-speed-fits-all solution.

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Low-Latency.com - Philippe Buhannic - December 6, 2011