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EP 1 | ERCES Requirements: Like a Box of Chocolates, You Never Know What You'll Get!

37 min · 5 de ene de 2023
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When it comes to deploying ERCES do you ever feel like you only get half the story before you start the job?  Knowing and fulfilling the requirements for ERCES are crucial for both good business and reliable emergency communications.  So why are they so hard to nail down?  Listen in as our panel of frustrated ERCES crusaders discusses requirement shortfalls and solutions from the local to the national.

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