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“High-Precision Transportation Management: How to Get Decision-Quality Data From Your Drone Program”

Bridge inspections are complex and potentially dangerous operations that can cause extensive societal disruption. Whether shutting the bridge down for high-polluting snooper trucks, or requiring inspectors to rappel from bridges on ropes, traditional methods are inefficient and hazardous. Drones can help inspectors generate bridge inspection datasets with minimal societal intrusion, to better inform whether targeted repairs are necessary.

However, not all drones are created equal. Last generation manual drones cannot be flown up close to bridge structures without introducing high crash risk, so manufacturers have raced to add larger, and more expensive, camera payloads. Skydio autonomous drones can accomplish better inspections with smaller cameras simply by being able to fly closer to the subject, reducing the requirement to carry such precious camera payloads.

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“The Paralegal’s Guide to Specialized Software”

Are you looking for specialized software to streamline your practice and make operations more efficient?

The ABA has recognized the integral job functions of a paralegal, distinguishing them from that of a legal assistant. Since their jobs include making authoritative decisions that impact how the firm is run, the lawyers they work for depend on paralegals to find efficient solutions. Specialized software is a tool that paralegals are increasingly utilizing to enhance productivity, streamline workflow, and help the office run more smoothly.

Whether you are a paralegal for a family law practice, or at a real estate law office, new technology such as specialized software is becoming a key component in the performance of legal work.

Learn more about how you can best identify the operational needs that specialized software can fill and what factors to consider when considering and selecting from the options in today’s market.

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“Defending Against Active Directory and Credential-based Attacks”

MFA and PAM are effective technologies for defending against credential-based endpoint attacks, particularly when used jointly, but have protection gaps related to Active Directory attacks, misused credentials, and entitlements for privileged access.

Granting the right user secure access to a system, resource, application, or network goes beyond confirming the user’s identity based on their authorization and authentication. It must also include accurately making sure that the tools they use should have access. Without additional layers of protection, threat actors can masquerade as legitimate users and gain unwarranted access.

Solutions are available for organizations to strengthen defenses against credential-based attacks, exploitation of excess entitlements, and unauthorized privilege escalation. Download this whitepaper to learn more about the ways in which attackers are leveraging these gaps in coverage and what your organization can do to achieve comprehensive protection.

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“What is the Difference Between Exempt and Non-Exempt Employees?”

Employment laws are incredibly complicated because there is no definitive set of laws. While there are standards set by the government, each state has it’s own rules and regulations.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides an outline of what employees should expect in terms of pay and working hours. It states that employers are required to classify whether a role is exempt or non-exempt.

Depending on the classification, you will either be entitled to overtime pay or not. But regardless of exempt or non-exempt, there is a minimum wage that employers must meet, which is $7.25 per hour.

Factors that determine whether you are exempt or non exempt are:

– How much money you earn

– The type of work you do

– The responsibilities and duties of the job role

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“Managing the IT Modernization Elephant”

A bite-sized approach to digital modernization.

There’s an old saying, “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.” In some cases, the task of technology modernization is akin to eating an elephant. Government agencies are filled with legacy applications, many of which have been heavily customized over decades of operation. While moving to modern, cloud-based infrastructure and increasing cybersecurity are necessary, IT leaders often feel overwhelmed by the enormity of the task of modernizing legacy applications. It can be difficult to determine where to start when faced with such an extensive effort. This paper breaks down modernization into manageable initiatives so agencies can begin a modernization journey.

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“Achieve accelerated pre-award grants management with Grants Network”

Spend less time searching for the right grant opportunities, and more time achieving organizational goals.

If you’re a government agency looking to secure and properly manage federal funding, then you know that it takes more time and resources than you’d like. 

eCivis’s Grants Network accelerates the grants search while aligning the right funding opportunities to your organization’s goals.  

Here’s how Grants Network can gift you time back and help your organization achieve more, all at once: 

• Leverage a curated database of grant opportunities and previous applications 
• Find relevant grants faster 
• Automate your grant pursuance 
• Align grants to organization goals and objectives 
• Collaborate with your team to develop award-winning grant proposals and efficiently manage tasks  
• Consult real-time reporting and tracking 

The clock is ticking — download our guide to discover how eCivis’s Grants Network can empower your organization to achieve more in significantly less time. 

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“Productivity & Profitability: How the Cloud is Revolutionizing the Legal Industry”

Outdated, on-premises legal technology carries the risks of data corruption, inflexible working conditions, and costly maintenance. Discover the advantages of embracing legal cloud technology to optimize law firm operations, boost productivity, and increase profitability.

Transitioning to innovative legal technology isn’t as difficult as you may think. There are many benefits to adopting an all-in-one, cloud-based legal practice productivity solution but the idea of cloud technology may raise questions among law firm staff.

Download the free eGuide from LEAP and see how legal cloud technology provides a centralized system for law firms to grow revenue without increasing costs. 

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“Compare Clio Against CARET: Features, Ratings and Reviews”

Clio or CARET Legal –which is a better fit for your business? Both products may share some similar features and benefits; that’s why they’re so often compared to one another.

But each has its own pros and cons. And the differences between them could mean the success or failure of the tool for your business.

Download our report, and you’ll get:

• Honest feedback from people who have used these tools.
• Reviews from users who have scored the products on value, ease of use, and more.
• A side-by-side comparison of each product’s ratings, including number of reviews.

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“How Smart Waste Management Helped San Francisco Reduce Illegal Dumping by 66 %”

IoT and AI prove ability to reduce cities’ carbon footprint, traffic congestion and costs

With Nordsense Smart Waste Management Technology, San Francisco has realized an 80% decrease in overflowing trash cans; 66% decrease in street cleaning service requests; and  64% decrease in illegal dumping. 

Unlike offerings that require customers to purchase or rent expensive ‘smart bins’, Nordsense IoT-enabled sensors fit existing trash bins of all sizes, from small city bins to large underground containers, saving municipalities both time and money. By virtue of its software as-a-service (SaaS) pricing model, Nordsense eliminates the capital expense and risk of replacing existing infrastructure; the company’s smart waste management solutions are available for a low, flat monthly subscription fee, which includes all device-related costs.

Upon placement in bins, Nordsense Pods monitor container activity – including fullness, temperature and fill rates – in order to identify waste generation patterns. Data from bins is collected by the company’s web-based platform, which then produces real-time analysis for city officials to visualize the fullness of every trash bin simultaneously and to deploy haulers only when needed.

Harnessing AI and machine learning, Nordsense Fleet Management and Intelligent Routing present actionable insights that empower waste management officials to identify areas in need and track the efficiency of improvements over time.The breadth and depth of insights mitigate container overflow, reduce the number of overall collections and vehicles on the road, guide bin placement and optimize operational resources.

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“Dried-Up: How a Leading Bottled Water Distributor Beat Supply Chain Woes Caused by Natural Disasters”

Over the past three years, natural extremes– including runoff contamination, hurricanes, and droughts– left this leading North American water distributor in an extreme pinch.

Needing to move more than 1 million gallons of water, that typically run through their pipelines, was not a situation they were planning on tackling. How did they beat this supply chain nightmare? Hint: It involves retrofitting tankers to carry the maximum-pound loads, and non-stop bulk liquid transportation service with special training certifications for drivers.

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