Disaster- Proof Development: Embedding Resilience in Every Release

Core platform systems support business-critical applications, and are expected to be available and highly responsive 24/7/365. As an example, financial institutions with legacy infrastructure are increasingly adopting hybrid cloud solutions to stay competitive, balance scalability, drive cost-efficiency, and achieve regulatory compliance. However, this shift introduces significant challenges related to system performance, security, and compliance. These challenges must be addressed with strategic mitigation measures. In this talk, we’ll share insights, experiences, and innovative solutions to successfully navigate hybrid cloud challenges in the Financial Technology domain for core, backend processing systems, Open Banking, payment processing, etc. Attendees will gain practical strategies for securing hybrid environments, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and optimizing performance across distributed cloud ecosystems. These strategies can be applied to any industry vertical that operates critical infrastructure with hybrid cloud deployments. Key Takeaways: - The importance of hybrid cloud in modern FinTech operations - Hybrid cloud architecture and infrastructure best practices - Data Management and Governance - Security considerations and risk management in hybrid cloud environments - Compliance and regulatory challenges (PCI-DSS, GDPR etc.) - Performance optimization strategies for financial workloads in hybrid cloud deployments - Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and resiliency of critical infrastructure - Cost Management and FinOps - Vendor Lock-In and Dependency