Broker hosting architecture
Hosting should be designed around platform components, users, connectivity, data flows and recovery requirements—not simply a server specification.
Network design
Map external dependencies, access points, provider connections, firewall boundaries and monitoring. Keep public-facing services separated from sensitive platform components.
Latency planning
Locate latency-sensitive components according to counterparties and network paths. Measure real application traffic rather than relying on marketing latency claims.
Security and access
Use least-privilege access, strong authentication, logging, patching and controlled administrative paths. Security requirements should be reviewed for the actual deployment.
Backup and recovery
Define backup frequency, retention, restoration testing, recovery objectives and responsibilities.
Monitoring and capacity
Monitor service health, resources, network behavior and integration dependencies, and plan capacity before growth creates bottlenecks.
Next step
Build a requirements matrix covering platform scope, integrations, connectivity, hosting, security, support and ownership. This makes vendor proposals comparable and exposes missing dependencies before deployment.