Credit Union Cloud Infrastructure
By Kirk Drake As we continue our Series on Credit Union Clouds – this week we will move into more of the nuts and bolts. For those of you that are interested in what infrastructure is [...]
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How Effective is Hosted Exchange Spam Filtering?
By Kirk Drake Hosted Exchange Spam Filtering If you are looking at upgrading your Microsoft Exchange 2007 or 2003 server you may also be considering looking at Hosted Exchange. There are many people who simply [...]
Be Unique, Be Yourself, Be a Credit Union
By. Sharon Simpson, Ongoing Operations If you have kids in elementary school, you may recognize the first part of this phrase: Be Unique, Be Yourself. This is the beginning of the tagline for the popular “[...]
Credit Union Cloud Applications
by Kirk Drake We are nearing the mid-way point of our Credit Union Cloud series. In the prior post we covered the key obstacles and road blocks that we hear about moving to a credit [...]
Credit Union Cloud Obstacles
By Kirk Drake For those of you following our series – last time we covered Credit Union Cloud benefits. Now for those of you that are serious about learning about Cloud for Credit Unions – we will [...]
What Should A Credit Union Look For In An SLA?
by Bud Hobeck Credit Union Provider SLA – Service Level Agreements If you are looking for any managed services for your credit union a Service Level Agreement (SLA) is an integral item that you need to [...]
Credit Union Cloud Part 1 – Overview
By Kirk Drake Credit Union Cloud Overview If you cannot imagine a world where you don’t control every component of your technology systems than a Credit Union cloud and this post are not for [...]
Credit Union DDOS: Solution
By Kirk Drake Protector – Credit Union DDOS Solution In the past few weeks you may have read our series on Credit Union DDOS. We covered: Credit Union DDOS: Part 1 – Non-Technical Explanation Credit Union DDOS: [...]
CUNA GAC CUSO Guide: Part 1
If you work for a credit union or are on a credit union board – You may have heard about CUSO’s or Credit Union Service Organizations. In many credit unions, CUSO’s provide critical operational [...]
Top Reasons Credit Unions Failover to a Hotsite
By Kirk Drake Top Reasons CU’s Failover to their Hotsites If you are responsible for your organizations credit union Business Continuity Plan or maybe you are in the credit union technology department – this post [...]
Losing Momentum – Bad for Football, Bad for Credit Unions
By. Sharon Simpson, Ongoing Operations Watching the first half of the Super Bowl, most people assumed the Ravens’ victory was in the bag. They had such momentum. Then the power went out for 30 minutes [...]
FFIEC Requirements: Credit Union Technology Audit
by Robin Remines Often overlooked and always misunderstood (oh wait… wasn’t that a song?), Information Technology auditing can make even the most hardened CIO’s take defensive stands in a misguided attempt to protect [...]
FFIEC Requirements – Why are they important?
by Robin Remines Whether you are new to the credit union industry or an old pro – there is one thing for sure, the regulations and guidelines just don’t seem to ever stop coming! And [...]
What Can Credit Unions Learn About Crisis Management Planning From Lance Armstrong?
by Robin Remines “It’s Not About The Bike – err, Lance either” – LiveStrong Foundation: Crisis Management Done Right When all hell broke loose this past fall with the USADA stripping Lance Armstrong of all 7 [...]
Inauguration Lessons: Credit Union Operational Resiliency
by Robin Remines Inauguration 2013 – The Behind the Scenes Effort to Operational Resiliency The inauguration challenged business leaders in the area to develop contingency plans that would address reduced staff to no staff being able [...]