A pair of swooping swans sent staffers scurrying and put thedisaster recovery support system to the test recently at a Michigancredit union data center.
|The big birds crashed into a power line on May 24 at the datacenter that supports core processing customers of CU*Answers inGrand Rapids, the CUSO said.
|The brief power interruption knocked out the cooling capacity ofthe air handlers but backup generators kicked in, staffers didtheir jobs and life quickly returned to normal, CU*Answerssaid.
|“Neither a single credit union client nor a credit union memberwas aware of the incident,” the CUSO said in a statement. “Theswans were seen later that day swimming on a neighboring pond, alsoappearing to have recovered nicely.”
|CU*Answers said it provides core processing, online and mobilebanking and other self-service products to approximately 200 creditunions.
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