Case Study: Nodak Mutual Insurance Company achieves rapid disaster recovery and peace of mind with Precisely's Assure iTERA HA

Nodak Mutual Insurance Company - Customer Case Study

Nodak Mutual Insurance Company, a Fargo-based insurer, faced an unacceptable disaster-recovery gap: tape-based backups and a third‑party recovery site meant it could take days to resume operations after an outage. Needing continuous business availability and better testability, Nodak engaged Precisely and its Assure iTERA HA solution to replace the slow, hard-to-test DR process.

Precisely implemented Assure iTERA HA to replicate IBM i production data in real time to a Nodak‑owned hot‑standby Power Systems server at a remote facility, enabling rapid failover with minimal downtime. The solution reduced recovery exposure from days to a short outage window, supports annual failover tests and non‑disruptive “virtual roll swap” checks, and delivers measurable benefits—protected operations, greater system visibility, easier management, and the peace of mind Nodak sought.

Nodak Mutual Insurance Company

Larry Marxen

Director of Information Services