Monday, March 13, 2017

KB Kookmin Bank, 40 IT specialists named "next-generation propulsion unit 'launched



[Korea Jeongseon financial newspaper reporters] KB Kookmin Bank has launched the 'next generation propulsion unit's information technology (IT) professionals configure 40 people to build next-generation systems.

According to banking industry 13 days, KB Kookmin Bank has tied this year, 40 people July 1 IT professionals to create a "next-generation propulsion unit, the department is promoting the next generation of systems scale projects 250 billion won.

KB Kookmin Bank official said, "There being made, such as the feasibility of the current generation projects" "Goddess, how to receive cooperation from various departments, including 'said he said.

KB Kookmin Bank over the recent AT Kearney resigned information strategy planning (ISP) for next-generation projects. KB Kookmin Bank official said that "going out as early as the end of the month consultation results.

KB Kookmin Bank until February 2020 that aims to complete next-generation systems are expected to switch've been running on the IBM mainframe to Unix in this project.

The advantage of Unix is ​​that it is appropriate to establish an open-tech pin (Fintech) based smart banking in a rapidly changing financial environment such as big data and artificial intelligence (AI).

What it is also considered low maintenance and repair capabilities of all the advantages of Unix. Where you use the IBM mainframe in the current financial sector is where the KB Kookmin Bank.

In particular, this means the next generation propulsion system is extraordinary. Because before 2014 KB Kookmin Bank has tried to replace the host computer from IBM Unix beoleojyeo this regard, the so-called holding companies, bank executives conflict called 'KB crisis' jeonsangi replace the collapsed dwaeteot group.

Since the naehong governance issues surfaced KB Kookmin Bank has continued to write in an existing IBM systems. KB Financial Group has widened since gamyeo mergers and acquisitions (M & A) Width including securities, including paying chongryeok to recapture one.

KB Kookmin Bank was also expected to build a new data center in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province by 2019, to strengthen its pin-tech services to this next-generation projects.

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