ETech day two: quick observations from the morning session
A great discussion led by Tim O'Reilly that delved into the intricacies and consequences of transactional efficiencies is one of the highlights this morning. The big takeaway is that in Some net economies, where the difference between making and losing money is measured in nanoseconds, that location does, in fact, matter. Using brokerages as an example, the panel points out that data center proximity to the exchanges will be a competitive advantage and a critical point of differentiation for service providers and hosts.