Vertiv to Acquire the E&I Engineering Group
Strategic Transaction Significantly Expands Vertiv’s Offering; Vertiv Also Updates Business Conditions Meaningfully completes Vertiv’s data center offering by adding a leading independent provider of switchgear, busway and modular power solutions; Expands Vertiv’s addressable market by $7 billion, entering an attractive global market growing at mid-single digits; Expected to be accretive to Vertiv’s organic growth, adjusted operating
BCM Software Buyer’s Guide: Five Things to Know Before You Buy
This post first appeared on the BCMMETRICS blog. By MICHAEL HERRERA This BCM software buyer’s guide provides five questions every company should know the answers to before it lays out big bucks for BCM software. I’ve seen it too often: a company spends $100,000 on a business continuity software tool, and it ends up going
Tracking Ida Effects in Gulf Coast, Northeast
As parts of the South continue their clean up from Ida, the storm brought considerable heavy rain and flooding threats from the Tennessee and Ohio valleys into the central and southern Appalachians and mid-Atlantic yesterday. FEMA’s priorities are to support life-saving and life-sustaining actions. The agency continues to work with federal, state, local, tribal and
FEMA Revamps Individual Assistance Policies to Advance Equity for Disaster Survivors
Today, FEMA announced three immediate steps the agency is taking to reduce access barriers experienced by underserved populations to its programs that provide individual assistance to disaster survivors. The agency will now accept additional documentation to verify occupancy and ownership, and enhance access to disaster assistance for underserved communities. “Heading into the peak of hurricane
FEMA Announces National Preparedness Month, Urges All to ‘Prepare to Protect’ Before Disasters Strike
National Preparedness Month is an observance each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. The 2021 theme is “Prepare to Protect. Preparing for disasters is protecting everyone you love.” September is National Preparedness Month, an annual observance to remind all Americans how important it is
FEMA Releases Revised Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide
Today, FEMA released the revised Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide (PDA Guide) and its accompanying Preliminary Damage Assessment Pocket Guide (PDA Pocket Guide). The updated PDA Guide adjudicated comments received from a one-year public comment period that closed on June 8, 2021. The revised guide is effective as of October 1, 2021. A Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) is
Federal Response to Continuing Risks from Ida
As parts of the South begin their cleanup from Ida, the storm continues to track inland and will continue to bring considerable heavy rain and flooding threats from the Tennessee and Ohio valleys into the central and southern Appalachians and mid-Atlantic through the day. Key Highlights Be patient. Recovery will take many months or more. Individuals
StormGeo Q&A: Making Preparations for Mother Nature
September is National Preparedness Month, a time to encourage and remind individuals, business, and communities to be prepared in the event of disasters and emergencies. Courtland Keith, Vice President of Cross Industry for StormGeo, a 24/7 weather intelligence service, offered the following thoughts on how entities can best prepare weatherwise when Mother Nature strikes. Question:
Datadobi’s Migration Performance and Expansion Plans for the Data Management Market Analyzed in New 451 Research Market Insight Report
Datadobi, a global leader in unstructured data migration software, today released a new report from 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, which highlights the latest enhancements to its Software Suite and forthcoming data management product strategy. Giving its perspective on Datadobi’s development of a comprehensive data management platform, 451 Research reports on the
Ten Reasons Why Workplace Violence Goes Unreported
CAMPBELL, Calif. – According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in 2019, there were nearly 73,000 charges of workplace misconduct filed. These include allegations of retaliation, discrimination, violence, and sexual harassment in the workplace. While the number seems astronomical, what is also hard to believe is that most of these incidents go unreported.