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In this environment, infrastructure is no longer just an IT concern – it’s a strategic business decision. **Highlights of the guide include:** - **Key trends shaping the capital markets industry** – From high-frequency trading (HFT) to regulatory shifts and the growing reliance on AI-driven analytics. - **Factors driving change in data centre strategy and infrastructure planning** – Understand the impact of latency, redundancy, and cloud on infrastructure decisions. - **The advantage of direct access to an interconnection ecosystem** – Explore how proximity to major exchanges, cloud providers, financial service firms, and other key partners enables greater performance, agility, and cost efficiencies. Designed for CIOs, CTOs, COOs, and senior technology leaders, *Building Digital Foundations for Capital Markets* provides practical insight into how infrastructure strategy is evolving to support confident, future-ready operations. 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