Consulting Services Merely having "technology that works" is no longer a competitive edge. Today's financial institutions are fiercely competing to leverage every new technology dollar spent, as well as to unlock the value of existing technology. People, products, and processes must work together to create the optimal technical and business environment that will raise the successful financial firm above the competition.
Technology Infrastructure Consulting
We are strongly opposed to a 'one size fits all' design approach. Instead, our experienced YJT engineers work in tandem with our clients to first identify the business objectives that impact technology, and then to design and build the infrastructure with the highest possible return on technology dollars invested.
Following are some of the services we offer as part of our Technology Infrastructure Consulting offering:
- Network, server, and storage infrastructure design and implementation
- Data center and MDF/IDF design and implementation
- Trading room design and implementation
- Office relocations
- Hardware and software selection, procurement, and installation
In many of these projects, we use both our deep technical expertise as well as our specialized industry knowledge to ensure a successful delivery, including:
- Expert level knowledge of leading technology platforms such as HP, Microsoft, Linux, Cisco, and EMC
- Expertise in network security, including firewall, intrusion prevention, anti-spam, and anti-virus solutions
- Experience with and implementation knowledge for a variety of internet connectivity providers, market data providers, and third party software vendors
- Experience in developing disaster recovery, business continuity, and data backup and recovery solutions
- Significant experience with many financial industry buildings
- Relationships with specialized industry experts such as architects and trading desk manufacturers
Our engineers possess years of experience in the fast-paced, turbulent financial and trading industries. They lean on that experience to recommend and execute solutions that ensure maximum performance and scalability during times of change and growth. We can perform specialized network and systems design work on a project basis to augment in-house resources. Often, in-house resources have more-than-full plates, and sometimes multiple projects must be performed concurrently to keep the business running optimally. YJT Solutions can provide the additional resources necessary to complete these projects on time and within budget.
Project Management
Our clients recognize that in order for technology to be effective, people, products and processes must be aligned to meet business goals. Yet, given the pressures of keeping the day-to-day operations of an organization running smoothly, finding the time internally to do this work can be difficult.
At the core of our Project Management offering is our proven ability to help institutions manage large, complex projects to a successful completion. We often work as part of a team with our clients' internal staff, and we apply our knowledge, experience, and hard work to help complete these projects on time and within budget. We are also able to augment a particular team with our own resources if needed. Our consultants bring years of experience in the financial industry and they employ a disciplined, methodological approach to achieving project success.
YJT has, over time, developed unique project management tools and templates that are adapted for the business needs of the financial industry, and we bring these tools with us (if our clients desire) to 'jumpstart' the process.
YJT helps transform technology projects into pioneering business successes. Our world-class IT project managers and consultants offer the methodical approach, experience and knowledge of a large consulting firm...but with the savvy, agility and customizable approach of a firm specialized in the financial services industry. YJT consulting skills can end project grid-lock within an organization, thereby allowing internal resources to focus on their core roles.
Application Development
We do not develop trading engines; however, we are highly skilled in writing the necessary interfaces between applications, whether those are proprietary or part of an industry vendor's solution. We are familiar with many industry APIs and can write to them effectively. Our developers have enough industry knowledge to be able to work directly with traders to analyze requirements, design, code, and then test applications that are driven from your creative ideas.
Confidentiality is at the heart of everything we do. We realize that in order to effectively deliver development services, you may need to share your proprietary ideas with us at times. We guard this information in a number of ways, and we are prepared to sign non-disclosure agreements before any work begins.
Requirements Analysis and Documentation
YJT analysts can help you analyze and document business requirements, an essential step before embarking upon any technology project. We can work directly with end users, management, and/or in-house IT staff to first understand current functionality and capabilities, and then help determine requirements for the future.