DRI Drive
OCTOBER 15, 2021
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Recovery Diva
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Book Review: Cultural Competency for Emergency and Crisis Management. Editors : Claire Connolly Knox and Brittany “Brie” Haupt Title : Cultural Competency for Emergency and Crisis Management: Concepts, Theories and Case Studies. Publisher : Routledge – Taylor & Francis Group, New York and London. [link] April 2020. ISBN: 978-0-367-32183-3; Pages: 276; paperback price $49.95.
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Disaster Zone
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Community Points of Distribution (CPODS) planning in Washington state.
Disaster Zone Podcast
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Eight counties in Western Washington State have banded together to do regional planning. The effort has been funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant (RCPG) A 2019 grant is being administered for the region by Snohomish County’s Department of Emergency Management Jason Biermann, Director for the county is interviewed in this podcast about how the RCPG grant process works for the eight counties and then he provides details on the CPOD
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.
DRI Drive
OCTOBER 14, 2021
On Oct. 4, Facebook suffered one of its longest outages of nearly six hours, which was long enough to majorly disrupt online retail and global communications networks and create panic and confusion among users. What can resilience professionals learn from the social network’s surprise crash? Human error happens – but you can plan for it: […]. The post The Great Facebook Outage of 2021: 4 Key Lessons appeared first on DRI Drive.
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everbridge
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Disaster Recovery vs. Business Continuity Planning. While it may seem like a disaster recovery plan and a business continuity plan are the same, businesses must consider their differences. A Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is an umbrella program comprised of various smaller parts that aim to keep operations running smoothly before, during, and after a disaster occurs.
Recovery Diva
OCTOBER 12, 2021
From the WashPost: Already, 18 weather disasters costing at least $1 billion each have hit the U.S. this year. 2021 is on pace to be among the most active and costliest years for such disasters, which are becoming more frequent.
The Rand Blog
OCTOBER 13, 2021
What is the U.S. Army's role in an oceanic theater that spans half the globe, where China increasingly asserts itself for strategic advantage? Gen. Charles A. Flynn, head of the U.S. Army Pacific, discussed this and other topics related to the Army's role in the Pacific theater at a recent event at RAND.
Disaster Zone
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Ethical leadership is needed.
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!
National Fire Protection Association
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Buildings must be designed so that exits are always readily accessible and access to those exits is arranged so that they can be reached at all times. To do this, there are some fundamental design concepts to follow to ensure that the means of egress is arranged for an exit to be reached by occupants in a safe and efficient manner. Means of egress design must consider the distance occupants. [[ This is a content summary only.
Security Industry Association
OCTOBER 15, 2021
This fall, the Security Industry Association (SIA) is launching the first-ever industry training program designed to help security businesses take advantage of government funding opportunities. Being able to navigate the federal grants landscape is an opportunity for your company to provide added value to your customers, and SIA’s new Federal Grants Certificate Program will help you boost your knowledge and success.
The Rand Blog
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Minimum wage increases can lead to reductions in employer-sponsored health insurance for some workers and their dependents. If policymakers want to raise the minimum wage, they should look beyond standard labor market outcomes and take into account other potential effects.
Disaster Zone
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Once again, financial means makes a difference.
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.
Pure Storage
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Across the US, the effects of the last year and a half have hit female workers hard. In 2020, 2.3 million women left the US workforce, representing a staggering 80% of the population exiting the labor force.¹,² This month, Pure launched a new Returnship program through Women Back to Work to help professionals return to work after a career break. Here’s a closer look at why and how the program works.
Zerto
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Earlier this year, Zerto established its leadership in the Kubernetes data protection space with the release of Zerto for Kubernetes, bringing continuous data protection for backup and disaster recovery (DR) to a native Kubernetes (K8s) experience. . IT pros and organizations are starting to realize the importance of protecting their Kubernetes applications.
The Rand Blog
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Older adults are more vulnerable to scams than others and there are no good ways of protecting them. Policy solutions that provide protection against financial fraud could help older adults to live more financially stable lives.
Disaster Zone
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Balancing energy needs and climate change.
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.
Security Industry Association
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Michelman will be recognized for her industry expertise and leadership in corporate and health care security at the 2021 SIA Honors reception. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Bonnie Michelman as the 2021 recipient of the SIA Insightful Practitioner Award , an honor recognizing excellence in promoting the implementation of innovative security solutions.
Talkingpoint
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Is data center interconnection the missing link in your data center strategy? Whether you’re looking to improve business continuity or help bring data processing closer to your users, you can stand to benefit from data center interconnection. Connecting your data […]. The post 3 Ways Data Center Interconnection Works for Your Business appeared first on TierPoint.
LogisManager
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Product’s Perspective: How Much Can You Automate Assurance? From the perspective of our Product team, the challenges of risk and compliance professionals are at the forefront. This collaborative group of developers, designers, lawyers and risk managers uses those insights, along with rigorous R&D, to inform the way LogicManager works. It’s no question that they’ve got a lot to share, so we’ll be publishing these insights to our blog to help you make more informed business decisions.
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
BMC
OCTOBER 11, 2021
As companies continue to pivot and adapt in response to the pandemic, more of them have turned toward automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML)—the trifecta behind intelligent automation—to help them streamline their business processes and better prepare for future “what if” scenarios. In its Automating with Intelligence study, Deloitte saw a significant uptick […].
Security Industry Association
OCTOBER 14, 2021
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member SecureBI specializes in business and strategic advisory for companies in the physical security and Internet of Things industry. The company is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, and serves clients across the United States and internationally. SIA spoke with Brandon Reich, founder and CEO of SecureBI, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.
everbridge
OCTOBER 14, 2021
All businesses in the United States must now comply with Section 506 of the RAY BAUM Act. This requires organizations to automatically provide emergency call centers, or Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), with “dispatchable location” information alongside every emergency call placed from their network. However, defining exactly what that information must include can be a challenge.
Disaster Zone
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Crank up the printing presses, we will need more money!
Pure Storage
OCTOBER 14, 2021
I’m proud to share that for the eighth consecutive year, Gartner has recognized Pure as a leader in storage. And for the second year in a row, Pure is a leader in both the Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision axes in the recently published 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Primary Storage. I came to Pure a little over a year ago because of Pure’s leadership and what I had heard from customers: both in terms of talent and also technology.
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