Tue.Oct 19, 2021

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Calculating Flood Insurance Rates

Recovery Diva

Taxpayers Still Helping Pay for FEMA Flood Insurance. For decades, taxpayers have been subsidizing flood insurance rates, but new premium calculations by FEMA will adjust rates to better reflect the true risk of flood-prone homes.

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18 Leadership Lessons from Colin Powell

Disaster Zone

This is for every leader, no matter where you lead.

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Types of Backup: Full, Incremental and Differential Backup

Unitrends

Data loss always sneaks up on you. One successful breach is all it takes for businesses to lose their fortunes. A recent study found that 29% of businesses that face a data breach end up losing revenue. Among those businesses, 38% experienced a revenue loss of 20% or more. That’s why businesses back up critical […]. The post Types of Backup: Full, Incremental and Differential Backup appeared first on Unitrends.

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Crisis Event Management (CEM)Tools

Disaster Zone

There is more than WebEOC out there!

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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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Speed Up Genomics Pipelines with Smart Software and Storage

Pure Storage

Genomics sequencing is evolving fast, from research to clinical practice at scale, especially in oncology and rare and infectious diseases. The ability to identify root causes of diseases due to tiny changes in the genome can bring clinical decision-making one step closer to personalized medicine. Advances in sequencing technology have dramatically reduced the cost per human genome.

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Fire Safety Challenges and Attributes of ‘Green’ Buildings

National Fire Protection Association

In recent years, there have been several major fire events, which have involved ‘green’ materials, systems, and features in buildings, including the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in London involving combustible insulation; the Dietz & Watson cold storage warehouse in Delanco, New Jersey involving photovoltaic panels and combustible insulation; and the 2019 energy storage system (ESS) explosion and. [[ This is a content summary only.

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Acronis Cyber Readiness Report 2021 reveals critical security gaps left by IT leaders

Acronis

The Acronis Cyber Readiness Report 2021 analyzes how businesses and the IT industry have adapted to the post-COVID landscape. Many are still struggling in a world that shows no sign of a full return to office-only environments – and while demand for cyber protection solutions continues to grow, misplaced trust, misaligned priorities, and an ever-evolving cyberthreat landscape are threatening businesses.

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What SIA Members Need to Know about Federal Contractor Employee Vaccination Rules

Security Industry Association

With the Dec. 8 deadline for federal contractors and many subcontractor employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 fast approaching , affected security industry suppliers are building and implementing compliance programs. This SIA video roundtable discussion featuring Diz Locaria, partner at Venable, LLP; Lynn de Séve, founder and president of GSA Schedules, Inc.; and Fabiola Francisco, director at Condortech Services Inc., provides key insights and addresses a host of questions and compl

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Who Is to Blame for the Supply Chain Disruption?

Disaster Zone

We are! That is the “big we.

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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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Veritas Introduces NetBackup Recovery Vault Managed Cloud Storage Service

Solutions Review

Veritas Technologies recently announced Veritas NetBackup Recovery Vault, a fully managed Storage as a Service data repository for Veritas NetBackup. Generally available later this year, Recovery Vault will deliver mission-critical ransomware resiliency as a purpose-built, air-gapped storage tier for backups. The new tool will also reduce the cost and complexity of using cloud storage from a selection of leading providers for long-term retention and reliable recovery of backup data.

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Citrix

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Something New on Mass Shooting — Aftermath

Disaster Zone

This one was new to me.

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Citrix accelerates hybrid-cloud journeys

Citrix

This is a guest blog post by Kevin Jackson, of GC GlobalNet. The post was originally published here. Global business can no longer delay information technology digitalization and modernization. Projects languishing on the shelf for years waiting for … The post Citrix accelerates hybrid-cloud journeys first appeared on Citrix Blogs. Related Stories Fueling hybrid work with Citrix and Google Cloud Recapping Citrix Launchpad: Cloud Why modernizing app-delivery infrastructure is integral to di

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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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The Military Code of Loyalty

Disaster Zone

Certainly beyond what you see in the civilian world.

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How to deliver green tech that’s good for your people, your business and the planet

Citrix

Organizations are making sustainability a high priority. It’s good for the planet and good for business, too. But, how do you improve sustainability without compromising other organizational goals? Information technology has a big role to play, both directly and indirectly.… The post How to deliver green tech that's good for your people, your business and the planet first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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The Status of Public Health in the United States

Disaster Zone

It feels like a nation in decline.

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5 Steps to Disaster Preparedness for Your Business

Alert Media

The post 5 Steps to Disaster Preparedness for Your Business appeared first on AlertMedia.

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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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New IBM Cloud/Zerto Platinum Partnership Promises Unrivaled Data Protection

Zerto

Expect new integrations and capabilities as IBM joins the highest, most exclusive level of Zerto’s Alliance Partner program. At Zerto, we work closely with our alliance partners to provide integrated solutions that improve the way organizations manage their data. Now, our long-time partner IBM is joining a select five at the highest level of our Zerto Alliance Partner (ZAP) Program—Platinum—enabling IBM and Zerto to work closer than ever before on new ways to provide a seamless experience for IB

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#AcronisCyberFitSummit Sponsor Spotlight: Climb Channel Solutions

Acronis

Ahead of the Miami Summit, we connected with Jaclyn Crankshaw, Sr. Vendor Partner Manager of Climb Channel Solutions, to learn how they interface with clients, what they're looking forward to at our virtual and in-person events, and how the Acronis #CyberFit Summit helps them connect to customers.

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Reinventing IT to Thrive Amid Persistent Disruption

BMC

Now that we’re well into 2021—and almost to 2022—we’re learning that businesses that thrived during the upheaval of the pandemic did so because they adapted their business processes, or accelerated improvements that were already underway. When I sat in on a CIO roundtable with tech leaders across IT, education, logistics, and the public sector, we […].

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#AcronisCyberFitSummit Sponsor Spotlight: Jamf

Acronis

Acronis is delighted to have Jamf join us as a platinum sponsor for the Acronis #CyberFit Summit in Miami, taking place October 25-27! Hear from Women in Tech panelist and Jamf Partner Marketing Specialist, Amy O'Connor about what she's looking forward to at next week's Summit and how Jamf can benefit modern MSP businesses looking to grow.

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Hispanic Heritage Month by Diego Chow

PagerDuty

Next month, I will be proudly celebrating my second Dutonian anniversary, and I cannot believe that it has been almost two years since I joined PagerDuty. I remember when I was first interviewing in 2019, I was nervous because I had never worked in tech before and I did not know much about it other than knowing that it has really made a huge impact on the city that I have called my home for the past eight years.

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A Better Understanding of NFPA 70E: Using OSHA Top 10 Violations to Identify Known Electrical Hazards

National Fire Protection Association

We are all creatures of habits. We do something over and over because it works for us. However, we tend to ignore a need for change even when what we do occasionally doesn’t work. There has been a substantial decrease in fatalities caused by electricity since NFPA 70E®, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace® was first issued (over 600 electrocutions annually compared to 166 recently). [[ This is a content summary only.

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New IBM Cloud/Zerto Platinum Partnership Promises Unrivaled Data Protection

Zerto

Expect new integrations and capabilities as IBM joins the highest, most exclusive level of Zerto’s Alliance Partner program. At Zerto, we work closely with our alliance partners to provide integrated solutions that improve the way organizations manage their data. Now, our long-time partner IBM is joining a select five at the highest level of our Zerto Alliance Partner (ZAP) Program—Platinum—enabling IBM and Zerto to work closer than ever before on new ways to provide a seamless experience for IB

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Organizations Should Reward Risk Takers

Business Continuity Today

Crisis management fundamentals can help leaders navigate the many challenges. As a leader at times, you must take a risk when making a decision. At times, leaders and teams are punished when things do not turn out positive. This practice of punishing the risk-taker kills innovation and decision-making. Today as we move out of the current pandemic crisis to an endemic new normal.

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Reinventing IT to Thrive Amid Persistent Disruption

BMC

Now that we’re well into 2021—and almost to 2022—we’re learning that businesses that thrived during the upheaval of the pandemic did so because they adapted their business processes, or accelerated improvements that were already underway. When I sat in on a CIO roundtable with tech leaders across IT, education, logistics, and the public sector, we […].

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Organizations Should Reward Risk Takers

Business Continuity Today

Crisis management fundamentals can help leaders navigate the many challenges. As a leader at times, you must take a risk when making a decision. At times, leaders and teams are punished when things do not turn out positive. This practice of punishing the risk-taker kills innovation and decision-making. Today as we move out of the current pandemic crisis to an endemic new normal.