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OGO and DCU team up to provide Northeast facility
HAGERSTOWN, MD (July 9, 2014) — Ongoing Operations, a leading provider of business continuity solutions for credit unions, has announced a newly formed CUSO partnership with Digital Federal Credit Union and Xand, a leading data center provider, to help credit unions in the northeast ensure uninterrupted member service.
“We are thrilled to expand our geographic footprint through this partnership” said Kirk Drake, CEO of Ongoing Operations. “Even with the latest technological advances, having alternate data center space within driving distance can be critical for credit unions during a crisis situation.”
The Xand data center, located in Westchester County safely outside major threat zones but close to New York City, was designed to provide the ideal environment for mission-critical business applications. The Xand facility will also feature a direct connection to Ongoing Operations’ network. This will allow credit unions to leverage Ongoing Operations’ connectivity solutions to ensure that critical third-party applications such as debit card processing, online banking and ATMs remain on-line in the event of a crisis.
“We are a firm believer in collaboration and have used Ongoing Operations for our own business continuity planning efforts for several years. This CUSO partnership further enhances disaster recovery capabilities for the benefit of more credit unions within our region,” said Dave DeWitt, vice president of risk management at DCU.
Ongoing Operations offers a full range of business continuity and technology solutions to help credit unions provide uninterrupted member service. The CUSO’s team of certified business continuity professionals also works in partnership with credit unions to assess their business risks, create specific plans to mitigate them and test those plans on a regular basis.
Ongoing Operations, LLC is a multi-owned CUSO and a leading provider of business continuity solutions to hundreds of clients nationwide. Learn more at www.ongoingoperations.com.
DCU is a not-for-profit financial cooperative based in Massachusetts that serves over 400,000 members across all 50 states. DCU offers a full range of financial services to consumers and businesses, including banking lending, financial management, insurance and realty. Learn more at www.dcu.org.
Xand provides customized data center services to businesses that require secure, high performance, highly-available infrastructure for their mission-critical IT environments. www.xand.com