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For an AUDIO Copy of the Blog, See the Video Below: California spent serious money building Next Generation 9-1-1, and then hit the kind of “it works in the lab” problem that makes every call taker’s eye twitch. The hot takes are flying, the word “failure” is being used like confetti, and I’m here to say something mildly controversial: the design was not the dumb part. The dumb part was thinking…

For an AUDIO version, use the audio player below Over the past several months, some Next Generation 911 (NG911) implementations have faced scrutiny due to various challenges. However, it’s essential to shift our focus toward the positive outcomes and successful deployments that have significantly enhanced public safety communications. These successes underscore the resilience and reliability of…

FOR AN AUDIO VERSION OF THIS BLOG CLICK HERE Maintaining a reliable and robust network is critical in today’s business environment. As an IT director, understanding the principles of network resiliency, redundancy, and reliability is essential to ensuring continuous operations and minimizing downtime. This blog will explore these concepts and teach you how to implement them effectively in your…

This article appeared in the Globe yesterday: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-use-of-alert-system-delayed-during-deadly-flash-flooding-in-nova/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

This is yet another report with recommendation similar to so many other after incident reports in the past.

Another incident, another report, more of the same recommendations. Same commentary too, "hopefully the lessons will not be forgotten or ignored”.

[AUDIO VERSION OF THE PODCAST CLICK ON THE PLAYER HERE] IN THE BEGINNING February 16, 1968 – a quiet afternoon in Haleyville, Alabama. At 2:00 pm, the very core fabric of emergency response was forever altered. There, in that small rural Alabama town, the first-ever 911 call was placed from the mayor’s office and terminated at the town’s police station, marking the beginning of a new era in…

In today’s technological evolution landscape, one of the most critical advancements in the United States has been developing and deploying Next Generation 911 (NG911) services. This system, a vast improvement over the accuracy and responsiveness of traditional E911 services, is not just a technological leap in public safety architecture; it’s a stride towards operational efficiency and ease of…

911: Over 50 Years of Hidden Costs . . . and the Next Generation of Savings

Support for 911 emergency calling for MLTS systems used for enterprises needs to be more widely understood by system administrators. Most often, because of the complexity of 911 administrators, they look for plug-and-play add-ons where they can ‘set it’ and ‘forget it.’ While that may be a valid option for kitchen rotisseries sold by the infamous Ron Popiel, it is not the proper way to purchase…