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New Recovery Investment Device

Recovery Diva

FEMA ETF Invests in Natural Disaster Recovery Efforts. Procure Holdings LLC subsidiary ProcureAM launched the Procure Disaster Recovery Strategy ETF (FEMA), which begins trading today on the Nasdaq Exchange. FEMA is the first fund to invest in companies worldwide that are engaged in sustainable recovery and risk reduction efforts related to natural disasters.

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The Return of 'Don’t Poke the Bear'

The Rand Blog

Some argue that, in order to avoid antagonizing Russia, the West should call for Ukraine to back down and move toward a negotiated peace. But this strategy comes with its own set of consequences.

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Disaster Zone Podcast: Law Enforcement and Emergency Management

Disaster Zone

Making for a better connection.

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The 11 Best Free Disaster Recovery Plan Templates Online

Solutions Review

The editors at Solutions Review have compiled this list of the best free disaster recovery plan templates available online. With cyber-attacks and natural disasters threatening your data at every turn, being prepared with a disaster recovery plan is your best defense. Having a plan can prevent debilitating data and financial loss and give you peace of mind while running your business.

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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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Is Your Enterprise Ready for a Container Strategy?

Pure Storage

Containers are inextricably linked to all things cloud—and enterprises are taking note. But how easy is adoption of these next-gen tools? Do you have the foundation you need so that your container strategy is sustainable for the long haul? Why Enterprises Are Embracing the Container Era More than Ever. “The Kubernetes community and software are moving fast.

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2022 Heat Crisis Is Here

Disaster Zone

And it is not even summer.

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2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards Profile: Amanda Conley

Security Industry Association

2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards winner Amanda Conley is the Human Capital Branch chief within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) – formerly known as the U.S. Visitor and Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program. In her role with OBIM, Conley focuses on providing and enabling biometric and identity leadership, innovation and talent sourcing.

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Selling Online Backup Software: an MSP Reference Guide

Acronis

Your managed service provider (MSP) business thrives by expanding the breadth and depth of services you offer to your business customers. These expansions represent an opportunity both to entice new prospects and to deepen your relationship with existing customers. And few MSP services are in more demand today than online backup services.

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How to set up a crisis management team in your organization

BryghtPath

The old tongue-in-cheek saying that “a camel is a horse designed by committee” has an ironic application to the team approach in reacting to crises. Contrary to the implied criticism of committee work, if a camel had been designed by a committee, the final product would be the animal best adapted to its desert environment—a … The post How to set up a crisis management team in your organization appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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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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Illuminating the Asian and Pacific Islander Community at PagerDuty by Ellen Liu

PagerDuty

In March 2021, a group of Asian-identifying PagerDuty employees (“Dutonians”) and I gathered to discuss the rise of Asian hate crimes observed globally as well as a racially-motivated fatal shooting in Atlanta. Little did we know that a year later, these conversations would lead to a vibrant virtual space for the Asian/Pacific Islander community to connect, share resources, and begin healing as a collective. .

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SIA New Member Profile: Total Security Solutions

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Total Security Solutions (TSS) is the leading nationwide custom bulletproof barrier manufacturer and installer. The company is headquartered in Fowlerville, Michigan, and has offices in California, Washington, Nevada, Texas and Delaware. SIA spoke with Jim Richards, CEO of TSS, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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Exciting new features available in Acronis Cyber Infrastructure 5.1

Acronis

Acronis has announced some exciting new enhancements to Acronis Cyber Infrastructure 5.1 that will enable businesses to have a cloud-like experience on premises and service providers to provision cloud services for their clients.

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Closing the Gap Between Business Continuity & IT Disaster Recovery

BryghtPath

Business continuity and crisis management experts rarely talk about the gap between business continuity and IT disaster recovery planning. But they should. The distance between the IT disaster recovery program you have and what you need could be bigger than you think. Like one of our clients whose IT disaster recovery plans for several critical … The post Closing the Gap Between Business Continuity & IT Disaster Recovery appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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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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HIPAA penalties every healthcare company needs to know about: Fines, charges, and more

Online Computers

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was created to protect sensitive health information from being disclosed without the patients’ consent. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and state attorneys general issue penalties for HIPAA violations, and these penalties can be devastating for healthcare companies.

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2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards Profile: Bobby Varma

Security Industry Association

2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards winner Bobby Varma is co-founder and CEO of Princeton Identity, a leading biometric technology company. Varma, who has a proven track record as an executive in the biometrics arena for 15 years of driving sales and developing products, was drawn to the industry by her passion for technology. “I started as a scientist developing a best-in-class solution using vision technology to identify people in war zones,” said Varma.

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12 Critical Online Backup Service Features in 2022

Acronis

We have come a long way with backup and data protection — from backing up to floppies, external drives, CDs, Blu-ray, flash drives, SSD drives, and now to the cloud.

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VDI best practices and tips to support remote work

Citrix

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is a technology that allows organizations to run operating systems on virtual machines, enabling users to access resources remotely. It has become highly important in the era of hybrid work. To make the most of … The post VDI best practices and tips to support remote work first appeared on Citrix Blogs. Related Stories Application Virtualization vs.

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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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Gun Policy, Ukraine's Best Chance for Peace, Equity and Public Policy: RAND Weekly Recap

The Rand Blog

This weekly recap focuses what the scientific evidence says about gun laws, a potential pathway toward peace in Ukraine, helping incarcerated parents, and more.

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2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards Profile: Delia McGarry

Security Industry Association

2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards winner Delia McGarry – a senior director at IDEMIA National Security Solutions (NSS) – has 26 years of experience in digital image processing and 20 years in biometrics, including experience in federal, industry and academic spaces. McGarry got her start in the industry while earning her master’s degree at the University of Virginia (UVA).

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What is Backup? (Data Backup) Comprehensive Guide

Acronis

Backup is the process of creating a copy of the data on your system that you use for recovery in case your original data is lost or corrupted.

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Lowering Azure VMs Recovery Time with Pure Cloud Block Store and Azure Automation

Pure Storage

Planning your business disaster recovery solution is an exhausting process that requires a lot of rehearsal testing and allocation of expensive resources. The speed at which you can bring your business back online is what matters most for your customers and your bottom line. . In a disaster recovery scenario, there are two goals: Recovery time objective (RTO): Restoring critical applications as quickly as possible.

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Citrix DaaS: servicio de entrega de escritorios virtuales a través de la nube

Citrix

En los Ăşltimos tiempos un nuevo tĂ©rmino se ha vuelto cada vez más popular en el mundo de la TI: DaaS , o Desktop-as-a-Service. El servicio de entrega de escritorios virtuales a travĂ©s de la nube ha crecido tanto gracias … The post Citrix DaaS: servicio de entrega de escritorios virtuales a travĂ©s de la nube first appeared on Citrix Blogs. Related Stories VDI best practices and tips to support remote work Enabling a productive remote workspace with NVIDIA and Citrix HDX Application Virtuali

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Code Compliant Electrical Installation the Key to Swimmer Safety and a Secure Electrical System in Pools

National Fire Protection Association

Now that summer has arrived, many of us will be taking advantage of the nice weather to jump into swimming pools to cool off. But what many people don’t realize, is there’s a lot to keeping us safe from electrical hazards in these wet environments. Much of this depends on the initial electrical installation. Something that is often overlooked after the pool has been installed and inspected, is. [[ This is a content summary only.

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Enter the Matrix: Why You Should Employ a Risk Management Matrix  

MHA Consulting

One of the best tools for assessing and reducing risk is a risk management matrix. Today’s blog provides an example of such a matrix and explains how and why to … The post Enter the Matrix: Why You Should Employ a Risk Management Matrix appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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Pure Fusion is Here! Making Self-Service, Autonomous Storage a Reality

Pure Storage

The companies who innovate by empowering their innovators win. Developers no longer accept being tied down by long manual requests for infrastructure and resources that stifle agile processes, as they’ve seen first-hand in the cloud just how fast and efficient resource provisioning can be. The days of IT request tickets for infrastructure and the long back and forth are numbered.

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Ukraine's Best Chance for Peace

The Rand Blog

In late March, Ukrainian diplomats introduced an innovative framework for a deal that could provide a pathway out of the war. There are powerful obstacles to achieving an agreement based on the framework, but so far it is the most plausible pathway identified to a sustainable peace for Ukraine.

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Pride @ Citrix: The Citrix Pride Alliance

Citrix

June is Pride Month, and this year the employee-led Citrix Pride Alliance employee resource group (ERG) is hosting panel discussions for LGBTQ+ families and the LGBTQ+ community in India; participating in local events like parades in Raleigh, North Carolina, and … The post Pride @ Citrix: The Citrix Pride Alliance first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Public Information Lessons from the Texas School Shooting

Disaster Zone

Multi-agency response requires a Joint Information Center (JIC)

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What is Automated Diagnostics and Why Should You Care? by Joseph Mandros

PagerDuty

How do you measure the cost of an incident today? A lot of people in technology talk about the cost of an incident solely from the perspective of downtime, or the number of customers and employees impacted. And from the surface, oftentimes that is a fair angle to take. It makes the headlines, and customer reputation and trust are critical to the success of any business—obviously.

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Building a Workplace Safety Culture in 8 Steps

Alert Media

The post Building a Workplace Safety Culture in 8 Steps appeared first on AlertMedia.