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The Evolving Relationship Between Backup and Disaster Recovery

Zerto

As data proliferates in the information age, data protection becomes more and more important. When computing first began and data was stored in various types of removable media, it quickly became apparent that backups were a good idea, as media could be lost or corrupted. Then it also became apparent that a backup should probably be stored somewhere other than where the primary data was, just in case a disaster of some kind might affect both copies of data in the same location.

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Scareware Ransomware Attacks: The Digital Nightmare Unveiled

Pure Storage

Scareware Ransomware Attacks: The Digital Nightmare Unveiled by Pure Storage Blog In the treacherous world of cybercrime, ransomware attacks have been making headlines for quite some time. These malicious software threats encrypt a victim’s data, demanding a ransom for its release. While ransomware attacks are nothing new, a particularly sinister variant known as “scareware” ransomware has been causing chaos in recent years.

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Guest Post: Building the “Air Domain” Into Your Security Program

Security Industry Association

Building Intelligence’s Bill Edwards, Chair of the SIA Counter-UAS Working Group, Answers the Question, “Where Do I Start?” Bill Edwards is the president of federal and public safety at Building Intelligence Inc. and chair of the SIA Counter-UAS Working Group. He is a retired U.S. Army colonel and veteran of the Iraq War. He is also the author and provider of a series of online training courses.

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Safeguarding Your Computer Systems: How to Build an IT Disaster Recovery Team

MHA Consulting

The cost of not having an IT disaster recovery team can range from being unable to recover from a disruption, to overspending. In today’s post we’ll look at the right way to build an IT/DR team, focusing on what roles need to be represented to ensure that the organization’s various computing services each receive an appropriate level of protection. Related on MHA Consulting: Who Does What: The Most Critical Job Roles in IT Disaster Recovery The Price of Neglecting IT/DR Being a business continui

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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How Banks Can Prepare for the FDIC’s Proposed Standards

LogisManager

How Banks Can Prepare for the FDIC’s Proposed Standards Last Updated: October 19, 2023 FDIC Proposes Stricter Corporate Governance for Banks with $10 Billion or More in Assets On October 3, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposed new standards for corporate governance and risk management for financial institutions with $10 billion or more in total assets.

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How to Achieve Perfect Sprint Planning

Advancing Analytics

This title is a misnomer as perfection is a fallacy, and there’s no such thing as perfect. So instead of focusing on perfection, let’s focus on ‘good enough’ because ‘good enough’ is achievable. What is Sprint Planning? Sprint Planning is a ceremony in the Scrum framework in which the Sprint Team plan out the upcoming sprint. The purpose of Sprint Planning is to plan the tasks against the capacity of the team over the Sprint, with the aim of the Sprint to deliver value.

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ISC East to Offer Expansive Slate of Keynote Speakers, Educational Programming and More at Flagship Conference

Security Industry Association

NORWALK, Conn. — ISC East , the Northeast’s leading security and public safety event built by RX Global , hosted in collaboration with premier sponsor the Security Industry Association (SIA) and in partnership with ASIS NYC , is proud to present an expansive slate of keynote speakers and educational programming at this year’s conference. ISC East attendees are invited to participate in all programming, which takes place Nov. 14-16 at the Jacob K.

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Retailers Must Use SaaS Safely to Protect their Bottom Line

Solutions Review

Solutions Review’s Contributed Content Series is a collection of contributed articles written by thought leaders in enterprise technology. In this feature, Zerto ‘s Global Director of Technical Product Marketing Kevin Cole offers commentary on why retailers must use SaaS safely to protect the bottom line. The growth of the global Software as a Service (SaaS) market has been explosive, making it one of the technology industry’s most impressive success stories in recent years.

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SIA New Member Profile: UChicago Medicine AdventHealth

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member UChicago Medicine AdventHealth is a joint venture between the University of Chicago Medicine and AdventHealth that combines the resources and expertise of both organizations to bring academic medicine to the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. The organization’s team of security professionals provides a well-rounded offering of security solutions.

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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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Unleash the Power of AI Without Breaking the Bank: A Guide to Azure OpenAI Cost Management

Advancing Analytics

Inspired by Shishir Garde's informative piece on Azure Budgets and Azure OpenAI Cost Management, this blog aims to delve deeper into managing costs effectively while harnessing the power of Azure OpenAI. Picture yourself as a project manager at a cutting-edge tech start-up. Your mission is to develop an AI-powered chatbot that leverages state-of-the-art models like GPT-4 and Dall-E.

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The Data Center of the Future Is All-flash. Will the Last HDD Seller Please Turn Out the Lights?

Pure Storage

The Data Center of the Future Is All-flash. Will the Last HDD Seller Please Turn Out the Lights? by Pure Storage Blog By 2028, practically no new all-hard disk drive (HDD) storage systems will be sold for enterprise data center computing. That’s the prediction made by Pure Storage in a new white paper , “The All-flash Data Center Is Imminent,” which shows a clear and consistent decline in HDD shipments since their high more than a decade ago.

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Guide to active shooter drills in the workplace

everbridge

Ensuring the safety and security of employees has become paramount in today’s unpredictable world. The tragic rise in active shooter incidents in every US state serves as a stark reminder of the need for preparedness. As organizations strive to create safe environments, the importance of active shooter drills in the workplace cannot be overstated.

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How to Back Up Azure Blob Storage

Pure Storage

How to Back Up Azure Blob Storage by Pure Storage Blog Azure , Microsoft’s cloud computing service, offers a range of storage options, including the widely used Azure Blob Storage. However, even in the cloud, data is vulnerable, making regular backups essential for businesses and individuals alike. Let’s take a look at what Azure Blob Storage is and how best to back it up.

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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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Strengthening Business with Geopolitical Crisis Preparedness

BryghtPath

Explore strategies for Geopolitical Crisis Preparedness to shield your business from global risks. Learn how to stay resilient in an uncertain world. The post Strengthening Business with Geopolitical Crisis Preparedness appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Crisis Management Skills: Effective Leadership for All Hazards

Alert Media

Train your crisis leadership team in these core crisis management skills to better prepare them for emergency situations.

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Educating Academics Will Ease UK Universities' Foreign Influence Crisis

The Rand Blog

Tackling China's quest for foreign technologies is tough. China exploits the very principles—openness, freedom, collaboration—that have fostered scientific breakthroughs to acquire foreign technologies. This makes it difficult to intervene without damaging these values in the process.

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The Joy of Metrics + Training the Next Generation of Professionals

Business Resilience Decoded

Episode 163: The Joy of Metrics + Training the Next Generation of Professionals Metrics are a huge factor in business continuity and allow us to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of our strategies. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Bernard Jones, professor of homeland security and emergency management at St. John’s University. Throughout his career, he’s worked in several industries, including tech and data, healthcare, security, and higher education.

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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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Educating Academics Will Ease UK Universities' Foreign Influence Crisis

The Rand Blog

Tackling China's quest for foreign technologies is tough. China exploits the very principles—openness, freedom, collaboration—that have fostered scientific breakthroughs to acquire foreign technologies. This makes it difficult to intervene without damaging these values in the process.

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Data Mesh vs. Data Fabric: What’s the Difference?

Pure Storage

Data Mesh vs. Data Fabric: What’s the Difference? by Pure Storage Blog In today’s digital landscape, organizations face a wide array of data management challenges due to the increasing volume, variety, and complexity of data—and all the various apps and users who need to access that data. Top among those challenges is the need to select the right data architecture and supporting technologies to meet evolving business needs and data requirements while ensuring data quality, security, and more.

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The Inevitable, Ongoing Failure of Israel's Gaza Strategy

The Rand Blog

The Hamas attack represented a spectacular failure of Israel's “mowing the grass” strategy in the Gaza Strip. If there's to be any hope of preventing the next war and the one after that, Israel will need to rebuild Gaza into something better than it was.

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The Inevitable, Ongoing Failure of Israel's Gaza Strategy

The Rand Blog

The Hamas attack represented a spectacular failure of Israel's “mowing the grass” strategy in the Gaza Strip. If there's to be any hope of preventing the next war and the one after that, Israel will need to rebuild Gaza into something better than it was.

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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