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Long-term recovery in the private sector

BryghtPath

Private sector emergency managers play a crucial role in long-term recovery following a disaster. These professionals must prioritize strategic planning, collaboration, risk reduction, and continuous improvement to ensure the successful rebuilding of affected communities and businesses. Private-sector emergency managers can contribute to their organizations’ and communities’ overall resilience by focusing on these key areas.

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C-Suite Confidence in Resilience is High – But is it Realistic?

DRI Drive

The good news: organizations value resilience more than ever before. Now the bad news: business leaders may be overestimating just how resilient their organizations actually are. PwC’s bi-annual Global Crisis and Resilience Survey polled 1,812 respondents worldwide to learn how heads of business are preparing for today’s threats. When asked to rank the importance of […] The post C-Suite Confidence in Resilience is High – But is it Realistic?

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The Boston Marathon – 10 year Anniversary

Recovery Diva

Here is an unusual recovery story. From the NYT: How the Red Sox became a main symbol of Boston’s recovery from Marathon bombing. An excerpt: The bombing aftermath has become a model for other communities dealing with tragedy and trauma. A study by Harvard University labeled the local and national response, “the ingenuity of swarm intelligence.” In Boston, there was no singular leader, but rather a collective sense of responsibility.

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Is It Time to Change Our Hurricane Rating Systems?

Disaster Zone

June is the start of a six-month season of potential storms.

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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 Resiliency Architecture and How Do You Build One?

Pure Storage

What is a Resiliency Architecture and How Do You Build One? by Pure Storage Blog Meet “resiliency architectures”—a next-gen backup solution that gives organizations every chance to become more resilient in a rapidly evolving risk landscape. The post What is a Resiliency Architecture and How Do You Build One? appeared first on Pure Storage Blog.

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Economic Earthquake Risk in U.S.

Recovery Diva

From the HSNW: Economic Earthquake Risk in the United States. “Earthquakes cost the nation an estimated $14.7 billion annually in building damage and associated losses, a new report finds. The new estimate is twice that of previous annual estimates due to increased building value and the fact that the report incorporates the latest hazards as well as improvements to building inventories.

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Florida Fires Alerting Company After Mistake Is Made

Disaster Zone

Evidently, there is no room for error in Florida.

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The 7 Best Data Protection Officer Certifications Online for 2023

Solutions Review

The editors at Solutions Review have compiled this list of the best data protection officer certifications online to consider acquiring. Data protection is a broad field encompassing backup and disaster recovery, data storage, business continuity, cybersecurity, endpoint management, data privacy, and data loss prevention. Data protection software becomes more crucial as the amount of data an enterprise creates and stores continues to grow at ever-increasing rates.

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Why China Should Worry About Asia's Reaction to AUKUS

The Rand Blog

If most Indo-Pacific nations support AUKUS—or refuse to condemn it—then Beijing will have more geostrategic and military implications to worry about than AUKUS itself. As long as AUKUS continues to assuage nuclear proliferation concerns it will be viewed in the region as a legitimate counter to Chinese military excesses.

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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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Record Recovery Expenditures in Puerto Rico

Recovery Diva

From HStoday: FEMA Reaches Historic $30 Billion Milestone for the Recovery of Puerto Rico. Over 10,600 projects cover various categories under Public Assistance funds to address infrastructure whose renovations will benefit the entire island.

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SIA New Member Profile: Kaadas

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Kaadas is a smart lock enterprise and manufacturer with a fully integrated in-house supply chain. The company is headquartered in Shenzhen, China, with over 2,000 employees worldwide and a footprint spanning six continents and 65 countries. SIA spoke with Nick English, CEO of Kaadas North America, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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Third Time’s a Charm for FlashBlade

Pure Storage

Third Time’s a Charm for FlashBlade by Pure Storage Blog Gartner® Peer Insights™ has recognized Pure Storage as a 2023 Customers’ Choice for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage. The post Third Time’s a Charm for FlashBlade appeared first on Pure Storage Blog.

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How Kim Jong-un's Fears Shape North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Agenda

The Rand Blog

North Korea has ramped up the frequency and intensity of its missile launches and other provocations over the last year, continuing its nuclear weapon–buildup while threatening attacks against South Korea and the United States. Why is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un making such excessive investments in his nuclear and weapons programs and dramatically showing off his country's military capabilities?

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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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New Citrix HDX Optimizations for Microsoft Teams

Citrix

As remote work and collaboration continue to thrive, video conferencing tools like Microsoft Teams are an integral part of our daily routines. At Citrix, we’re stepping up our game by introducing new features to Microsoft Teams to enhance user experience … The post New Citrix HDX Optimizations for Microsoft Teams first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Money at Risk: Finance & Data Security in the Digital Age

NexusTek

READ TIME: 4 MIN April 19, 2023 Money at Risk: Finance & Data Security in the Digital Age Across industries, providing customers with superior experience is essential for success. However, the financial services industry faces unique challenges relative to customer expectations. Chief among these is the unarguable fact that financial services organizations are consistently a top target for cyber threat actors, a reality that exists in tension with the #1 criterion customers use to evaluate

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How IT Teams Can Do More with Less (Stress)

Pure Storage

How IT Teams Can Do More with Less (Stress) by Pure Storage Blog With digital business on everyone’s mind for 2021, what can we do to give IT teams more simplicity to help reduce stress? The post How IT Teams Can Do More with Less (Stress) appeared first on Pure Storage Blog.

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Stalled in Ukraine, Kremlin Increasingly Turns to Political Theater

The Rand Blog

Stymied in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has amped up the political theater to achieve his objectives. How do we interpret Putin's statements? While no nuclear threat should be ignored, Putin's pronouncements remain in the realm of propaganda.

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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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Protect Your Data, Protect Your Business with Citrix App Protection

Citrix

The Citrix Workspace app houses everything you need for work, whether it’s traditional virtual apps and virtual desktops or internal web/SaaS apps with Secure Private access. It is designed to provide a secure and user-friendly environment for employees to … The post Protect Your Data, Protect Your Business with Citrix App Protection first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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It’s the Climate, Stupid!

Disaster Zone

Duh, the weather seems funky.

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Data Egress: Costs, Cloud Provider Pricing Models, Challenges & How to Minimize Them

Unitrends

The recent shift to a hybrid work model has seen organizations move their data and IT resources from on-premises legacy systems to cloud-supported technology. This has resulted in mission-critical data dispersed haphazardly across multiple locations, such as data centers, endpoints, the cloud and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. With such wide distribution comes the problem of monitoring […] The post Data Egress: Costs, Cloud Provider Pricing Models, Challenges & How to Mini

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A Potential Backslide in Mental Health Care for Millions of Americans

The Rand Blog

The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency declaration expires in less than a month. When it does, it will have broad-sweeping effects, and one of the most significant is little known: It could begin undoing the expansion of mental health care access for millions of Americans.

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Citrix FAS multi-tenant support for Managed Service Providers is now available

Citrix

We are excited to announce multi-tenant support of Citrix Federated Authentication Service (FAS) for Managed Service Providers (MSP, previously Citrix Service Providers) is now generally available! Citrix released DaaS multi-tenant support for MSPs at the end of 2019, which allowed … The post Citrix FAS multi-tenant support for Managed Service Providers is now available first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Multi-Sector Guide to Pandemic Economic Resilience

Disaster Zone

The final documents are posted.

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Tips for the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate Certification

Advancing Analytics

After passing the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate certification in July of last year, I thought I’d take inspiration from Chris Williams’ great blog series on the Associate Developer for Apache Spark 3.0 exam and go through some key things to remember when attempting this certification, as well as providing links to study materials from Databricks and the wider community that were really helpful!

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Countering Russia's Nuclear Threat in Europe

The Rand Blog

President Vladimir Putin's announced plan to put nuclear arms in Belarus may pose risks to NATO's nuclear posture. Three decades after the Soviet collapse, some allies might be uneasy about re-energizing NATO's nuclear mission. But others might argue that not responding to Russia's moving forward its nuclear arms could cause the Kremlin to doubt NATO's nuclear credibility.

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Introduction to Citrix Universal Subscription: Webinar Q&A

Citrix

We recently hosted a webinar on Citrix Universal Subscription that covered all the basics – including how it works, benefits, and more. We received several great questions during the session that we have combined into some common themes below. Let’s … The post Introduction to Citrix Universal Subscription: Webinar Q&A first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Grow Your Career & Discover Your Mentor in the Security Industry

Security Industry Association

Calling all early and mid-career security industry professionals! The SIA RISE community invites you to apply for the 2023 Talent Inclusion Mentorship Education (TIME) program. TIME is back with an impressive cohort of mentors ready to help new talent and emerging leaders flourish in the security industry. Do you want to learn, grow and propel your career through impactful one-on-one mentorship and guidance?

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What quality of service should you expect from your MSP?

Online Computers

While most businesses have in-house IT staff to handle any IT issues or improvements, more and more organizations are choosing to partner with managed IT services providers (MSPs). This is because MSPs have knowledgeable professionals who can tackle anything from regular maintenance updates to technical glitches to strategic guidance — all at a much more cost-effective rate than hiring full-time employees.

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A Good Night's Sleep, What's It Worth to You?

The Rand Blog

Most people in the developed world would fork over serious bucks—14 percent of their paycheck—to avoid the health-threatening, productivity-sapping effects of insomnia. When it comes to sleep, quality and quantity should be parallel goals. And the benefit of achieving them could be priceless.

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Introduction to Citrix Universal Subscription: Webinar Q&A

Citrix

We recently hosted a webinar on Citrix Universal Subscription that covered all the basics – including how it works, benefits, and more. We received several great questions during the session that we have combined into some common themes below. Let’s … The post Introduction to Citrix Universal Subscription: Webinar Q&A first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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