Crux Blog:
Navigating the Future
of External Data.

Sphere by Crux – is a cutting edge solution for quickly and efficiently onboarding external data for financial institutions, transforming raw data into model ready insights in minutes. By leveraging AI and seamless cloud integration, Sphere accelerates market data access, eliminates bottlenecks, and ensures reliable, high-quality data to drive alpha and maximize returns.

Crux has partnered with Morningstar to streamline external-data integration, enabling financial firms to access Morningstar’s critical datasets more quickly and efficiently in the cloud. By providing pre-built pipelines and analytics-ready data, Crux reduces onboarding delays and empowers end users to extract value from their data in days rather than months.

As the demand for high-quality, model-ready data surges and costs continue to rise, Operational Alpha is emerging as the key to staying competitive in 2025.

Crux’s new Chief Technology Officer, Naggi Asmar, brings a wealth of experience in data integration and AI-driven solutions, having led innovations at Matillion, Medallia, and Oracle. In this interview, he shares insights on his career journey, his vision for transforming financial data operations, and how Crux is tackling the challenge of data entropy with cutting-edge technology.