Over the last 3 years, Michigan Millers has gone through a complete data center redesign. While going through the process, they determined that their existing IT disaster recovery plan was inadequate. Their IBM Disaster Recovery facility was too remote, had failed multiple recovery tests, and was slow to restore critical data from tape backup. Instead, Michigan Millers opted to partner with a SAS 70 data center provider to safely store customer data and provide an environment where they could restore critical systems quickly. They have virtualized 90% of their servers and have moved away from magnetic tape to electronic backup directly to Online Tech’s data center.
By partnering with Online Tech, Michigan Millers enjoys access to SAS 70 certified data centers on different power grids with highly redundant cooling, network connections, and backup systems. In the event that their headquarters become compromised, Michigan Millers will resume operations from Online Tech’s Tier III data center with their data and applications ready to go.
According to Maria Jasinski, Vice President of Information Technology of Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Company, they have benefited from Online Tech’s technical expertise as well as the flexibility they offer. For example, Online Tech’s technical team reviewed their disaster recovery site plan and made recommendations that provided cost savings and streamlined the project. “One of the reasons we selected Online Tech was the flexibility to design a solution that kept the scope and costs in line with our needs,” says Jasinski.
“I feel I can lean on Online Tech as much or as little as we need,” says Katie Bye, Michigan Millers Network Systems Manager. “Although, Michigan Millers technical staff manages our environment within Online Tech’s SAS 70 data center, I know if circumstances out of my control were to happen, Online Tech’s technical team would be there to assist.”
SAS-70 is a nationally recognized audit standard for evaluating the process and security control procedures across the data center that is required by Sarbanes-Oxley. The SAS-70 designation demonstrates that the data center has the proper controls and procedures around physical and network security, environmental controls, system availability and performance and confirms that those controls and procedures have been followed consistently over time.
About Online Tech
Online Tech (www.OnlineTech.com) is the leader in secure and compliant hosting services including private cloud hosting, managed cloud hosting, hybrid cloud hosting, managed dedicated servers, disaster recovery and offsite backup services, and Michigan colocation. Online Tech’s legacy of independent HIPAA, PCI, SAS 70 Type II, SSAE 16 Type II (SOC 1), SOC 2, and SOC 3 audits and reports ensures the security, privacy, and availability expected of a trusted service organization. For more information, call (877) 740-5028 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
About Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance CompanyMichigan Millers Mutual Insurance Company provides auto, homeowners, agribusiness insurance and a full range of property and casualty coverage for small and midsize businesses.
