Financial services organizations rely on high performance computing (HPC) infrastructure grids to calculate risk, value portfolios, and provide reports to their internal control functions and external regulators. The scale, cost, and complexity of this infrastructure is an increasing challenge. Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a number of services that enable these customers to surpass their current capabilities by delivering results quickly and at a lower cost than on-premises resources.
The intended audience for this paper includes grid computing managers, architects, and engineers within financial services organizations who want to improve their service. It describes the key AWS services to consider, some best practices, and includes relevant reference architecture diagrams.
