Profile of Greg MacSweeney

Editorial Director Member Since: 5/8/2014
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Greg MacSweeney is editorial director of InformationWeek Financial Services, whose brands include Wall Street & Technology, Bank Systems & Technology, Advanced Trading, and Insurance & Technology.

Financial Technology Firms Receiving Private Equity Funding

6/25/2007
Technology firms are starting to receive private equity funding. But any private equity firms investing in financial services technology providers will also need IT management skills. Otherwise, they risk turning a once promising company into a bad investment.

Data Center Energy Costs Skyrocket

6/20/2007
The cost of energy skyrocketed from 2005 to 2006 in the tri-state area, especially on Long Island, with energy costs increasing 85 percent. For financial firms, the additional energy costs could amount to millions of dollars per year, depending on the size of their data centers in and around Manhattan.

Show Floor Traffic Heavy at SIFMA TMC, But Number of Exhibits Decrease

6/20/2007
Although the number of exhibits listed on this year's SIFMA Technology Management conference show floor map is down approximately 12 percent from the 2006 SIA Technology Management conference map, there are a record number of exhibitors and attendees at the conference.

Tim Lind Joins Omgeo In Strategy Role

6/20/2007
Industry Veteran Tim Lind Joins Omgeo as Managing Director, Strategic Planning

Balancing Performance And Energy Efficiency

6/19/2007
Financial institutions need better performance from their data architectures to support algorithmic trading, complex event processing and risk simulations.