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Confessions of a Head of Product Management

Confessions of a Head of Product Management

3rd Nov 2020 Matt Cretney

Matt Cretney looks back at his first 100 days in the role of Head of Product Management at Beeks.   I recently celebrated … Continued

TipOff adds automatic protocol discovery to its growing repertoire of functionality
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TipOff adds automatic protocol discovery to its growing repertoire of functionality

23rd Sep 2020

Earlier this week we announced that TipOff users can now automatically discover which market data streams they are consuming. By automating the discovery of market … Continued

Beeks Analytics (Formerly Velocimetrics) significantly enhances its users’ visual experience by introducing web-based analytics

Beeks Analytics (Formerly Velocimetrics) significantly enhances its users’ visual experience by introducing web-based analytics

15th Jun 2020

15th June 2016 – Beeks Analytics (Formerly Velocimetrics), the leading provider of intelligent, real-time business flow tracking and performance analysis solutions, today announces … Continued

Assessing FX pricing data to enhance trade profitability levels, client experience and capacity planning

Assessing FX pricing data to enhance trade profitability levels, client experience and capacity planning

8th Jun 2020

A lot of FX market data is delivered on TCP steams, allowing FX venues to target their pricing.  Because TCP is ‘reliable’ (in … Continued

Exchange is first to take up Beeks Analytics’ (Formerly Velocimetrics) 100Gbps monitoring
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Exchange is first to take up Beeks Analytics’ (Formerly Velocimetrics) 100Gbps monitoring

5th May 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5 May 2020, London: Beeks Analytics (Formerly Velocimetrics), and the leader in business flow tracking and real-time, in-stream performance analytics, has … Continued

Risk Markets Technology Awards 2020: The devil in the data. More detail on why Beeks Analytics (Formerly Velocimetrics) won.

Risk Markets Technology Awards 2020: The devil in the data. More detail on why Beeks Analytics (Formerly Velocimetrics) won.

4th Dec 2019

More coverage on our recent victory in the Risk.Net Markets Technology Awards  as the Electronic Trading Support Product of the year 2020. See … Continued

The year that was.

The year that was.

20th Dec 2018 Beeks Group

This year we have added to our product offering by adding two new Super-Server DS packages, and continuing to build on our list … Continued

From Client to Co-Worker

From Client to Co-Worker

12th Dec 2018 Beeks Group

As Head of Client Services at Beeks Financial Cloud, my job largely involves managing relationships. Uniquely, it was my former relationship as a … Continued

When is Dedicated Infrastructure not Dedicated?

When is Dedicated Infrastructure not Dedicated?

27th Nov 2018 Beeks Group

Remember that bit in Matilda where Danny Devito sells the piece-of-junk cars as good as new?   Yes, it might be a clever … Continued

The subscription era

The subscription era

14th Aug 2018 Beeks Group

Who doesn’t love a subscription? It’s 2018, and people want things faster, simpler, and indefinitely. One cannot argue that the internet has made … Continued

Creating Signal Integrity – what is signal and what is integrity?

Creating Signal Integrity – what is signal and what is integrity?

12th Jun 2018

Financial systems are drowning in data. Complex, multiple and legacy systems, regulatory requirements, the proliferation of electronic trading – all these factors conspire … Continued

“Tick to Trade” – is it the new must have metric in trading performance?

“Tick to Trade” – is it the new must have metric in trading performance?

31st May 2018

The saying ‘time is money’ means more in the world of trading than it does anywhere else. And that’s time in its teeniest … Continued

Identifying where a major bank lost millions during an IPO

Identifying where a major bank lost millions during an IPO

17th Apr 2018

Market maker unable to publish stock price… Our client, a leading international retail and investment bank, was acting as a market maker – … Continued

Women in Tech – The Female Engineer

Women in Tech – The Female Engineer

13th Apr 2018 Beeks Group

My Experience I’m proud to say I’m a Woman in Tech. I was the sole female on my Network Engineering course at college, … Continued

Ex Senior Goldman Sachs Banker to Help Shape Future of Fintech Firm Beeks Analytics (formerly Velocimetrics)
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Ex Senior Goldman Sachs Banker to Help Shape Future of Fintech Firm Beeks Analytics (formerly Velocimetrics)

21st Mar 2018

Ex GS COO of Research sees value of data as key to success for financial firms Beeks Analytics (formerly Velocimetrics), a leading provider … Continued

The Insight – news and views from Beeks Analytics
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The Insight – news and views from Beeks Analytics

21st Mar 2018

Word from the head of Beeks Analytics As 2018 hurtles along, we – in the trading technology world – are already way past … Continued

Beeks over the years – Internet Capacity

Beeks over the years – Internet Capacity

19th Feb 2018 Beeks Group

It’s pleasing to see how far we’ve come since Day 1. Following our launch in 2011, Beeks has developed and flourished by expanding … Continued

Clock Synchronization and Time Stamping – a stitch in time, saves time (and money)

Clock Synchronization and Time Stamping – a stitch in time, saves time (and money)

4th Feb 2018

Time is a precious thing. In the trading environment, the difference between microseconds, nanoseconds, picoseconds and femtoseconds – the smallest quantifiable units of … Continued

Banks Shift From Attitude Of Regulation And Compliance To Growth And Profitability In 2018
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Banks Shift From Attitude Of Regulation And Compliance To Growth And Profitability In 2018

10th Jan 2018

The global financial services industry will witness a wholesale move from an attitude of regulation and compliance to one of growth and profitability … Continued

Hello 2018, a big year for Fintech

Hello 2018, a big year for Fintech

9th Jan 2018 Beeks Group

2018 looks like it’s shaping up to be a big one in the fintech industry, what with the continued explosion of the cryptocurrency … Continued

Merry Christmas
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Merry Christmas

5th Dec 2017 Beeks Group

‘Tis the season to be connected! We have continued to grow our client base, providing more infrastructure and obtaining more cross-connections than ever. … Continued

Our many Cross-Connects

Our many Cross-Connects

5th Dec 2017 Beeks Group

At Beeks, we pride ourselves on keeping you connected. As the company continues to grow, so too do the number of connections we … Continued

Merrill Lynch transaction reporting fine – Could it have been avoided?
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Merrill Lynch transaction reporting fine – Could it have been avoided?

27th Oct 2017

News broke this week that Merrill Lynch has been fined £34.5million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for a failure to report various … Continued

Effective system and algorithmic testing: Why using real-world data really should be a pre-requisite
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Effective system and algorithmic testing: Why using real-world data really should be a pre-requisite

26th Jun 2016

There will always be edge cases that weren’t considered when a system was originally tested. You probably know what I mean, those cases … Continued

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