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The Value of Experience in Emergency Management

Disaster Zone

It doesn’t come from reading a book.

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New CRS Report

Recovery Diva

Climate Change, Slow-Onset Disasters, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Is Russia About to Make a 'Serious Mistake' in Ukraine?

The Rand Blog

Russian military shifts and stinging Kremlin criticisms of Ukraine are raising questions about Moscow's aims. Russia's seizure and annexation of Crimea and invasion of eastern Ukraine in 2014 led to a strong Western response. What could be in store now?

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Help Keep This Site Current

Recovery Diva

As the end of the year approaches, the Diva needs a web specialist to help check all of the URLs to be sure they still work. If you like this site, and find the 12 years of postings that are stored here helpful, please consider making a donation. See the DONATE NOW button in the right hand column of the home page.Thanks!

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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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Supply Chain Disruptions—the Risks and Consequences

The Rand Blog

With interdependence comes risk, and in the case of supply chains, these risks often are not fully appreciated. A systematic effort, cutting across agencies and public and private sectors, could be one way to ensure that vulnerabilities are understood and mitigated.

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Unitrends Greatest Hits: The Evolution of Music and the Technology That Drives It

Unitrends

“Music is one of the most powerful things the world has to offer. No matter what… it has the power to unite us.” – Lady Gaga Music has passed from generation to generation — from the first bone-carved instruments in the Paleolithic period to the easily consumable entertainment product it has become in the 21st […]. The post Unitrends Greatest Hits: The Evolution of Music and the Technology That Drives It appeared first on Unitrends.

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The Pandemic — It’s Not All Good News

Disaster Zone

The winter surge in cases may be beginning.

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Six Ways You Can Engage With SIA at ISC East

Security Industry Association

Make the most of your ISC East experience with the Security Industry Association (SIA)! Stop by our booth or join us at an upcoming event during the Northeast’s largest security industry event taking place Nov. 17-18 at New York City’s Javits Center. We hope to see you there! Nov. 17-18: SIA Education@ISC East. SIA Education@ISC East produces a high-quality conference program for attendees, which dealers, installers, integrators, end users, architects and consultants can unlock for $

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Reflections on Veterans Day

Disaster Zone

Thirty years later.

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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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Security Industry Association Names New Director of Standards and Technology

Security Industry Association

Edison Shen will lead SIA’s standards and technical program activities and develop content on cybersecurity and technology topics for SIA members. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Edison Shen as its new director of standards and technology. In this role, Shen – who previously served as a program manager in the Building Infrastructure and Transportation Systems divisions at the National Electrical Manufacturer Association (NEMA) – will manage and administer S

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Politicians Face Violence and Threats From Voters—and Each Other. Are We Nearing a Civil War?

The Rand Blog

Does America's increasingly uncivil behavior mean we are heading toward civil war? The historical record seems to indicate that the country has a high tolerance for violence without breaking apart. But the threat of civil wars cannot be dismissed.

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Fusion Centers in the United States

Disaster Zone

This is where you can report tips on possible terrorist activities.

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How to improve your employee experience for a changing world of work

Citrix

Work today is different. It happens in different locations, different situations, and at different times. People also work through different arrangements — full and part-time employees, job-sharing, outsourced partners, contractors, freelancers, gig workers and more. It gets complicated. And it … The post How to improve your employee experience for a changing world of work first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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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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Pet-Friendly Sheltering Online Training

Disaster Zone

Another resource for managing pets in disasters.

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RIMS ERM Conference 2021: IRS Receives Global Enterprise Risk Management Award of Distinction

Risk Management Monitor

On Friday, RIMS President Ellen Dunkin presented the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with the 2021 Global Enterprise Risk Management Award of Distinction at the Society’s ERM Conference in New York City. The honor recognized the IRS’s outstanding achievements that allow it to anticipate emerging risks and establish the appropriate culture, processes and structures to strengthen strategic decision-making.

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How to improve your employee experience for a changing world of work

Citrix

Work today is different. It happens in different locations, different situations, and at different times. People also work through different arrangements — full and part-time employees, job-sharing, outsourced partners, contractors, freelancers, gig workers and more. It gets complicated. And it … The post How to improve your employee experience for a changing world of work first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Comments on the Yorkshire Cricket Club Racism Crisis

Plan B Consulting

Have you given any thought to what your company would do if they were accused of wrongdoing and suddenly in a reputational crisis? This week, Charlie discusses what business continuity professionals should take away from the Yorkshire Cricket Club scandal, and points to consider when thinking about your own company. For the past year and a half, most newspapers and bulletins have been dominated by COVID, with COVID being headline one, two and three!

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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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Scaling Software Builds in Azure with FlashBlade in a Cloud-Adjacent Architecture

Pure Storage

The ability to build code at scale is extremely important for software and hardware development teams today. Increasingly sophisticated pre-commit and full regression systems are driving this need. Teams are implementing these systems to guarantee code quality and ensure that developer code commits don’t “break” the full build. Tools like Jenkins are constantly initiating full or incremental builds.

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Comments on the Yorkshire Cricket Club Racism Crisis

Plan B Consulting

Have you given any thought to what your company would do if they were accused of wrongdoing and suddenly in a reputational crisis? This week, Charlie discusses what business continuity professionals should take away from the Yorkshire Cricket Club scandal, and points to consider when thinking about your own company. For the past year and a half, most newspapers and bulletins have been dominated by COVID, with COVID being headline one, two and three!

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#AcronisCyberFitSummit Sponsor Spotlight: Virtuozzo enabling Digital Transformations

Acronis

Virtuozzo’s Sales Director for EMEA Ahmed Amni will be taking the main stage at the Acronis #CyberFit Summit Schaffhausen alongside Tolga Dincer, the Founder and CEO of the DT Technology Group to lead a presentation on the use of a hybrid cloud infrastructure to enable a digital transformation. Before their presentation, however, here’s a sneak peek at the event.

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Scaling Software Builds in Azure with FlashBlade in a Cloud-Adjacent Architecture

Pure Storage

The ability to build code at scale is extremely important for software and hardware development teams today. Increasingly sophisticated pre-commit and full regression systems are driving this need. Teams are implementing these systems to guarantee code quality and ensure that developer code commits don’t “break” the full build. Tools like Jenkins are constantly initiating full or incremental builds.

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Comments on the Yorkshire Cricket Club Racism Crisis

Plan B Consulting

Have you given any thought to what your company would do if they were accused of wrongdoing and suddenly in a reputational crisis? This week, Charlie discusses what business continuity professionals should take away from the Yorkshire Cricket Club scandal, and points to consider when thinking about your own company. For the past year and a half, most newspapers and bulletins have been dominated by COVID, with COVID being headline one, two and three!

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Journey to a More Sustainable and Responsible Enterprise

Fusion Risk Management

In a Fusion Customer Roundtable on November 10, 2021, Paula Fontana, Senior Director Product Marketing, and I discussed how resiliency, risk, and compliance professionals know that ESG is much more than just a marketing activity – it is the missing link to resilience strategy. ESG is critical to the success of organizations resiliency strategy for three reasons: Companies are facing growing expectations and reporting requirements from regulators and investors.

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SIA New Member Profile: Rhombus Systems

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Rhombus Systems works to make work spaces and organizations more secure, intelligent and productive through its intelligent cameras and sensors, securely managed through a single platform. The company is headquartered in Sacramento, California, with team members located across the country and in Canada.

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Machine Learning: The Key to Unlocking Unstructured Data

Pure Storage

Enterprises across every industry are increasingly recognizing the power of machine learning. It can turn any organization’s data into valuable insights—insights that have the potential to revolutionize every aspect of the business. Machine learning (ML) is a type of data analysis based on the concept that systems can use data to learn with little to no human effort needed.