Ongoing Operations, LLC News Archives

2013 Flu Season – Credit Union Pandemic Planning

by Robin Remines Protect your credit union now – worse flu season in a decade can halt your operations! The 2012-2013 Seasonal Flu season is making itself well known across the United States. It technically isn’[...]

What is Offsite Backup?

Offsite backup is a key part of any disaster recovery solution. DR is what we do; we have numerous methods of providing secure data backup at a site geographically separate from our clients’ primary business [...]

5 Ways to Engage Staff in your Contingency Plan

by Robin Remines Let’s be honest, many of your employees probably think Contingency Planning is for the geek squad in IT. Power goes out – call IT. Storm approaching? Call IT. And while IT serves [...]

Top Components to Look for in Online Banking Hosting

by Kirk Drake If you think your existing online banking provider and solution are doing a great job-  than this post is not for you.  If however, you are looking for something more from your [...]

What are the Technology Challenges for New CUSOs?

by Kirk Drake If you are a small CUSO, credit union service organization, you may be looking for alternatives to using the sponsor credit union for your technology.   If so, this post is for you. [...]

What Does a Business Continuity Program Look Like?

by Kirk Drake If you believe that business continuity planning is living & breathing processes than this blog is for you. If you believe it is something that you do because the regulators make you [...]

Top 3 Credit Union Disaster Recovery Goals For The New Year

by Robin Remines 2013 – Lose three pounds per week or money back Just kidding – the relentless infomercials are making me dizzy this time of year. But one thing I do like is the Year in [...]

Definition of Hotsite, Coldsite, and Warmsite for Credit Unions

by Royce What is a DR hotsite, coldsite, and warmsite? The standard definition is below: Hotsite – A disaster recovery facility that mirrors the organization’s production databases and other IT resources in real time. A [...]

Email Security – Viruses, Spam, Phishing

New computer viruses, spam techniques, phishing attaches, and spyware come out each day. These malicious tools can spread easily through your IT environment. These threats are easily delivered through email by attachments or links to [...]

Which Credit Unions Are Best Suited To Leverage The Cloud?

Which Credit Unions Are Best Suited To Leverage The Cloud?

by Kirk Drake If you are a credit union that is confused about whether cloud can benefit you and your company this post is for you.  We see a lot of credit unions transitioning functionality [...]

Top Credit Union Applications Overlooked in Recovery Efforts

by Robin Remines Top Applications Overlooked in Recovery Efforts – Not so “critical”? – Think again! So you’ve completed your Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and it looks pretty darn good. During a crisis you will focus [...]