CU*Answers announced that its next disaster recovery test for its CU*BASE^® data processing system is scheduled for May 20-22. The credit union-owned CUSO added that recovery teams will be divided between the CU*Answers secondary datacenter located in Muskegon, Michigan and the IBM BCRS hot-site facility in Sterling Forest, New York.

A unique aspect to its DR strategy is that following each recovery test, the results are published in a gap analysis report, which is then made available to every client for inclusion in their next Board of Director’s meeting minutes. CU*Answers said it provides this level of detail in order to help document the importance of this process within every credit union’s disaster recovery planning processes.

CU*Answers added that it actively encourages CU*BASE clients who may desire to be a proxy test site for any of these disaster recovery processes to register to participate.

Jim Lawrence, Manager of DR/Business Resumption Services said, “As a cooperative CUSO, we maintain a deep commitment to sharing this important information and results with our clients. Over the years, this adherence to open disclosure has been warmly received and has provided our clients an added level of knowledge and confidence when communicating with their Board of Directors and regulators.”