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The Comprehensive Guide to Understanding the Economics of External Data Integration.

Sphere by Crux - Managed Service makes it easy to rapidly discover, onboard, and monitor data pipelines

As the demand for high-quality, model-ready data surges and costs continue to rise, Operational Alpha is emerging as the key to staying competitive in 2025.

Crux’s new Chief Technology Officer, Naggi Asmar, brings a wealth of experience in data integration and AI-driven solutions, having led innovations at Matillion, Medallia, and Oracle. In this interview, he shares insights on his career journey, his vision for transforming financial data operations, and how Crux is tackling the challenge of data entropy with cutting-edge technology.

Sphere by Crux – is a cutting edge solution for quickly and efficiently onboarding external data for financial institutions, transforming raw data into model ready insights in minutes. By leveraging AI and seamless cloud integration, Sphere accelerates market data access, eliminates bottlenecks, and ensures reliable, high-quality data to drive alpha and maximize returns.

Smaller financial firms often struggle to get the same level of support from major data suppliers as large enterprises, leading to inefficiencies and resource constraints in data integration. Crux solves this challenge by providing a managed service that transforms external data into analytics-ready formats, ensuring firms of all sizes can scale their DataOps without sacrificing growth.

Crux has partnered with Morningstar to streamline external-data integration, enabling financial firms to access Morningstar’s critical datasets more quickly and efficiently in the cloud. By providing pre-built pipelines and analytics-ready data, Crux reduces onboarding delays and empowers end users to extract value from their data in days rather than months.