--- title: "Cloud Services | Public, Private & Hybrid for Trading | Pico" description: "Pico Cloud Services deliver managed public, private, and hybrid cloud built for trading workloads, spanning AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud alongside dedicated private hardware. Financial-grade controls, IDS/IPS, encryption, and Corvil Analytics monitoring apply across every model, supported by 24/7 operations." source: https://www.pico.net/products/market-services/infrastructure/cloud-services/ markdown_url: https://www.pico.net/products/market-services/infrastructure/cloud-services.md --- # Cloud Services Managed cloud infrastructure designed for financial services, combining public cloud scalability, private cloud security, and hybrid flexibility with Pico's financial-grade controls. - Public, private, and hybrid cloud models tailored to financial services - Financial-grade security with perimeter controls, IDS/IPS, and encryption - Corvil Analytics monitoring transparently extended into cloud environments - Partnerships with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and private cloud technologies ## What cloud services does Pico provide for financial trading? Pico provides managed cloud infrastructure for financial services including public cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) with financial-grade security, private cloud on dedicated hardware for enhanced isolation, and hybrid cloud combining on-premise and cloud resources. All models include Pico's security controls, Corvil monitoring, managed connectivity, and 24/7 operations support designed specifically for trading workloads. ## Choose your cloud deployment model ### Public Cloud AWS, Azure, Google Cloud with financial-grade security and Corvil monitoring. ### Private Cloud Dedicated hardware for enhanced security and isolation in Pico-managed data centers. ### Hybrid Cloud On-premise infrastructure extended with public cloud services via secure connectivity. ## Common use cases (and what you'll achieve) ### Elastic compute for research and backtesting - Leverage public cloud for burst capacity during strategy development - Keep production trading on-premise for lowest latency ### Disaster recovery and business continuity - Replicate critical infrastructure to geographically diverse cloud regions - Rapid failover for business continuity during regional outages ### Compliance and data residency - Private cloud maintains data sovereignty and regulatory compliance - Avoid public cloud multi-tenancy for sensitive workloads ### Cost-effective staging and development - Develop and test in cloud before deploying to production colocation - Reduce capital expenditure for non-production environments ### Cloud-native analytics and machine learning - Utilize serverless, containers, and ML platforms for non-latency-sensitive workloads - Keep trading on-premise while analytics scale in the cloud ## Cloud deployment models ### Public Cloud - AWS, Azure, Google Cloud with financial-grade perimeter security - Cloud-hosted firewalls, IDS/IPS, virtual DMZ - Corvil monitoring with same visibility as on-premise - On-premise cloud-native services (AWS Outpost, Google Anthos, Azure Stack) ### Private Cloud - Exclusive compute and storage resources (no multi-tenancy) - High-performance flash storage and cutting-edge server hardware - Managed connectivity from private cloud to on-premise networks - Military-grade data wiping between allocations ### Hybrid Cloud - Secure connectivity between on-premise and public cloud - Elastic compute, storage, serverless, and functions in cloud - Latency-sensitive workloads on-premise, scalable workloads in cloud - Seamless interaction between on-premise, private, and public cloud ## Financial-grade cloud controls Pico extends the same security controls and monitoring you rely on for on-premise infrastructure into every cloud deployment model. ### Managed connectivity Dedicated client connectivity from on-premise to public cloud via Direct Connect, Pico Connect, or Internet VPN with redundant DMZs. ### Perimeter security Cloud-hosted firewall appliances, IDS, IPS, and monitoring using the same technology as on-premise for operational consistency. ### Cloud-based vDMZ Virtual DMZ in public clouds for controlled internet exposure, analogous to Pico's on-premise DMZ design. ### Corvil monitoring & alerting Corvil Analytics extended to public cloud environments with same visibility for private and public cloud as on-premise. ## Cloud Services FAQs ### Can I use public cloud for latency-sensitive trading applications? Public cloud typically adds latency vs. on-premise exchange colocation. Hybrid cloud is often the best approach: trading infrastructure on-premise near exchanges, while using cloud for backtesting, analytics, and non-latency-sensitive workloads. ### How does Pico secure public cloud deployments? Pico deploys financial-grade perimeter security including cloud-hosted firewalls, IDS/IPS, virtual DMZs, and encrypted connectivity. We extend the same security controls you have on-premise to cloud environments. ### What is the difference between Pico private cloud and dedicated colocation? Private cloud uses virtualization technologies providing cloud-like elasticity (rapid provisioning, scaling) on dedicated hardware. Dedicated colocation gives you physical servers you manage directly. Both use dedicated hardware with no multi-tenancy. ### Can I move workloads between on-premise and cloud? Yes. Hybrid cloud enables seamless interaction between on-premise, private cloud, and public cloud. You can migrate workloads, burst to cloud for capacity, or maintain data synchronization across environments. ### Does Pico support multi-cloud deployments? Yes. Pico has partnerships with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. We can manage multi-cloud deployments with consistent security controls and monitoring across providers. ### How is cloud monitoring different from on-premise? Corvil monitoring extends to cloud with same visibility as on-premise. For elastic/ephemeral workloads, we also employ cloud-native monitoring. This dual approach ensures comprehensive visibility regardless of workload type. ### What compliance certifications does Pico cloud support? Pico cloud services support HIPAA, SOX, NYDFS, and GDPR compliance considerations. All cloud offerings backed by 24/7 operational support and vetted by Pico's security team. ### Can Pico help migrate on-premise workloads to cloud? Yes. Pico's delivery management team handles migration planning, execution, and operational support. We work with your team to design the right cloud architecture and manage the transition. ## Design the right cloud architecture for your trading infrastructure Talk to a Pico cloud specialist about your requirements for public, private, or hybrid cloud, including security needs, connectivity to existing infrastructure, compliance requirements, and operational support model.