Wed.Oct 13, 2021

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New Book Review

Recovery Diva

Book Review: Cultural Competency for Emergency and Crisis Management. Editors : Claire Connolly Knox and Brittany “Brie” Haupt Title : Cultural Competency for Emergency and Crisis Management: Concepts, Theories and Case Studies. Publisher : Routledge – Taylor & Francis Group, New York and London. [link] April 2020. ISBN: 978-0-367-32183-3; Pages: 276; paperback price $49.95.

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Disaster Zone Podcast: Distributing Post Disaster Supplies to the Public

Disaster Zone

Community Points of Distribution (CPODS) planning in Washington state.

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Gen. Charles Flynn Says Army Has Crucial Role in the Pacific Theater

The Rand Blog

What is the U.S. Army's role in an oceanic theater that spans half the globe, where China increasingly asserts itself for strategic advantage? Gen. Charles A. Flynn, head of the U.S. Army Pacific, discussed this and other topics related to the Army's role in the Pacific theater at a recent event at RAND.

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A Tale of Two Cities Impacted by Climate Change Fueled Flooding

Disaster Zone

Once again, financial means makes a difference.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

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!

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How Pure Supports Women Returning to the Workforce

Pure Storage

Across the US, the effects of the last year and a half have hit female workers hard. In 2020, 2.3 million women left the US workforce, representing a staggering 80% of the population exiting the labor force.¹,² This month, Pure launched a new Returnship program through Women Back to Work to help professionals return to work after a career break. Here’s a closer look at why and how the program works.

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Kari’s Law

everbridge

Under Kari’s Law, any calling device within your U.S. organization must be able to directly dial 9-1-1, without a prefix. All devices that can dial a phone number must have these capabilities. Failure to comply with this 2020 law could result in penalties from the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Luckily, it’s not difficult to reach 100% compliance with the right guidance and technology.

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Remote Work Is Here to Stay

Disaster Zone

Amazon says teams can decide on office vs. remote.

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Citrix

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Zerto Innovates with Mobility and Resilience to New Platforms and Full Protection of Kubernetes Components

Zerto

Earlier this year, Zerto established its leadership in the Kubernetes data protection space with the release of Zerto for Kubernetes, bringing continuous data protection for backup and disaster recovery (DR) to a native Kubernetes (K8s) experience. . IT pros and organizations are starting to realize the importance of protecting their Kubernetes applications.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

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.

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What we learned launching Citrix Workspace microapps internally

Citrix

Part 1 of 4: Formulating the plan and choosing early adopters. At Citrix, we face many of the same challenges and opportunities as our customers: Increasing and optimizing efficiency; providing space for employees to do their very best work; and … The post What we learned launching Citrix Workspace microapps internally first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Corporate Crisis Management in the Era of “No Normal”

Disaster Zone

Who is on a corporate board in a crisis makes a difference.

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Accelerating application migration: Citrix and Rimo3

Citrix

This is a guest blog post by Jeff Pitsch, Field CTO, Rimo3. How can you predict application behavior before deploying virtual workspaces? It used to be that you took a guess, crossed your fingers for good luck, and pushed … The post Accelerating application migration: Citrix and Rimo3 first appeared on Citrix Blogs. Related Stories Citrix innovations to power your hybrid-cloud migration A strategy for successful VDI cloud migrations Fueling hybrid work with Citrix and Google Cloud.

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The Road Ahead for Commercial Auto Insurance: 5 Trends to Watch

Chisel AI

“Commercial auto’s been pressured for roughly a decade and I think a lot of carriers continue to struggle with auto performance,” said Tony Fenton , Vice President of Commercial Lines Underwriting and Product, Nationwide , one of the top five commercial auto insurers, in a recent podcast. “There are a lot of different moving parts there. You have distracted driving, you have social inflation in terms of the results and loss pressures, but it's also keeping up with the technology, and understandi

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

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.

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A strategy for successful VDI cloud migrations

Citrix

This blog post was co-authored by Seshu Venkata, GM VDI Practice, Wipro. Migrating virtual desktops and applications to cloud can deliver significant value-adds to customers, and organizations everywhere are realizing the range of benefits they can reap when moving … The post A strategy for successful VDI cloud migrations first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Actions Being Taken to Open Up the Supply Chain

Disaster Zone

A focus on the transportation system.

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The Citrix Analytics app for Splunk, now in Splunkbase!

Citrix

The job of a security professional has never been easy, but today it may be more difficult than ever. Remote work is now the norm, making traditional, perimeter-based defense strategies ineffective. Employees use their personal, unmanaged devices for work. High-profile … The post The Citrix Analytics app for Splunk, now in Splunkbase! first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Data Subject Protections Continue to Drive New Privacy Laws

Prism International

Quebec’s Bill 64 was passed unanimously becoming the most recent example of the continued conveyor belt of regulations inspired by the EU General Data Protection Directive that focuses on new Data Subject protections. Titled, “ An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information” , the regulation was adopted unanimously, on the 21 September, 2021, and applies to all public and private organizations covered by Canada’s primary data protection l

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

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

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Introducing the all-new Citrix Workspace Browser! 

Citrix

This blog post was co-authored by Andre Leibovici, Principal Product Marketing Manager at Citrix. At Citrix, our focus has always been on striking a balance between security and a great user experience — for any user, on any device, with … The post Introducing the all-new Citrix Workspace Browser! first appeared on Citrix Blogs. Related Stories The Citrix Analytics app for Splunk, now in Splunkbase!

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Acronis #CyberFit Summit - Miami Business Optimization Track Highlights

Acronis

With the Summit kicking off in just 12 days on Oct. 25, 2021, we’re taking a sneak peek at each of these tracks: Highlighting the can’t-miss sessions and panels, the exciting speaker line-up attendees can look forward to seeing, and the business benefits that you can expect by registering and attending these events. Today: Business Optimization at the Acronis #CyberFit Summit.

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The Click-Down (Launchpad Edition): Wrike integrations, contact center solutions

Citrix

Yesterday, during our third Citrix Launchpad Series event , where we heard exciting announcements around our updates to Citrix Workspace such as app builder, app personalization, and Microsoft Teams integrations. We also heard about our latest integrations with Wrike , … The post The Click-Down (Launchpad Edition): Wrike integrations, contact center solutions first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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The Best Risk Management Courses on Pluralsight to Consider Taking

Solutions Review

The editors at Solutions Review have compiled this list of the best risk management courses on Pluralsight to consider taking. . Risk management is an essential skill in the data protection space. In order to keep business-critical data safe, IT professionals need to understand the process of identifying, assessing, and controlling threats to their organization.

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Create enterprise-ready container environments with Veritas

VOX Veritas

Confidently run your applications in containerized environments with enterprise data management your containerized applications need to be both performant and protected so they can deliver a smooth experience for your end-users.

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Cybersecurity as a Matter of National Security

NexusTek

READ TIME: 4 MIN. October 13, 2021. Cybersecurity as a Matter of National Security. Business security, energy security, food security…national security. All one in the same. While Iowa grain co-op, New Cooperative, may seem far removed from the capital of the U.S. government, a ransomware attack threatened food security of people in the Midwest. The event is not just a concern for local residents; the cyberattack, and its implications, are a concern for everyone across the nation.

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Process binds technology and people in cloud maturity success by Inga Weizman

PagerDuty

This is the final blog in our series focusing on CloudOps maturity, where we’ve been looking at the key findings from a recent IDC study , commissioned by PagerDuty. In our previous blogs, we discussed the people-based transformations and the technological changes that organizations must undergo to mature their CloudOps practices. In this final blog, we will explore the role that processes play in tying technology and cultural changes as organizations move from Beginner to Expert on the CloudOps