Low latency is the latest buzz word in the IT industry.

This is especially true in finance (trading in particular), cloud computing, various forms of high performance clustering and even multiplayer online games.

In networking latency has traditionally been measured in milliseconds (ms) a thousandth of a second, more recently we have started to look at microsecond (μs) a millionth of a second.

In future posts we will highlight and investigate emerging tools and trends in the ultra low latency field.

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