Intel Software Network Blogs » George Raskulinec (Intel) http://softwareblogs.intel.com Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:50:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en The FSI Community and The Need for Speed http://softwareblogs.intel.com/2008/03/25/the-fsi-community-and-the-need-for-speed/ http://softwareblogs.intel.com/2008/03/25/the-fsi-community-and-the-need-for-speed/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:05:28 +0000 George Raskulinec (Intel) http://softwareblogs.intel.com/2008/03/25/the-fsi-community-and-the-need-for-speed/ Hi. My name is George Raskulinec and I’m part of Intel’s FSE engineering team that supports financial customers in their quest to develop high performance software applications. In a prior lifetime I developed software for the computer telephony industry and was keenly aware of customer performance concerns. I‘ve been down in the trenches and understand software development and the tremendous effort involved. (I even have one or two scars to prove it). Computer Telephony and Financial customers have some common ground; they both have a need for speed; perhaps more-so in the financial community.

Ideally performance considerations are “designed in” during software development. But in reality that’s not the case and that’s where our team comes in. Our primary focus is customer enablement which is achieved by resolving performance issues related to multi-core, threading, programming bugs, data base, etc. It’s a great job since few companies can match the depth and breath of resources that Intel brings to the table.

But there is a problem. Since 1:1 interactions are limiting in scope, how do we reach a broader audience, a global audience? That’s where Intel’s FSI community comes in.

What are the community goals? Well, the goal hasn’t changed, it’s still customer enablement but on a broader scale. To leverage the collective experience, resources, Best Know Methods, White Papers, etc. and share them with the global financial community. In addition, it’s not just about past successes, it’s about the future roadmaps, where we are going and what it means to our customers. We want to establish dialogs, exchange ideas, and build relationships. It’s a two way street, we can enlighten but can also be enlightened. We’re trying to reach a broader audience and believe that a FSI community format, applying Web 2.0 concepts is the most effective approach.

The next obvious question is, “What’s in it for Intel?” That’s a fair question and my answer is the ability to provide technical leadership. It makes sense for Intel to take this initiative, a global leader reaches out to customers, to hear what they have to say, exchange ideas, share technical insight, and provide the support necessary for them to succeed.

Well, we’re just getting started, we’re excited because there’s a lot of great information our team can share and there’s a lot you can share. Please check out the FSI community and thanks for your time.

George Raskulinec

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