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Benchmark Testing Results: Kondor+ and

Misys Global Risk Running on SQLServer

Benchmark testing confirms the enterprise-class performance of Kondor+ 3.3 and Misys Global Risk

running on SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise and Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise

Technical White Paper

Published: October 2012

Applies to: Microsoft SQLServer 2008 R2

Abstract

Kondor+ is a market-leading trade and risk management solution from Misys that lets users manage global

trading activities on a single flexible and extensible platform. Misys Global Risk (MGR) is a framework for

collaborative risk management, which includes components that let users manage market risk, credit risk, and

credit limits in real time. The current releases of these MGR components and of Kondor+ are now available on

Microsoft SQL Server database software and the Windows Server operating system.

As part of a strategic agreement to promote a joint trade and risk management system for financial

institutions, Misys and Microsoft worked together on a series of benchmarking tests to compare the

performance of Kondor+ 3.3 and of the MGR components running on MicrosoftSQLServer 2008 R2

Enterprise and WindowsServer 2008 R2 Enterprise to that of the solutions running on the Sybase Adaptive

Server Enterprise (ASE) 15.5 data manager.

The test results were impressive. Kondor+ and the MGR components running on SQL Server and Windows

Server as the database back-end outperformed Sybase ASE in a majority of the test scenarios and matched

performance in the others. Results included a 263 percent performance improvement for running Kondor+

financial reports and a 53 percent improvement for completing an MGR batch credit limit task.

Financial organizations can be confident that Kondor+ and MGRdeployed on SQL Server and

WindowsServerprovide a reliable, scalable, cost-effective, and low-maintenance financial data

management solution that can meet their performance and scalability requirements.


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Table of ContentsIntroduction............................................................................................................................................... 1

Kondor+: Enterprise and Trade and Risk Management.................................................................................... 2MGR: Collaborative Risk Management ............................................................................................................ 3

The Benefits of SQL Server ................................................................................................................................ 4

Benchmark Testing .................................................................................................................................... 5

Testing Environment......................................................................................................................................... 5

Test Databases ................................................................................................................................................. 7

Benchmark Test Scenarios ................................................................................................................................ 7Kondor+ Test Scenarios ................................................................................................................................ 7MGR Test Scenarios ...................................................................................................................................... 8

Benchmark Testing Results......................................................................................................................... 9

Performance Results ......................................................................................................................................... 9

SQL Server Metrics .......................................................................................................................................... 10

Summary ................................................................................................................................................. 12

Additional Information ............................................................................................................................ 13

About Misys .................................................................................................................................................... 13

About Microsoft ............................................................................................................................................. 13


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IntroductionBanks and financial institutions seeing opportunities for

growth during the greatest economic crises of a generation

must be more agile than ever against a backdrop of

unprecedented market volatility. At the same time, these

organizations must manage the transition to a new era of

regulation. The financial crisis highlighted risk management

failings across many participants and regulators. The

resultincreased capital requirements, tighter risk

monitoring, and more frequent reportinginevitably

impacts margins because institutions are required to do

more with less.

Financial institutions face a number of challenges:

Pressure to grow revenuesThe ability to create new products and take advantage of market openings is as critical as

ever. Banks need to get to the marketplace fast with products that enable them to mine

opportunities as quickly as possible. At the same time, it is getting difficult to report risk

across assets, while disparate and disconnected systems make it harder to achieve

consistent global valuations.

Cutting costsThe proliferation of disparate trading systems in pursuit of fast profits has resulted in

complex, highly expensive networks of software. These point solutions that were acquired

during booming growth at the start of the decade have resulted in fragmented trading andrisk management architectures that are also expensive to maintain and update.

High-volume, low-value tradingThere is an increasing focus on high volume, low margin trades

where process automation is essential to remove manual

interventions and drive down the cost per trade. In this

environment, simple, reliable, cost-effective platforms have a

potential advantage over more complex alternatives.

Managing complianceThe number of regulatory issues is growing. For example, Basel

IIIs heavy increases in capital requirements, initially by 2013, will

drive investment in counterparty credit risk calculations.

Liquidity managementThere is greater pressure than ever to run complex liquidity

stress-test scenarios within hours. This is required by senior

management to make critical decisions including liquidity contingency plans.

We are excited by the improved operational

efficiency that will be available to our customers

using Kondor+ for trade and risk management.

The performance benefits presented by SQL

Server and Windows Server speak for

themselves, and are in-line with the business

strategies being implemented by many of our

banking clients. These institutions are looking to

streamline operations, reduce risk, improve

speed, and lower total cost of ownership.

John Palmiero

Global Head of Sales

Misys

Putting in place a future-ready strategy in

todays complex and challenging environment to

support and grow the trading and risk

management business is extremely high on the

agenda of financial institutions CXOs the world

over. The Kondor+ solution on Microsoft SQL

Server offers a very compelling value proposition

to support our customers mission-critical

business.

Joe Pagano

Managing director, banking and capital markets

Microsoft


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Kondor+ 3.3

Kondor+ is the worlds most widelyused trade and risk management

solution serving more than 600

institutions in 66 countries, including

some of the biggest names in

finance.

The user experience of Kondor+ 3.3

provides a new look and feel with

insightful analytics, concise

reporting, and outstanding

performance. In addition, Kondor+

3.3 adds extensive asset class

coverage, seamless front-to-backoffice integration and a more

flexible, open architecture.

Kondor+ provides a solution for

financial institutions seeking to

efficiently control and expand their

trading operations; it ensures that

decisions can be made quickly and

with confidence.

Misys helps financial institutions address these challenges with a portfolio of fast, reliable, secure,

and affordable trade and risk management solutions, including Kondor+ and Misys Global Risk

(MGR).As a key Microsoft Capital Markets Partner and a Microsoft Strategic Global IndependentSoftware Vendor (ISV) in the financial services industry, Misys works closely with Microsoft to offer

these solutions on the Microsoft platform.

In June 2012, Misys and Microsoft completed a series of benchmarking tests that compared the

performance of the Kondor+ 3.3 and MGR solutions running on Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2

Enterprise and Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise to that of the solutions running on the Sybase

Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15.5 data manager. This paper describes the results of testing.

Kondor+: Enterprise and Trade and Risk ManagementKondor+ is the enterprise trade and risk management platform used by

some of the worlds largest financial institutions. The current version

offers many new benefits, including:

Comprehensive asset class coverageKondor+ 3.3 offers rates, commodities, and equities alongside

established foreign exchange (FX), money market (MM), and

fixed income functionality.

Flexible architectureThe new N-tier service-oriented architecture supports

consolidation on the latest hardware and operating systems,

which helps to reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO).

Complete front-to-back solutionKondor+ 3.3 provides full front-to-back trade and risk

management coverage, supports a wide range of asset classes,

integrates with the back office, and includes outstanding levels

of automation.

Supported by a strong partner networkKondor+ 3.3 is delivered by a team of global experts in

conjunction with a network of technology partners and systems

integrators.

Fast to deploy, fast to benefitKondor+ 3.3 offers fast, comprehensive out-of-the-box functionality that can be easilyintegrated with existing systems and applications where required.

For more information about Kondor+, seehttp://Kondor.misys.com/.
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Misys Global Risk

MGR consolidates credit limit information

and manages the data in real time across

all instrument types. It provides credit and

risk managers with the control and ability

to monitor credit exposures, enabling

efficient limit utilization across the

enterprise.

The scalable architecture of MGR makes it

suitable for single-site and global

institutions alike. Traders can also perform

limit enquiries and reservations, and

receive limit updates in real-time.

Built with an open and flexible data model,

MGR is designed to operate on top of

multiple front office systems, with deep

two-way integrationfrom checking trade

compliance in real time, directly from a

front office screen, to sharing the front

office analytical libraries.

MGR: Collaborative Risk ManagementMGR provides a framework of components for enterprise risk management that enables

collaboration between finance and risk, trading and banking, and the front and back offices. It

supports better decision making thanks to real-time access to all risk factorscredit, liquidity,

counterparty or market basedwith the most sophisticated analysis tools currently available.

MGR links all risks components and provides a framework that

adapts to changing market conditions and regulations. Benefits

include:

An intuitive and dynamic risk dashboardThe MGR hub provides an intuitive way to visualize and

share information across the organization. An advanced

data aggregation engine lets users look at information

from different perspectives and drill-down on areas of

interest.

Front-office analytical libraries for risk reportingMGR ensures data consistency by using the actual

analytical libraries developed and maintained by the

organizations front office.

Credit and market risk engines in one productMGR delivers real-time access to all risk factors, whether

credit or market based, with sophisticated analysis tools.

Sophisticated and flexible stress testingMGR includes an advanced stress testing engine that letscustomers model exposures to different historical, event-driven, and client-specific

scenarios over any time period.

Highly flexible limits rulesMGR supports sophisticated limits rules that let users structure any kind of limit, internal

business hierarchy, and counterparty hierarchy. It also lets risk managers re-allocate limits

on the fly.

Powerful data aggregation and analysis enginesMGR offers the flexibility to build and run complex scenarios; users can update data and re-

run only the relevant parts of a report. These elements are then automatically rolled up

into the overall result without the need for time-consuming recalculations.

Open, flexible, and generic data modelThe open and generic data model gives customers the flexibility to model any exposure by

using their own measures of risk. It also allows them to simulate any banking activity and to

fully explore counterparty risks.

For more information about MGR, seewww.misys.com/mgr.
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The Benefits of SQLServerSQLServer is a comprehensive, integrated, and enterprise-ready data-management software

solution. It provides a reliable, cost-effective, low-maintenance database framework for Kondor+

and MGR that can support the largest and most process-intensive deployments. Hundreds of

enterprises are currently running 10 terabyte (TB) and larger transactional databases on SQLServer.

Running Kondor+ and MGR running on SQLServer provides customers with many benefits,

including:

Six nines (99.9999 percent) uptime availabilityMisyscustomers can protect their mission-critical databases from downtime and data loss

with six nines uptime availability.1,2

Faster deploymentOn average, SQLServer database administrators (DBAs) can install and configure new

database servers in 1.5 hours, while the largest competitors DBAs can take six hours.3

Lower hardware costsSQLServer can run on standard commodity server hardware, which can dramatically lower

the TCO for customers.

Lower software costsThe list price of SQLServer is a third of the largest competitors;4 in addition, SQLServer

includes major database-related features, such as high availability; remote disaster

recovery; partitioning; data compression; transparent data encryption; spatial data; master

data management; complex event processing; extract, transform, and load (ETL)

capabilities; online analytical processing (OLAP); data mining; reporting services; and self-

service business intelligence (BI) tools. Competitors licensing models add costs for options

and add-ins.5

Simpler systems management and lower staffing costsSQLServer database administrators (DBAs) can typically manage four times as many

physical databases as competitors' DBAs.6

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databases-from-downtime-and-data-loss-with-six-nines-uptime-availability/40000071363

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Oracle_TCA_Study.pdf4

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/tools/cost-savings-calclator.aspx5

http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/en/us/product-info/competitor-compare.aspx6

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Lower administration costsSQLServer delivers a 460 percent saving in annual costs of administration per database

over that of the largest competitor.7

Fewer security vulnerabilitiesSQLServer has consistently had fewer security vulnerabilities than the largest competitorsolutions.8

When banks around the globe deploy Kondor+ or MGR on SQL Server, they benefit from high levels

of performance, availability, and security; easy-to-use management and application development

tools; and self-service BI tools that let them gain valuable insight into their processes and

customers. Kondor+ and MGR running on SQL Server equips banks with a world-class solution for

streamlining operations, reducing risk, improving speed, and lowering TCO.

For more information about SQL Server, seewww.microsoft.com/sqlserver.

Benchmark TestingAs part of their strategic partnership, Misys and Microsoft worked together to execute

benchmarking tests in June 2012 at the Misys Development Center in Puteaux, France. The goal of

the benchmark testing was to compare the performance of the Kondor+ 3.3 and the MGR market

risk, credit risk, and credit limitcomponents running on MicrosoftSQLServer 2008 R2 Enterprise

and WindowsServer 2008 R2 Enterprise to that of the solutions running on the Sybase ASE 15.5

data manager.

The test results were very impressive. Kondor+ and MGR running with SQL Server and Windows

Server as the back-end database infrastructure performed better than the Sybase in a number of

the tests, including a relative improvement of 263 percent when running Kondor+ financial reports

and a relative improvement of 53 percent for completing the MGR limit batch task.

Testing EnvironmentTo compare the performance of Kondor+ and MGR running on Sybase to that of the solutions

running on SQL Server, a team from Misys and Microsoft installed databases on independent test

servers: One server ran Windows Server 2008 R2 and hosted the SQL Server 2008 R2 database, and

one server ran the x86 Solaris operating system and hosted Sybase ASE 15.5 with electronic

software distribution #4 (ESD#4). A third server hosted the processes and configuration for

Kondor+ 3.3 with service pack 1 (SP1) and MGR. The systems were located on an isolated privatenetwork, as shown in Figure 1.


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Figure 1. High-level architectural diagram

Table 1 shows details for the hardware and software used in the tests.

Table 1. Hardware and software for single application server test scenario

ServerMake and

modelCPU

Number of

cores and

threads

RAM

Intel Hyper-

Threading

Technology

enabled

Operating

system

SQL Server

database

server

Hewlett-

Packard (HP)

ProLiant DL580

G7

4 Intel Xeon

processor

X7550

(2.00 GHz)

8 cores,

16 threads128 GB Yes

Windows

Server 2008 R2

Enterprise

Sybase ASE

dataserver

HP ProLiant

DL580 G7

4 Intel Xeon

processor

X7540

(2.00 GHz)8 cores,

16 threads 128 GB Yes Solaris x86

Application

server

HP ProLiant

DL580 G7

4 Intel Xeon

processor

X7540

(2.00 GHz)8 cores,

16 threads 128 GB Yes Solaris x86


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Test DatabasesTo simulate a real-world scenario, the team used a database provided by an actual Misys customer.

This customers database contains 3.5 million FX deals and 2 million archived deals, and performs

500,000 operations on futures.

Benchmark Test ScenariosThe benchmark tests comprised a number of different Kondor+ and MGR scenarios. Table 2 lists

and briefly summarizes these scenarios, and the sections that follow provide more detail.

Table 2. Test scenarios

Scenario

numberTest title Description

1 Kondor+ financial report Measured the time to execute a financial report

2 Kondor+ import process Measured the rate (in deals per second) to complete imports

3 Kondor+ KplusBatch Measured the KplusBatch report runtimes

4 Kondor+ front-to-back workflow

Measured the time to insert high volumes of FX deals into

Kondor+, processing the deals, and sending them to Kondor+

Trade Processing

5 MGR limit batchMeasured the time to calculate credit limits in batch mode

using linear and non-linear methods

6 MGR market risk process (MRP)Measured the runtime for calculating present values from

front-office analytics

Kondor+ Test ScenariosFour Kondor+ scenarios were tested: financial report, import process, KplusBatch, and front-to-

back workflow.

Test Scenario 1: Kondor+ Financial Report

In the financial report test scenario, the team measured the time it took to execute a financial

report with Kondor+, generated with the following setup:

456 cash flow deals 59,682 FX swap transactions 564,800 outright forward transactions 858,874 spot transactions 8,587 FX over-the-counter (OTC) options 757 equity OTC options


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Test Scenario 2: Kondor+ Import Process

In the Kondor+ import (KIS) process test scenario, the team measured the rate of spot deal

insertion into the SpotDealTable, based on the insertion of 20,000 identical spot deals with a

kplus user. The test was executed with and without custom windows attached to the deal. Note

that the test measured the performance of only the import flow.

Test Scenario 3: Kondor+ KplusBatch

In the Kondor+ KplusBatch test scenario, the team measured the time it took to complete the

KplusBatch reporting process. All KplusBatch tasks were executed sequentially. The team input data

for the following deals:

518,658 spot transactions 50,904 FX swap transactions 7,237 FX OTC options 251,961 forward transactions 51,988 other deals

Test Scenario 4: Kondor+ Front-to-Back Workflow

Organizations in many industries process high volumes of deals every day. As deals mature, they

are moved from the Kondor+ front-office module to the Kondor+ back-office module. The Kondor+

front-to-back workflow test scenario simulated the daily activity of a back-office institution by

inserting 10,000 deals into Kondor+ through Kondor+ import. Kondor+ then processed these deals

by using straight-through processing and sent 5,200 of the deals to the back office.

MGR Test Scenarios

Two MGR scenarios were tested: limit batch and risk process.

Test Scenario 5: MGR Limit Batch

In the limit batch test scenario, the team measured the time to calculate credit limits in batch mode

using linear and non-linear net-to-gross counterparty (NGR Cpty) methods.

With the linear method, the team used three steps:

1. Processed 100,000 deals across one limit to create 100,000 limit impacts in work storage.2. Aggregated the 100,000 limits impacts to compute one new limit exposure and several sub-

exposures (one per counterparty) in work storage.

3. Copied the new exposures and impacts from work storage to real storage.With the non-linear method, the team added a functional flag NGR Cpty to compute fine deal

contributions for the 100,000 limit impacts in as well.


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Test Scenario 6: MGR Market Risk Process

The market risk process (MRP) is used to estimate the value at risk (VaR), which shows the

maximum loss expected over a given time period and given a specified confidence level. In the MRP

tests scenario, the team used historical simulation to calculate the VaR. This method reorganizes

actual historical returns from worst to best and assumes that, from the perspective of risk, history

will repeat itself. The MRP uses RisKatcher, a global market risk simulation report based on shift

scenarios that can apply to any market risk factor for all types of instrument, to calculate present

values (PV).

The test scenario consisted of running a RisKatcher report that priced 3,869 swap deals on 250

scenarios and three risk classes. The team then measured the runtime for calculating the

2,901,750 PVs ([3,869 deals] x [250 scenarios] x [3 risk classes]).

Benchmark Testing ResultsThe benchmark test results demonstrate that Kondor+ 3.3 and MGR running on SQL Serveroutperformed the solutions running on Sybase operating system in most of the test scenarios, with

an impressive 263 percent relative improvement for running financial reports and a 96 percent

improvement for running KplusBatch reports with Kondor+, and a 53 percent relative improvement

for measuring the time to calculate credit limits in batch mode using non-linear methods.

Performance ResultsTable 3 summarizes the results of the tests. Note that for each test scenario, the team first ran an

initial warm up run; the team then ran each test scenario three times and averaged the results to

produce a final value.

Table 3. Benchmark testing results

Test title (scale)Relative improvement between

SQL Server and Sybase

Kondor+ financial report 263% relative improvement

Kondor+ import process with custom window 27% relative improvement

Kondor+ KplusBatch 96% relative improvement

Kondor+ front-to-back workflow Insignificant change (-1% difference)

MGR limit batch (NGRCpty ) 53% relative improvement

MGR limit batch (linear) 3% relative improvement

MGR MRP No change


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SQL Server MetricsTable 4 shows the database server metrics for SQL Server. Note that the average CPU utilization

remained below 25 percent in all test scenarios.

Table 4. Database server metrics for SQL Server

Test title (scale)Average CPU

utilization (%)

Average SQL Server

memory use (KB)

Average number of

batch requests/sec

Kondor+ financial report 1% 20,215,680 65.45

Kondor+ import process with custom

window6% 20,215,680 1,610.98

Kondor+ KplusBatch 6% 8,623,872 137.21

Kondor+ front-to-back workflow 23% 7,338,047 2,130.46

MGR limit batch (NGRCpty ) 4% 5,691,736 458.65

MGR limit batch (linear) 4% 4,819,857 574.62

MGR MRP Approximately 0% 506,677 2.50

Figure 2 shows the average I/O per second for both reads and writes.

Figure 2. SQL Server metrics: average I/O requests per second


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Figure 3 shows the average latency per I/O request for both reads and writes.

Figure 3. SQL Server metrics: average latency per I/O request (in seconds)

Note that the total of the reads and writes in the stacked graphs indicates the expected averages,

in transfers per second (Figure 2) and in seconds per transfer (Figure 3).


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SummaryMicrosoft and Misys worked together to compare the performance of the Kondor+ 3.3 and MGR

solutions running on SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise and Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise to that

of the solutions running on the Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15.5 data manager.

The results showed that Kondor+ and MGR running on SQL Server outperformed the solutions

running on the Sybase operating system in a majority of the test scenarios, and matched the

performance in the other two cases:

Kondor+ financial reportKondor+ executed financial reports 263 percent faster on SQL Server than on Sybase.

Kondor+ import processThe Kondor+ deal-import performance was more than 17 percent faster on SQL Server

than on Sybase on the core module, and even faster on the custom modules.

Kondor+ KplusBatchKplusBatch reporting was 96 percent faster than on Sybase.

Kondor+ front-to-back workflowThe benchmark tests showed that front to-back deal processing was almost identical on

SQL Server and on Sybase.

MGR limit batchThe MGR limit batch was calculated 53 percent faster on SQL Server than on Sybase.

MGR MRPThe MGR market risk process was completed in the same amount of time on SQL Server as

on Sybase.

These results demonstrate that Kondor+ and MGR running on SQL Server 2008 R2 and Windows

Server 2008 R2 can handle the demands of major financial organizations. Customers can feel

confident in choosing SQL Server and Windows Server for Kondor+ and MGR.


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Additional InformationThe following references provide more information about Misys and Microsoft.

About MisysMisys is at the forefront of the financial software industry, providing the broadest portfolio of

banking, treasury, trading and risk solutions available on the market. With 1,800 customers in 120

countries, our team of domain experts and partners have an unparalleled ability to address industry

requirements at both a global and local level.

Misys was formed by the merger of Misys with Turaz, which includes the award-winning Kondor+

product line. Combined, they are able to address all customer requirements across both the

banking and trading book businesses. Misys is the trusted partner that financial services

organizations turn to for help solving their most complex problems.

For more information, visit:www.misys.com

About MicrosoftAt Microsoft, we're motivated and inspired every day by how our customers use our software to

find creative solutions to business problems, develop breakthrough ideas, and stay connected to

what's most important to them.

We run our business in much the same way, and believe our five business divisionsWindows and

Windows Live, Server and Tools, Online Services, Microsoft Business, and Entertainment and

Devicesoffer the greatest potential to serve our customers.

For more information about Microsoft products and services, call the Microsoft Sales Information

Center at (800) 426-9400. Outside the United States and Canada, please contact your local

Microsoft subsidiary.

For more information, visit:www.microsoft.com
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