Documented Use of Drones in Disaster Response Is Lacking
Disaster Zone
DECEMBER 14, 2021
You would think the opposite.
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Write or Wrong: Five Common BCM Documentation Mistakes
MHA Consulting
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Having quality documentation is an important part of a sound business continuity management program, but it’s not the most important part. In today’s post, we’ll look at this and four other mistakes people commonly make in documenting their BC programs. In today’s post, we’re going to lay out five ways BC documentation can go wrong.
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How to Recover Unsaved/Deleted Word Document in 2022 - Ultimate Guide
Acronis
JULY 25, 2022
There are few experiences as universally familiar as losing a Word document. Everyone from high schoolers with Catcher in the Rye book reports to business executives with quarterly earnings knows the panic of their work disappearing when it’s just a few crossed-t’s away from being completed.
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New FEMA Document on Recovery
Recovery Diva
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
This document provides guidance for local leaders and officials to understand, prepare for and execute their leadership responsibilities to promote equity, create accountability, establish an inclusive recovery planning process and recover from disasters while rebuilding long-lasting inclusivity. November 2023.
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Document Core Processes (aka “What’s that post-it?”)
KingsBridge BCP
AUGUST 30, 2022
Document your core processes. So many of the organizations that hire us have gaps in their documentation. An outage on the scale of a few hours could have been measured in minutes if documentation existed. Documenting these steps is even more important. The post Document Core Processes (aka “What’s that post-it?”)
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New White House Document
Recovery Diva
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Countering Biological Threats, Enhancing Pandemic Preparedness, and Achieving Global Health Security.
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The United Kingdom's National Risk Register - 2023 Edition
Emergency Planning
AUGUST 3, 2023
This document was first published in 2008 and has been updated (somewhat irregularly) at roughly two-year intervals. Over the years this document has acquired momentum based on a solid commitment to persist with it and create periodic revisions. The UK National Risk Register is allied to a number of other documents.
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“Improving the Financial Resilience of Public Entities for Natural Disasters” – a Resource Guide from RAND
Recovery Diva
DECEMBER 28, 2023
The full document is 50 pages and can be downloaded free from the RAND site. New Report from RAND: Improving the Financial Resilience of Public Entities and Individuals for Natural Disasters: A Resource Guide for State and Local Government.
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Code of Ethics and Professional Standards for Emergency Managers
Recovery Diva
JUNE 14, 2023
The document is 20 pages.) Recently developed Code of Ethics and Professional Standards of Conduct for Emergency Managers , developed by a team of academics and practioners in 2023.
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Optimize GenAI Applications with Retrieval-augmented Generation from Pure Storage and NVIDIA
Pure Storage
MARCH 18, 2024
Example: Building an AI-powered Knowledge Base Here’s another industry use case: manufacturers that want to build an AI-powered knowledge system that uses product documentation, tech support knowledge bases, YouTube videos, and press releases to generate helpful, accurate answers for employees. Why RAG with Pure Storage? How Fast Is Fast?
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Do Your Due! Post-COVID Business Continuity Due Diligence
Alternative Resiliency Services Corp
AUGUST 10, 2020
Most orgs will counter your request to see plan documentation with “Sorry, it’s proprietary or confidential” Some of that is legitimate – companies do not want to expose employee personal info or security-related data. Many do not trust where the documents will go. Ask to see subsets of the documentation.
New FEMA Guidance on Cyber Incidents
Recovery Diva
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
The purpose of the document follows: Emergency management personnel play a central role in preparing for and responding to cyber incidents in their jurisdictions. Planning Considerations for Cyber Incidents; Guidance for Emergency Managers. (57 November 2023.
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Beware of ChatGPT and Plagiarism
Disaster Zone
JANUARY 10, 2024
As you write your papers, document, document.
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Shred Day is Every Day
Prism International
JUNE 6, 2024
We are less likely to press print on documents, emails, calendars and memos that are neatly sorted on our computers for our use. However, most businesses still house paperwork with private data like HR files, employee agreements, customer contracts, tax filings, legal documents, and other documents.
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Risk Register Guide: How to Document and Monitor Risks
Alert Media
JULY 7, 2024
A detailed risk register empowers organizations to monitor and respond to threats effectively, ensuring proactive risk management.
Recovering Right: How to Improve at IT Disaster Recovery
MHA Consulting
OCTOBER 26, 2023
The Recovery Plan vs. the Plan Document One of the first things a company has to understand in order to improve at IT/DR is that the terms “IT/DR recovery plan” and “IT/DR recovery plan documentation” are not synonymous. Often, each technology or environment will have an individual technical recovery document.
Planning to Fail: 10 Common Mistakes Companies Make with Their BC Plans
MHA Consulting
JANUARY 18, 2024
10 Common BC Plan Mistakes Here is our list of 10 of the most common mistakes organizations make with their recovery plans: Thinking that if they have a BC document then they have a BC plan. The document is a subset of the plan, a component that pins down in writing the essential action items and information. This goes back to No 1.
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How to Build a LangChain Chatbot Pt. 2: Similarity Searching a Vectorstore from FlashBlade S3
Pure Storage
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Step 1: Chunking We last left off using LangChain’s S3DirectoryLoader to load documents into memory for processing. We now have to take the contents of those documents and split them into chunks for quicker retrieval later on in the chatbot pipeline. But before we start searching, we’ve got one more important step to do.
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How to Write Email that Engages and Persuades
Disaster Zone Podcast
JANUARY 5, 2021
He will share his proven tips for writing short, clear email and persuasive documents. He will share his proven tips for writing short, clear email and persuasive documents. This episode is an interview with Michael Buschmohle, an author, book editor, and international writing instructor. Plus, how to respond tactfully to complaints.
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Gartner Names Pure Storage a Leader in the 2021 Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage
Pure Storage
OCTOBER 6, 2021
as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request from Pure Storage. The graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. Gartner and Magic Quadrant are registered trademarks of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
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Japan's Upcoming Defense Efforts
The Rand Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2022
The Japanese government looks set to release three important documents shortly: a new National Security Strategy and two defense documents that lay out spending priorities over the next ten years and five years.
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Recovery Diva
AUGUST 22, 2024
This document has a Unique graphic format. New from the Congressional Research Service: Emergency Management in the U.S., Sharing the Costs.
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What to do to your home before and after winter weather strikes
Disaster Safety
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Safety first Document any losses Contact your insurance agent If it’s safe to do so, remove property from damaged area Keep all receipts and documentation. If a utility line is damaged or may become damaged, call the utility company. Stay away from any downed power lines. If you find significant damage to your home.
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How flexible is your BCP?
KingsBridge BCP
AUGUST 14, 2022
Two key areas of a flexible BCP are the response and recovery steps, and the supporting documentation. The response and recovery steps document exactly what steps you need to take when an incident occurs. It is absolutely critical to have response steps documented and supporting information referenced.
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Financial Crisis Management and Your Reputation
Bernstein Crisis Management
JANUARY 16, 2024
This includes media training, tabletop exercises or role-playing scenarios, and developing Q&A documents that anticipate tough questions. This visibility can be managed with the right crisis management tactics: Preparedness and Training: Before trouble strikes, ensure your team is well-versed in crisis protocols.
4 Common AI Sales and Implementation Questions Asked and Answered
Chisel AI
JANUARY 26, 2022
These questions and answers largely apply to AI solutions like ours designed to extract data from digital insurance documents. In this article, we provide answers to questions we continue to hear throughout our sales process.
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Adapting MS Teams for Crisis Information Management
Disaster Zone Podcast
JUNE 14, 2022
I was impressed with the ability of the software to capture all the documentation that is needed. I was impressed with the ability of the software to capture all the documentation that is needed.
3 Teams Capabilities You Didn’t Know Existed
NexusTek
MARCH 30, 2022
1 Links to Document Storage. We know that Teams offers great communication channels through video and chat, but another neat way that it allows us to communicate is through the documents we share. Our collaborative processes so often correspond with various documents—from presentations to spreadsheets to policies.
A Better Understanding of NFPA 70E: Setting Up an Electrical Safety Program (Part 9 – Safety Planning)
National Fire Protection Association
DECEMBER 8, 2022
The ESP will detail the qualification and training necessary to complete the documented plan. A plan must include details of the equipment and task, results of the risk assessments, and the documented procedures and the equipment necessary to conduct the task. How are safety concerns raised during the briefing addressed and documented?
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The chief information security officer (CISO) role explained
BMC
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Therefore, CISO must ensure that the documentation is up to date as per the current organizational policy. In this regard, the CISO is responsible for analyzing incidents and proposing improvements to the response strategy.
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2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards Profile: Delia McGarry
Security Industry Association
JUNE 3, 2022
I transitioned into biometrics for national security after the Patriot Act and Enhanced Border Security and Visa Reform Act of 2002, in which biometrics were mandated for travel documents.”. McGarry has extensive knowledge of the U.S. I also supported the U.S.
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FEMA’s Response and Resilience Library
Recovery Diva
AUGUST 3, 2023
” I cannot say that I consider it an exciting source, but it does provide some basic documents. Personally, I think the archives of this site offers more interesting and useful documents and sources. The Diva invites your comments!
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Choosing NAID AAA Certified Paper Shredding Services
Prism International
MAY 24, 2024
NAID AAA Certification is important for businesses that handle paper documents due to several key reasons: Data Security and Compliance : NAID AAA certification ensures that businesses follow strict protocols for the secure destruction of sensitive information.
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Download Your Planning Templates
Disaster Recovery Journal
DECEMBER 15, 2020
This template guides you through the development and effective execution of a wide range of business continuity exercises, including planning, goal setting, evaluation, and documentation of lessons learned. The post Download Your Planning Templates appeared first on Disaster Recovery Journal.
Getting Elected is the Easy Part
Disaster Zone Podcast
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Written for legislative newcomers and others interested in state government, her book blends documented research with her personal experiences and observations about how to succeed and achieve real change. After more than twenty years in the Washington State Legislature, Senator Karen Keiser realized she could address that knowledge gap.
Big Problems in Damage Settlements After Hurricane Ian in FL
Recovery Diva
MARCH 11, 2023
From the WashPost: Insurers slashed Hurricane Ian payouts far below damage estimates, documents and insiders reveal
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Invitation to Participate in SIA Standards Development Activities
Security Industry Association
JANUARY 28, 2022
Audio and Intelligent Communications Working Group : Develop webinar to complement audio & intelligent communications primer Develop supplementary document to audio & intelligent communications primer. Develop a governing document for operation of the OSDP Verified program.
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What Is an Operational Level Agreement (OLA)?
BMC
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
It describes relationships at the operational level, including those between: Service Desk Support Group(s) Incident Resolution Network Management Operations Management All of these relationships are captured in a document typically owned by the Service Management Team. Indicate the authority of each signer to the document.
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Unitrends and IT Glue Integration
Unitrends
AUGUST 16, 2022
IT documentation ensures policies and procedures, passwords, knowledge, project timelines, instructions and more are collected, organized and stored securely. Thorough IT […]. The post Unitrends and IT Glue Integration appeared first on Unitrends.
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Generative AI, RAG, and Data Infrastructure
Pure Storage
JUNE 11, 2024
By retrieving relevant information from a database of documents and using it as a context, RAG enhances the generation to produce more informed and accurate outputs. RAG example: searching corporate documents. Should we include metadata such as modification time and document structure? How about tables in the documents?
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How to Get Quick Productivity Gains Using Technology
NexusTek
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Enable More Efficient Workflows Routine, repetitive tasks like filing, filling out forms, and routing documents eat up a sizable portion of many employees’ hours. And research has demonstrated that time spent looking for documents, files, or other information quickly adds up. The great news is that, yes, there are!
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How to Craft a Focused Crisis Management Plan
BryghtPath
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
A framework documents your organization’s intent to prepare for a crisis and your unique requirements to meet events. In the past few months, we’ve talked about establishing a crisis management framework and conducting crisis management exercises. Exercises build your crisis management capabilities into muscle memory.
Zerto is on the AWS & Azure Marketplaces!
Zerto
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
The Microsoft Cost Management tool illustrates cost and usage information, while the Azure invoice details all Azure Marketplace purchases in a single document, including Zerto charges. Purchasing Zerto through the Azure Marketplace also simplifies procurement, reducing the number of interfaces and documents to manage.
7 Steps to Establishing a Sound Business Continuity Strategy
MHA Consulting
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
If you decide to engage a consultant, you can usually choose the level of assistance that suits you, from the occasional conversation all the way up to having the consultant oversee tbe development and documentation of your entire strategy. In developing your strategies and actions, remember that documentation is not the end goal.
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