Fri.Jun 23, 2023

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“Managed Retreat” from Flood-Prone Homes

Recovery Diva

From CNN: Thousands of Americans are leaving homes in flood-risk areas. But where are they moving to? “For more than four decades, the US government has been paying cities and states to move homeowners away from areas that are at high risk of severe flooding. When a hurricane or major flooding event devastates an area, a neighborhood can send a request for the local or state government to buy the impacted land and give residents money to start over someplace else.

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So Many Questions, So Little Time for Pacific Logistics

The Rand Blog

The United States has been struggling to “pivot to the Pacific” for over a decade, and one of the major missing pieces is logistics. It is critical that the logistics underpinning a credible military deterrent be figured out now.

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Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of June 23; Updates from Cisco, Catalogic Software, Zscaler & More

Solutions Review

Solutions Review editors curated this list of the most noteworthy storage and data protection news items for the week of June 23, 2023. Keeping tabs on all the most relevant storage and data protection news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last week, in this space. Solutions Review editors will curate vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy

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Will L.A. Have an Office Apocalypse or Housing Boom? Tax Breaks Might Make the Difference

The Rand Blog

Facing a persistent housing crisis, Los Angeles is doubling down on converting unused commercial buildings into residential properties. But high interest rates make conversions more costly to finance. To mitigate this risk, L.A. might consider fiscal policy that would tip the scale more convincingly toward adaptive reuse.

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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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Tornado Preparedness for Business: Plan, Practice, Communicate

Alert Media

Tornadoes are dangerous and common. Don’t leave your employees hanging in the wind—make sure your business and people stay safe from tornadoes.

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Teacher Well-Being, Russian PMCs, AI Conspiracy Theories: RAND Weekly Recap

The Rand Blog

This weekly recap focuses on how America's teachers are doing, the proliferation of Russian private military companies, preparing for conspiracy theories about artificial intelligence, and more.

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Women in STEM session covers broad range of issues, from the impact of climate change and SMART buildings to today’s workplace challenges

National Fire Protection Association

For the past several years, NFPA has hosted a Women in STEM session at the NFPA Conference & Expo, highlighting the professional accomplishments, learnings, and successes of women in the world of fire and life safety. With a focus on diversity in the fire protection industry, this year’s Women in STEM event, A Glimpse into the Impact of Climate Change, SMART Buildings, and Modern Workplace Challenges, was held on Wednesday, June 20, addressing the impact of climate change on fire protection proj

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Six Different Ways: Ukraine Lessons for Japanese Defense Planners

The Rand Blog

Japanese leaders have already begun internalizing key lessons from Ukraine. But Japanese officials are silent on whether they are preparing for a short conflict or a long one. This matters because, as the Ukrainian war demonstrates, a protracted struggle could require different plans from the ones Japan is possibly making.

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The Evolution of the Global Third-Party Infrastructure

Fusion Risk Management

The idea behind having an effective third-party risk management (TPRM) program is not a newfound concept. More than 14 years ago, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) introduced the first true risk-based approach to understanding and managing third parties. The guidance clearly communicated program pillars that still remain relevant today.

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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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How to Update NodeJS

Pure Storage

How to Update NodeJS by Pure Storage Blog JavaScript is a well-known frontend web programming language, and backend framework NodeJS is based on the popular JavaScript languag e. NodeJS is an asynchronous framework used to create networking applications that can run in a browser but perform backend functions on a central server. It’s used in several server-side applications to deliver data and web elements to a frontend.

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Security Industry Association Opens Nominations for Inaugural 25 on the RISE Awards

Security Industry Association

This award program, presented by SIA’s RISE community, will recognize 25 new and emerging security leaders for their impact in advancing the security industry. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has opened the call for nominations for the first-ever 25 on the RISE Awards – a program presented by SIA’s RISE community for emerging security leaders.

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Backup vs. Replication: What’s the Difference?

Unitrends

In today’s global, digital economy, businesses rely on data and application availability 24/7/365. Data protection is no longer a “nice-to-have” but a necessity for survival. This holds especially true for small and midsize businesses (SMBs). Historically, SMBs believed they were small fish in a big pond and didn’t need the same data protection levels as […] The post Backup vs.

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