Fri.Nov 04, 2022

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RAND Report on Lessons Learned from Covid-19

Recovery Diva

From RAND: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Outbreak; Preventing and Managing Future Pandemics. (84 pp). “The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic that began in late 2019 and continues as of the writing of this Perspective in summer 2022 has been the cause of both tremendous tragedy—in lives lost and economic hardship—and great triumph in the rapid development of effective vaccines.

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How Veterans Fare in the Civilian Labor Market

The Rand Blog

Around 200,000 service members transition to the civilian labor market every year. They often find it's like falling into another dimension, one where employers don't even speak the same language. More than a decade of RAND research has sought to ease that transition.

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Is that the best place for a Christmas Tree?

National Fire Protection Association

It’s the time of year when we’ll start to see Christmas Trees pop up all around. The colorful ornaments and bright lights add flare to almost any room and remind us that the New Year is just around the corner. As a fire inspector, this time of year adds a whole new twist. Christmas Trees, although festive also poses a very dangerous fire hazard. The thin needles spaced just far enough apart are easily ignitable and can lead to rapid fire growth.

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Ukraine's Crimea Conundrum

The Rand Blog

Ukraine could be prudent to manage expectations about potential Crimea outcomes. Kyiv and its Western partners might benefit from a careful analysis of choices.

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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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What is a Tiered Resiliency Architecture and Why Does it Matter?

Solutions Review

This is part of Solutions Review’s Premium Content Series, a collection of contributed columns written by industry experts in maturing software categories. In this submission, Pure Storage CTO Andy Stone offers an introduction to tiered resiliency architectures for fast ransomware recovery. Ransomware attacks are increasing at an unprecedented rate while the level of their sophistication continues to rise.

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When to Use -q

Pure Storage

The “quiet” parameter makes it easier to deploy network-wide installations without prompting users to choose a variety of options. An installer uses the -q option to load a program onto a system using preprogrammed defaults or from a configuration file. What Is the -q Flag on the Command Line? To run an executable file, an administrator or device owner types the binary name into the command line.

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The Iran Protests: A Crossroads in Governance?

The Rand Blog

Iran has seen large-scale protests in response to the death of Mahsa Amini, who died in the custody of the Iranian morality police in September. But are these protests the spark that will usher in a democratic form of governance in Iran?