Vendor selection, technology recommendations, pricing negotiation through VAR partnerships, and global ordering and logistics coordination.
Technology Procurement
Procurement-as-a-Service delivering the latest hardware, software, and services globally, leveraging Pico's Value-Added Reseller partnerships and supply chain expertise.
Authorized VAR partnerships with prominent global IT vendors
2-4 week delivery timeframe (subject to equipment availability)
Racked within 1-3 days of equipment receipt
Purchase and lease financing options
What is procurement-as-a-service for trading infrastructure?
Procurement-as-a-service provides IT hardware and software acquisition through a managed procurement team leveraging Value-Added Reseller (VAR) partnerships with major vendors. Pico's global procurement team handles vendor selection, pricing negotiation, ordering, logistics, and delivery to data centers worldwide, combining procurement expertise, favorable pricing, and rapid deployment for complete infrastructure lifecycle management.
End-to-end procurement lifecycle
From vendor selection through ongoing maintenance, Pico's procurement team manages every step of the hardware and software acquisition process.
Procurement services
Purchase and lease options
Flexible financing models: purchase, lease, or rental. Choose the model that fits your cash flow and accounting requirements.
Quality assurance testing
Pre-deployment testing and burn-in. Validation before shipment to production environments ensures hardware meets specifications.
Maintenance services
Ongoing hardware maintenance and support contracts. Lifecycle management post-implementation with vendor coordination.
Common use cases (and what you'll achieve)
Rapid infrastructure expansion
Scale globally with 2-4 week hardware delivery and 1-3 day rack-and-stack
Dramatically faster than months-long traditional procurement
Vendor-neutral technology selection
Leverage Pico's relationships with multiple vendors for best technology fit
No vendor lock-in, choose the right hardware for your requirements
Capital vs. operational expenditure
Choose purchase or lease financing to optimize cash flow
Flexible accounting treatment based on your requirements
Testing before deployment
Validate hardware performance in Pico's lab environment
Ensure specifications meet requirements before production deployment
Integrated deployment
Combine procurement with Device Management for end-to-end lifecycle
Buy, build, deploy, monitor, maintain: single vendor relationship
Vendor partnerships
Server & Compute
Dell, HP, Lenovo, Supermicro: leading server platforms optimized for trading workloads with direct vendor relationships and priority allocation.
Networking
Arista, Cisco, Juniper, Mellanox: low-latency networking equipment for trading infrastructure with specialized configuration expertise.
Storage
NetApp, Pure Storage, Dell EMC: high-performance storage solutions for market data capture, replay, and analytics workloads.
Specialized hardware
FPGA vendors, network capture appliances, low-latency NICs, and other specialized components for high-frequency trading infrastructure.
Technology Procurement FAQs
Procurement-as-a-Service for trading infrastructure. Value-Added Reseller partnerships with major IT vendors. Global supply chain, 2-4 week delivery, rack-and-stack within 1-3 days. Purchase and lease options.
Leverage Pico's procurement expertise and vendor relationships
Talk to a Pico procurement specialist about your hardware and software requirements, whether for new deployments, expansion, or technology refreshes across your global infrastructure.
