Earlier this week, CU*Answers, the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based cooperative CUSO, and Rhinelander, Wisconsin-based RIPCO Credit Union combined forces to successfully execute the credit union’s annual disaster recovery test as part of their ongoing business continuity strategy. During the test, the workload of RIPCO’s in-house core data processing server was being performed by the backup server located at Site-Four, their Yankton, South Dakota-based CUSO partner. Resources from the credit union, Site-Four and CU*Answers were involved in the project.

Scott Collins, EVP of National Sales and Marketplace Relationships at CU*Answers commented: “Business continuity within our network of online and in-house credit unions is something that we are continuously investing in as a cooperative. We have had a tremendous track record for decades, and one of the reasons is that we rigorously test our processes and execution plan. For partners like RIPCO that run their own data center, disaster recovery testing is a collaborative effort and investment.”

RIPCO Credit Union President/CEO Liza Edinger commented: “I am proud of my team’s efforts to help ensure we are ‘all systems go’ and are very pleased with the results of this latest disaster recovery test. CU*Answers plays a vital role in assisting us with our business continuity strategies and we are extremely thankful for our strong partnership.”