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Louis Drapeau Wins DRI International Honor Roll Award

DRI Drive

DRI Board of Directors member Louis Drapeau was recognized at the DRI2024 Awards of Excellence Gala in New Orleans, LA, Mar. 5, 2024, as he was named this year’s recipient of the prestigious Honor Roll Award. The DRI International Honor Roll Award was created to honor individuals who have demonstrated exceptional service to DRI International […] The post Louis Drapeau Wins DRI International Honor Roll Award appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Strategic Approach is Critical to Communications Success

Bernstein Crisis Management

Strategic Approach is Critical to Communications Success Communicating with Intent In an information-rich world, the strategic orchestration of communications — from routine public relations, to critical discussions between leaders and stakeholders, to high-stakes crisis management — stands as a cornerstone in maintaining control of your own story, upholding reputation and empowering your team to meet organizational goals while steering clear of potential disruptions.

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Pure Introduces First External Block Storage for Azure VMware Solution

Pure Storage

Pure Introduces First External Block Storage for Azure VMware Solution by Pure Storage Blog Today, we are excited to announce that the Pure Storage Platform now delivers the first generally available external block storage for Microsoft’s Azure VMware Solution to improve TCO for VMware workloads in Azure. For customers with storage-intensive VMware workloads, Pure Cloud Block Store ™ provides the flexibility to match your Azure VMware Solution compute needs with your storage capacity needs—optim

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Communications Challenges in the 21st Century

Disaster Zone Podcast

Take any emergency or disaster and you will find that communications is the key ingredient that needs to be present to have a successful outcome. Communications systems are changing rapidly to become lighter with more capabilities, including linking people and organizations with satellites. This is the topic for this podcast. Note, during the recording of this podcast we had our own “communications issues” that we had to work through by using a redundant communications system.

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The Complete Guide to Mastering Business Continuity

The Complete Guide to Mastering Business Continuity is a step-by-step resource for developing an effective Business Continuity Management (BCM) program and navigating challenges. Whether building from scratch or enhancing a plan, this guide offers practical tools, expert advice, and strategies to ensure resilience. What You’ll Learn: Key elements of BCM and resiliency Steps to build and test your Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Conducting risk assessments and BIAs Integrating cybersecurity into p

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The U.S. Can't Guarantee Armenia's Security, Despite Azerbaijan's Threats, but It Can Help

The Rand Blog

The United States and its European allies cannot be everything Armenia wants and needs from a foreign partner. The West should recognize and accept Armenia's multi-alignment and focus on areas where it is comparatively able and willing to deepen ties and foster stability.

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Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud wins Best macOS Security for Corporate Users award from AV-Test

Acronis

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud was named Best macOS Security for Corporate Users by AV-Test.

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A Journey to Data and AI Maturity

Advancing Analytics

Data and AI Maturity is a journey that every organisation is on, whether they are aware or not. Data & AI Maturity is a spectrum which you can use to judge where you are on the journey from limited use of data, largely siloed and in Excel, to an accurate, enterprise wide Data platform that supports Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence practices which seek to illuminate insights and enable every user to make a positive data-driven impact in their role.

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Is AI an Existential Risk? Q&A with RAND Experts

The Rand Blog

What are the potential risks associated with AI? Might any of these be catastrophic or even existential? And as momentum builds toward boundless applications of this technology, how might humanity reduce AI risk and navigate an uncertain future?

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New GAO Report on FEMA

Recovery Diva

New GAO report: FEMA: Opportunities Exist to Address Mission Challenges and Increased Workload NOTE: We still would appreciate some donations. Only a few readers responded to our most request.

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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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Failure in Risk Management: The Turbulent Times of Boeing Airlines

LogisManager

Failure in Risk Management: The Turbulent Times of Boeing Airlines Last Updated: March 14, 2024 Just yesterday a Boeing 777 jet blew a tire during takeoff from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, and on March 11 at least 50 people were injured when a Boeing 787 Dreamliner experienced an equipment failure causing it to plunge suddenly mid-flight.

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Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of March 15: Updates from VergeIO, Pure Storage, AtData, and More

Solutions Review

Solutions Review editors curated this list of the most noteworthy storage and data protection news items for the week of March 15, 2024. Keeping tabs on all the most relevant storage and data protection news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last week in this space. Solutions Review editors will curate vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy

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A New Approach for the U.S. Armed Forces: Q&A with David Ochmanek

The Rand Blog

The United States and its allies have a window of opportunity to bolster their security and prepare for the global challenges to come. But it's closing fast as China and other adversaries build up their own militaries. Business as usual is no longer sufficient.

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What Is Microsoft Azure and How Does It Work?

Unitrends

Cloud computing has emerged as a fundamental force driving business transformation and efficiency. Among the leading platforms enabling this shift is Microsoft Azure, a comprehensive cloud service that supports a wide array of business needs. This blog post will dive deep into the essence of Microsoft Azure, its pivotal role in today’s digital landscape and […] The post What Is Microsoft Azure and How Does It Work?

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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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How to Make Your Unstructured Data Work Harder with All-flash in 2024

Pure Storage

How to Make Your Unstructured Data Work Harder with All-flash in 2024 by Pure Storage Blog The new year presents the dawn of a new era for financial institutions to rethink their unstructured data storage strategy—and with good reason. New research estimates that as much as 90% of enterprise data is now unstructured, posing an immense challenge for IT teams tasked with managing these booming workloads.¹ According to industry research, 61% of IT leaders confirmed that managing unstructured dat

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Getting Started with Enterprise Risk Management

MHA Consulting

Risk can never be eliminated but it can be mitigated. In today’s post, we’ll take a look at how organizations can get started using Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) to reduce their exposure and improve their resilience. Related on MHA Consulting: The ABCs of ERM: The Rise of Enterprise Risk Management Introducing Enterprise Risk Management In addition to being a business continuity consultant, I’m a business owner.

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We Already Know Who the Winner Will Be. What Else Does the Russian Election Tell Us?

The Rand Blog

The outcome of Russia's upcoming election is a foregone conclusion. So why bother? Because Putin's reelection confirms that Russia is Putin. Putin is Russia. And he is in total command. This is the roadmap for the future distilled in his fifth run for the presidency.

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Cybersecurity in healthcare: How MSPs help safeguard patient data

Online Computers

Many healthcare organizations can no longer function without relying on electronic health records (EHRs) and other technological advancements in healthcare. And how could they not? EHR and other healthcare tech tools make things faster and more efficient for healthcare providers. There is, however, a downside to this overreliance, namely, an increased risk of cyberattacks.

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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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Emergency Response, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity: Putting Incidents in Context

KingsBridge BCP

Emergency Response (ERP), Disaster Recovery (DRP) and Business Continuity (BCP) are not the same thing. THERE! I said it. Before you chase with with pitchforks and torches, let put this into a scenario. Before we get into the scenario, we can't stress how important it is you understand the subtle differences.

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Dark Web Identity Protection - Full Guide

Acronis

This comprehensive guide explores the depths of the dark web, shedding light on its hidden facets and the potential risks associated with the misuse of your identity information. At the end, you will be equipped with the necessary knowledge to safeguard and maintain the security of your identity.

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How Climate Change Will Affect Conflict and U.S. Military Operations

The Rand Blog

Climate stress will become more intense and frequent throughout CENTCOM's area of operations. It may be called upon less to fight wars and more to airdrop humanitarian supplies or evacuate people from disaster zones. It should also plan to contribute to stability operations in the region.

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Cybersecurity in healthcare: How MSPs help safeguard patient data

Online Computers

Many healthcare organizations can no longer function without relying on electronic health records (EHRs) and other technological advancements in healthcare. And how could they not? EHR and other healthcare tech tools make things faster and more efficient for healthcare providers. There is, however, a downside to this overreliance, namely, an increased risk of cyberattacks.

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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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The Importance of Risk Management in Cybersecurity

LogisManager

The Importance of Risk Management in Cybersecurity Last Updated: March 12, 2024 There’s no two ways about it – in today’s evolving digital world the growing threat of cybersecurity risks is looming over businesses large and small. While the threat to daily operations is certainly one factor that needs to be weighed, businesses also need to be concerned with the reputational risks that can come alongside a cybersecurity incident like a data breach or system hack.

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The NIS 2 Directive: Everything MSPs need to know

Acronis

The NIS 2 deadline is approaching. Here’s what MSPs need to know to prepare.

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As Europe's Peace Unravels, Czech Republic Ties Its Defence More Tightly to NATO

The Rand Blog

The Czech Republic's new defence strategy emphasises its commitment to its allies and Ukraine at a time when the cohesion of the Western Alliance is being challenged by both domestic and external factors.

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Vital Yet Vulnerable: Undersea Infrastructure Needs Better Protection

The Rand Blog

The seabed hosts a large number of subsea cables and pipelines that provide communications services and oil, gas, and electricity to our societies. But this critical undersea infrastructure is vulnerable, and much of it has no specific defence mechanisms. What steps can be taken to protect it?

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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