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‘Your Husband is a Polar Bear, Skinny’: FEMA’s Disaster Recovery Translation Blunder

DRI Drive

But if you were an Alaskan native looking for federal aid, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) response turned out to be literal nonsense. It’s a gaffe that highlights the need for common sense communication after a disaster.

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Considerations for Disaster Recovery – Part 2: Compute

Zerto

Disasters are unpredictable, but your response to them shouldn’t be. A well-thought-out disaster recovery (DR) plan is your best defense against unexpected disruptions. Invest in Reliability : Opt for compute resources that offer high availability and redundancy to minimize the risk of downtime during a disaster.

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Maui Wildfire Disaster Recovery

Disaster Zone Podcast

In order to respond to this event, here on this podcast I invited Sean Scott to come and share his expertise with disaster recovery. Sean is a second-generation restoration contractor and disaster recovery consultant who has spent over 44 years in the construction and fire restoration industry.

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How an insurance company implements disaster recovery of 3-tier applications

AWS Disaster Recovery

It also accounts for the incidence of natural disasters, such as earthquakes or floods and technical failures, such as power failure or network connectivity. AWS recommends a multi-AZ strategy for high availability and a multi-Region strategy for disaster recovery. Finally, the solution could not use any public resources.

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Disaster Recovery Teams: Roles and Best Practices

BryghtPath

Learn about the importance of disaster recovery teams in safeguarding businesses. This guide delves into building, structuring, and managing a successful disaster recovery team for enhanced business resilience in today's unpredictable world.

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Book Review: Case Studies in Disaster Recovery

Recovery Diva

Review of Case Studies in Disaster Recovery – A Volume in the Disaster and Emergency Management: Case Studies in Adaptation and Innovation Series. Keywords: disaster recovery, adaptation, innovation, resiliency, case studies, Reviewer : Irmak Renda-Tanali, D.Sc. Volume Editor: Jane Kushma, Ph.D. Pages: 272.

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Disaster Recovery for Public Agencies

Disaster Zone Podcast

The disaster recovery process for Presidentially declared disasters here in the United States is hugely complex. Jerry Quinn is an expert in assisting public agencies work their way through the disaster recovery maze. It is no easy task to enter into and to accomplish.