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Four Questions About the Covid-19 Pandemic

Emergency Planning

Sectors such as travel, hospitality, tourism, retail, the arts and entertainment will suffer closures and reorganisations. This means that coordination between national, regional and local authorities needs to be strong and extensive. Authorities and politicians must work hard to build up a relationship of trust with the public.

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Covid-19: Elements of a Scenario

Emergency Planning

In the wake of the WHO report, Professor Ziad Abdeen of the Palestinian Health Authority said about pandemics: "My task is to tell you things you don't want to know, and ask you to spend money you haven't got on something you don't think will happen." This is intended as the basis for possible scenarios of the outcome of the pandemic.

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Pure Storage Now a 10X Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader for Primary Storage

Pure Storage

Pure Storage Now a 10X Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader for Primary Storage by Pure Storage Blog This blog on Pure Storage being named A Leader for Primary Storage was co-authored by Shawn Hansen, Vice President and General Manager of FlashArray, and Prakash Darji, Vice President and General Manager, Digital Experience.

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Pure Storage Now a 10X Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader for Primary Storage

Pure Storage

Pure Storage Now a 10X Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Leader for Primary Storage by Pure Storage Blog This blog on Pure Storage being named A Leader for Primary Storage was co-authored by Shawn Hansen, Vice President and General Manager of FlashArray, and Prakash Darji, Vice President and General Manager, Digital Experience.

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Guest Opinion: It’s Time for Counter-Unmanned Aerial/Aircraft Systems in the Private Sector

Security Industry Association

Form an official public/private CUAS task force with decision authority. This capability should have the authority to cease operations at locations that have not met requirements or have shown the inability to successfully use the technology. A good approach might consider the following steps. The answer is simple: Lead.

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Guest Opinion: Act Now to Secure Public Space: Commercial Drones Continue to Evolve and We Have No Plan!

Security Industry Association

This is very important because it’s exactly where the general public goes for entertainment and to gather for various informational events. The simple answer is that we need delegated authorities backed by regulation or law that help to incentivize action. Form an official public/private CUAS task force with decision authority.

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SIA New Member Profile: Petrone Risk

Security Industry Association

John Petrone : Petrone Risk was established 15 years ago because through our work with sports and entertainment organizations, we noticed a few gaps in the security realm – an absence of an emergency preparedness team or even a safety committee. Tell us the story of your company.