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BT Radianz Cloud from BT Trading
A secure, resilient cloud community offering ultra-low latency connectivity to key trading venues, market participants, and service providers, supporting mission-critical trading and execution operations.
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Low-Latency Network Infrastructure for Trading & Execution
High-speed, optimized network connections designed to minimize transmission delays between trading systems and market venues, which is critical for strategies where microseconds matter.
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Connectivity Options
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Direct Market Access (DMA) Enables direct connection to exchanges or liquidity providers for low-latency order routing. |
BT Radianz Cloud is a global financial extranet providing direct market access (DMA) to a large number of exchanges and liquidity venues. Confirmed in product documentation. | |
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Colocation Availability Support for colocation with exchanges or brokers to minimize network round trip times. |
BT Radianz offers colocation at major trading venues to enable low-latency trading, as indicated on the product's webpage and datasheets. | |
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Cross-Connects Capability Ability to utilize physical cross-connects within data centers for ultra-low-latency connection. |
Cross-connects are supported within data centers where Radianz is present; BT marketing materials explicitly mention fast, local connections. | |
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Multi-venue Connectivity Supports simultaneous connections to multiple trading venues or exchanges. |
Multi-venue connectivity is a fundamental value proposition of Radianz—enabling access to hundreds of venues and participants. | |
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Cloud Connectivity Supports integration with major cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc) for hybrid trading infrastructure. |
Product notes confirm support for cloud and hybrid environments, including integration with providers such as AWS. | |
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API Access Provides robust APIs (FIX, REST, WebSocket, etc.) for order management and market data. |
API access via standard protocols (FIX, REST) is listed as available for client integration. | |
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Remote Access Support Enables secure remote access for trading and monitoring when not colocated. |
Remote access options for monitoring and management (VPN and secure links) are described in documentation. | |
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Last Mile Solutions Options for high-performance last-mile connectivity (fiber, wireless, etc). |
High-performance last-mile solutions, including fiber and wireless, are mentioned for on-premises connections. | |
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Bandwidth Scalability Ability to flexibly scale up or down network bandwidth as required. |
Radianz advertises flexible, scalable bandwidth options according to customer requirements. | |
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Redundant Connections Supports multiple redundant network links to reduce risk of downtime. |
Redundant paths/links for mission-critical trading provided, per reliability-focused service guarantees. |
Latency & Performance
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Round-trip Latency Time taken to send an order/message and receive a response from the trading venue. |
No information available | |
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Latency Jitter Variability in latency over time. |
No information available | |
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Throughput Capacity Maximum number of messages/orders that can be processed per second. |
No information available | |
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Packet Loss Rate Percentage of data packets lost during transmission. |
No information available | |
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Latency Monitoring Tools Integrated tools for real-time latency measurement and reporting. |
BT provides latency monitoring dashboards and real-time reporting tools to clients. | |
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Network Time Synchronization High-precision clock synchronization (e.g., GPS, PTP) across all components. |
Network time synchronization options (including GPS and high-accuracy protocols) described in technical guides. | |
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Guaranteed Service Level Agreement (SLA) Provider guarantees around latency, uptime, and support. |
BT Radianz offers SLAs covering latency, uptime, and support response as part of contracts. | |
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Prioritization / QoS Supports network Quality of Service (QoS) and message prioritization. |
No information available | |
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Single-hop Communication Minimal network hops between trading engine and market venue. |
BT Radianz is architected for single-hop or minimal-hop routing to key venues to minimize latency. | |
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Low-latency Switching / Routing Specialized network hardware for sub-microsecond switching/routing. |
Low-latency routing and switching are described as a core network feature in BT Radianz datasheets. |
Reliability & Resilience
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Failover Support Automatic switch to backup systems or connections upon primary failure. |
Failover support via redundant links and automatic rerouting is advertised as a resilience feature. | |
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Geographical Redundancy Distributed infrastructure across multiple locations for disaster recovery. |
Radianz hosts presence in multiple geographies for DR and redundancy. | |
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Hot/Cold Standby Systems Availability of standby systems that can take over during outages. |
Hot/cold standby systems available as part of high-availability deployment options. | |
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Network Monitoring Continuous surveillance and health-checks of network infrastructure. |
Network is continuously monitored via internal NOC and client-facing dashboards. | |
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Automated Incident Response Capability to automatically respond to faults and reroute traffic. |
BT indicates automated traffic rerouting and response to detected faults. | |
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Self-healing Network Capabilities Infrastructure can diagnose and rectify certain failures autonomously. |
No information available | |
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Proactive Maintenance Support Systems in place for regular preventative maintenance. |
No information available | |
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Downtime Notification Immediate alerting on network issues or outages. |
Immediate downtime and incident notifications are part of the included monitoring services. | |
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Service Uptime Percentage of time the network infrastructure is available. |
No information available | |
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Historical Uptime Records Availability of historical records for downtime events. |
Historical uptime and status records are available to clients (self-service portal). |
Security
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Encryption End-to-end encryption for data-in-transit. |
Radianz supports TLS and VPN encryption for all data in transit, meeting standard security requirements. | |
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DDoS Protection Built-in network defense against distributed denial-of-service attacks. |
BT describes anti-DDoS mitigations in service documentation for Radianz Cloud. | |
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Access Control Granular user access management and authentication. |
Role-based and account-based access control tools are described on support and management interfaces. | |
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Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS) Active monitoring for unusual or unauthorized activity. |
No information available | |
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Security Audits & Penetration Testing Regular third-party audits of infrastructure security. |
Regular third-party security audits (e.g. ISO27001) and penetration tests mentioned on compliance pages. | |
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Real-Time Security Alerts Instant detection and notification of security incidents. |
Real-time security alerts and notifications for suspicious activity are provided to network operators. | |
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Network Segmentation Separation of critical trading infrastructure from general-purpose networks. |
Network segmentation and isolation is explicitly described; Radianz provides private connectivity separate from public Internet. | |
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Firewalling Robust firewall solutions to block unauthorized access. |
Radianz leverages enterprise-class firewalls at network ingress/egress, per product security statement. | |
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Physical Security Physical controls and surveillance at data centers and network hubs. |
BT lists physical security, access controls, and surveillance for its hosting/data center partners. | |
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Compliance Certification Adherence to relevant regulatory security and privacy standards (e.g. ISO 27001, SOC2). |
Product certified under ISO 27001; various regional compliance certifications documented on BT's trust/compliance pages. |
Integration & Interoperability
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FIX Protocol Support Native support for Financial Information eXchange (FIX) protocol. |
FIX protocol is natively supported for connectivity to exchanges and brokers. | |
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Cross-platform Compatibility Works with multiple operating systems and hardware platforms. |
Services are accessible from various operating systems; product is OS agnostic. | |
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Open API Availability Public documentation and SDKs for easy integration. |
Public developer documentation and SDKs available for integration on BT support and API sites. | |
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Plug-and-Play Integration Minimal setup required to connect with OMS/EMS and fund management software. |
Standard configurations enable plug-and-play integration with OMS/EMS vendors. | |
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Data Format Flexibility Support for various trading data formats (JSON, XML, binary). |
Variety of data/connection formats supported, including XML, JSON, binary protocol options where needed. | |
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Back-office System Connectivity Ability to interface with reconciliation, risk, and compliance systems. |
Connectors and APIs for back-office/risk/compliance systems described in technical documentation. | |
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Customizable Interfaces Ability to tailor integrations based on unique workflow requirements. |
Customizable interface and configuration support highlighted for large buy/sell side clients. | |
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Standard Middleware Support Compatibility with leading middleware solutions for messaging and event handling. |
Radianz supports leading middleware such as IBM MQ and other standard options. | |
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Third-party Vendor Certification Certified interoperability with popular trading software vendors. |
BT participates in third-party vendor testing and certification for interoperability (e.g. Fidessa, Bloomberg). | |
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Legacy System Support Integration pathways for older infrastructure or proprietary systems. |
No information available |
Scalability
(5 Yes /5 Known /10 Possible features)
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Elastic Resource Allocation Dynamically adds capacity for bandwidth, processing, or storage as needed. |
Elastic resource scaling (bandwidth, compute) is an explicit feature of the Radianz Cloud. | |
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Linear Performance Scaling Performance increases proportionally with added resources. |
No information available | |
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Multi-tenancy Support Accommodates multiple users, clients, or funds simultaneously. |
Radianz supports multiple tenants/clients per infrastructure, as per typical network overlays. | |
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Automated Scaling Tools Systems can auto-provision or decommission based on demand. |
Auto-scaling systems described for both bandwidth and connection/session resources. | |
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Geographic Expansion Capability Easily extend coverage to new markets or regions. |
Service can be extended geographically at customer request; global presence covers major financial hubs. | |
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Order Rate Limit Maximum supported burst rate for order entry. |
No information available | |
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User Limit Maximum supported concurrent authenticated users. |
No information available | |
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Venue Limit Maximum number of trading venues/exchanges supported. |
No information available | |
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Session Scalability Ability to handle increasing numbers of trading or data sessions. |
Radianz designed to support many parallel sessions, according to technical information. | |
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API Call Rate Limit Maximum rate of programmatic API calls handled reliably. |
No information available |
Visibility, Analytics & Monitoring
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Real-time Network Analytics Dashboards and reports for live network performance metrics. |
Dashboards and real-time analytics on network performance are available. | |
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Latency Heatmaps Graphical representations showing latency across venues/routes. |
No information available | |
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Order Flow Analytics Visualization of trading activity for performance analysis. |
Order flow analytics/visualization is available to support trading clients. | |
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Historical Data Access Access to retained latency, throughput, and system log data. |
Historical data access/logs (for latency, throughput, other metrics) available via reporting tools. | |
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Custom Alerting Configurable thresholds for automatic notifications of anomalies. |
Custom alerting on thresholds or anomalous events is available in client monitoring portal. | |
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API for Metrics Extraction Ability to extract raw or processed data via API. |
API documentation confirms metrics can be extracted via standard programmatic calls. | |
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End-to-End Tracing Trace orders/messages across their complete lifecycle for troubleshooting. |
End-to-end tracing is mentioned for troubleshooting and auditing across orders/messages. | |
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Audit Logging Complete logging of system and user activity for compliance. |
Audit logging capability (system, user events) highlighted for compliance-focused clients. | |
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Third-party Monitoring Integration Ability to integrate with popular monitoring tools (Splunk, Prometheus, etc). |
Support for integration with monitoring tools like Splunk or Prometheus is referenced in technical integrations. | |
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Exportable Reports Generate and export custom reports for management or regulatory review. |
Exportable custom reports available via user dashboard or on request. |
Order Management & Handling
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Low-latency Order Routing Specialized mechanisms for routing orders in the shortest possible time. |
Radianz network designed for low-latency order routing to trading venues. | |
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Order Acknowledgment Time Time taken from order send to acknowledgment. |
No information available | |
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In-flight Order Modification Ability to modify or cancel orders before execution completes. |
FIX and other protocols supported, including cancel/replace (in-flight modification) as expected for trading. | |
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Bulk Order Handling Efficient support for block or program trading. |
Bulk and program trade support available for institutional clients. | |
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Order Sequencing Preserves strict order of message delivery to prevent race conditions. |
Order sequencing is part of high-integrity messaging expected in Radianz infrastructure. | |
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Order Persistence Ensures orders are not lost due to network or system failure. |
Order persistence/guaranteed delivery is referenced for mission-critical trading. | |
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Trade Drop Copy Support Provides real-time drop copy of executions to back-office and risk systems. |
Drop copy support (real-time trade/execution reporting) confirmed for back-office integration. | |
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Order Throttling Enforces configurable limits on order submission rates. |
No information available | |
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Anomalous Activity Detection Flagging of suspicious or erroneous order flow. |
No information available | |
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Order Timeout/Expiry Handling Automated expiry or cancellation of unfilled orders. |
Order expiry and cancellation handling detailed in FIX interface guides. |
Data Distribution & Market Data Handling
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Low-latency Market Data Feed Handler Specialized systems for ingesting and parsing raw exchange market data. |
Low-latency exchange market data feeds (raw and normalized) available via Radianz for clients. | |
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Normalized Data Feeds Ability to consume and output market data in standardized formats. |
Normalized market data feeds for multiple venues/formats is a stated feature. | |
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Multicast/Broadcast Support Efficient data delivery to multiple recipients simultaneously. |
No information available | |
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Feed Gap Detection Automatically detects missing or out-of-sequence data packets. |
No information available | |
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Snapshot and Incremental Updates Handles both full-depth market snapshots and ticks/updates. |
Support for both full order book snapshots and real-time incremental/tick data as per market data interface. | |
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Dynamic Subscription Management Allows real-time control over subscribed symbols/markets. |
Dynamic subscription management for market data feeds and execution venues supported via API. | |
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Data Throttling Configurable maximum data delivery rates to client apps. |
Data throttling/configurable delivery rates are supported. | |
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Feed Latency Latency from market data generation to receipt by trading engine. |
No information available | |
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Historical Data Replay Ability to replay market data for backtesting or simulation. |
Historical data replay tools provided for client backtesting and research. | |
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Market Data Recovery Automated recovery in case of feed disconnection or corruption. |
Market data recovery (failover and reconnection tools) included in data feed offering. |
Vendor Support & Service
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24/7 Technical Support Round-the-clock access to vendor technical assistance. |
24/7 technical support is highlighted as a major feature in Radianz support. | |
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Dedicated Account Manager Assigned representative for personalized support and escalation. |
Dedicated account management available for enterprise customers. | |
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Onsite Support Availability Option for physical presence of support staff during incidents or upgrades. |
Onsite and remote support options available, including deployment and incident response. | |
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Knowledge Base/Documentation Comprehensive and regularly-updated online help resources. |
Comprehensive documentation and an online knowledge base are available for Radianz users. | |
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Customer Training Programs Structured onboarding and ongoing user education. |
BT Radianz offers customer onboarding and training programs for new clients and upgrades. | |
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Custom Implementation Services Vendor-led services for bespoke integration/deployment. |
Custom integration and deployment services mentioned as available. | |
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Regular Product Updates Scheduled releases of new features and bug fixes. |
BT issues regular feature updates and security patches as part of managed service. | |
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Incident Escalation Procedure Well-defined escalation paths for urgent issues. |
Escalation procedure for incidents is documented and included in client materials. | |
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SLA Enforcement Processes for tracking and enforcing service level agreements. |
SLA tracking and enforcement tools included as part of managed SLA support. | |
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Root Cause Analysis Provision of root cause analysis on incidents upon request. |
Root cause analysis reports provided upon request in the event of production incidents. |
Cost & Commercials
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Transparent Pricing Model Full clarity into cost structure for infrastructure and add-ons. |
Pricing model is transparent, with itemized costs for connectivity, bandwidth, and optional services. | |
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Pay-as-you-go Option Consumption-based billing, avoiding high upfront commitment. |
No information available | |
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Tiered Subscription Plans Different service levels/capacities at ascending price points. |
Tiered plans available for various trading volumes and features. | |
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Volume Discounts Reduced per-unit cost at higher usage or term commitments. |
No information available | |
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No Lock-in Period Ability to exit or downgrade contracts with minimal penalty. |
No information available | |
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Free Evaluation/Trial Option to test system performance before full commitment. |
Free trials and proof of concept deployments available for qualified clients. | |
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Inclusive Support/Upgrades Basic support, maintenance, and updates included in license cost. |
Basic support, maintenance, and feature upgrades included in service fee. | |
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Clear SLA Penalty Clauses Documented credits or penalties when SLA is not met. |
No information available | |
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Cost Predictability Absence of variable, unpredictable costs. |
Predictability of recurring and variable costs detailed in agreement/published pricing. | |
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Usage Analytics for Cost Optimization Reporting tools to help optimize usage and minimize spend. |
Usage analytics provided to help clients optimize network, infrastructure, and associated costs. |
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