by Jon Seals | Apr 30, 2018 | Press Releases
Gives 5 keys reasons why starting on path to modern management makes sense now before support for legacy applications ends TEMPE, Ariz. – Microsoft Windows 7 and 8.1 are approaching the end of support in January 2020, and most organizations have yet to...
by Jon Seals | Apr 30, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Protecting critical data is one of the biggest challenges that government agencies face today. It can often take a long time to get updated security hardware and software through a long approvals process, meaning your government entity may be utilizing older...
by Jon Seals | Apr 30, 2018 | Press Releases
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – US Signal, a leading end-to-end IT solutions provider, today announced the results of its 2018 Security ‘Health of the Nation’ survey, revealing 81 percent of organizations witnessed an increase in cybersecurity...
by Jon Seals | Apr 27, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Technology has increased our ability to undertake dozens of tasks per day. While this means your government agency may get more done via multitasking, it can also hamper the ability to focus on the task at hand. Yet, while technology got us into this mess, it can also...
by Jon Seals | Apr 27, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Some relationships are casual, like the ones you have with the people who make your lattes, share the elevators you ride in, and sit next to you in the airport waiting rooms. Some are critical, like the ones you have with your spouse, your boss, and your landlord, if...
by Jon Seals | Apr 27, 2018 | Industry Hot News
After years of operating on outdated communication practices, the city and county of Ashtabula, Ohio, have updated their 911 technology to bring them “into the future.” The project consolidates four CAD systems into one; reduces the number of Public Safety...
by Jon Seals | Apr 27, 2018 | Industry Hot News
We know it. Our customers know it, and now the industry knows it too. The need to integrate cyber and physical security is increasing. We’re living in a time where even traditional security is software driven. Many of the physical security devices used...
by Jon Seals | Apr 27, 2018 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – Parents and former Madison, Ohio, students expressed mixed feelings about the district’s decision Tuesday night.But the Madison Local School District Board of Education was unanimous in its decision to approve a resolution to allow armed staff in...
by Jon Seals | Apr 27, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Traditionally, business continuity consulting engagements have been one size fits all, with that size being large or comprehensive. In other words, if you wanted to hire a consultant to help your organization strengthen its business continuity plan, it was viewed as...
by Jon Seals | Apr 26, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Most businesses experience change constantly. Markets, technologies, regulations and strategies all evolve. Enterprises that stand still get left behind and disappear, one way or another. While we have business continuity theories, principles and tools galore,...
by Jon Seals | Apr 26, 2018 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – The first victim arrived at 10:22 a.m., brought in a pickup truck to the emergency department at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center — a young woman, bleeding from being shot in the arm.Others were on the way from the bloody scene at the Fairplex...
by Jon Seals | Apr 26, 2018 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – Miami Beach’s tourism industry has suffered one blow after another in recent years.First, Brazil’s economy tanked and a strong U.S. dollar prompted would-be international travelers to stay home. Then Zika scared off visitors. By the time...
by Jon Seals | Apr 26, 2018 | Press Releases
Testing shows that TrueNAS Exceeds Veeam Requirements by up to 5x SAN JOSE, Calif. – iXsystems, the industry leader in storage and servers driven by Open Source, announced the certification of its TrueNAS M-Series for Veeam Backup and...
by Jon Seals | Apr 25, 2018 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – Compared to the nightmare of serious flooding, the cost of a hurricane barrier like New Bedford’s looks doable, officials from Long Island said Monday during a visit to the city.A group of about 20 people from western Long Island got a close-up...
by Jon Seals | Apr 25, 2018 | Industry Hot News
If the future of work is all about employee experience1), what about the workplace? The need to keep on top of the ever-changing trends in how and where people work makes facility management an essential aspect of organizational success… which is why new...
by Jon Seals | Apr 25, 2018 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – More than a week after floodwaters ravaged homes, businesses, hillsides and roads, there is still no idea of the cost of the damage — or even a guess of how many structures were destroyed or left uninhabitable.Assessment teams from Kauai County,...
by Jon Seals | Apr 25, 2018 | Industry Hot News
How Businesses Can Minimize Their Risk It is estimated that well over half of U.S. businesses are out of compliance with the GDPR regulations set to take effect on May 25. Businesses are simply unprepared because they struggle with understanding the regulations and...
by Jon Seals | Apr 25, 2018 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – The 1862 flood that went down as the worst washout in modern California history, transforming the Central Valley into a raging sea and stealing countless lives and property, is often described as an improbable 200-year event.A study published Monday,...
by Jon Seals | Apr 25, 2018 | Press Releases
HybriStor delivers best of breed storage efficiency and has met the testing requirements as a Veeam Ready Repository AUSTIN, Texas – Neverfail, provider of mission-critical cloud, business continuity, cloud workspaces, and cloud file storage...
by Jon Seals | Apr 25, 2018 | Press Releases
Adoption of Veeam Hyper-Availability Platform by new and existing customers accelerated with more than 150,000 downloads of Veeam Availability Suite Update 3 since its launch Total bookings from enterprises grew 58 percent YoY as the number of deals over $100,000...
by Jon Seals | Apr 25, 2018 | Press Releases
Easily Implemented Data enables organizations to better protect their people Huntsville, Ala. – Baron, the worldwide provider of critical weather intelligence, announces Telematics for Public Safety, a technology that uses accurate, patented technology to aid...
by Jon Seals | Apr 24, 2018 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – With cleanup still underway a week after a tornado cut a destructive path across east Greensboro, city officials used one word Sunday to describe moving forward: patience.“For some it will take weeks, for some months, for others years” to...
by Jon Seals | Apr 24, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Network security is a broad topic – really broad. To read through an entire book of various “security” this and “malware” that might be helpful to some people, but it’s pretty boring to just about everyone else. Instead,...
by Jon Seals | Apr 24, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Proverbially at least, elephants never forget. Neither does the Internet. Once information is out there, you must assume it will always be out there, and that deleting it at its source may make no difference. A recent article on the Equifax hack suggested that apart...
by Jon Seals | Apr 24, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Accurate communication is essential to keeping your company running smoothly. When you send a message to associates, you need to communicate clearly and in a professional manner. Typos, grammatical mistakes, use of the wrong names, incorrect dates and times –...
by Jon Seals | Apr 24, 2018 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – Californians should expect more dramatic swings between dry and wet years as the climate warms, according to a new study that found it likely that the state will be hit by devastating, widespread flooding in coming decades.UC researchers in essence found...
by Jon Seals | Apr 24, 2018 | Industry Hot News
10 Behaviors That Will Put Your Organization at Risk If your company isn’t ready to comply with the GDPR, then you may need to sound the alarm. Fines for noncompliance could be 4 percent of your company’s annual global revenue. This is not a joke. If...
by Jon Seals | Apr 24, 2018 | Industry Hot News
It’s a simple fact: You’d never want an unauthorized user to have access to your data. When thinking about cybersecurity, ask yourself what you risk losing. It could be something as small as losing your email contacts. It could be losing files on your...
by Jon Seals | Apr 24, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Have you ever been driving on the highway and seen a bus go by with the name of an extremely distant city showing on the destination board? Los Angeles … San Francisco … New York City … I certainly have, and I’m always impressed by how it...
by Jon Seals | Apr 24, 2018 | Press Releases
Enables Enterprises to Expedite Response to Critical IT Events Through New Generation, Purpose-built Incident Response Automation BURLINGTON, Mass. – Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG), the global leader in critical event management and...
by Jon Seals | Apr 24, 2018 | Press Releases
Fewer quakes but bigger stakes in the East Why was an earthquake in Virginia felt at more than twice the distance than a similar-sized earthquake in California? The answer is one that many people may not realize. Earthquakes east of the Rocky Mountains can cause...
by Jon Seals | Apr 24, 2018 | Press Releases
With Netwrix Auditor, Clackamas Fire District #1 significantly reduces its attack surface to protect critical systems and data and ensure regulatory compliance IRVINE, Calif. — Netwrix Corporation, provider of a visibility platform for data security and risk...
by Jon Seals | Apr 24, 2018 | Press Releases
Provides Answers to Commonly Asked Questions, and Offers Guidance On Achieving Full Compliance in Advance of Looming GDPR Deadline NEW YORK – Archive360, the leader in Intelligent Information Management solutions for the Microsoft Cloud, and...
by Jon Seals | Apr 24, 2018 | Press Releases
Enterprise practitioners gain single-pane-of-glass solution for more efficient crisis command and greater control of crisis response outcomes CHICAGO, Ill. – Fusion Risk Management, Inc. (“Fusion”), a leading provider of business continuity...
by Jon Seals | Apr 19, 2018 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – Compared to this time last year, Santa Cruz Police Department’s calls for service are down by more than a quarter.During a city Public Safety Committee meeting Monday, Police Chief Andy Mills unveiled early plans on how to further drive down those...
by Jon Seals | Apr 19, 2018 | Industry Hot News
The IRS spent Tax Day trying to resolve IT issues rather than processing last-minute returns. When the news broke that the IRS’s Modernized e-File (MeF) system was down, along with the Direct Pay and Payment Plan pages on the IRS site, three...
by Jon Seals | Apr 19, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Florida’s small P/C insurers have withstood losses from Hurricane Irma and a legal environment that’s dubbed a “judicial hellhole” by the American Tort Reform Association, a recent article in S&P Global Market Intelligence...
by Jon Seals | Apr 19, 2018 | Press Releases
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Violin® Systems LLC, the enterprise storage industry leader for extreme performance with advanced and data services, announced today With more than two decades of experience serving the Russian IT market, OCS collaborates with thousands of...
by Jon Seals | Apr 19, 2018 | Press Releases
Service providers deliver new cloud services more quickly and offer superior customer experience with the help of Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure SAN JOSE, Calif. – Providing secure, differentiated and rapidly delivered cloud services to customers...
by Jon Seals | Apr 18, 2018 | Industry Hot News
By Tim Crosby PREFACE: This article was written before ‘Meltdown’ and ‘Spectre’ were announced – two new critical “Day Zero” vulnerabilities that affect nearly every organization in the world. Given the sheer number of...
by Jon Seals | Apr 18, 2018 | Press Releases
New enhancement for TripTix ePCR enables ambulance agencies to capture and complete thorough, protocol-based patient incident reports 90 percent faster than previous versions NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Intermedix has released a new charting feature for TripTix that...
by Jon Seals | Apr 18, 2018 | Press Releases
New 14TB HelioSeal® Design Boosts Quality, Reliability, Power Efficiency and Added Robustness to Enable an Environment for Big Data to Thrive SAN JOSE, Calif. – Enabling new lower levels of total cost of ownership (TCO) for cloud and enterprise...
by Jon Seals | Apr 18, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Did you know that business continuity management professionals are a lot like family doctors? Let’s rephrase that: BCM professionals SHOULD conduct themselves like family doctors, in many important respects. The family doctor, of course, is the general...
by Jon Seals | Apr 18, 2018 | Industry Hot News
We hear a lot about “digital transformation” these days. It’s constantly on the minds of every CIO, CISO and CTO. Marketing and sales organizations are keenly aware of the importance of the ‘digital experience’ they offer their customers....
by Jon Seals | Apr 17, 2018 | Press Releases
DENVER – Siemens announced this week that it has installed an upgraded control system for the Trans Bay Cable project, a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system with voltage-sourced converter (VSC) technology realized in a modular multi-level...
by Jon Seals | Apr 17, 2018 | Press Releases
Mellanox Ethernet Fabric Storage solutions with StorONE’s software-defined storage provides the performance and capacity results enterprises need at the industry’s lowest TCO NEW YORK – StorONE today announced that it has partnered with Mellanox...
by Jon Seals | Apr 17, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Just when you were done being afraid of the cloud, it turns out the real threat comes from the folks making your processors. In about one day, your computer’s brain became the biggest computer security threat, likely ever. Unless you’re in hibernation for...
by Jon Seals | Apr 17, 2018 | Press Releases
Yet, organizations still experience 30 cyber breaches per year, signaling need for more investment in innovative technologies to further improve cyber resilience Accenture Security, 2018 State of Cyber Resilience (Graphic: Business Wire) NEW...
by Jon Seals | Apr 17, 2018 | Press Releases
Research results will help identify requirements, optimize infrastructure COLUMBUS, Ohio – Vertiv, formerly Emerson Network Power, today released Defining Four Edge Archetypes and their Technology Requirements, a global, research-based analysis of network edge...
by Jon Seals | Apr 17, 2018 | Press Releases
BEIJING – Recently, China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd. (China Unicom) officially announced seven new products: Cloud Network Connection, Cloud Networking, Cloud VPV, Cloud Broadband, Unicom Cloud Shield, Intelligent Boutique Video Network,...
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by Jon Seals | Apr 16, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Creating an emergency response plan that truly works when you need it requires research, thought and consideration — and a great deal of flexibility. It’s practically impossible to consider every type of disaster that could occur or to plot all of the...
by Jon Seals | Apr 16, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Our world has gone global and mobile at a drastic speed in the last decade. Giving your employees the right tools and amount of accessibility is vital to the success of your organization. Here are some of the leading technologies and tools that can assist your...
by Jon Seals | Apr 16, 2018 | Industry Hot News
The Importance of Digital Vendor Management As the digital landscape grows and changes, businesses rely on an increasingly sprawling network of third, fourth, and fifth parties to render final, consumer-facing content. Chris Olson, CEO at The Media Trust, explains why...
by Jon Seals | Apr 16, 2018 | Press Releases
Mozambique expands pilot weather program to protect residents and create new sources of weather data GERMANTOWN, Md. & MAPUTO, Mozambique – Earth Networks today announced that it entered into a partnership with Instituto Nacional de...
by Jon Seals | Apr 16, 2018 | Press Releases
Cisco Introduces New Email Security Services to More Effectively Prevent Phishing and Spoofing Attacks SAN FRANCISCO — Employees remain an organization’s greatest asset however they can be a risk when it comes to cybersecurity. Attackers are crafting...
by Jon Seals | Apr 13, 2018 | Press Releases
New anchor ideal for protecting historic buildings in areas of high seismic activity CINTEC International,a world leader in the field of structural masonry retrofit strengthening, repair, and preservation, announces that it has developed a new type of dissipative wall...
by Jon Seals | Apr 13, 2018 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – A likely change in federal reimbursement policy for local governments’ disaster-related costs could impose a new financial burden on county governments.Currently, school districts and county governments submit their costs associated with hurricanes...
by Jon Seals | Apr 13, 2018 | Industry Hot News
There are few things more important than the willingness to work hard when it comes to building a top-flight business continuity program. However, I am sorry to report that hard work is not enough. In fact, sometimes it can lead you into a ditch. How so? The answer is...
by Jon Seals | Apr 13, 2018 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – Officials from the city, state, Kamehameha Schools and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration unveiled a dramatic, 10-foot high banner at the steps of Honolulu Hale Wednesday to hammer home the threat that tsunamis can wreak across the islands...
by Jon Seals | Apr 12, 2018 | Press Releases
The new edition empowers users to identify, classify and secure the sensitive data on their file shares IRVINE, Calif. — Netwrix Corporation, provider of a visibility platform for data security and risk mitigation in hybrid environments, today announced the...
by Jon Seals | Apr 12, 2018 | Press Releases
Company Furthers Innovation in Optimizing Virtual Environments SAN MATEO, Calif. – SIOS Technology Corp., the industry’s leading provider of software products that help IT ensure the performance, efficiency, and high availability protection of...
by Jon Seals | Apr 12, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Few activities and operations are truly set it and forget it. Lights-out factories like the showcase installation run by technology company Siemens are proof of concept, but still the exception. Business continuity in most cases requires periodic adjustment because...
by Jon Seals | Apr 12, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Charles Werner remembers back to 1978 when as a new Charlottesville, Va., firefighter he came upon an incident involving a train in the heart of the city. This train had been leaking carbon disulfide while running on the outskirts of Charlottesville and the conductor...
by Jon Seals | Apr 12, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Study by Cavirin finds organizations are concerned with visibility and the ability to manage risk and security with hybrid cloud accounts and workloads SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Cavirin Systems, Inc., the only company providing cybersecurity risk posture and...
by Jon Seals | Apr 12, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Law firms face a significant challenge during critical events: quickly locating their people to keep them safe. Lawyers, and those supporting their activities, typically do not work solely in one location. At any given time, some of them will be working in offices,...
by Jon Seals | Apr 12, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Lack of understanding and fear of failure in an enterprise setting is a combination that leaves most organizations paralyzed when trying to develop a digital strategy. In a survey conducted at the 2018 Enaxis Leadership Forum, most business leaders viewed digital...
by Jon Seals | Apr 12, 2018 | Industry Hot News
For businesses, having a disaster recovery plan in place is not optional – it’s critical. Indeed, the recent spike in natural disasters has many organizations thinking about their business continuity plans. Events like hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria;...
by Jon Seals | Apr 12, 2018 | Industry Hot News
If your business continuity plan is like most of the plans we see, then it is highly likely that it bears more than a passing resemblance to Swiss cheese. We don’t mean that it would taste very good served with ham on rye. We mean that it is probably full of...
by Jon Seals | Apr 12, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Migrating to the cloud can be one of the best IT moves you can make for your enterprise, offering security, customization, agility and cost-savings. And Amazon Web Services (AWS) is one of the most reliable and tested cloud service providers available. Whether...
by Jon Seals | Apr 12, 2018 | Industry Hot News
From vacuums that buff your floors while you sleep to drones, self-driving cars, and video games, AI is everywhere. Do you trust it? Cutter Consortium contributors Keng Siau and Weiyu Wang recently examined the role of trust in AI, machine learning, and robotics....
by Jon Seals | Apr 11, 2018 | Press Releases
SEATTLE and STOCKHOLM – Sabey Data Center Properties, serving Seattle’s data center market for more than 25 years and currently with over 285 MW of capacity in place and in operation, today announced that it has tapped Telia Carrier’s...
by Jon Seals | Apr 11, 2018 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – The emergency alert systems that blare out warnings during natural disasters, terrorist incidents or manmade calamities could be hijacked into sending out false alarms.A security company, Bastille, said Tuesday that it had found a vulnerability in San...
by Jon Seals | Apr 11, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Puerto Rico is still suffering the devastating aftereffects from 2017 hurricanes Irma and Maria. Rebuilding the island will cost up to $50 billion according to a recent statement by FEMA head, William “Brock” Long. Many residents are still...
by Jon Seals | Apr 11, 2018 | Press Releases
Ultra-reliable power control system ideally suited for rigors of continuous duty water and wastewater treatment plants HINGHAM, Mass. – Russelectric, a leading manufacturer of power control systems and automatic transfer switches, announced today that it...
by Jon Seals | Apr 11, 2018 | Press Releases
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – US Signal, a leading end-to-end IT solutions provider, today announced the launch of its Technology Assessments. Designed to provide an objective, vendor-neutral analysis of a company’s IT resources, practices and processes,...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Young Professional Spotlight
What could go wrong? It’s this question that gets Ashley Martin, a senior consultant with Avalution Consulting, hungry for knowledge and opportunities. It’s also the one key question Martin says she and other young professionals should always be asking....
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Industry Hot News
The 4 extreme threats public safety personnel need to know By Glen Denny, Baron Services, Inc. 78% of disasters recorded in the United States each year are weather-related. Still, when asked what type of incidents they expect to respond to over the next year,...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Press Releases
FEMA’s National Integration Center is seeking public feedback on a number of National Incident Management System (NIMS) Resource Management component documents that enhance interoperability and the effectiveness of mutual aid. This National Engagement Period...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Press Releases
Companies Partner to Deliver Affordable and Simple-to-Manage Unified Storage ATLANTA and WALTHAM, Mass. – Veristor Systems, Inc., a leading provider of transformative business technology solutions, today announced that is has become an authorized partner of...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Industry Hot News
April is National Volunteer month, and in time with this event State Farm® has conducted an interesting survey which reveals key insights into what motivates people to volunteer. The study found that that only 23 percent of younger millennials currently...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Industry Hot News
8 Principles to Guide the Risk Assessment Process Organizations don’t need to involve the board in every risk by any means, but critical enterprise risks are a special breed. Protiviti’s Jim DeLoach provides the formula for an appropriately designed risk...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Do more with less. Who hasn’t already heard that in business? And just because something – like disaster recovery planning and management – is vital to ensuring enterprise survival does not mean that you cannot leverage your investment to get more...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Ransomware and malware may have been the leading concerns for healthcare IT professionals in 2017, but 2018 is likely to be the year when data governance becomes an even bigger issue to address. Between preparing for the GDPR May 2018 release date, and the...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Using Content Analytics to Ensure Compliance Buzzwords like AI and machine learning tend to grab the attention of C-suite leaders, but the most exciting tool in the digital transformation toolbox is RPA, robotic process automation. Anthony Macciola defines RPA,...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Industry Hot News
In an emergency situation, having an effective mass notification solution does more than protect individuals and keep them safe. It also gives residents a sense of confidence. They understand where to go when they need information about local hazards. They know where...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Storage management software is a critical tool for today’s storage administrator. In fact, aside from sheer data storage capacity and the connectivity technologies, few aspects of maintaining a storage environment are more important than management software....
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Industry Hot News
The cybersecurity landscape If you had a dollar for every report detailing the recent effects of ransomware on global businesses, you could close shop today and retire in comfort. Ransomware is a major issue threatening cybersecurity around the world. According...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Health for all is the theme of the World Health Organization’s World Health Day, and a new ISO committee recently formed aims to help. Health matters, and access to health services, quality care and safe medical practices and equipment is a fundamental right for...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Industry Hot News
In the folk tale “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,” all the hero had to do to access the cave full of treasure was say the magical phrase, “Open, Sesame.” This will most likely not work for you when you go before your management to present your...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Press Releases
CyrusOne donates space at its Northern Virginia and Norwalk, Connecticut Campuses DALLAS – CyrusOne (NASDAQ: CONE), a premier global data center REIT, today announced that it has agreed to donate enterprise data center space to the National...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Press Releases
The leaders in Data Availability and all-flash Enterprise Storage deliver Business Continuity, Agility and Intelligence through a combined integrated solution for modern workloads BAAR, Switzerland & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Veeam®...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Press Releases
Adds Unique Whole Country Mobile Alerting and Expands Leadership Role in International Markets BURLINGTON, Mass. – Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG), the global leader in critical event management and enterprise safety software applications to help keep people...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Press Releases
WARRENDALE, Penn. – Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. (MEPPI) has appointed Tricia Breeger as General Manager of the Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) Division. Mitsubishi Electric is a world-renowned industry leader in the design and manufacture...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Press Releases
New Tetration models deliver faster deployment and pay-as-you-grow flexibility SAN JOSE, Calif. – Cisco today announced two new consumption models for its Cisco® Tetration solution for the data center and cloud: Tetration SaaS, the cloud-based solution...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Press Releases
Leveraging NVDIMM and NVMe for high-performance cache, and surpassing 10PB SAN JOSE, Calif. – iXsystems, the leader in Enterprise Open Source servers and software-defined storage, announced the TrueNAS M40 and M50 as the newest high-performance...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Press Releases
Combined Solution Enables M&E Creators and Distributors to Simplify Media Workflows AUSTIN, Texas –Caringo, Inc. today announced a technology partnership with Square Box Systems, certifying Caringo Swarm with CatDV media asset management (MAM)...
by Jon Seals | Apr 10, 2018 | Press Releases
HOUSTON – Sun Coast Resources, Inc., one of the largest wholesale petroleum marketers in the United States, has expanded its Emergency Fuel POWER Program. Sun Coast’s POWER Program is a priority generator fueling service that provides contract customers...
by Jon Seals | Apr 9, 2018 | Press Releases
Global Service Providers Rely on Cisco for Networking Innovation PARIS – The explosive growth in IP traffic continues to create opportunities and challenges for service providers who are focused on delivering compelling services to retain and grow their...
by Jon Seals | Apr 6, 2018 | Press Releases
International weather expert to guide expanded global operations HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Baron, the worldwide provider of critical weather intelligence, proudly announces the appointment of international weather expert John L. (Jack) Hayes, PhD, who will help...
by Jon Seals | Apr 6, 2018 | Press Releases
Automate Backups and Stay Insured Against Any Disaster, Security Mishap on Windows Servers PLEASANTON, Calif. — ManageEngine, the real-time IT management company, announced its new back up and restoration capabilities for Active Directory, Windows Server,...
by Jon Seals | Apr 5, 2018 | Industry Hot News
It may sound strange to talk about “touchy-feely” stuff like user experience in the context of IT disaster recovery. After all, the priority is on getting systems up and running again within recovery time and recovery point objectives, rather than sitting...
by Jon Seals | Apr 5, 2018 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) — Hundreds of faculty, staff and students at Northeastern State University must coexist in ways that help them avoid acts of violence or threats to campus life. But just in case, the institution has infrastructure in place to deal with most any emergency...
by Jon Seals | Apr 5, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Enterprise storage environments continue to evolve, which means that storage hardware systems are evolving in step. Here’s a look at the storage hardware that makes a modern storage environment tick, including flash arrays, NVMe, hyperconvergence and the various...
by Jon Seals | Apr 5, 2018 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – A number of cities big and small in Southern California are taking steps to identify seismically vulnerable buildings for the first time in a generation, acting in part on the devastating images of earthquake damage in Mexico and elsewhere around the...
by Jon Seals | Apr 5, 2018 | Industry Hot News
It seems clear that enterprise data storage compliance gets more difficult every year. The regulations seem to multiply annually. Handed down by governments and regulatory agencies, the rules governing the conduct of businesses can’t help but influence...
by Jon Seals | Apr 5, 2018 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) – Although it has been just over seven months since Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast, there are still residents in the region struggling to recover.A crisis counseling program called Texans Recovering Together is trying to help.“The majority of...
by Jon Seals | Apr 5, 2018 | Press Releases
LONDON – Cisco and Colt Technology Services announced today that they have successfully achieved a key milestone in upgrading Colt’s pan-European, US and Asian packet network. This lays the foundation for the Colt IQ Network to deliver further...
by Amy Fennewald | Apr 5, 2018 | Industry Careers: Job Openings
Job Description: Assist MetLife Lines of Business in the assurance of business resiliency for allocated business units providing relationship management in terms of: Risk Management, Analysis, Provisioning & Recovery Strategies, Plan Development, Education...
by Jon Seals | Apr 5, 2018 | Press Releases
New NexentaCloud suite provides fast and efficient migration path for on-premises storage users to the cloud; first solution in the suite extends Nexenta’s rich enterprise-centric software-only storage management capabilities on Amazon Web Services;...
by Jon Seals | Apr 4, 2018 | Industry Hot News
ORLANDO, Fla. – Disaster Recovery Journal saw an unprecedented spike in attendance at DRJ Spring 2018 here last week. More than 750 attendees joined another 200 speakers, board members, and exhibitors from around the globe at Walt Disney World’s Coronado...
by Jon Seals | Apr 4, 2018 | Press Releases
On April 3, FEMA announced that the agency is conducting its 2018 National Level Exercise for the whole community and would like to invite other government agencies, representatives and organizations in the private sector, communities, and individuals to participate...
by Jon Seals | Apr 4, 2018 | Industry Hot News
The average lifespan of businesses is shrinking, yet some have been around for hundreds of years. How to stay afloat in a rapidly changing world? A newly published standard aims to help. By 2027, the average company on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index...
by Jon Seals | Apr 4, 2018 | Industry Hot News
In some ways, the relationship between business continuity professionals and their colleagues from the information technology/disaster recovery team can be compared to that of a man who is drifting in a hot air balloon and asking for directions. Imagine the balloonist...
by Jon Seals | Apr 4, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Enterprise data storage management is easier said than done. The problem is, storage managers have a lot going on. Managing systems, dealing with IT and end-users, and everyday firefighting take up days and weeks, leaving little time to do proactive tasks...
by Jon Seals | Apr 4, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Kawasaki Motors is a well-recognized brand for motorcycles, ATVs, Jet SkiⓇ watercrafts, a market leader by consumers who appreciate speed. So what does this U.S. company do when it needs to quickly reach all of its 450 employees across six states? We spoke...
by Jon Seals | Apr 4, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Patching has never been more important. The WannaCry ransomware attack that infected more than 300,000 systems, the NotPetya attack that hobbled approximately 16,500 more, and of course the Equifax breach that compromised the information of 145.5...
by Jon Seals | Apr 4, 2018 | Industry Hot News
12 Steps to Compliance We all procrastinate. But when it comes to missing the May 25th deadline for complying with the GDPR, this is one compliance project that you need begin right away. Learn how the GDPR may impact your business and what you need to do to...
by Jon Seals | Apr 4, 2018 | Press Releases
Longroad Energy has selected Greenbyte to support their O&M, Asset Management and Remote Monitoring of 1.2 GW of wind and solar projects across the US By bringing a modern, technology-agnostic approach to wind and solar data management, Greenbyte is a key partner...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Press Releases
ALBANY, N.Y. – Can better collaboration between academics and practitioners improve emergency management? As a chapter author in the “Handbook of Disaster Research” second edition, Eric Stern, a professor in the College of Emergency Preparedness,...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Is Your Organization’s Reputation at Risk? Audience: This course is ideal for management responsible for leading their organization during a crisis, public sector personnel, professional communicators, and those in public affairs or public relations. ...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Press Releases
Introduces Cross-Cloud Data Management Platform for Workload Migration, Resource Elasticity and Business Continuity Across Multi-Cloud Infrastructures Platform: JetStream Cross-Cloud Platform http://ow.ly/5Tzi30jfyZx Product: JetStream Migrate http://ow.ly/SREi30jfyYh...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Press Releases
2018 Netwrix Cloud Security: In-Depth Report reveals that, despite concerns about unauthorized access to PHI, healthcare organizations are still ready to move data to the cloud IRVINE, Calif. – Netwrix Corporation, provider of a visibility platform for data...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Press Releases
AUSTIN, Texas – Businesses face all types of disruptions – winter storms, earthquakes, power outages, and any number of unplanned incidents – each capable of harming both the business and its people. Being prepared with streamlined, centralized...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
(TNS) — Marin County, Calif., is adding nine new weather gauges that collect real-time data on rain, wind and stream activity, bringing its fleet of such devices to 18 across the county.The Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District announced...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
According to the latest FEMA flood map data, 40 million people in the continental U.S. are at risk for a 100-year flood event; that’s three times more than previously estimated. Additionally, the amount of property in harm’s way is twice the current...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
To better understand the legal industry’s current practices in handling unprecedented pressure from clients and cybersecurity threats, Bluelock is conducting a survey: “2018 Legal Data Protection & Recovery Survey.” The first 125 participants...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Simulated crisis tabletop exercises are like a flu shot: The vaccine won’t prevent the illness one-hundred percent of the time, but if you do get the flu, the vaccine will greatly reduce the illness’ severity and bring you back to health more quickly. The...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Selecting a mass notification system can be daunting. The last thing you want is an April Fool’s joke — on you — when you realize that the system you selected doesn’t have all the features you need. Successful communication isn’t easy. It...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
The attacks have taken on a numbing familiarity in recent years: five shot to death at an airport in South Florida. Twenty-six slain at a church in Texas. Five killed by a gunman rampaging through Northern California. There is a common thread in these...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
It’s become a fact of life that hackers might lock down your computer, blocking access to your most valuable data, and vowing to free it only if you pay up. Ransomware is nothing new, but it’s profitable, and hackers are deploying it left and right....
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
The number-one goal of business owners for their technology is to achieve ROI. Technology investments are often difficult ventures because either the capital isn’t there, or because the limited technical knowledge of the key players makes the long-term...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Given the ever-increasing prevalence and impact of cybersecurity incidents, companies must now recognize that protecting their business assets against exposure and downtime also means guarding their bottom line. But how do you know if you’re prepared? How do you...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
There are around 5,500 hospitals in the U.S., and sometimes I feel like I have been to every one of them to consult with their staff about their Business Continuity Management (BCM) program. I’m exaggerating, obviously, but it is true that we at BCMMETRICS and...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Expert IT professionals at your service If you’re a small or mid-sized business, it’s unrealistic to expect your IT department to have expert knowledge in all facets of technology. By using a managed IT services solution like wekos from...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Time is money, as they say, and it is also a key factor in IT disaster recovery. Take, for instance, the well-known recovery time objective or RTO, which defines how fast you should get back to normal operations after an IT incident. However, time has an impact in...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
People often ask which aspect of business continuity management is most important. Is it crisis management? The recovery of critical business processes? Data recovery? Some people don’t even bother to ask the question. They just assume they know, and typically...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Many organizations have vulnerability management tools in place like scanners, threat feeds, and patch managers, but don’t have the right people and supportive processes to complete the puzzle. That’s why we welcomed one of our industry partners, Chad...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Mobile is far more than just smartphones and tablets. Barcode scanners, video cameras, and even Wi-Fi are considered mobile devices. In the realm of mobile technology, billions of endpoints provide connectivity in our everyday environments. The connection of...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Fifty-one years ago, in mid-March 1967, Paul McCartney and John Lennon began writing a song they intended as a featured vocal for Beatles drummer Ringo Starr. “With a Little Help from My Friends” became one of Starr’s most beloved hits, and since...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Industry Hot News
Modern Finance’s Imperative to Manage Risk with Data While businesses have more information than ever to drive decision-making, many are struggling to shift organizational structures and manage data to minimize business risk. Eric Dowdell, Global Head...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Press Releases
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in partnership with organizations that collectively represent the emergency management profession, released today the sixth video presentation from the inaugural PrepTalks Symposium, Amanda Ripley’s “The...
by Jon Seals | Apr 3, 2018 | Press Releases
BURLINGTON, Mass. – Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG) today announced that Everbridge Holdings Limited (“Everbridge”) has today successfully completed the voluntary offer (the “Offer”) to acquire the entire issued share capital of...
by Jon Seals | Apr 2, 2018 | Press Releases
Name change reflects expertise – connecting people and information for business resiliency, operational efficiency and crisis management BOISE, ID — AlertSense, the company known for its world-class alerting platform that enables government entities...
by Jon Seals | Apr 2, 2018 | Press Releases
Developer of Critical Event Collaboration platform also adds seasoned board directors ORLANDO, Fla. — David R. Smith, a proven senior level executive with more than 25 years of experience successfully growing organizations of all sizes and leading publicly...
by Jon Seals | Apr 2, 2018 | Press Releases
The Compton Unified School District (CUSD), is using NAKIVO VM Backup Appliance based on a Synology NAS to back up and replicate Hyper-V VMs and near-instantly recover files. Business Challenge The Compton Unified School District (CUSD) is an educational organization...
by Jon Seals | Apr 2, 2018 | Press Releases
Using Netwrix Auditor on a daily basis, DENSO Manufacturing Hungary improves the security of critical data, reduces the risk of downtime and ensures continuous compliance LONDON, UK — Netwrix Corporation, provider of a visibility platform for user behavior...
by Jon Seals | Apr 2, 2018 | Press Releases
STORServer, a provider of proven enterprise data backup solutions, today announces the release of its converged data protection appliances leveraging IBM® Spectrum Protect™ Plus. Providing a method to simplify data protection, the STORServer appliances use...
by Jon Seals | Apr 2, 2018 | Press Releases
MINNEAPOLIS – As World Backup Day reminds us to be vigilant about protecting our business and personal data, the reality of preparedness paints a very different picture. Arcserve, LLC, whose breakthrough data protection and availability...
by Jon Seals | Apr 2, 2018 | Industry Hot News
The Network Effect is the idea that a product or service increases in value as more people utilize it. This is a key concept underlying the rise of the Network Economy. In the Network Economy the number of connections to a product or service drives its...
by Jon Seals | Apr 2, 2018 | Press Releases
ST. LOUIS — U-Haul Company of St. Louis is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box container usage to residents who have been or will be impacted by heavy rains and flooding along rivers in Greater St. Louis. Steady rains over the last several days...
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