Cloudworks and Ongoing Operations Launch Data Centers in Arizona and Maryland to Meet Cloud Computing Needs of Financial Services Industry

Los Angeles (PRWEB) March 15, 2011

Cloudworks (http://www.cloudworks.com), one of the first companies to provide services in the cloud, has announced the launch of two new data centers in Arizona and Maryland, through its recent partnership with Ongoing Operations, that provide cloud-based IT solutions aimed at the financial services industry. The data centers also provide expanded redundancy and disaster recovery for the companys services in all industries.

The financial services industry has approached the cloud computing revolution cautiously because of its strict regulatory and security standards and unparalleled billions of dollars in transactions, but that is now changing because of advances Cloudworks is helping drive in partnership with a leading industry provider, said Mike Eaton, CEO and founder of Cloudworks, which has been in the information technology business for 14 years and has provided services in the cloud since 2006. By meeting and exceeding this risk-averse industrys security and compliance requirements, we are able to overcome any regulatory hurdles and enable the financial services industry to capitalize on all the benefits the cloud offers.

This is the second major announcement from Cloudworks targeted at the financial services industry. The cloud computing pioneers recently partnered with Maryland-based Ongoing Operations, a leading provider of business continuity and technology solutions to credit unions, to offer virtual desktops and hosted Microsoft Exchange services to credit unions. The partnership provides credit unions a new suite of IT offerings designed to reduce total ownership costs, offer built-in back-up, and shift large capital expenditures to predictable monthly service fees.

The Arizona data center is already online, and the Maryland center will launch in the second quarter.

About Cloudworks

Cloudworks provides cloud computing services for small and mid-market business customers including virtual desktops, application hosting, and hosted infrastructure. Customers log in through a web browser to access their secure desktop, email, applications, and files. Cloudworks, which works with Macs, PCs, and mobile devices, reduces IT labor costs, eliminates costly software updates, hardware upgrades, hardware failures and improves data security. For more information, visit http://www.cloudworks.com.

About Ongoing Operations

Ongoing Operations, LLC is the leading provider of Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Solutions to credit unions nationwide. Beyond just backing up credit unions key systems, Ongoing Operations takes a holistic approach to business continuity to ensure that all of your systems and member communication channels stay up and running no matter what. Learn more at http://www.ongoingoperations.com.

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Cloudworks and Ongoing Operations Launch Data Centers in Arizona and Maryland to Meet Cloud Computing Needs of Financial Services Industry

Ongoing Operations Comes Up with a New Scheme for Disaster Recovery

(PRWEB) April 25, 2012

Ongoing Operations has come up with a new scheme for Disaster Recovery. The evolution of Disaster Recovery is taking place rapidly. With more and more business pouring into Cloud Solutions, Disaster Recovery is becoming the sole responsibility of the service provider.

Data Vaulting is the process of sending data off-site where it can be protected from hardware failures, theft, and other threats. Web backup services are being provided that will compress, encrypt, and periodically transmit a customers data to a remote vault. Data Vaulting services provide a secure, online backup service that transports data to a fortified data center. Ongoing Operations feature sophisticated data compression technologies and a secure offsite subsystem thats replicated to a backup storage system. Ongoing Operations provides the fastest and easiest continuous backup and Disaster Recovery software, complete all-in-one Data Vaulting and Disaster Recovery solution.

Harry Jacobson, CEO, Pinnacle Federal Credit Union says, Ongoing Operations is a partner we can rely on to keep our credit union up and running in the event of a disaster. As a CUSO, they understand our needs and go the extra mile to deliver the best business continuity solutions. At Ongoing Operations, high security Data Vaulting can be deployed throughout your organization. This is an economical, fully inclusive service that is scalable along with the needs of a company.

About the company

Ongoing Operations was formed in 2005 as a business continuity CUSO by a group of credit unions looking for better Disaster Recovery solutions. The Ongoing Operations Cloudworks solutions feature built-in backup and fully redundant infrastructure. They have developed a complete range of solutions including: a hands-on professional team to conduct the initial business impact analysis (BIA) and on-going plan development, the Web based CU Recover platform, the latest in offsite data backup and recovery solutions, connectivity to critical third parties, as well as a dedicated workspace.

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Ongoing Operations Announces Efficient, Best-in-Class Disaster Recovery Solutions

Hagerstown, MD (PRWEB) May 28, 2012

Ongoing Operations offers some of the best and most efficient disaster recovery solutions to its esteemed clientele. Their experienced team of certified disaster recovery planners has helped hundreds of credit union professionals develop, test, and enhance their business continuity programs through their unique CU Recover software platform and methodology. Ongoing Operations focuses on making business continuity planning an organization-wide initiative and processbringing people, processes, and technologies together.

All businesses should have a good disaster recovery plan. Disaster recovery planning involves planning for the possibility of an event that causes the loss or destruction of data. There are many different types of disasters that a recovery plan needs to cover. The plan should have steps to handle everything from natural disasters to simple data loss after a disaster has occurred. Ongoing Operations is aware of the challenges business owners face in dedicating the time to disaster recovery plan development, and because of that they provide the best disaster recovery planning service to their customers.

Ongoing Operations also provides server backup solutions. Server backup solutions refer to the services provided to computer administrators for backup and storage of data and computer files. Server backup solutions automatically perform backup procedures for critical information and can be used to store certain supportive applications so that it is easy to recover the information. Ongoing Operations also provides templates that can be customized for pandemic plans, crisis management, and other frequently requested documents. Some of the other services they provide are: Departmental Recovery Plans, Key Contact Development, CU Recover Website, Maintenance and Monitoring.

Ongoing Operations was formed in 2005 by a group of credit unions in the Washington, DC metropolitan area looking for better business continuity and credit union disaster recovery solutions. The CUSO has grown from serving a handful of local organizations to over 300 clients nationwide. As disaster recovery and business continuity have evolved, so have their solutions. Over the years they have developed a complete range of solutions including a hands-on professional services team to conduct the initial business impact analysis (BIA,) ongoing plan development, the web-based CU Recover platform, the latest in offsite data backup and recovery solutions, connectivity to critical third parties, data center space, and a dedicated workspace. To learn more visit http://ongoingoperations.com/

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Ongoing Operations Expands Its Services by Providing Application Hosting Services

(PRWEB) July 31, 2012

Ongoing Operations, a leading provider of disaster recovery and business continuity services to over 300 clients nationwide, has recently announced the availability of application hosting services. People will be able to virtually run any application they need in order for their company to be productive. In addition, they will also be able to achieve greater scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency compared to internal hosting and management.

Utilizing Ongoing Operations unique Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model developed specifically for credit unions, a client will be able to operate and consume applications that are hosted online, lowering the costs and paying only for what they use. People will also be able to benefit from seamless and painless upgrades in functionality, integration with their existing data and systems, and of course Ongoing Operations secure, redundant architecture.

Amongst their other services, Ongoing Operations also provides server backup solutions, which computer users can utilize for the backup and storage of any computer files. At present, many small and big organizations are taking up server backup solutions from Ongoing Operations in order to keep their valuable data safe and secure.

About The Company

Ongoing Operations was formed in 2005 by a group of credit unions in the Washington, DC metropolitan area looking for better business continuity and credit union disaster recovery solutions. The CUSO has grown from serving a handful of local organizations to over 300 clients nationwide. As disaster recovery and business continuity have evolved, so have their solutions. Over the years they have developed a complete range of solutions including a hands-on professional services team to conduct the initial business impact analysis (BIA,) ongoing plan development, the web-based CU Recover platform, the latest in offsite data backup and recovery solutions, connectivity to critical third parties, data center space, and a dedicated workspace. To learn more visit ongoingoperations.com.

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(PRWEB) November 30, 2012 Ongoing Operations, providing cloud hosting services, continues to support clients after Hurricane Sandy. A number of our staff, clients, and communities we serve have been hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, said President and CEO of Ongoing Operations, Kirk Drake. We would like to express our support for those affected. At this time, OGO has had multiple client disaster declarations and we expect Wednesday to be a busy day as the East Coast tries to return to normal. Ongoing Operations continues to have extraordinary efforts by their staff, clients, and community to continue to provide services to members including additional facility staffing and monitoring (including an OGO Team member spending a night at the facility during the Hurricane), additional monitoring and support of potentially impacted clients and activation of CMNS systems for various clients. The support teams and BCP teams continue to stand in preparation for any additional outages, throughout the winter season. Should a client need additional disaster recovery solutions during this time, do not hesitate to email Ongoing Operations at support.ongoingoperations.com. Businesses and families are still affected, weeks after the destruction of Hurricane Sandy. About the Company: Ongoing Operations was formed in 2005 by a group of credit unions in the Washington, DC metropolitan area looking for better business continuity and credit union disaster recovery solutions. The CUSO has grown from serving a handful of local organizations to over 300 clients nationwide. As disaster recovery and business continuity have evolved, so have their solutions. Over the years they have developed a complete range of solutions including a hands-on professional services team to conduct the initial business impact analysis (BIA,) ongoing plan development, the web-based CU Recover platform, the latest in offsite data backup and recovery solutions, connectivity to critical third parties, data center space, and a dedicated workspace. For more information on server backup solutions, visit http://ongoingoperations.com/. Related Disaster Recovery And Backup Services Press Releases Ongoing Operations Continues To Support Clients After Hurricane Sandy

(PRWEB) November 30, 2012

Ongoing Operations, providing cloud hosting services, continues to support clients after Hurricane Sandy. A number of our staff, clients, and communities we serve have been hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, said President and CEO of Ongoing Operations, Kirk Drake. We would like to express our support for those affected. At this time, OGO has had multiple client disaster declarations and we expect Wednesday to be a busy day as the East Coast tries to return to normal.

Ongoing Operations continues to have extraordinary efforts by their staff, clients, and community to continue to provide services to members including additional facility staffing and monitoring (including an OGO Team member spending a night at the facility during the Hurricane), additional monitoring and support of potentially impacted clients and activation of CMNS systems for various clients. The support teams and BCP teams continue to stand in preparation for any additional outages, throughout the winter season.

Should a client need additional disaster recovery solutions during this time, do not hesitate to email Ongoing Operations at support.ongoingoperations.com. Businesses and families are still affected, weeks after the destruction of Hurricane Sandy.

About the Company:

Ongoing Operations was formed in 2005 by a group of credit unions in the Washington, DC metropolitan area looking for better business continuity and credit union disaster recovery solutions. The CUSO has grown from serving a handful of local organizations to over 300 clients nationwide. As disaster recovery and business continuity have evolved, so have their solutions. Over the years they have developed a complete range of solutions including a hands-on professional services team to conduct the initial business impact analysis (BIA,) ongoing plan development, the web-based CU Recover platform, the latest in offsite data backup and recovery solutions, connectivity to critical third parties, data center space, and a dedicated workspace.

For more information on server backup solutions, visit http://ongoingoperations.com/.

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Ongoing Operations Adds Collaboration Suite to Its Cloudworks Solutions

(PRWEB) December 20, 2012

Communication in the work place is essential to achieving goals. With all of the ways that people communicate these days; it would be a lot easier if those means of communication could be linked together. Ongoing Operations has now added Cloudworks Solutions to its Ads Collaboration Suite.

Their unique Collaboration Suite allows its users to communicate how they want by integrating all channels into one safe platform to help the users improve communication, boost productivity, and drive performance using a cloud hosting service. With this people will be able to:

*Share work with others in a moments notice

*Use a secure messaging, conference calls, video conferencing, desktop &file sharing, plus call center functionality all integrated in one platform

*Replace webex, gotomeeting, free conference call, etc. with one seamless integrated solution

*Connect with internal and external contacts through multiple channels instantly

*Meet on the go anytime anywhere with key business partners, members, board, employees, or colleagues

*Be accessible to work team anytime, anywhere

The Collaboration Suite is a seamless integration with windows virtual desktop hosting of Microsoft Exchange, hosted Microsoft Sharepoint, hosted Microsoft Lync, and hosted VOIP. It is delivered through the Ongoing Operations Cloudworks Community Cloud meaning that it has met the following standards:

*Credit union compliant security

*Redundant- running out of multiple data centers

*Self-service portal driven flexibility

*Scalable

*Fast

*Accompanies with nice people who want to help

All someone needs to make it work is a computer or either an Iphone, PCs, Driod, ipads, ect., with internet connectivity. It will take about 20 min to set up along with the people who are desired to collaborate with. The Collaboration Suite is what everyone has been waiting for to help with their ever growing communication avenues.

About Ongoing Operations:

Ongoing Operations was formed in 2005 as a business continuity CUSO by a group of credit unions looking for better disaster recovery solutions. They have grown from serving a handful of local organizations to over 300 clients nationwide, due to the growing complexities of disaster recovery planning.

Their Data Vaulting service will protect from hardware failures, theft, and other threats. Their company provides Web backup services that will compress, encrypt, and periodically transmit a customers data to a remote vault. In most cases, the vaults will feature auxiliary power supplies, powerful computers, and manned security. Also referred to as a remote backup service (RBS), this is the premier service of server backup solutions.

As credit union disaster recovery & business continuity have evolved, so have their solutions. Beyond traditional solutions such as business continuity planning, data vaulting, and their business continuity appliance, they have added cloud solutions to become both a business continuity and cloud CUSO.

For more information visit http://ongoingoperations.com/

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