Data analysis for investment bankers
That saved us months in development. We simply couldn't do it without Datomic. Combined with DynamoDB, it gives us rich querying capabilities, but without the headaches typically associated with scaling and managing an SQL database.
Investment bankers need timely insights to succeed. Pellucid Analytics developed groundbreaking finance technology that simplifies data analysis and content creation for banking firms, allowing bankers at all levels to identify and communicate opportunities more rapidly for investor benefit.
Extending DynamoDB
Pellucid integrated Datomic to enhance DynamoDB’s performance. The company required comprehensive capabilities including powerful querying, transactions, caching, and history — essentially a true database rather than basic storage, with transparent caching functionality.
Datomic delivers sophisticated query capabilities that help Pellucid access information faster, identify emerging opportunities, and generate materials supporting timely investor insights. The system’s elastic read scalability extends through the application stack to the data layer itself, allowing Pellucid to scale servers dynamically and release resources when demand decreases.
Deployment Flexibility
One significant advantage involves flexibility. Some financial institutions require on-premises data storage rather than cloud deployment. Datomic’s abstraction layer enabled Pellucid to switch from cloud-based DynamoDB to an on-site SQL database without requiring code modifications.
Time-Traveling Data
Datomic’s time-travel capabilities provide additional value. Pellucid receives financial updates hourly but restricts visibility until market close. The system processes updates immediately while preserving that moment in time, then releases data to customers at the appropriate moment — functionality that would have required months to develop using alternative systems.