3 Ways Your Credit Union Risk Assessment Can Help You Sleep
Today’s credit union leaders are faced with the growing complexity of securing their I.T infrastructure while strictly adhering to an exponentially growing body of regulations. We have clients ask us...
View ArticleCredit Union Crisis Communication – Data Center Perspective
In a previous post we looked at Data Center concerns and we dove deep into the subject of monitoring. In today’s post we will continue the dissection of a data center event look at how effective credit...
View Article10 Actions To Take Now Before Windows XP Sunset Date
A few week’s ago we brought you the latest information/news regarding the Windows XP Sunset Date on April 8, 2014. That’s 10 months folks – less than a year. All products come to an end-of-life but the...
View ArticleCredit Union Hosted Virtual Desktops – eBook Arrives!
If you’ve been following our posts, you’ll agree that we’ve been cranking out as much educational material as possible regarding credit union hosted virtual desktops. As a CUSO, we understand the...
View ArticleThe CEO’s Role in Your Credit Union Crisis Communication Plan
Every crisis offers your credit union a chance to deepen your relationship with your members. At first glance it might seem that the proper spokesperson would be the CEO/President since he/she has the...
View ArticleCredit Union Disaster Preparedness – The Nuclear Threat
Originally Published on CUINSIGHT.COM On March 11, 2011, an unimaginable earthquake of magnitude 9.0 followed by a tsunami struck Japan. As the event unfolded, a global audience (including myself)...
View ArticleCredit Union Cloud Readiness – Service not Servers
We field tons of questions a week regarding the technological research necessary to determine a credit union cloud readiness profile. And while bandwidth, applications, servers and security are very...
View ArticleCredit Union Cloud Readiness – Map Your Strategy
As a trusted leader in the CU technology arena, we are often asked by IT leaders how to determine their credit union cloud readiness state. Success in technology implementations is generally driven...
View ArticleOngoing Operations Expands Professional Services Team
Hagerstown, MD – Ongoing Operations, the leading provider of secure community cloud and technology solutions for credit unions, recently restructured its professional services team to better serve the...
View ArticleCredit Union Cloud Efficiencies – A CFO’s Perspective
Continuing with our Ongoing Operations Intel – CFO – Bill Wells weighs in on credit union cloud efficiencies! Finance teams in small and medium sized organizations have historically been located...
View ArticleCredit Union Technology Solution Intel Report – A Recap Top Q2 Blogs!
Did you miss some of our educational content this quarter? Looking for a recap of the credit union technology solutions we’ve presented? This post is for you! Ongoing Operations has enjoyed an active...
View ArticleCredit Union Business Continuity Solution – Comparing Apples to Apples
Had a great conversation this past week about how hard it was to compare the CURecover Credit Union Business Continuity solution to our competitors. It was a good point! At Ongoing Operations we call...
View ArticleHow not to be a laggard – Credit Union Cloud Adoption Forecast
Historically speaking, technology adoption models have favored large credit unions with large technology budgets. In an interesting shift in dynamics, we are seeing a different pattern emerge as credit...
View ArticleFFIEC IT Handbook – Credit Union Cloud Services – Part 1
While researching a question for a client regarding cloud computing and NCUA examination requirements, my attention was drawn to the FFIEC IT Handbook – Outsourcing Technology Services section where...
View ArticleDesktop As A Service (DaaS) – A Rose By Any Other Name Would Still Be A Rose
If you’ve been around the technology field for awhile you’ll understand when I say that the acronyms can be hard to keep up with. Some acronyms like TCP/IP or FTP have evolved to where the actual...
View ArticleDoes Your Credit Union Crisis Plan Include Looting Procedures?
Looting is a phenomenon that can follow natural disasters or civil disorders. Credit unions are not immune to this threat and should update their credit union crisis plan to prepare for such an event....
View ArticleThe #1 Question No One Wants to Ask About Cloud Services – What Does Cloud...
I‘m a big fan of Zillow. Not because I’m house shopping or anything but because I like to zoom in on random places that I’d otherwise never be able to visit! This birds eye view makes me feel empowered...
View ArticleZooming in on the “cloudy day” scenario – Time to look at the details
Apparently I hit the nail on the head last week with the “cloudy day” post (or what does cloud computing really look like?) Your feedback was along the lines of “spot on”, “finally” and “can you tell...
View ArticleFFIEC Credit Union Cloud Services – Part 2
In an earlier post, we reviewed a portion of the examiners guidelines for credit union cloud services. Today we continue that discussion with a breakdown of more in the Appendix A - FFIEC IT Handbook...
View ArticleEvaluating BCP Software – A Guide For Credit Unions
As a CUSO, we understand the unique challenges you face when evaluating BCP software solutions. Will it meet NCUA requirements? Will my staff be able to easily update their plans? Is it expensive? At...
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