About Sucden Financial

Sucden Financial is a leading global multi-asset execution, clearing, and liquidity provider, with a strong heritage in commodities and a growing presence across derivatives, FX, and fixed income. As a financial services firm operating in high-frequency, high-stakes trading environments, system performance and uptime are non-negotiable.

At the core of their trading platform? Linux.

The Challenge: High-Stakes Systems, Limited In-House Capacity

Sucden’s trading platform runs on a dedicated Linux environment that demands expert oversight, secure configuration, and near-zero downtime. While the infrastructure was stable, their internal teams didn’t have the time or specialist knowledge to fully support or scale it in line with the business’s needs.

They were looking for a Linux support provider who could:

  • Manage over 36 critical systems without disrupting live trading
  • Optimise performance and reduce operational risk
  • Ensure security and compliance in a tightly regulated environment
  • Provide strategic advice and hands-on support for infrastructure changes
  • Work collaboratively with internal teams while easing their day-to-day burden

A colleague recommended Tiger Computing – and after initial conversations, Sucden recognised our experience supporting Linux in complex financial services environments.

Solution: End-to-End, Day-to-Day Support

Tiger now provides end-to-end Linux support for Sucden’s trading platform infrastructure, managing a tightly controlled environment where uptime and security are paramount.

Key activities include:

  • Day-to-day support tailored to financial operations
  • Security-focused system management with minimal operational disruption
  • Specialist consultancy to assist with their ongoing migration from Oracle Linux to Ubuntu – helping reduce licensing costs and improve long-term maintainability
  • Cross-team collaboration to navigate corporate approval processes and ensure seamless integration with internal IT and compliance functions

Outcome: Embedded Linux Support

The results so far?

  • Full workload relief for internal staff previously tasked with Linux support – freeing up valuable time to focus on business-critical projects
  • Improved system stability across the trading platform estate
  • Confidence in compliance and security, knowing that systems are proactively monitored and maintained
  • Stronger internal alignment, with Tiger acting as a trusted extension of the IT team

Most importantly, Sucden is now looking to expand the partnership beyond the trading platform, engaging us in consultancy and exploring a broader support scope across their wider Linux estate.

“Tiger Computing has taken full ownership of our trading platform’s Linux environment. Their expertise, responsiveness, and professionalism have made a real difference – our internal teams now have the headspace to focus on development and innovation, knowing the infrastructure is in safe hands.”
Kofil Ali, Head of Trading Technology, Sucden Financial

Looking Ahead

As Sucden continues to modernise and streamline its infrastructure, Tiger will remain a key partner – helping to build a Linux environment that’s secure, scalable, and ready for the future of financial services.

Since 2008 their Linux servers have been managed by Tiger Computing, and the team has recently supported them with the introduction of a highly-available data store and a highly-available database service.