Hivelocity Blog

Key takeways Fintechs are facing regulatory pressure to reduce their reliance on single providers for essential systems.  DORA applies beyond the EU. US-based fintechs with EU branches, EU customers, or services to EU-licensed financial entities are impacted.  Hivelocity is not named as a Critical ICT Third-Party Provider (CTPP) under DORA, making their US-based, multi-region footprint ideal for infrastructure diversification for …

Key takeaways Many SaaS organizations find that the database is both the biggest performance bottleneck and one of the largest line items on the cloud bill. Shared cloud infrastructure can hinder database performance while inflating costs.  Repositioning the database to dedicated bare metal removes the noisy-neighbor variable, changes the performance ceiling, and …

Key takeaways A majority of today’s fintech workloads are predictable and don’t need elastic infrastructure to support them.  However, many fintech organizations are continuing to pay a premium for burst-capable resources supporting workloads that don’t truly require them.  Workload realignment can translate to cost savings. Hivelocity enables fintech organizations to get a cloud-native experience alongside bare metal economics.  If your CFO asked you to find seven million dollars in …

Key Takeaways The portion of the SaaS stack that genuinely benefits from on-demand pricing is smaller than what many organizations are paying for. Cloud still has many relevant use cases, but steady-state workloads often don’t truly require elastic compute and its associated costs.  The Hivelocity SaaS Bundle provides a three-tier model that can help teams redistribute …

Key takeaways The cardholder data environment (CDE) has been steadily getting smaller, but many organizations haven’t resized their infrastructure spend to match. To increase efficiency, fintech organizations need to classify their data, scope workloads, and then align the infrastructure tier to the classification.  The Hivelocity Fintech Bundle makes it easy …

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving a new wave of innovation that demands more from infrastructure than ever before. As organizations train larger models, process massive datasets, and deploy AI, performance, scalability, and cost efficiency have become even more critical. In this high-performance landscape, bare metal servers offer a clear advantage …

We’re excited to announce a new feature in the Hivelocity Storefront — customers can now upgrade their primary drives when configuring select servers for the Tampa 1 (TPA1) location. This update gives you more flexibility and control over your hardware, all while streamlining your ordering and deployment process. Upgrade your primary …