Crisis Response Journal
DECEMBER 8, 2022
With cyber-attacks in the headlines, a new report provides a gloomy reminder of the deep and long-lasting impact when things go wrong in public corporations, says Tony Jaques.
DRI Drive
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Health officials are warning of a serious jump in COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity throughout the winter, reminding us that the pandemic hasn’t left us yet. What can your organization expect? The U.S. is seeing an unusually high increase in respiratory infections over the past few weeks, according to the Centers for […].
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The Rand Blog
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Contrary to continued U.S. questions about the degree of New Delhi's commitment to the liberal international order, India has shown that it is committed in its own, sometimes limited, way. Of course, securing Indian national interests will always be paramount. U.S. policymakers might recognize that any additional pressure is likely to be counterproductive.
Recovery Diva
DECEMBER 3, 2022
From BMChealthservices: How can we strengthen partnership and coordination for health system emergency preparedness and response? Findings from a synthesis of experience across countries facing shocks. This site provides access to full 19 page report. Thanks to Dr. Lois Cohen for the citation.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!
Unitrends
DECEMBER 5, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation that has been underway for decades. Digital technologies and solutions have swiftly become the cornerstone of modern businesses, eliminating data silos, automating manual processes and enhancing operational efficiency. However, this swift transition to a digital world has also introduced organizations to an intimidating and ever-evolving cyberthreat landscape. […].
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The Rand Blog
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The war in Ukraine has shattered the myth that the polar regions are somehow immune from global geopolitics. If Arctic governance is in trouble, the Antarctic could follow.
Recovery Diva
DECEMBER 9, 2022
From HSNewswire: The World’s Insurance Bill from Natural Disasters This Year: $115 Billion. Extreme weather events have caused an estimated $115 billion in insured financial losses around the world this year according to Swiss Re, the Zurich-based reinsurance giant. That’s 42 percent higher than the 10-year average of $81 billion.
Pure Storage
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Prior to joining Pure Storage ® , I was a research vice president at IDC where I ran the Storage Systems practice for almost nine years. During that time, I watched Pure Storage’s rise against well-established legacy competitors like EMC (eventually Dell), NetApp, and HPE, among others. . By 2018, Pure Storage was large enough for IDC to assign an “executive analyst” to the company, and I volunteered for the role.
DRI Drive
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Thousands of North Carolinians remain without power following the Dec. 4 attack on multiple electrical substations in Moore County, NC. Such infrastructure disruptions can have immediate and devastating results. “This power disruption is an unfortunate reminder that when infrastructure is not secured, the damage can be catastrophic for the surrounding area,” said DRI President and […].
Speaker: Tim Buteyn
Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.
The Rand Blog
DECEMBER 9, 2022
With new funding for gun violence prevention research, projects are beginning to produce findings. To capitalize on the new findings and help integrate the growing field of researchers working on gun violence prevention, RAND partnered with other research programs to organize the 2022 National Research Conference on Firearm Injury Prevention.
Recovery Diva
DECEMBER 8, 2022
From HSToday: Bill to Ensure Federal Property and Assets Are Disaster Resilient is Signed Into Law. “The Disaster Resiliency Planning Act, which builds off of a recommendation from the GAO report, will require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to provide federal agencies with guidance on how to incorporate natural disaster resilience into their asset management and investment decisions.
National Fire Protection Association
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Section 110.5(I) in NFPA 70E®, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace® requires that an electrical safety program (ESP) include that both a job safety plan and job briefing be completed before a task is performed. A safety plan will vary by task and equipment. The briefing will vary based on the plan. An employee should not be directed to follow NFPA 70E when conducting the planning and briefing.
Disaster Zone
DECEMBER 5, 2022
You cannot base future cost projections on past expenditures.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.
The Rand Blog
DECEMBER 7, 2022
African American families have significantly less wealth than White families, even after reaching the middle class. Home ownership is, for the vast majority of Americans, the primary vehicle for accruing wealth, and passing it down through generations. This is a crucial time for policymakers to consider policies that focus on improving home ownership rates for African Americans.
Recovery Diva
DECEMBER 8, 2022
The Continuity Professionals Pulse is a free daily source that includes articles published in many sources, including the Recovery Diva site. They add graphics and include my posts in their daily issue. Now they are offering a summary of recent articles, which you can see here. It makes a nice, colorful recap of some important matters in recent months.
National Fire Protection Association
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Elon Musk has found himself in hot water with the city of San Francisco after reports surfaced that the newly minted Twitter owner had arranged for sleeping quarters to be added to the social media company’s San Francisco headquarters. The San Francisco Department of Buildings Inspection said on December 7 that it would launch an investigation into the reported renovations.
Disaster Zone
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Communicating risk and solutions in a rapidly changing pandemic
Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion
In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha
Zerto
DECEMBER 6, 2022
In Zerto 9.5 , Zerto introduced a new Zerto Virtual Manager Appliance (ZVMA) and an alternative to creating your own Windows-based ZVM deployment on a virtual machine. This virtual appliance is designed to be easier to deploy, easier to manage/maintain, and more secure. If you are an existing Zerto customer with Windows-based ZVM deployments or just haven’t upgraded to Zerto 9.5 yet, you may have missed it entirely.
BCM METRICS
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Everyone knows business continuity planning can help organizations prepare for emergencies. Less well known is the fact that BC program elements can often be leveraged to support day-to-day operations and help with non-BC projects. Benefits That Go Beyond BC The main purpose of a business continuity management (BCM) program is to help an organization […].
Advancing Analytics
DECEMBER 5, 2022
What is dbt? dbt is an abbreviation for data build tools. It is primarily a SQL based transformation workflow, supported by yaml, to allow teams to collaborate on analytics code whilst implementing software engineering best practices like modularity, portability, CI/CD, testing, and documentation. dbt is available using a CLI in the form of dbt core, or as a paid-for SaaS product in the form of dbt cloud. dbt Core features a CLI for you to be able to create analytical models and tests, whereas d
Citrix
DECEMBER 6, 2022
The pandemic dramatically accelerated technology adoption across the healthcare sector, which historically has been slow to innovate. IoT and wearables, AI for diagnosis, telemedicine, and even robotic surgery are all digital trends that are set to grow in popularity as … The post Digitizing hospitals to become hubs of innovation first appeared on Citrix Blogs.
Risk Management Monitor
DECEMBER 5, 2022
As companies continue to navigate the changing work environment brought on by the pandemic, it has become clear that business leaders will need to get comfortable revising and adapting their strategies to deal with disruption brought on from new technologies and new regulation. As risk management professionals, these rapid changes have made our job more important than ever to our organizations.
everbridge
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Vincent Geffray , Product Marketing. Over the past few years, there has been an increase in the frequency of natural disasters and epidemics. According to the EM-DAT Emergency Event Database, there were 432 natural hazard-related incidents in 2021, compared to an average of 357 annual catastrophes for the period 2001-2020. Furthermore, global disasters killed 10,492 people, impacted millions of others, and caused $252.1 billion in damages ( [link] ).
PagerDuty
DECEMBER 6, 2022
This blog is an update from a popular blog authored by Damon Edwards. . Our industry has always had localized expressions for work that was necessary but didn’t move the company forward. The SRE movement calls this type of work “toil.”. The concept of toil is a unifying force because it provides an impartial framework for identifying — then containing — the work that takes up our time, blocks people from fulfilling their engineering potential, and doesn’t move the company forward.
The Rand Blog
DECEMBER 9, 2022
China may be using arms sales to strengthen alliances around the South China Sea and counter the United States' regional alliances. Beijing's security relationships around the South China Sea could be a harbinger of what it might replicate in Africa and possibly Latin America.
Citrix
DECEMBER 5, 2022
The insurance sector is intrinsically linked to and impacted by the environment. The more harm that’s done to the planet, the more the industry must underwrite. With every major natural disaster, the more the tide of risk rises. Climate change … The post How the insurance sector can help combat climate change with DX first appeared on Citrix Blogs.
Security Industry Association
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Heard the buzzword of proptech and not quite sure what it means? Follow along with this video presentation done by SIA’s Proptech Advisory Board to understand key terms and trends in proptech. March Networks’ Senior Director of Business Integration and Optimization Dan Cremins guides us through some of the basics of proptech and commercial real estate technology adoption trends and terms as related to security solutions!
Pure Storage
DECEMBER 8, 2022
In my last post , I walked you through how to deploy the Pure Storage ® Virtual Appliance (also known as the OVA) to install the VM Analytics Collector (also known as the collector). In this post, we’ll configure the collector so that you can start using the VM Analytics feature in Pure1 ®. Create a New Collector in Pure1. Log in to Pure1, and then navigate to FLEET > Virtual Machine page.
The Rand Blog
DECEMBER 9, 2022
This weekly recap focuses on understanding the racial wealth gap, why long COVID may threaten the U.S. economy, what prevents people of color from becoming and staying teachers, and more.
Citrix
DECEMBER 7, 2022
When the U.K. government lifted its work-from-home guidance, large banks and insurers were among the first to announce plans to return to the office. HSBC and Standard Chartered both asked staff to come back within days of the guidance being … The post How banks can meet expectations for the evolving future of work first appeared on Citrix Blogs.
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