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Technology Council Offers Data Storage Management White Paper

Contact:
Jenny Jackson
CUNA Councils
800-356-9655 ext 4102
jjackson@cuna.coop

MADISON, Wis. —“Safety and integrity of data are No. 1 in any storage scheme credit unions explore. Yet security concerns shouldn’t prevent credit unions from planning to obtain greater efficiencies and cost savings of the latest technologies, such as cloud computing,” says a new white paper just released by the CUNA Technology Council.

IBM, Armonk, N.Y., highlights cloud computing among current storage trends, the paper says. “Cloud computing—loosely defined as combined and redistributed computer resources—is growing in appeal due to its seemingly unlimited computational resources, planning and forecasting capabilities, and flexibility.”

The paper discusses security concerns regarding data storage, benefits and drawbacks of outsourcing storage management, and types of cloud storage arrangements.

Two credit unions describe how their data storage has evolved, eliminating backup tapes and implementing a private cloud.

CUNA Council members are entitled to complimentary copies of these and more than 300 white papers; non-members may purchase the white papers for a price of $50 per copy. 

The paper is available online in the white paper section of www.cunacouncils.org – select the “Tech” tab.

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CUNA Technology Council

Established in 1995, the CUNA Technology Council is a member-led organization made up of more than 600 credit union technology experts across the United States. The Council’s goal is to shape the advancement of credit union technology by leveraging collective peer strength through the sharing of information and fostering of professional development. The CUNA Technology Council is one of the six organizations that make up the CUNA Councils, a network of more than 5,000 credit union professionals. For more information, visit www.cunatechnologycouncil.org or www.cunacouncils.org

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