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FEMA and HUD Partner to Boost State Housing Recovery and Resilience

Recovery Diva

From HSToday: FEMA and HUD Partner to Boost State Housing Recovery and Resilience. “Yesterday, FEMA in partnership with the U.S. Department of Urban Housing and Development (HUD), published the Pre-Disaster Housing Planning Initiative Report to promote collaborative approaches to disaster housing recovery challenges and to bolster state planning for housing recovery before disasters occur.

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NATO Summit in Washington: RAND Experts Weigh In

The Rand Blog

What will define the next 75 years of the NATO? We asked 30 RAND researchers about the major challenges facing the alliance today—and what opportunities NATO could seize to help secure its future. Here's what they said.

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Highlights from PagerDuty on Tour by Rachel Schmitz

PagerDuty

The digital landscape is evolving at a breathtaking pace. PagerDuty and our customers are at the forefront of this transformation, continually redefining operational excellence in the era of AI and automation. We launched PagerDuty on Tour in May to showcase our solutions and help attendees expand their skills and hear real-world stories on using incident management, AI and automation to unlock efficiency, accelerate productivity, and mitigate risk.

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DXC Technology: Turning Ideas into Real Business Impact

Pure Storage

DXC Technology: Turning Ideas into Real Business Impact by Blog Home Summary When this leading technology services provider needed a robust disaster recovery (DR) solution for its Managed Container Services platform, DXC Technology chose Portworx by Pure Storage. With IT evolving quickly, organizations need innovative solutions to ensure business continuity and data integrity.

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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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Climate Change is Risk to National Critical Functions

Recovery Diva

This recent report from RAND puts the spotlight on massive recovery efforts underway in TX and adjacent states and the special problems they are encountering. See Climate Change Risk to National Critical Functions.

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How to Effectively and Efficiently Migrate to the Cloud

Zerto

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses are increasingly turning to cloud computing to drive innovation, enhance agility, and reduce costs. However, migrating to the cloud can be a complex and daunting task, requiring careful planning and execution to ensure a smooth transition. Fortunately, with Zerto, a Hewlett-Packard Enterprise company, organizations can simplify the cloud migration process and minimize disruption to their operations.

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IntelligentSIA: The Top 12 Benefits, Events and Opportunities for SIA Members in July 2024

Security Industry Association

Hey SIA members! Here are the top things you need to know about our latest activities and resources, upcoming events and opportunities and more. Welcome, New Members! The Security Industry Association (SIA) would like to welcome its newest members: Beyond a Resume , ColorID , KPMG, Metro One and Warner Music Group. Thanks for your membership, and we look forward to working with you!

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Ongoing Concerns re Texas Recovery

Recovery Diva

From HSToday: Texas Residents Advised to Take Precautions Amid Hurricane Beryl Recovery. “Residents of Texas are urged by FEMA to take necessary precautions as they assess damage and begin the cleanup process following the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. With millions of people still without power, the dangers of extreme heat are a significant concern.

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Japan-NATO Ties: For What End?

The Rand Blog

It is commonly believed that stronger Japan-NATO cooperation benefits both sides. But this begs an important question: why? What are the practical areas of cooperation for Japan-NATO ties?

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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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LAN Infotech Honored at 2024 Fastest-Growing Companies Awards

LAN Infotech

We are thrilled to announce our recognition at the 2024 Fastest-Growing Companies Awards by the South Florida Business Journal. This honor reflects our dedication, innovation, and relentless pursuit of excellence in IT services. We are proud to be among such esteemed companies. About the Awards The Fastest-Growing Companies Awards celebrate outstanding business growth, recognizing financial success, strategic vision, and resilient leadership.

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Volunteers Wanted: Help SIA Develop New Guidance on Cannabis Security

Security Industry Association

The Security Industry Association (SIA) is announcing, on behalf of the SIA Video and Vision Subcommittee , our development of comprehensive guidance on surveillance video retention specifically for the cannabis industry. Increasingly, the cannabis industry faces unique security and regulatory challenges, and effective surveillance is crucial for compliance and safety.

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FEMA’s Relief Plan for Tropical Storm Beryl

Recovery Diva

From SanageloLive: FEMA Issues Relief Plan for Tropical Storm Beryl “Prior to the hurricane’s landfall, FEMA stockpiled commodities and critical supplies, including 500,000 meals and 800,000 liters of water, that are ready to distribute at the state’s request. FEMA also has 60 generators on-site to provide power to critical infrastructure, if needed.

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Russia Is a Strategic Spoiler in the Indo-Pacific

The Rand Blog

Moscow has recently shown that it remains a formidable presence in the Indo-Pacific. But as long as Russian interference does not fundamentally challenge the United States' own Indo-Pacific strategy, then Moscow's interference is just part and parcel of the emerging multipolar order.

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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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Ensuring Compliance Using Compliance Confidence

MHA Consulting

Theron Long is BCMMETRICS TM operations leader. He supports our clients’ use of BCMMETRICS TM and innovates to continuously enhance the platform’s capabilities and improve the customer experience. Coming into compliance with business continuity regulations and standards—whether motivated by a desire to avoid penalties or a wish to boost resilience—is a massive challenge.

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Security Industry Association Opens Applications for Four 2024 SIA Scholarship Programs

Security Industry Association

SIA invites security industry professionals and students to apply for four key scholarship opportunities: the Denis R. Hébert Identity Management Scholarship, the James Rothstein Business Scholarship, the Paul Ahern Scholarship and the SIA Women in Security Forum Scholarship. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) is now accepting applications for four key SIA scholarship programs: the Denis R.

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Many TX Counties Lack Mitigation Plans

Recovery Diva

From the Homeland Security News Wire and the Texas Tribune: More Than 100 Texas Counties Lack Plans to Curb Damage from Natural Disasters. “These plans typically provide an assessment of risks from hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and wildfires. A plan can include, for example, an estimate of how many buildings are prone to flooding and how much it would take to clean up a flood.

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Britain and America: Why So Special?

The Rand Blog

The United States and the United Kingdom have long shared a “special relationship” which has endured through major conflicts and geopolitical challenges. Despite occasional strains, the bond has generally strengthened over time. If carefully maintained, it will continue to promote peace and prosperity in Europe and beyond.

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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 Ultimate Recovery Drive: The Acronis Survival Kit

Acronis

Discover the all-in-one recovery drive for your system: ensures you can start the OS for recovery, captures your system for a quick restart, makes all your files instantly accessible.

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What Is a Sustainable Data Center? A Beginner’s Guide

Pure Storage

What Is a Sustainable Data Center? A Beginner’s Guide by Blog Home Summary Also known as green data centers, sustainable data centers aim to reduce energy consumption, minimize carbon emissions, and optimize resource usage. A sustainable data center, also known as a green data center, is designed to maximize energy efficiency and minimize environmental impact while storing, managing, and disseminating data.

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Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of July 12; Updates from Cohesity, Storj, VAST Data & More

Solutions Review

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable storage and data protection news for the week of July 12, 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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At the NATO Summit, Containment Plus for Russia

The Rand Blog

At this week's summit, NATO celebrates 75 years of the most effective defensive alliance in modern history. The summit will have a complex Russian agenda. The alliance is challenged to come up with new approaches to deal with Moscow's rogue behavior and an international order that is becoming more complex and less stable.

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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

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Security Industry Association Opens Nominations for 2024 “25 on the RISE Awards”

Security Industry Association

This award program, presented by SIA’s RISE community, recognizes 25 new and emerging security leaders each year for their impact in advancing the security industry. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has opened the call for nominations for the second annual 25 on the RISE Awards – a program presented by SIA’s RISE community for emerging security leaders.

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Graph Database vs. Relational Database: Differences and Use Cases

Pure Storage

Graph Database vs. Relational Database: Differences and Use Cases by Blog Home Summary Graph databases store data as a network of entities, while relational databases store structured data in columns and rows. Graph databases and relational databases store important business data, but they differ in the way that they store the data. Relational databases store data in columns and rows, similar to a spreadsheet.

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Top Threats to University Security and How to Prepare

BCP Builder

Universities are vibrant centers of learning, innovation, and community, but they also face a range of security threats that can disrupt operations and endanger students, staff, and faculty. From natural disasters to cyberattacks and active shooter situations, universities must be prepared to handle various emergencies. Understanding these threats and implementing effective preparation strategies is essential for ensuring safety and maintaining operational continuity.

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IPCC's Next Assessment Needs to Tackle the Complexities of Catastrophic Risk

The Rand Blog

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is well positioned to tackle the global threats posed by the climate emergency. What is needed is a concerted effort to confront the stark realities of catastrophic risk and interpret that literature through a policy-relevant lens.

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Leveraging a Business Continuity Plan During Political Unrest

BryghtPath

Political unrest during election periods poses significant business risks, potentially leading to operational disruptions, safety concerns, and financial losses. A well-structured Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is essential for mitigating these risks and ensuring the organization remains resilient and operational. This article outlines how businesses can effectively use their BCP to navigate disruptions caused by political … The post Leveraging a Business Continuity Plan During Political U