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Announcing the 2022 DRI Awards of Excellence Finalists!

DRI Drive

Each year, the DRI International Awards of Excellence program honors the leaders and innovators in the fields of continuity management, technology recovery, and crisis and risk management. We’re pleased to announce the finalists for this year’s Awards of Excellence. This year’s winners will be revealed at the Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony at DRI2022 in Las Vegas, […].

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CRS Report on Vaccination Authorities

Recovery Diva

From the CRS, this 37 page report: State and Federal Authority to Mandate. COVID-19 Vaccination.

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Speaking Aloud What NATO Has Left Unsaid Could Help Ease Ukraine-Russia Impasse

The Rand Blog

A statement that NATO has no intention to offer Ukraine membership at present should only be made in return for a tangible drawdown of Russian forces on the border. It concedes nothing to declare that NATO is not planning to do something it has no intention of doing anyway.

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Intelligent Swarming vs. Tiered Support: How Customer Service Teams can use PagerDuty to Swarm Critical Issues by Nancy Lee

PagerDuty

Most support organizations today adopt some form of the traditional tiered support model. It is one that is based on a process of escalations and customer handoffs. Under this model, customer issues get escalated through multiple levels of a support hierarchy, with three tiers being a common workflow. . In this example of a classic three-tiered support system, Tier 1 is the first line of defense for incoming customer issues and provides generalized technical support.

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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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2022 Predictions: Nationalism on the Rise?

DRI Drive

The DRI International Future Vision Committee has released its 7th Annual Predictions Report, looking ahead to 2022 and its impact on the resilience community. Download the complete report free from the DRI Library, and read on for a prediction on the threat of nationalism. Prediction 4: Nationalism and ethnic conflict intensify A more difficult economic […].

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Disaster Zone Podcast: ‘Oregon State Resilience Officer’

Disaster Zone

An interview with Mike Harryman.

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Technology: 5 IT Trends to Watch in 2022

Unitrends

The IT landscape is ever-changing. In a dynamic tech market, companies are constantly innovating to deliver new and emerging technologies in various sectors like AI, cloud, security and digital transformation.

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2022 Predictions: How Bad Will Flooding Get?

DRI Drive

The DRI International Future Vision Committee has released its 7th Annual Predictions Report, looking ahead to 2022 and its impact on the resilience community. Download the complete report free from the DRI Library, and read on for a prediction on increasing flood danger. Prediction 2: Flooding and coastal erosion at a rate we have not […]. The post 2022 Predictions: How Bad Will Flooding Get?

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2021 in Review

Recovery Diva

From the WashPost: U.S. saw second-most billion-dollar weather disasters on record in 2021. A record warm December fueled a pair of devastating tornado outbreaks, two of the year’s 20 billion-dollar events.

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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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Could the U.S. Play Offense in China's Back Yard?

The Rand Blog

Relations with Cambodia and Laos have fallen victim to the U.S. administration's foreign policy priority of shared values over shared interests. This approach has failed to make headway in Cambodia and Laos, isolates the United States in a region where few countries are true democracies, and unnecessarily cedes ground to Beijing.

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5 Factors for Improving Business Continuity in 2022

On Solve

Effective business continuity is measured by an organization’s ability to continue operations and maintain solvency, regardless of critical events and the circumstances – both expected and unknown – that lead to them. What does it take? Proactive preparation and the resources to put your plan in motion are at the core. Let’s take a look at the factors that go into developing an effective business continuity strategy, and how you can make them work for you: 1.

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2022 Predictions: Which Way Will the Economic Recovery Go?

DRI Drive

The DRI International Future Vision Committee has released its 7th Annual Predictions Report, looking ahead to 2022 and its impact on the resilience community. Download the complete report free from the DRI Library, and read on for a prediction on the continuing global economic recovery. Prediction 3: Inflation and higher interest rates slow global economic […].

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New Report from the NAS

Recovery Diva

From the NAS: Offshore Situation Room; Enhancing Resilience to Offshore Oil Disasters in the Gulf of Mexico: Proceedi n gs of a Workshop (2021 ). The pdf version of the book can be downloaded free. .

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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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Backup is now an IT Specialty: CEO Bret Piatt in MSPInsights

OffsiteDataSync

It wasn’t that long ago that data protection fell under the responsibilities of an IT generalist. After all, there really was nothing particularly complicated about doing a nightly backup to tape and then shipping off a copy to Iron Mountain. Now, however, it’s a whole new ballgame. Ransomware attacks, natural disasters and an increased reliance on IT to run basic day-to-day functions means that the C-suite expects to return to normal in hours, not days or weeks following a catastrophic event.

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Resilience Assessments Give Your Board Insight Into Your Risk Appetite

Castellan

This is part 2 of a two-part series exploring the resilience movement, how it can positively impact modern business, and the roles executives and key stakeholders play in ensuring operational resilience while managing efficiencies and adapting to changing environments with an expanding threat landscape. When it comes to figuring out the balancing act between managing efficiencies and embracing the resilience movement, your executives and key stakeholders play critical roles in organizational suc

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Read the 7th Annual DRI Predictions Report and Keep the Conversation Going at DRI2022

DRI Drive

What does 2022 hold for the resilience community? Find out with the DRI Future Vision Committee’s 7th Annual Predictions Report – resilience predictions for the profession by the profession. This report looks at what to expect in the coming year, including: the continuing pandemic response climate change global inflation power grid attacks and much more. […].

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Texas Governor’s Deadly Decisions Lead to Request for Federal Assistance

Recovery Diva

From Mysanantonio.com: Texas receives FEMA aid while Abbott fights government on COVID-19 mandates. Closing paragraph of the article: “This week, Texas has put on a surprised Pikachu face while calling for help from the federal government over skyrocketing numbers, the residual effect of which San Antonio schools have already begun to feel. Texas is now left shrugging at a growing mess that certainly wasn’t helped by Abbott’s attempts to block every effort to slow the pandemic.

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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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Backups may not save you from ransomware: CEO Bret Piatt in BetaNews

OffsiteDataSync

The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack was huge news for many reasons (not the least of which was the gasoline panic buying it caused in the Southeast). But one of the most notable for IT was the fact that the company paid a $4.4 million ransom in Bitcoin to recover its data. Wouldn’t an organization that large, that manages critical energy infrastructure have backups?

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Compare Cloud Storage and Backup Solutions with Three Key Factors

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, Scality Chief Product Officer Paul Speciale offers key factors for comparing cloud storage and backup solutions during vendor evaluation. As the pandemic continues to play out, cloud services adoption is still rising – driven by accelerated digital transformation, remote work and a demand for new services.

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2022 Predictions: Will Climate Change Become an Area of Conflict?

DRI Drive

The DRI International Future Vision Committee has released its 7th Annual Predictions Report, looking ahead to 2022 and its impact on the resilience community. Download the complete report free from the DRI Library, and read on for a prediction on the possible polarization of climate change. Prediction 1: Climate change will increase polarization between generations, […].

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NFPA resources speak to fire and life safety issues as the nation grapples with catastrophic residential fires in Philly and the Bronx

National Fire Protection Association

Sunday's fire in the Bronx, N.Y. represents the second most deadly U.S. home fire in nearly 40 years. The tragedy comes on the heels of another harrowing incident in Philadelphia just four days ago. Approximately 100 miles away from each other, the two fires and the tragic death tolls incurred place them both in the top 10 residential fires since 1980.

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Ransomware recovery for state and local governments: CEO Bret PIatt in GCN

OffsiteDataSync

City and county governments are some of cybercriminals’ favorite targets for ransomware. Over the past few years, major cities like Atlanta, New Orleans and Baltimore have been left nearly dead in the water from an IT perspective after devastating attacks rifled through nearly all their data. Some, like Delaware County, chose to pay ransom, while others, like Atlanta and Baltimore, chose to recover without paying.

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Add Citrix DDoS mitigation service to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops to protect your business

Citrix

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is easy to manage, delivers a seamless app experience, can secure your organization’s apps, and help you boost employee productivity. Citrix Gateway ensures secure access to apps, enabling SSO, authenticating users, and protecting your network … The post Add Citrix DDoS mitigation service to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops to protect your business first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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2022 Predictions: Power Grids at Risk?

DRI Drive

The DRI International Future Vision Committee has released its 7th Annual Predictions Report, looking ahead to 2022 and its impact on the resilience community. Download the complete report free from the DRI Library, and read on for a prediction the multiple risks facing power grids and pipelines. Prediction 5: Electric grids and oil/gas pipelines will […].

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What’s the Most Efficient Home Heating System?

Constellation

If you’re looking for the most efficient home heating system, here’s an update on the choices available. When looking for the most efficient way to heat a home, consider the main types below. The. (This is a content summary only. Click on the blog title to continue reading this post.).

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Application-Consistent SQL Server Backup and Recovery with vVols

Pure Storage

For years now, Pure Storage ® customers have enjoyed the benefits of being able to take application-consistent snapshot-based backups of their SQL Server databases, enabled via the Pure Storage SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) extension. Directly from within SSMS, Pure customers can configure backup jobs, perform backups, mount those backups to additional drives, and restore databases in place.

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IAM vs PAM: How are they different?

Citrix

As more companies adopt hybrid work models and employees are spread over larger geographic areas, cybersecurity and access control have been thrust into the spotlight. Enterprises are paying more attention to how employees access company information and go about conducting … The post IAM vs PAM: How are they different? first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Americans Still Seeing Higher Prices And Empty Shelves – Chloe Demrovsky for Forbes

DRI Drive

“Certain products have been unavailable for long stretches now. Even very basic and essential items are reportedly out of stock from diapers to chicken wings. Why is this happening? “The Covid-19 pandemic generally, and now the omicron variant specifically, is the overall reason. Omicron is so infectious that it is now sidelining many workers at once, even […].

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Climate Change and the Outlook for Commercial Insurance: David Marlett, Brantley Risk and Insurance Center

Chisel AI

The trends with the biggest impact are inflation and cyber. Prior to 2021, there was already concern over social inflation and the nuclear verdicts. Inflation is now becoming entrenched and impacting wages and prices in 2022 and likely beyond. Insurers and their agents have not had to deal with inflation in decades, now they have the risk of offering a premium that becomes inadequate after a year of inflation.

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How to Help Your Organization Get Through a Ransomware Attack

MHA Consulting

Ransomware attacks are increasing in frequency and severity. As a business continuity professional, there are steps you can take before and during such an attack to help your organization get … The post How to Help Your Organization Get Through a Ransomware Attack appeared first on MHA Consulting.