[LINK] FLoods taking out banking infrastructure

[grove at zeta.org.au]

Hi,
while I understand the impact of the floods on individuals who are up there 
experiencing the worst of it,  I just wanted to report that this is starting 
to have a wider impact on IT services around the country....

For example the AUSCERT systems run out of UQ are seemingly just hanging on,
but the CUA credit union (of which I am a member) has definitely gone below 
the surface.

I tried to do some online banking today, but the CUA website informs me 
that the online banking system is down.   No problems, I'll use the 
evil phone system...... .....nope - that's down too, with calls directed to 
a call centre to someone not in this country.   All is not lost though, 
CUA is letting us draw up to $725 from the nominated account/ATM until 
the crisis is over.

I thought I would just mention this as many of us don't expect the floods 
to have an impact down here in Sydney, but no one was prepared for this 
and no one is immune!

It does beg the question as to why the CUA would not have a geoclustered 
datacentre or similar offsite ability to maintain services......


rachel

-- 
Rachel Polanskis                 Kingswood, Greater Western Sydney, Australia
grove at zeta.org.au                http://www.zeta.org.au/~grove/grove.html
    "The perversity of the Universe tends towards a maximum." - Finagle's Law