Mon.Nov 21, 2022

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What Does the Twitter Chaos Mean for Disaster Response?

DRI Drive

Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has drawn a lot of attention to the inner workings of the social media network. But for resilience professionals, the bigger concern is the potential disruption of a valuable tool for communicating during a disaster. In an emergency, Twitter can be a vital tool to get messaging out to a […]. The post What Does the Twitter Chaos Mean for Disaster Response?

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Is Seabed Mining an Opportunity to Break China's Stranglehold on Critical Minerals Supply Chains?

The Rand Blog

China dominates global supply chains for nearly all critical mineral resources, including the rare earths that power decarbonization technologies. Seabed mining may be a way to diversify critical minerals supply chains and break China's stranglehold on supplies of some of the world's most important natural resources.

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How to Successfully Grow in Year Two of Your Crisis Management Program

BryghtPath

After a long year of working with consultants, querying and coordinating with your departments, building out crisis plans and messaging, and exercising them with your people, you’ve FINALLY checked the box on “set up a crisis management program.” Your crisis management plans are neatly collated in their new plastic-smelling binders and that extravagant fire extinguisher … The post How to Successfully Grow in Year Two of Your Crisis Management Program appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Do You Travel with a Portable CO Alarm? If not, you should, and here’s why

National Fire Protection Association

Being raised by a volunteer firefighter, I was taught at a young age to always look for my 2nd exit, and when traveling to never to stay above the 4th floor because fire department ladders rarely reach above the fourth floor. It was also pretty “normal” for us to travel with a portable Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarm. Why? Because CO poisoning incidents in hotels are not uncommon and regulations on CO detection differ significantly from state to state.

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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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Informing the Debate about Telemedicine Reimbursement What Do We Need to Know?

The Rand Blog

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. payers and policymakers broadly expanded payment for telemedicine services and relaxed many regulations. To decide the long-term fate of pandemic-era temporary telemedicine, policymakers should consider the effects of telemedicine on health care spending, patient outcomes, and health equity.

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Disaster Trolls Podcast

Plan B Consulting

Charlie recommends a podcast series he’s been listening to recently and discusses why it is important for business continuity professionals to be aware of trolls. . This week I have been (mainly) listening to the podcast Disaster Trolls on BBC Sounds. It is an excellent exposé of UK trolls who demean and insult survivors of UK incidents, such as 7/7 or the Manchester Arena bombing.

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Prevent Workplace Slips, Trips, and Falls—8 Safety Tips

Alert Media

The post Prevent Workplace Slips, Trips, and Falls—8 Safety Tips appeared first on AlertMedia.

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The Dual Nature of Microsoft SQL Server 2022

Pure Storage

This week at PASS Data Community Summit 2022, the largest in-person data conference in the world, Microsoft announced the release candidate (RC) of Microsoft SQL Server 2022. From the edge to the cloud, this release of SQL Server has features for everyone. . Helpful new features are not uncommon in releases. What is impressive with this release, however, is what we like to call the “analytics by day and backups by night” feature.

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What is the cloud compliance trap, and how do you avoid it?

Online Computers

Many business owners mistakenly think that when they partner with a cloud provider to store their data, they also hand over the responsibility for legal and regulatory compliance in the cloud. This is known as the cloud compliance trap, and if you fall into it, your company can find itself in a world of trouble. But while the cloud compliance trap is a real risk for businesses, it is one that can be avoided.

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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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Task vs. Process in Linux

Pure Storage

In Linux programming and design, the terms “task” and “ process ” are sometimes used interchangeably, but they have their differences. Whether you’re designing Linux systems to host applications or developing an application to execute on a Linux-based machine, knowing the differences can help with your designs. What Is a Linux Task? When the operating system needs to execute a set of instructions, it loads a task.