Before the heavy snow warnings are broadcast and the frigid blasts of arctic weather arrive, it’s important to prepare your facility and your employees. Preparations now can save costly damage to equipment and facilities and maintain important fire and life safety systems. Join Continuity Insights for Winter Weather Precautions, a new
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Agility Acquires RecoveryPlanner, Leading SaaS for Integrated Risk Management
Agility Recovery has announced the acquisition of Connecticut-based RecoveryPlanner, a five-time leader in Gartner's Business Continuity Management Program (BCMP) Magic Quadrant and also featured in Gartner's IT Vendor Risk Management Magic Quadrant. The acquisition of RecoveryPlanner further strengthens Agility's position as a market leader, with more than 20 years' experience helping
Michael Jennings to Lead Infinite Blue’s Advisory Team
Infinite Blue, a leader in delivering extendable apps for organizational resiliency on their low-code platform, has announced the addition of Michael Jennings as its new Director of Advisory Services. Jennings brings more than 26 years’ experience in business continuity, enterprise risk management and disaster recovery. He will join forces with
Earth Networks Releases 2020 U.S. Lightning Report
Earth Networks, the global leader in weather and lightning monitoring and alerting, today released its 2020 U.S. Lightning Report. During 2020, Earth Networks detected 441,211,344 in-cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning pulses within the continental U.S., a decrease of 15% from 2019. Over 31.5 million of those pulses were cloud-to-ground, representing 7% of all
Agility Develops COVID-19 Workforce Safety Resource Hub
Ensuring employee safety and maintaining uninterrupted communication is vital for any business, especially when it comes to communicating with employees about COVID-19 cases at work and in their household. Whether it's your workforce's health and safety or complying with state regulations, Agility Recovery's Agility Alerts can help make it easier
Record for Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Smashed in 2020
The cumulative cost of 22 separate weather and climate disasters during 2020 cost $95 billion according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The price tag represents the fourth-highest total annual cost since 1980. The list of weather and climate disasters included a record-setting seven tropical cyclone events and 13
Solutions Review Compiles Top BC/DR Articles of 2020
Solutions Review has compiled its annual list of backup and disaster recovery articles culled from its topic coverage during 2020. The list of 15 technology research papers and reports, product updates, and capability trends cover a plethora of best practices that were the most read during the year. Topics include free
2021 DRI Award Finalists Announced
The DRI has announced the finalists for its annual International Awards of Excellence program honoring the leaders and innovators in the fields of business continuity, technology recovery, and crisis and risk management. This year's winners will be revealed as part of the Resilience Excellence Summit, March 1-3, 2021. The finalists for
Amalgamated Life’s Dunkin Becomes RIMS President for 2021
The risk management society RIMS has announced that Ellen R. Dunkin will lead the organization as president for the 2021 term, which began January 1. Dunkin is the senior vice president, general counsel and chief risk officer for Amalgamated Life Insurance Co. in White Plains, New York. Dunkin has more than
