Original Research on Arista

Metamako Customer Research

High performance networks need serious buffers.

What % of packet drops are acceptable in a data capture solution?

0%	81%
1% - 9%	19%

Metamako Customer Review

Optimise your trading platform ….

4.5/5 Stars

Metamako helps us bring our trading network to the next level in terms of speed, analytics and control!

Metamako Customer Research

Metamako Use Cases

(other than latency reduction)

Tapping	65%
High Resolution Timestamping	41%
Deploy FPGA applications	30%
Connection Monitoring	29%
Tap Aggregation	29%

Metamako devices provide flexibility and reliability.

— Business Professional, Medium Enterprise Financial Services Company

Case Study: Small Business Financial Services Company

Introduction

This case study of a small business financial services company is based on a December 2015 survey of Metamako customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

“The Metamako device improves latency and is the best implementation of this technology we’ve found.”

Challenges

Key driver for purchasing Metamako devices:
- Lower trading latency
Evaluated the following other vendors before purchasing Metamako devices:
- Exablaze
- Arista

Use Case

Rates the following Metamako capabilities compared to the competition:
- Layer 1+ features (stats): better
- Ease of use: significantly better
Top use case for implementing Metamako devices:
- Scalable Broadcast

Results

improved their trading hit-rate after deploying Metamako.

About Metamako

Metamako is a technology company that specialises in solutions for latency sensitive businesses. It was founded by Scott Newham, Dave Snowdon and Charles Thomas who have a background in ultra-low latency hardware, software and algorithmic trading.

Their engineering team brings together a wealth of skills and experience in digital hardware design (Boards, FPGA, ASIC), PCB design, embedded software (kernel, drivers, applications), low-level networking and full product lifecycle from design to manufacturing and support.

Metamako is headquartered in the harbour city of Sydney, Australia.

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Case Study: Medium Enterprise Financial Services Company

Introduction

This case study of a medium enterprise financial services company is based on a December 2015 survey of Metamako customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

“Metamako devices simplify networks, reduce latency, and increase flexibility.”

“The products have allowed us to implement complex solutions in a more manageable and reliable fashion.”

Challenges

Key drivers for purchasing Metamako devices:
- Lower trading latency
- Reduce Costs
- Gain operational advantages
Evaluated the following other vendors before purchasing Metamako devices:
- Exablaze
- XCelor
- Arista
- Gigamon

Use Case

Rates the following Metamako capabilities compared to the competition:
- Latency profile: significantly better
- Signal re-generation: better
- Ease of use: better
- Reliability: better
Top use cases for implementing Metamako devices:
- Connection Monitoring
- Reconfigurable Patch Panel
- Media Converter
- Failover
- Scalable Broadcast
- Timestamping
- Deploy custom written applications or FPGA code
- Test Lab
- Multiplexing Connections (Order Entry)
- Tap Aggregation

Results

Reduced their operational costs by up to 25% with Metamako.
Found Metamako’s support services to be better than other network vendors.
Improved their trading hit-rate after deploying Metamako.

About Metamako

Metamako is a technology company that specialises in solutions for latency sensitive businesses. It was founded by Scott Newham, Dave Snowdon and Charles Thomas who have a background in ultra-low latency hardware, software and algorithmic trading.

Their engineering team brings together a wealth of skills and experience in digital hardware design (Boards, FPGA, ASIC), PCB design, embedded software (kernel, drivers, applications), low-level networking and full product lifecycle from design to manufacturing and support.

Metamako is headquartered in the harbour city of Sydney, Australia.

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TechValidate Research on Arista

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Selected Research Highlights

High performance networks need serious buffers.

Optimise your trading platform ….

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Metamako Use Cases

Case Study: Small Business Financial Services Company

Introduction

Challenges

Use Case

Results

Company Profile

About Metamako

Case Study: Medium Enterprise Financial Services Company

Introduction

Challenges

Use Case

Results

Company Profile

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