In your TWAF: From the power of High-Performance Computing to the practical impact of the 5-Spot project, we’re exploring how open source is evolving. Plus, we bring you the top highlights from The Agentic Shift at OSFF Toronto.

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State of Open Source in Financial Services Report 

📰 A Unified Open Source Fabric for Next-generation High-performance Computing (HPC)

We are thrilled to announce a significant collaboration between FINOS, Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets, Citi, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Oracle. With contributions including ORB, 5 Spot Machine Scheduler, OpenGRIS, and HTC-Grid, we are providing the open source tools that abstract away complexity.

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🌐 Reclaiming Idle Infrastructure: Announcing 5-Spot, a Cloud-Native Machine Scheduler

5-Spot is a cloud-native Kubernetes controller recently contributed by RBC Capital Markets designed to bring the economics of cloud "spot" or preemptible instances to on-premises physical infrastructure. It allows platform teams to reclaim idle hardware by adding and removing machines from clusters on a strictly defined schedule.

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🌟 Feature: The Agentic Shift at OSFF Toronto

Last week, we wrapped up our inaugural Open Source in Finance Forum in Toronto, and the consensus was clear: open source is no longer just a cost-saving measure; it is the critical infrastructure required to safely scale artificial intelligence and enterprise architecture.

Catch Up on the Action:

• 📖 Read the Recap: Dive into our full event synthesis in our latest post: The Agentic Shift: How OSFF Toronto 2026 Proved Open Source is the Future of FSI Infrastructure.
• 🍿 Watch the Keynotes: Our official video rollout kicks off this week! Head over to the FINOS YouTube Channel to watch the opening remarks, RBC's Hitesh Kamdar on open source as a differentiator, and Red Hat's Vincent Caldeira on the necessity of owning your AI stack. (You can also view the full raw catalog here on finos.org).
• 🤝 Get Involved: Ready to contribute? Join the working groups for Fluxnova, CALM, HPC, and the AI Governance Framework.

Next Stop: OSFF London 🇬🇧 We are taking the momentum across the pond to the Queen Elizabeth II Centre on June 25, 2026. Secure your spot today to connect with the leaders building the next generation of financial technology.

🎟️ Register for OSFF London (Use code 26YTOSFFLN20C for 20% off!)

Here's what's happening during this week in the FINOS community, visit the calendar here for meeting links:

Monday, April 27

• 09:00 AM NYC / 02:00 PM UK - Labs - CyberThirdEye - Sign Up
• 09:00 AM NYC / 02:00 PM UK - FDC3 Sail Project Meeting - Sign Up
• 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - SDLC Governance Framework Working Group - Dev Ops Automation - Sign Up

Tuesday, April 28

• 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - CDM Contribution Review Working Group - Sign Up
• 11:00 AM NYC / 04:00 PM UK - Architecture as Code Working Group - DevOps Automation - Sign Up
• 11:00 AM NYC / 04:00 PM UK - Fluxnova - AI Working Group Meeting - Sign Up
• 11:00 AM NYC / 04:00 PM UK - AI Readiness SIG - Sign Up
• 08:30 PM NYC / 01:30 AM UK - Open Financial LLM Leaderboard (OFLL) Working Session - Sign Up

Wednesday, April 29

• 05:30 AM NYC / 10:30 AM UK - Spring Bot Project Meeting - Sign Up

Thursday, April 30

• 06:00 AM NYC / 11:00 AM UK - CCC - Working Group: Compliant Financial Infrastructure - Sign Up
• 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - Zenith - Emerging Technologies SIG - Sign Up
• 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - AI Reference Architecture Library weekly working session - Sign Up
• 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - Morphir Project Meeting - Sign Up
• 10:30 AM NYC / 03:30 PM UK - Architecture as Code Office Hours - Sign Up
• 12:00 PM NYC / 05:00 PM UK - CCC - Working Group: Communications / All Hands - Sign Up

Friday, May 1

• 09:15 AM NYC / 02:15 PM UK - A11y Theme Builder Project Meeting - Sign Up
• 10:00 AM NYC / 03:00 PM UK - OpenGRIS Project Meeting - Sign Up

Visit the FINOS Calendar to stay informed of the most recent updates and calendar invitations.