Category Archives: Business Rules

Success with Matching Engines – what does that look like?

  Implementing a Matching Engine application presents a host of challenges. If you’re responsible for such a project then you need to give serious consideration to a number of critical system components. Here are just a few of the questions … Continue reading

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Improving operational efficiency – Kanban and Basecamp

We’re big fans of Basecamp here at Red Hound. We use it to collaborate on projects, to run our management activities, drive our recruitment and even for booking and approving leave. I wanted to share with you our recent experiences … Continue reading

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Not modelling your workflow? Here there be monsters!

I wanted to share a recent project experience with you that further strengthened my belief that a picture paints a thousand words. It helped to identify the root cause of a show-stopping problem where other efforts to do so had … Continue reading

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Regulatory Reporting projects – Five things to watch

What have we learnt from the recent flurry of Regulatory Reporting activity? Here we share our combined experiences and hopefully give you some insight into the potential problems and pitfalls that may await you if you are required to deliver … Continue reading

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5 Things you need to know about Routing Rules

Here at Redhound, we have a wealth of experience of enterprise integration and messaging projects. Here we’ll share some more of that experience with you around the Routing Rule Engine (RRE). At the end of it, you’ll have a better … Continue reading

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Business Rules and Engines

This topic expands on my previous post “Increasing STP Rates – the Fantastic Four“. Specifically, I’m going to expand on the role of the centralised Rules Engine, what it does and how to use it. (). You’ll no doubt have … Continue reading

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10 Things You’ll Do On Every Messaging Project – Designing an Adapter Framework

This is the second in our series on life on an enteprise messaging project. This time we will be discussing that adapter framework you noticed appearing in the development team’s conversations. There’s no line for it on the project plan, … Continue reading

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Don’t dis the “As Is”!

So, your project has kicked off. It’s big. It’s strategic. A career maker. Your task? To design and implement a new strategic messaging platform to replace the existing legacy system. This constitutes a myriad of SQL scripts, staging tables, tactical … Continue reading

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