Sybase Risk Analytics Platform loads inbound market data to an in-memory cache database and a historical data repository. Users can track quotes and trade data as the information arrives, or construct queries that leverage this information with historical market data.
The in-memory cache database server, RAPCache, is built with Adaptive Server Enterprise. RAPCache captures and loads inbound tick data into temporary databases, which provides immediate access to this information. Time-critical trading decisions can be based on the results returned by queries to the RAPCache. You can have multiple RAPCache databases on multiple servers, but there is only one historical database.
The historical data repository, VLDBServer, is built with Sybase IQ. The inbound tick data is loaded in parallel into the VLDBServer database. End-of-day market transactions are also loaded and stored in the VLDBServer database.
In an High Availability (HA) environment, you need a primary RAPCache server and a secondary RAPCache server. You can configure Sybase OpenSwitch to ensure a failover from a primary to a secondary server without any loss of data.
Operations Console monitors the availability, performance, and status of the Risk Analytics Platform. A Web-based management console interfaces with the central repository that contains information collected about specific system components. Operations Console can be deployed on a UNIX, Linux, or Windows system.
