Although there were early warnings of an exponentially growing pandemic, most policymakers around the world were unprepared and reluctant to act when Covid-19 first spread from China around the world. Since then the crisis has led to unprecedented restrictions and triggered the worst recession since the Second World War. In an article published in the Journal… Continue reading Better Prepared for Future Crises: Recommendations from Risk Researchers

This post first appeared on the DCIG website. By Ken Clipperton Every enterprise storage briefing now includes a discussion of infrastructure analytics. For some vendors, this is a relatively new endeavor. Other vendors have woven analytics into the design of their company and products from day one. As companies evaluate enterprise storage offerings, they should pay… Continue reading Four Paths on the Journey to Automated Enterprise Infrastructure

This post first appeared on the BCMMetrics website. By Michael Herrera As the COVID pandemic continues, I’ve noticed something strange regarding the role that organizations’ business continuity management offices are playing in dealing with the crisis. In many cases, it’s slim to none. In today’s post, I’ll look at the extent of, reasons for, and costs… Continue reading Sidelined: The Strange Fate of BCM During the COVID Pandemic

FEMA’s National Integration Center today released the updated National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training Program, which sets forth a structure for national training. FEMA supports the mission of strengthening the security and resilience of the nation by working to improve the ability of all to manage incidents, events and emergencies. The NIMS Training Program sets… Continue reading Final Publication for the Revised NIMS Training Program

New features make all communication threads auditable during crisis response Groupdolists, a leading crisis management and response platform, is pleased to announce the release of its fully integrated mobile and web text and voice chat module.  This industry-leading new capability was developed in response to customer and prospect requests expressing challenges around mandated compliance and auditability of… Continue reading Groupdolists Innovates with Integrated Mobile Text and Voice Chat

By Bullett Manale, vice president of sales engineering, Idera  Five years ago we lived in a simpler world when it came to data. The majority of data used for analytics was stored in a SQL database and easily queried to provide insight. This simplicity has become a thing of the past. The type of analytics… Continue reading Automation: The Key to Success in the Era of Information

The appointment by The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) solidifies Leaseweb’s media market positioning and aids the accelerating growth of Eurovision Flow The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has selected cloud computing and web service provider Leaseweb as the preferred international distributor for Eurovision Flow. Created four years ago to help its members reduce the costs of… Continue reading Leaseweb Named Preferred International Distributor for Eurovision Flow