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Former FEMA Administrator Calls for Reform

Recovery Diva

Some excerpts: “As FEMA administrator beginning in 2017, I witnessed the agency stretched thin by one crisis after another — a pattern that has only intensified since I left office five years ago. From The Hill: Why America Needs Disaster Reform Now. Author is Brock Long.

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Ep. 07: Spotlight on Business Continuity Programs in Healthcare | James Mitchell

The Failover Plan Podcast

The last few months he has been heavily involved with a historic pandemic response at Texas Children’s which involved a 140+ day activation of their incident command system. 26:28min- The role of his BC program in non-traditional activities like COVID. Key Points: 0:28min- James’ background. 22:47min- Is he lucky? Links: LinkedIn .

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The Vancouver #SaltCrisis 2017

CCEM Strategies

Know your business Determine the core processes and procedures of your business activities. So, how can we be better prepared? Know your business. Know your risks. Know your plan. Understand how these may be affected during an emergency and who are the key personnel needed to run your business.

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Non Disruptive Upgrades: The Pure Storage Ship of Theseus

Pure Storage

But, in 2017, we began shipping NVMe-based FlashArray systems and also allowed for customers to non-disruptively upgrade the SAS backplanes on their existing arrays to NVMe. The keys to enabling their non-disruptive swap are twofold: Active/passive controllers (sort of): FlashArray is configured with two storage controllers.

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Double trouble: When climate change and cyber crime collide

everbridge

In 2017, during Hurricane Harvey, which caused catastrophic flooding in Houston and surrounding areas, again, multiple cyberattacks emerged , including phishing campaigns, fraudulent donation websites, and fake charities.

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Supply Chain Resilience Training: What Has Changed Over The Last 10 Years?

Plan B Consulting

The last time I delivered the course was in 2017, to a building materials manufacturer for their procurement staff. One principle that has not changed is that you can outsource the activity but not the risk, and this is firmly stated at the beginning of both the new and old courses.

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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Emergency Planning

In 2017, the responses to the Manchester Arena bombings and the Grenfell Tower fire were substantially criticised. A gulf has therefore developed between plans and the ability to activate them. The same shortcomings were present in the 2005 London bombings, as were others (for example, the way in which 'major incident' as declared).