Knowledge Center.

A collection of insights and news from Blackcore®.

Introducing The FLEX Range of FPGA Servers

Purpose built for electronic traders utilizing more complex FPGA configurations outside of typical server capabilities.

Blackcore® Labs Program

Blackcore® Technologies & Orthogone Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Ultra-Low Latency Solutions for High-Frequency Trading.

Announcing Orthogone as a Blackcore Labs Partner, this collaboration integrates Orthogone's industry-leading Ultra-Low Latency IP cores with Blackcore's high-performance Intel and AMD-based servers, delivering unmatched trading execution performance for HFT firms worldwide.

Why YOU shouldn’t overclock

Overclocking is easy! Well, depending on your goals. Overclocking reliably is hard. Overclocking reliably at scale is an even larger challenge. We recommend you leave it up to the experts, but let’s look at how you might tackle it yourself…

2024 at Blackcore Technologies

2024 has been a spectacular year for Blackcore® Technologies. Before we step into the holiday season and welcome 2025, let's reflect on what an exciting year 2024 has been.

Blackcore® Technologies Launches ACE Range of Overclocked Servers Built on AMD CPUs

The Blackcore® ACE range is an overclocked, liquid-cooled server platform for AMD CPUs.

Blackcore® Technologies Expands its ICON Range of Overclocked Servers for Electronic Trading

The Blackcore ICON range is an overclocked, liquid-cooled server platform for Intel processors. Generating ultimate performance for low latency use cases.

Co-location, fast networks, and high-speed NICs - optimizing your electronic trading stack

At Blackcore, we build ultra-fast, reliable servers that provide our clients in the electronic trading industry with an unrivaled competitive edge. We achieve this by overclocking server processors, overclocking the RAM, and innovative liquid cooling. However, the server is only one part of a trading stack, so what is next? Once you have got your hands on the fastest server available, what else can be optimized in your electronic trading stack to reduce latency?

Toolset Series 5 - Redfish® Extended Edition

Welcome back to the Toolset Series, today’s article is about Redfish® once again! After Toolset Series 3 we realised that we still had a lot to share about Redfish®. So here we are, welcome to Toolset Series 5 Redfish® Extended Edition!

Introducing Blackcore Labs

This program will combine the skillsets of team Blackcore and our Partners - together we will innovate to deliver the best solutions for our electronic trading clients.

FPGA Explained

In this article, CTO James Lupton and CRO Ciaran Kennedy discuss FPGA cards. What is an FPGA? Do I need to use them? Will FPGA cards accelerate my electronic trading strategy? Read on to get answers from the experts.

Toolset Series 4 - Sensors

Welcome back to the Toolset Series, today’s article is an overview of the sensors and instrumentation available on Blackcore servers that allow our users to gather and generate telemetry, and monitoring information and embed their Blackcore systems into their overall hardware monitoring stacks with ease. Read on to learn more.

Maximize your trading potential: Embrace overclocking to stay ahead of the curve

In today's article, Blackcore Technologies CTO James Lupton explains the significance of overclocked servers and the crucial impact of low latency for our investment bank and financial institution clients.

Toolset Series 3 - Redfish®

Welcome back to the Toolset Series, today’s article is about Redfish® and how you can interact with Blackcore servers using the Redfish standard. Read on to learn more.

Toolset Series 2 - Linux Management Tools

Welcome back to the Toolset Series, today we are talking about our deployment and management tools for Linux. Read on to learn more.

2023 at Blackcore Technologies

2023 has been a monumental year for Blackcore Technologies. Before we step into the holiday season and welcome 2024, let's reflect on what a brilliant year 2023 has been.

Toolset Series 1 - IPMI Features

In today’s edition of the Toolset Series, we introduce you to our IPMI feature set, read on to learn more.

Meet the CTO, James Lupton.

Embark on an insightful journey as we delve into the heart of Blackcore's innovation and leadership. Today, we invite you to meet our Chief Technology Officer, James Lupton, in an exclusive and relaxed interview. Through five carefully crafted questions, we explore his invaluable experiences and gain unique perspectives on the future trajectory of Blackcore.

The Next Phase of GENERATION 3

Earlier this year we launched the first phase of our 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Workstation product range to great success. Now, we're launching our next phase of products, focusing on the Intel® Xeon® W-3400 Series. Read on for an overview of the milestones we've hit this year and what's still to come.

Blackcore Latency Tuned OC DDR5 ECC RDIMM + UDIMM

We’ve been hard at work on something quite special. With the introduction of Sapphire Rapids, DDR5 RDIMM for server platforms has become mainstream, and now for the first time ever it’s possible to overclock RDIMMs, all whilst maintaining ECC. We have been working closely with our partners to create some unique, overclocked, latency tuned DDR5 for Blackcore systems.

New York Summer Social Event

On the 8th of June, we hosted our first Summer Social Event with Intel in Midtown Manhattan. Read on to learn more about the event, and our global expansion.

The Ultimate Guide to Overclocking Terminology

Overclocking while maintaining reliability and performance is an extremely complex task. Quite often we find ourselves in a world of terminology, abbreviations, and TLA’s that make our minds spin. We have made note of the common abbreviations that we often see in the server and overclock space to create this article, so the next time you want to recall the difference between PCIe and IPC you can!

Meet the CEO, Nick Rogers.

In this relaxed interview with CEO & Founder Nick Rogers, he tells us about the early days and his goals for Blackcore. Nick also offers an insight into what it was like creating a business like Blackcore.

Launching GENERATION 3 in London

On the twenty-third of February, we launched the second phase of our GENERATION 3 range of Overclocked Servers in central London. Read on to find out what happened at our launch event and learn more about the next phase of Blackcore.

2022 at Blackcore

2022 has been the biggest year yet for Blackcore, we have achieved so much in the last year. So, before we start 2023, we wanted to reflect on what a brilliant year 2022 has been.

DIY Overclocked Servers

We all know what overclocking can achieve, but just how do you get there and is it possible to do it yourself? Let’s give it a go, in 400 words time you could be all set and an expert in overclocking.

FAQs Technical Edition

Your technical questions, answered by the experts at Blackcore.

Support Services

Bespoke Support Services at Blackcore

This article outlines our range of support service packages, starting with our complimentary standard service up to our exclusive platinum package.

Introducing GENERATION 3

On the twenty-third of June, we launched Blackcore's GENERATION 3 range of overclocked servers in New York City's Financial District. Read on to learn more about the launch event & the next phase of Blackcore. ⚡

FAQs

Your questions, answered by the Blackcore technical team.

2021 at Blackcore

2021 has been a big year for Blackcore, we have achieved so much in the last year. Before we get into 2022, we wanted to stop and reflect on this past year.

The Top 5 Low Latency NICs Cards requested by our clients.

In this article, we walk through the Top 5 Low Latency NICs cards that our clients request to be included in their overclocked low latency servers. Here at Blackcore, we pride ourselves on our ability to be flexible for our clients and to make their life easier. We don’t just sell industry-leading technology we build long term relationships with our clients to ensure Blackcore delivers them the full package, from cards to enterprise servers to high-performance workstations.

Meet our US Development Manager - Ciaran Kennedy

In this interview with Ciaran Kennedy, we learn how Ciaran got to where he is today, his role at Blackcore & the future of Blackcore Technologies in the US.

Support Services

Prevention is better than cure - Our Two-Year Performance Guarantee

Learn about the ethos in our systems & see how we back it up with our Two-Year Performance Guarantee & our NEW Blackcore RE-GEN Service.

An interview with our Chief Technologist, James Lupton.

In this interview with James Lupton, we learn about the early days, our journey to where we are today & the future of Blackcore.

Blackcore Review from Mike Yu of MEtech

We talk to Mike Yu of MEtech to find out why he thinks Blackcore's HFT servers are some of the best you'll find anywhere in the world.

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