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Enhance emergency alerts with Device-Based Geo-Fencing 

everbridge

This blog post dives into the evolution of emergency alert targeting, introducing the innovative concept of Device-Based Geo-Fencing (DBGF), outlining its implications, and shedding light on the road ahead to enhance public safety measures. Beginning with WEA 1.0, introducing polygons and circles for cell selection.

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Intelligent Alert Grouping: What It Is and How To Use It by Quintessence Anx

PagerDuty

When the incident begins it might only be impacting a single service, but as time progresses, your brain boots, the coffee is poured, the docs are read, and all the while as the incident is escalating to other services and teams that you might not see the alerts for if they’re not in your scope of ownership. Common incident challenges.

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Grounded: The FAA Alert System Failure Could Be a Wake Up Call

The Rand Blog

The government and organizations responsible for critical infrastructure can take steps to actively manage these risks. It turned out to be a system failure that grounded thousands of flights on January 11, but U.S. critical infrastructure faces a range of threats—from Russian hackers, to weather events, to angry individuals with guns.

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Thriving Together: 5 Tips for Cultivating Wellness in the Workplace

BMC

As active participants in the BMC API employee resource group (ERG), we are acutely aware of the unique hurdles our global communities face, particularly within high-pressure environments like the tech industry. For the benefits of consistent physical activity, check out Eating Well’s guide.

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Winter safety tips for employees in private and public sectors 

everbridge

In this blog, we will provide valuable insights for both private and public sectors and a comprehensive checklist to navigate through the challenges posed by severe winter weather. This can include automated alerts, sirens, or mass messaging platforms to reach individuals across different locations. billion in 2021 and EUR 52.3

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Ensuring workplace safety through Senate Bill 553 compliance with Everbridge

everbridge

In this blog post, we’ll delve into: What is Senate Bill 553 California? Our mass notification system allows for quick dissemination of alerts to employees, security, and management, ensuring rapid response to potential or actual violent situations. What are the requirements of a workplace prevention plan in California?

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APAC Retrospective: Learnings from a Year of Tech Turbulence by David Ridge

PagerDuty

This is great for analytics, but the problem lies in the fact that alerts are growing at the same exponential pace. People are becoming numb to alerts, making them less effective. the chances of being alerted to something that is upstream and out of your control are ever-increasing. Not all alerts are equal… it depends.

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