In modern, data-driven markets, market data entitlements are the gatekeepers of control, compliance, and commercial value. Yet many financial firms still rely on legacy infrastructure that was never designed for the scale, speed, and complexity of modern cloud-based environments. That’s why in 2020 CJC re-imagined DACS, one of the industry’s most trusted entitlement systems, and transformed it into a fully managed, cloud-based service.

DACS-as-a-Service delivers everything today’s market data teams need, from secure permissioning, accurate declarations and usage reporting, to 24/7 operational management. All delivered through a scalable, cloud-ready platform.

For firms under pressure to modernise, meet compliance obligations, and enable seamless data sharing across global environments, the need for cloud-based entitlements has never been greater and will continue to become increasingly vital.

Why Data Entitlements Matter?

Effective market data management needs proper entitlements and control. Every feed, user, or vendor relationship depends on knowing who has access to what, when, and why, and able to report on it accurately.

While traditional entitlement systems like DACS remain essential, they were not designed for the modern-day cloud era. They need regular maintenance, monitoring, and integration expertise, all of which create friction for firms seeking agility and compliance.

That’s where CJC’s Cloud Entitlements Service comes in.

Introducing DACS in the Cloud – Delivered as a Managed Service

CJC now offers DACS-as-a-Service, a tested and fully managed, cloud-native entitlement platform that combines DACS’ proven reliability with the cloud’s flexibility and scalability. The service is built using CJC’s proprietary automation tools and can be completely deployed in any cloud. But crucially, our 24/7 global teams manage it end-to-end to provide clients:

• Centralised permissioning and entitlement administration.
• Automated declarations and usage reporting.
• Secure external data permissioning to partners, vendors, and clients.
• 24/7 operational monitoring, management, and support.
• Continuous compliance and audit readiness.

Through CJC, financial firms can leverage the full power of DACS without the overhead of maintaining infrastructure, enabling their teams to focus on innovation, data strategy, and growth.

Security, Compliance, and External Permissioning

A key driver behind CJC’s cloud entitlement service isn’t just cost or convenience, it’s smarter security and control. Many financial firms need to permission data beyond their internal users, sharing derived or proprietary datasets with clients and partners. This requires a secure, externally accessible environment that sits outside the DMZ but maintains full control and compliance.

CJC’s cloud-based entitlements architecture bridges that gap. It allows data to flow safely and securely between internal systems and external consumers, all under the governance of a secure, managed, and compliant entitlement framework.

The Foundation of Cloud-Based Market Data Infrastructure

Today, CJC continues to support clients running DACS in the traditional way, while also guiding migrations to the next generation of deployments and transitioning them to a smarter, cloud-enabled future.

As CJC’s teams continue to expand integrations across the leading data vendors and extend our reach across all major cloud infrastructures, our vision is sharper than ever: to empower firms with seamless entitlement management, delivered as a fully managed cloud service that’s always on, always secure, and always evolving.

DACS-in-the-Cloud in Action

CJC’s DACS-in-the-Cloud offering transforms entitlement management into a scalable, compliant, and continuously managed service. Whether you’re modernising legacy infrastructure, improving governance, or preparing for multi-cloud growth, CJC’s cloud-based entitlements platform provides the agility, visibility, and peace of mind you need.

Experience the future of entitlement management. Contact CJC to see it in action.