North Castle Integration on International Trade

North Castle Integration on International Trade

Along with other New York business leaders, I was asked to contribute to a Business Forward* press release discussing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) ahead of the New York primary on April 19.  This is a follow-up to my participation in the White House Business Briefing on International Trade last January. 

Data Virtualization (Part 2 of 2): Lessons Learned

Data Virtualization (Part 2 of 2):  Lessons Learned

In this second part of a two part post, I share advice from several corporate customers who have first-hand experience with selecting, purchasing, implementing, managing, and being accountable for corporate wide data virtualization projects.

Hopefully, you will get the benefit from lessons learned.

Data Virtualization: (Part 1 of 2) What Is It?

Data Virtualization:  (Part 1 of 2) What Is It?

In Part 1 of this post, I provide a simple and concise description of data virtualization.  I also point out that each vendor’s solution is their secret sauce - their own approach to data integrity, performance, security, connectivity, and accessibility.

Artificial Intelligence Applied to Client Suitability

Artificial Intelligence Applied to Client Suitability

Deterministic A.I. can help financial institutions process high volumes of Client Suitability analysis.  By automating large amounts of decision-making and data analysis, financial institutions can limit their regulatory risk and increase efficiency.  In addition, Deterministic A.I. can increase uniformity in decision-making by limiting personal biases and errors.

What Type of Artificial Intelligence Do You Need?

What Type of Artificial Intelligence Do You Need?

Before we can identify near term and practical applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for financial services, it is first necessary to understand the different paradigms of AI in order to get a better sense of what type of AI fits where.