Education sector to benefit from a new international management system standard

Helping educational providers deliver a better service is the aim behind the world’s first international management system standard for the sector just published. From pre-school to university, to vocational training and coaching, the world of learning is constantly changing and evolving. As the trend to move away from the traditional customer-supplier relationship towards a collaborative partnership… Continue reading Education sector to benefit from a new international management system standard

THE AGILE CHANGE CURVE: ROLLING OUT A STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT & ADOPTION PROGRAM

As enterprises increasingly adopt Agile practices across their organizations, they must also carefully consider how such a transformation will impact people and teams. Change practitioners are often asked to lead organizations through this journey. However, conventional change management approaches are imperfect fits for Agile transformation. Traditional change models were developed to guide planned change and… Continue reading THE AGILE CHANGE CURVE: ROLLING OUT A STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT & ADOPTION PROGRAM

Violin Systems Joins Saturn Business Systems’ Portfolio of Enterprise Business Solutions for a Performance Data-Driven Age

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Violin® Systems LLC, the leading provider of extreme-performance enterprise storage, announced today Saturn Business Systems’ next-generation data center and cloud solutions. Saturn partners with leading global technology solution manufacturers to provide end-to-end integrated information technology solutions to its mid-market and enterprise customers. As part of Saturn’s next-generation offerings, Violin provides end-users with… Continue reading Violin Systems Joins Saturn Business Systems’ Portfolio of Enterprise Business Solutions for a Performance Data-Driven Age

Complex supply chains entail risks for companies

HDI Risk Consulting helps to provide protection against business interruptions Risk Engineering Guideline for successful Business Continuity Management (BCM) can be called up online: www.hdi.global HANNOVER, Md. – In view of increasingly serious business interruption claims at large industrial companies, industrial insurer HDI Global SE (HDI) is now providing valuable advice on combatting such risks in a… Continue reading Complex supply chains entail risks for companies

Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Accompany

Accompany Founder and CEO Amy Chang to Lead Cisco’s Collaboration Business SAN JOSE, Calif. – Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) announced today its intent to acquire Accompany, a privately held company based in Los Altos, Calif. The company provides an AI-driven relationship intelligence platform for finding new prospects, navigating the selling process, and strengthening relationships. Accompany Founder and CEO… Continue reading Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Accompany

CPO Announces 2018 Spring Summit Agenda and Training

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Continuity Professionals of Ohio (CPO) is proud to announce the agenda of the 2018 Spring Summit to be held at State Auto Insurance, Gahanna, OH on May 15, 2018. Speakers include Michael Hudak (BlueBridge Networks), Kelsey Rose (DRI International), Ted Brown (KETCHConsulting), and Rich Ullom (InfraGard). In addition, KETCHConsulting will be offering… Continue reading CPO Announces 2018 Spring Summit Agenda and Training

JetStream Software Announces JetStream Migrate for VMware Cloud on AWS

JetStream Migrate Provides Customers With Business Continuity During Live Cross-Cloud Migrations   SAN JOSE, Calif. – JetStream Software Inc., an innovator in cloud software development, today announced that JetStream Migrate is available to customers of VMware Cloud on AWS. JetStream Migrate facilitates the seamless live migration of enterprise virtual machines (VMs) and their workloads from on-premises data centers to… Continue reading JetStream Software Announces JetStream Migrate for VMware Cloud on AWS

Intersecting Risk Management And Crisis Management

The Role of the Risk Assessment Crisis management is an integral component of effective reputation management. Protiviti’s Jim DeLoach discusses why it’s imperative to build a rapid-response crisis management capability for sudden and unexpected high-impact, high-velocity and high-persistence events. Years ago, I had a conversation with a high-profile board chair of a top U.S. university.… Continue reading Intersecting Risk Management And Crisis Management

Insiders, Still One of IT Security’s Biggest Problems

The enemy is (largely) within, when it comes to the security of information and information systems. Knowing how and why insider threats materialise is a big step towards dealing with them. This is one area where psychology is more useful than technology, even if smart security technology can help detect problems that may initially escape… Continue reading Insiders, Still One of IT Security’s Biggest Problems

Emergency Officials Say Texts, Not Sirens, More Effective for Tornado Alerts

(TNS) – There’s nothing like a dramatic chorus of sirens sounding around a city to announce looming disasters. But Guilford County doesn’t have a siren system that could have warned people before a tornado struck east Greensboro on April 15. And the county’s emergency management director says that’s not a bad thing — texts and… Continue reading Emergency Officials Say Texts, Not Sirens, More Effective for Tornado Alerts