Crisis Detection + Monitoring
Crisis Detection + Monitoring
Avoid disruption with proactive crisis alerts
Avoid disruption with proactive crisis alerts
You cannot spot every disruption the moment it happens - samdesk can. Our AI engine proactively scans the world for anomalies that impact you. Stop reacting. Take action.
You cannot spot every disruption the moment it happens - samdesk can. Our AI engine proactively scans the world for anomalies that impact you. Stop reacting. Take action.
Samdesk gives us the ability to always be aware of what’s going on and what could be coming, so it's that early warning that I find extremely valuable.
— Harris Silver
Director of Global Security
Canada Goose
Real-time crisis alerts
Stop scrambling.
Get samdesk alerts.
Our AI performs billions of computations on public data sets to spot disruptive events. We send you early warning alerts and insights, well ahead of traditional news and crisis monitoring tools.
Plug samdesk into your operational systems to get even deeper insights into your travel management, employee wellness, supply chain, entry to new markets, operational safety and beyond.
Instant real-time alerts so you’re the first to know
Visuals for complete situational awareness
Highly accurate street level geolocation
Get updates as events develop
Customize your alert streams and dashboards
Plug-ins for HR, travel, and supply chain systems
Customer Stories
Samdesk users are one step ahead
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DoorDash
Trust and Safety
Real-Time Alerts
DoorDash uses samdesk to monitor for disruptions 24/7 and help keep Dashers safe before, during and after every delivery.
Video
Cruise
Corporate Security
Business Enablement
U.S. autonomous car company Cruise uses samdesk to help stay ahead of hyperlocal microdisruptions and support operations as a business enabler.
Video
Canada Goose
Corporate Security
Employee Safety
Canadian retailer and manufacturer Canada Goose uses samdesk to know when its people and operations might be at risk
Video
Aerial Recovery
NGO
Rescue and Response
Non-profit Aerial Recovery uses samdesk to gather actionable intelligence to support rescue and response missions during disasters
Use Cases
Stop reacting.
Take action.
Disruptions and anomalies come in a wide range of events. With samdesk early warning alerts, you’re the first to know and can take action that mitigates negative consequences and achieves positive outcomes.
Aviation Incident
Plane crash results in lengthy traffic delays
Detected at Municipal Airport
Infrastructure
Closures
Traffic
Without samdesk
You start seeing posts on social media about children in your school district not arriving home. The number of posts rapidly grows and get increasingly negative as parents vent about a lack of communication.
With samdesk
You see an alert about a plane crash at the local airport and quickly determine that traffic delays could impact children at dismissal time. You make sure schools, bus companies and parents are notified of the plan to send children home early and avoid the traffic.
Active Shooter
Multiple injuries and casualties from shooting at mall
Detected at Shopping Centre
Emergency and Safety
Active Shooter
Without samdesk
You get a text from your CEO asking if you've seen the news about a shooting at the mall where one of your stores is located. You search online and find several casualties were reported an hour ago, so you frantically try to reach all your co-workers
With samdesk
You get alerted about a potential active shooter at a mall where one of your stores is located. You contact the store to initiate lockdown procedures and confirm everyone is safe. You send continuous updates to the team until the situation is clear, and notify your CEO before they ask you for details.
Hurricane
Hurricane unexpectedly hits inland town
Detected in Gulf Coast
Climate
Strong Winds
Hurricane
Without samdesk
You check the news in the morning and see that overnight a hurricane hit a town where your organization has a factory. You contact the factory managers, but get no response. It takes you several hours of scouring multiple news sites and social platforms before you realize that your factory is destroyed.
With samdesk
You are notified that a hurricane has changed direction and is heading toward a town where your organization has a factory. You alert factory managers, supervisors and employees. They immediately enact the emergency action plan, getting everyone to safety and minimizing damage as much as possible when the hurricane hits.
Network Outage
FAA system outage causes grounds flights across the U.S.
Detected at International Airport
Delays
Without samdesk
You hear rumblings from colleagues that flights are being delayed and cancelled. You are not aware of the widespread scale until much later and are scrambling to account for everyone who might be impacted.
With samdesk
You get notified instantly of a FAA network issue that is impacting nearly every domestic flight. You are informed it will impact 15 travellers within your organization and might delay shipments expected tomorrow. You notify every person and department impacted, and start working through contingency plans.
Military Action
Missile attacks targeting energy infrastructure and trade routes
Detected Along Border
Air Raid Sirens
Border Closure
State of Emergency
Without samdesk
You get several panicked messages from your HR counterpart asking how to evacuate employees in a country under attack. You start researching where all the attacks are taking place, trying to verify information you find and it takes several days before you have a concrete plan.
With samdesk
You are alerted to soldiers and artillery amassing at the border of a country where you have hundreds of employees, and you share the intel with local management and HR. They request continuous updates on the situation as they start planning to halt operations and move everyone to safety.
Outbreak
Bird flu cases escalate in port town
Detected in Local Hospital
Disease
Flu
Without samdesk
You hear that a growing number of workers at a manufacturing facility have been out sick for several days and production stopped due to staffing shortages. Your HR, finance and operations colleagues are now frantically playing catch up.
With samdesk
You're notified of initial bird flu cases reported in a town where your organization has a manufacturing facility. You alert local management, HR and operations so they can implement preventative measures, secure PPE and help employees monitor their health.
Aviation Incident
Plane crash results in lengthy traffic delays
Detected at Municipal Airport
Infrastructure
Closures
Traffic
Without samdesk
You start seeing posts on social media about children in your school district not arriving home. The number of posts rapidly grows and get increasingly negative as parents vent about a lack of communication.
With samdesk
You see an alert about a plane crash at the local airport and quickly determine that traffic delays could impact children at dismissal time. You make sure schools, bus companies and parents are notified of the plan to send children home early and avoid the traffic.
Active Shooter
Multiple injuries and casualties from shooting at mall
Detected at Shopping Centre
Emergency and Safety
Active Shooter
Without samdesk
You get a text from your CEO asking if you've seen the news about a shooting at the mall where one of your stores is located. You search online and find several casualties were reported an hour ago, so you frantically try to reach all your co-workers
With samdesk
You get alerted about a potential active shooter at a mall where one of your stores is located. You contact the store to initiate lockdown procedures and confirm everyone is safe. You send continuous updates to the team until the situation is clear, and notify your CEO before they ask you for details.
Hurricane
Hurricane unexpectedly hits inland town
Detected in Gulf Coast
Climate
Strong Winds
Hurricane
Without samdesk
You check the news in the morning and see that overnight a hurricane hit a town where your organization has a factory. You contact the factory managers, but get no response. It takes you several hours of scouring multiple news sites and social platforms before you realize that your factory is destroyed.
With samdesk
You are notified that a hurricane has changed direction and is heading toward a town where your organization has a factory. You alert factory managers, supervisors and employees. They immediately enact the emergency action plan, getting everyone to safety and minimizing damage as much as possible when the hurricane hits.
Network Outage
FAA system outage causes grounds flights across the U.S.
Detected at International Airport
Delays
Without samdesk
You hear rumblings from colleagues that flights are being delayed and cancelled. You are not aware of the widespread scale until much later and are scrambling to account for everyone who might be impacted.
With samdesk
You get notified instantly of a FAA network issue that is impacting nearly every domestic flight. You are informed it will impact 15 travellers within your organization and might delay shipments expected tomorrow. You notify every person and department impacted, and start working through contingency plans.
Military Action
Missile attacks targeting energy infrastructure and trade routes
Detected Along Border
Air Raid Sirens
Border Closure
State of Emergency
Without samdesk
You get several panicked messages from your HR counterpart asking how to evacuate employees in a country under attack. You start researching where all the attacks are taking place, trying to verify information you find and it takes several days before you have a concrete plan.
With samdesk
You are alerted to soldiers and artillery amassing at the border of a country where you have hundreds of employees, and you share the intel with local management and HR. They request continuous updates on the situation as they start planning to halt operations and move everyone to safety.
Outbreak
Bird flu cases escalate in port town
Detected in Local Hospital
Disease
Flu
Without samdesk
You hear that a growing number of workers at a manufacturing facility have been out sick for several days and production stopped due to staffing shortages. Your HR, finance and operations colleagues are now frantically playing catch up.
With samdesk
You're notified of initial bird flu cases reported in a town where your organization has a manufacturing facility. You alert local management, HR and operations so they can implement preventative measures, secure PPE and help employees monitor their health.
Aviation Incident
Plane crash results in lengthy traffic delays
Detected at Municipal Airport
Infrastructure
Closures
Traffic
Without samdesk
You start seeing posts on social media about children in your school district not arriving home. The number of posts rapidly grows and get increasingly negative as parents vent about a lack of communication.
With samdesk
You see an alert about a plane crash at the local airport and quickly determine that traffic delays could impact children at dismissal time. You make sure schools, bus companies and parents are notified of the plan to send children home early and avoid the traffic.
Active Shooter
Multiple injuries and casualties from shooting at mall
Detected at Shopping Centre
Emergency and Safety
Active Shooter
Without samdesk
You get a text from your CEO asking if you've seen the news about a shooting at the mall where one of your stores is located. You search online and find several casualties were reported an hour ago, so you frantically try to reach all your co-workers
With samdesk
You get alerted about a potential active shooter at a mall where one of your stores is located. You contact the store to initiate lockdown procedures and confirm everyone is safe. You send continuous updates to the team until the situation is clear, and notify your CEO before they ask you for details.
Hurricane
Hurricane unexpectedly hits inland town
Detected in Gulf Coast
Climate
Strong Winds
Hurricane
Without samdesk
You check the news in the morning and see that overnight a hurricane hit a town where your organization has a factory. You contact the factory managers, but get no response. It takes you several hours of scouring multiple news sites and social platforms before you realize that your factory is destroyed.
With samdesk
You are notified that a hurricane has changed direction and is heading toward a town where your organization has a factory. You alert factory managers, supervisors and employees. They immediately enact the emergency action plan, getting everyone to safety and minimizing damage as much as possible when the hurricane hits.
Network Outage
FAA system outage causes grounds flights across the U.S.
Detected at International Airport
Delays
Without samdesk
You hear rumblings from colleagues that flights are being delayed and cancelled. You are not aware of the widespread scale until much later and are scrambling to account for everyone who might be impacted.
With samdesk
You get notified instantly of a FAA network issue that is impacting nearly every domestic flight. You are informed it will impact 15 travellers within your organization and might delay shipments expected tomorrow. You notify every person and department impacted, and start working through contingency plans.
Military Action
Missile attacks targeting energy infrastructure and trade routes
Detected Along Border
Air Raid Sirens
Border Closure
State of Emergency
Without samdesk
You get several panicked messages from your HR counterpart asking how to evacuate employees in a country under attack. You start researching where all the attacks are taking place, trying to verify information you find and it takes several days before you have a concrete plan.
With samdesk
You are alerted to soldiers and artillery amassing at the border of a country where you have hundreds of employees, and you share the intel with local management and HR. They request continuous updates on the situation as they start planning to halt operations and move everyone to safety.
Outbreak
Bird flu cases escalate in port town
Detected in Local Hospital
Disease
Flu
Without samdesk
You hear that a growing number of workers at a manufacturing facility have been out sick for several days and production stopped due to staffing shortages. Your HR, finance and operations colleagues are now frantically playing catch up.
With samdesk
You're notified of initial bird flu cases reported in a town where your organization has a manufacturing facility. You alert local management, HR and operations so they can implement preventative measures, secure PPE and help employees monitor their health.
Aviation Incident
Plane crash results in lengthy traffic delays
Detected at Municipal Airport
Infrastructure
Closures
Traffic
Without samdesk
You start seeing posts on social media about children in your school district not arriving home. The number of posts rapidly grows and get increasingly negative as parents vent about a lack of communication.
With samdesk
You see an alert about a plane crash at the local airport and quickly determine that traffic delays could impact children at dismissal time. You make sure schools, bus companies and parents are notified of the plan to send children home early and avoid the traffic.
Active Shooter
Multiple injuries and casualties from shooting at mall
Detected at Shopping Centre
Emergency and Safety
Active Shooter
Without samdesk
You get a text from your CEO asking if you've seen the news about a shooting at the mall where one of your stores is located. You search online and find several casualties were reported an hour ago, so you frantically try to reach all your co-workers
With samdesk
You get alerted about a potential active shooter at a mall where one of your stores is located. You contact the store to initiate lockdown procedures and confirm everyone is safe. You send continuous updates to the team until the situation is clear, and notify your CEO before they ask you for details.
Hurricane
Hurricane unexpectedly hits inland town
Detected in Gulf Coast
Climate
Strong Winds
Hurricane
Without samdesk
You check the news in the morning and see that overnight a hurricane hit a town where your organization has a factory. You contact the factory managers, but get no response. It takes you several hours of scouring multiple news sites and social platforms before you realize that your factory is destroyed.
With samdesk
You are notified that a hurricane has changed direction and is heading toward a town where your organization has a factory. You alert factory managers, supervisors and employees. They immediately enact the emergency action plan, getting everyone to safety and minimizing damage as much as possible when the hurricane hits.
Network Outage
FAA system outage causes grounds flights across the U.S.
Detected at International Airport
Delays
Without samdesk
You hear rumblings from colleagues that flights are being delayed and cancelled. You are not aware of the widespread scale until much later and are scrambling to account for everyone who might be impacted.
With samdesk
You get notified instantly of a FAA network issue that is impacting nearly every domestic flight. You are informed it will impact 15 travellers within your organization and might delay shipments expected tomorrow. You notify every person and department impacted, and start working through contingency plans.
Military Action
Missile attacks targeting energy infrastructure and trade routes
Detected Along Border
Air Raid Sirens
Border Closure
State of Emergency
Without samdesk
You get several panicked messages from your HR counterpart asking how to evacuate employees in a country under attack. You start researching where all the attacks are taking place, trying to verify information you find and it takes several days before you have a concrete plan.
With samdesk
You are alerted to soldiers and artillery amassing at the border of a country where you have hundreds of employees, and you share the intel with local management and HR. They request continuous updates on the situation as they start planning to halt operations and move everyone to safety.
Outbreak
Bird flu cases escalate in port town
Detected in Local Hospital
Disease
Flu
Without samdesk
You hear that a growing number of workers at a manufacturing facility have been out sick for several days and production stopped due to staffing shortages. Your HR, finance and operations colleagues are now frantically playing catch up.
With samdesk
You're notified of initial bird flu cases reported in a town where your organization has a manufacturing facility. You alert local management, HR and operations so they can implement preventative measures, secure PPE and help employees monitor their health.
Early warning signals
that drive positive outcomes
We tap into 100,000+ real-time public data sources and integrate with your enterprise systems to create relevant alerts. Easily get the accurate and verified information to the right people at the right time.
Use Cases
Stop reacting. Take action.
Disruptions and anomalies come in a wide range of events. With samdesk early warning alerts, you’re the first to know and can take action that mitigates negative consequences and achieves positive outcomes.
Aviation Incident
Plane crash results in lengthy traffic delays
Detected at Municipal Airport
Infrastructure
Closures
Traffic
Without samdesk
You start seeing posts on social media about children in your school district not arriving home. The number of posts rapidly grows and get increasingly negative as parents vent about a lack of communication.
With samdesk
You see an alert about a plane crash at the local airport and quickly determine that traffic delays could impact children at dismissal time. You make sure schools, bus companies and parents are notified of the plan to send children home early and avoid the traffic.
Active Shooter
Multiple injuries and casualties from shooting at mall
Detected at Shopping Center
Emergency and Safety
Active Shooter
Without samdesk
You get a text from your CEO asking if you've seen the news about a shooting at the mall where one of your stores is located. You search online and find several casualties were reported an hour ago, so you frantically try to reach all your co-workers
With samdesk
You get alerted about a potential active shooter at a mall where one of your stores is located. You contact the store to initiate lockdown procedures and confirm everyone is safe. You send continuous updates to the team until the situation is clear, and notify your CEO before they ask you for details.
Hurricane
Hurricane unexpectedly changes path and hits town
Detected in Gulf Coast
Climate
Strong Winds
Hurricane
Without samdesk
You check the news in the morning and see that overnight a hurricane hit a town where your organization has a factory. You contact the factory managers, but get no response. It takes you several hours of scouring multiple news sites and social platforms before you realize that your factory is destroyed.
With samdesk
You are notified that a hurricane has changed direction and is heading toward a town where your organization has a factory. You alert factory managers, supervisors and employees. They immediately enact the emergency action plan, getting everyone to safety and minimizing damage as much as possible when the hurricane hits.
Network Outage
FAA system outage grounds flights across the U.S.
Detected International Airport
Infrastructure
Air Traffic
Delays
Without samdesk
You hear rumblings from colleagues that flights are being delayed and cancelled. You are not aware of the widespread scale until much later and are scrambling to account for everyone who might be impacted.
With samdesk
You get notified instantly of a FAA network issue that is impacting nearly every domestic flight. You are informed it will impact 15 travellers within your organization and might delay shipments expected tomorrow. You notify every person and department impacted, and start working through contingency plans.
Military Action
Missile attacks targeting energy infrastructure and trade routes
Detected Along Border
Air Raid Sirens
Border Closure
State of Emergency
Without samdesk
You get several panicked messages from your HR counterpart asking how to evacuate employees in a country under attack. You start researching where all the attacks are taking place, trying to verify information you find and it takes several days before you have a concrete plan.
With samdesk
You are alerted to soldiers and artillery amassing at the border of a country where you have hundreds of employees, and you share the intel with local management and HR. They request continuous updates on the situation as they start planning to halt operations and move everyone to safety.
Outbreak
Bird flu cases escalate in port town
Detected in Local Hospital
Disease
Flu
Without samdesk
You hear that a growing number of workers at a manufacturing facility have been out sick for several days and production stopped due to staffing shortages. Your HR, finance and operations colleagues are now frantically playing catch up.
With samdesk
You're notified of initial bird flu cases reported in a town where your organization has a manufacturing facility. You alert local management, HR and operations so they can implement preventative measures, secure PPE and help employees monitor their health.
Aviation Incident
Plane crash results in lengthy traffic delays
Detected at Municipal Airport
Infrastructure
Closures
Traffic
Without samdesk
You start seeing posts on social media about children in your school district not arriving home. The number of posts rapidly grows and get increasingly negative as parents vent about a lack of communication.
With samdesk
You see an alert about a plane crash at the local airport and quickly determine that traffic delays could impact children at dismissal time. You make sure schools, bus companies and parents are notified of the plan to send children home early and avoid the traffic.
Active Shooter
Multiple injuries and casualties from shooting at mall
Detected at Shopping Center
Emergency and Safety
Active Shooter
Without samdesk
You get a text from your CEO asking if you've seen the news about a shooting at the mall where one of your stores is located. You search online and find several casualties were reported an hour ago, so you frantically try to reach all your co-workers
With samdesk
You get alerted about a potential active shooter at a mall where one of your stores is located. You contact the store to initiate lockdown procedures and confirm everyone is safe. You send continuous updates to the team until the situation is clear, and notify your CEO before they ask you for details.
Hurricane
Hurricane unexpectedly changes path and hits town
Detected in Gulf Coast
Climate
Strong Winds
Hurricane
Without samdesk
You check the news in the morning and see that overnight a hurricane hit a town where your organization has a factory. You contact the factory managers, but get no response. It takes you several hours of scouring multiple news sites and social platforms before you realize that your factory is destroyed.
With samdesk
You are notified that a hurricane has changed direction and is heading toward a town where your organization has a factory. You alert factory managers, supervisors and employees. They immediately enact the emergency action plan, getting everyone to safety and minimizing damage as much as possible when the hurricane hits.
Network Outage
FAA system outage grounds flights across the U.S.
Detected International Airport
Infrastructure
Air Traffic
Delays
Without samdesk
You hear rumblings from colleagues that flights are being delayed and cancelled. You are not aware of the widespread scale until much later and are scrambling to account for everyone who might be impacted.
With samdesk
You get notified instantly of a FAA network issue that is impacting nearly every domestic flight. You are informed it will impact 15 travellers within your organization and might delay shipments expected tomorrow. You notify every person and department impacted, and start working through contingency plans.
Military Action
Missile attacks targeting energy infrastructure and trade routes
Detected Along Border
Air Raid Sirens
Border Closure
State of Emergency
Without samdesk
You get several panicked messages from your HR counterpart asking how to evacuate employees in a country under attack. You start researching where all the attacks are taking place, trying to verify information you find and it takes several days before you have a concrete plan.
With samdesk
You are alerted to soldiers and artillery amassing at the border of a country where you have hundreds of employees, and you share the intel with local management and HR. They request continuous updates on the situation as they start planning to halt operations and move everyone to safety.
Outbreak
Bird flu cases escalate in port town
Detected in Local Hospital
Disease
Flu
Without samdesk
You hear that a growing number of workers at a manufacturing facility have been out sick for several days and production stopped due to staffing shortages. Your HR, finance and operations colleagues are now frantically playing catch up.
With samdesk
You're notified of initial bird flu cases reported in a town where your organization has a manufacturing facility. You alert local management, HR and operations so they can implement preventative measures, secure PPE and help employees monitor their health.
Aviation Incident
Plane crash results in lengthy traffic delays
Detected at Municipal Airport
Infrastructure
Closures
Traffic
Without samdesk
You start seeing posts on social media about children in your school district not arriving home. The number of posts rapidly grows and get increasingly negative as parents vent about a lack of communication.
With samdesk
You see an alert about a plane crash at the local airport and quickly determine that traffic delays could impact children at dismissal time. You make sure schools, bus companies and parents are notified of the plan to send children home early and avoid the traffic.
Active Shooter
Multiple injuries and casualties from shooting at mall
Detected at Shopping Center
Emergency and Safety
Active Shooter
Without samdesk
You get a text from your CEO asking if you've seen the news about a shooting at the mall where one of your stores is located. You search online and find several casualties were reported an hour ago, so you frantically try to reach all your co-workers
With samdesk
You get alerted about a potential active shooter at a mall where one of your stores is located. You contact the store to initiate lockdown procedures and confirm everyone is safe. You send continuous updates to the team until the situation is clear, and notify your CEO before they ask you for details.
Hurricane
Hurricane unexpectedly changes path and hits town
Detected in Gulf Coast
Climate
Strong Winds
Hurricane
Without samdesk
You check the news in the morning and see that overnight a hurricane hit a town where your organization has a factory. You contact the factory managers, but get no response. It takes you several hours of scouring multiple news sites and social platforms before you realize that your factory is destroyed.
With samdesk
You are notified that a hurricane has changed direction and is heading toward a town where your organization has a factory. You alert factory managers, supervisors and employees. They immediately enact the emergency action plan, getting everyone to safety and minimizing damage as much as possible when the hurricane hits.
Network Outage
FAA system outage grounds flights across the U.S.
Detected International Airport
Infrastructure
Air Traffic
Delays
Without samdesk
You hear rumblings from colleagues that flights are being delayed and cancelled. You are not aware of the widespread scale until much later and are scrambling to account for everyone who might be impacted.
With samdesk
You get notified instantly of a FAA network issue that is impacting nearly every domestic flight. You are informed it will impact 15 travellers within your organization and might delay shipments expected tomorrow. You notify every person and department impacted, and start working through contingency plans.
Military Action
Missile attacks targeting energy infrastructure and trade routes
Detected Along Border
Air Raid Sirens
Border Closure
State of Emergency
Without samdesk
You get several panicked messages from your HR counterpart asking how to evacuate employees in a country under attack. You start researching where all the attacks are taking place, trying to verify information you find and it takes several days before you have a concrete plan.
With samdesk
You are alerted to soldiers and artillery amassing at the border of a country where you have hundreds of employees, and you share the intel with local management and HR. They request continuous updates on the situation as they start planning to halt operations and move everyone to safety.
Outbreak
Bird flu cases escalate in port town
Detected in Local Hospital
Disease
Flu
Without samdesk
You hear that a growing number of workers at a manufacturing facility have been out sick for several days and production stopped due to staffing shortages. Your HR, finance and operations colleagues are now frantically playing catch up.
With samdesk
You're notified of initial bird flu cases reported in a town where your organization has a manufacturing facility. You alert local management, HR and operations so they can implement preventative measures, secure PPE and help employees monitor their health.
Aviation Incident
Plane crash results in lengthy traffic delays
Detected at Municipal Airport
Infrastructure
Closures
Traffic
Without samdesk
You start seeing posts on social media about children in your school district not arriving home. The number of posts rapidly grows and get increasingly negative as parents vent about a lack of communication.
With samdesk
You see an alert about a plane crash at the local airport and quickly determine that traffic delays could impact children at dismissal time. You make sure schools, bus companies and parents are notified of the plan to send children home early and avoid the traffic.
Active Shooter
Multiple injuries and casualties from shooting at mall
Detected at Shopping Center
Emergency and Safety
Active Shooter
Without samdesk
You get a text from your CEO asking if you've seen the news about a shooting at the mall where one of your stores is located. You search online and find several casualties were reported an hour ago, so you frantically try to reach all your co-workers
With samdesk
You get alerted about a potential active shooter at a mall where one of your stores is located. You contact the store to initiate lockdown procedures and confirm everyone is safe. You send continuous updates to the team until the situation is clear, and notify your CEO before they ask you for details.
Hurricane
Hurricane unexpectedly changes path and hits town
Detected in Gulf Coast
Climate
Strong Winds
Hurricane
Without samdesk
You check the news in the morning and see that overnight a hurricane hit a town where your organization has a factory. You contact the factory managers, but get no response. It takes you several hours of scouring multiple news sites and social platforms before you realize that your factory is destroyed.
With samdesk
You are notified that a hurricane has changed direction and is heading toward a town where your organization has a factory. You alert factory managers, supervisors and employees. They immediately enact the emergency action plan, getting everyone to safety and minimizing damage as much as possible when the hurricane hits.
Network Outage
FAA system outage grounds flights across the U.S.
Detected International Airport
Infrastructure
Air Traffic
Delays
Without samdesk
You hear rumblings from colleagues that flights are being delayed and cancelled. You are not aware of the widespread scale until much later and are scrambling to account for everyone who might be impacted.
With samdesk
You get notified instantly of a FAA network issue that is impacting nearly every domestic flight. You are informed it will impact 15 travellers within your organization and might delay shipments expected tomorrow. You notify every person and department impacted, and start working through contingency plans.
Military Action
Missile attacks targeting energy infrastructure and trade routes
Detected Along Border
Air Raid Sirens
Border Closure
State of Emergency
Without samdesk
You get several panicked messages from your HR counterpart asking how to evacuate employees in a country under attack. You start researching where all the attacks are taking place, trying to verify information you find and it takes several days before you have a concrete plan.
With samdesk
You are alerted to soldiers and artillery amassing at the border of a country where you have hundreds of employees, and you share the intel with local management and HR. They request continuous updates on the situation as they start planning to halt operations and move everyone to safety.
Outbreak
Bird flu cases escalate in port town
Detected in Local Hospital
Disease
Flu
Without samdesk
You hear that a growing number of workers at a manufacturing facility have been out sick for several days and production stopped due to staffing shortages. Your HR, finance and operations colleagues are now frantically playing catch up.
With samdesk
You're notified of initial bird flu cases reported in a town where your organization has a manufacturing facility. You alert local management, HR and operations so they can implement preventative measures, secure PPE and help employees monitor their health.
Aviation Incident
Active Shooter
Hurricane
Network Outage
Military Action
Outbreak
Plane crash results in lengthy traffic delays
Detected at Municipal Airport
Infrastructure
Closures
Traffic
Without samdesk
You start seeing posts on social media about children in your school district not arriving home. The number of posts rapidly grows and get increasingly negative as parents vent about a lack of communication.
With samdesk
You see an alert about a plane crash at the local airport and quickly determine that traffic delays could impact children at dismissal time. You make sure schools, bus companies and parents are notified of the plan to send children home early and avoid the traffic.
Aviation Incident
Active Shooter
Hurricane
Network Outage
Military Action
Outbreak
Multiple injuries and casualties from shooting at mall
Detected at Shopping Center
Emergency and Safety
Active Shooter
Without samdesk
You get a text from your CEO asking if you've seen the news about a shooting at the mall where one of your stores is located. You search online and find several casualties were reported an hour ago, so you frantically try to reach all your co-workers
With samdesk
You get alerted about a potential active shooter at a mall where one of your stores is located. You contact the store to initiate lockdown procedures and confirm everyone is safe. You send continuous updates to the team until the situation is clear, and notify your CEO before they ask you for details.
Aviation Incident
Active Shooter
Hurricane
Network Outage
Military Action
Outbreak
Hurricane unexpectedly changes path and hits town
Detected in Gulf Coast
Climate
Strong Winds
Hurricane
Without samdesk
You check the news in the morning and see that overnight a hurricane hit a town where your organization has a factory. You contact the factory managers, but get no response. It takes you several hours of scouring multiple news sites and social platforms before you realize that your factory is destroyed.
With samdesk
You are notified that a hurricane has changed direction and is heading toward a town where your organization has a factory. You alert factory managers, supervisors and employees. They immediately enact the emergency action plan, getting everyone to safety and minimizing damage as much as possible when the hurricane hits.
Aviation Incident
Active Shooter
Hurricane
Network Outage
Military Action
Outbreak
FAA system outage grounds flights across the U.S.
Detected International Airport
Infrastructure
Air Traffic
Delays
Without samdesk
You hear rumblings from colleagues that flights are being delayed and cancelled. You are not aware of the widespread scale until much later and are scrambling to account for everyone who might be impacted.
With samdesk
You get notified instantly of a FAA network issue that is impacting nearly every domestic flight. You are informed it will impact 15 travellers within your organization and might delay shipments expected tomorrow. You notify every person and department impacted, and start working through contingency plans.
Aviation Incident
Active Shooter
Hurricane
Network Outage
Military Action
Outbreak
Missile attacks targeting energy infrastructure and trade routes
Detected Along Border
Air Raid Sirens
Border Closure
State of Emergency
Without samdesk
You get several panicked messages from your HR counterpart asking how to evacuate employees in a country under attack. You start researching where all the attacks are taking place, trying to verify information you find and it takes several days before you have a concrete plan.
With samdesk
You are alerted to soldiers and artillery amassing at the border of a country where you have hundreds of employees, and you share the intel with local management and HR. They request continuous updates on the situation as they start planning to halt operations and move everyone to safety.
Aviation Incident
Active Shooter
Hurricane
Network Outage
Military Action
Outbreak
Bird flu cases escalate in port town
Detected in Local Hospital
Disease
Flu
Without samdesk
You hear that a growing number of workers at a manufacturing facility have been out sick for several days and production stopped due to staffing shortages. Your HR, finance and operations colleagues are now frantically playing catch up.
With samdesk
You're notified of initial bird flu cases reported in a town where your organization has a manufacturing facility. You alert local management, HR and operations so they can implement preventative measures, secure PPE and help employees monitor their health.
Aviation Incident
Active Shooter
Hurricane
Network Outage
Military Action
Outbreak
Plane crash results in lengthy traffic delays
Detected at Municipal Airport
Infrastructure
Closures
Traffic
Without samdesk
You start seeing posts on social media about children in your school district not arriving home. The number of posts rapidly grows and get increasingly negative as parents vent about a lack of communication.
With samdesk
You see an alert about a plane crash at the local airport and quickly determine that traffic delays could impact children at dismissal time. You make sure schools, bus companies and parents are notified of the plan to send children home early and avoid the traffic.
Aviation Incident
Active Shooter
Hurricane
Network Outage
Military Action
Outbreak
Multiple injuries and casualties from shooting at mall
Detected at Shopping Center
Emergency and Safety
Active Shooter
Without samdesk
You get a text from your CEO asking if you've seen the news about a shooting at the mall where one of your stores is located. You search online and find several casualties were reported an hour ago, so you frantically try to reach all your co-workers
With samdesk
You get alerted about a potential active shooter at a mall where one of your stores is located. You contact the store to initiate lockdown procedures and confirm everyone is safe. You send continuous updates to the team until the situation is clear, and notify your CEO before they ask you for details.
Aviation Incident
Active Shooter
Hurricane
Network Outage
Military Action
Outbreak
Hurricane unexpectedly changes path and hits town
Detected in Gulf Coast
Climate
Strong Winds
Hurricane
Without samdesk
You check the news in the morning and see that overnight a hurricane hit a town where your organization has a factory. You contact the factory managers, but get no response. It takes you several hours of scouring multiple news sites and social platforms before you realize that your factory is destroyed.
With samdesk
You are notified that a hurricane has changed direction and is heading toward a town where your organization has a factory. You alert factory managers, supervisors and employees. They immediately enact the emergency action plan, getting everyone to safety and minimizing damage as much as possible when the hurricane hits.
Aviation Incident
Active Shooter
Hurricane
Network Outage
Military Action
Outbreak
FAA system outage grounds flights across the U.S.
Detected International Airport
Infrastructure
Air Traffic
Delays
Without samdesk
You hear rumblings from colleagues that flights are being delayed and cancelled. You are not aware of the widespread scale until much later and are scrambling to account for everyone who might be impacted.
With samdesk
You get notified instantly of a FAA network issue that is impacting nearly every domestic flight. You are informed it will impact 15 travellers within your organization and might delay shipments expected tomorrow. You notify every person and department impacted, and start working through contingency plans.
Aviation Incident
Active Shooter
Hurricane
Network Outage
Military Action
Outbreak
Missile attacks targeting energy infrastructure and trade routes
Detected Along Border
Air Raid Sirens
Border Closure
State of Emergency
Without samdesk
You get several panicked messages from your HR counterpart asking how to evacuate employees in a country under attack. You start researching where all the attacks are taking place, trying to verify information you find and it takes several days before you have a concrete plan.
With samdesk
You are alerted to soldiers and artillery amassing at the border of a country where you have hundreds of employees, and you share the intel with local management and HR. They request continuous updates on the situation as they start planning to halt operations and move everyone to safety.
Aviation Incident
Active Shooter
Hurricane
Network Outage
Military Action
Outbreak
Bird flu cases escalate in port town
Detected in Local Hospital
Disease
Flu
Without samdesk
You hear that a growing number of workers at a manufacturing facility have been out sick for several days and production stopped due to staffing shortages. Your HR, finance and operations colleagues are now frantically playing catch up.
With samdesk
You're notified of initial bird flu cases reported in a town where your organization has a manufacturing facility. You alert local management, HR and operations so they can implement preventative measures, secure PPE and help employees monitor their health.
Aviation Incident
Active Shooter
Hurricane
Network Outage
Military Action
Outbreak
Plane crash results in lengthy traffic delays
Detected at Municipal Airport
Infrastructure
Closures
Traffic
Without samdesk
You start seeing posts on social media about children in your school district not arriving home. The number of posts rapidly grows and get increasingly negative as parents vent about a lack of communication.
With samdesk
You see an alert about a plane crash at the local airport and quickly determine that traffic delays could impact children at dismissal time. You make sure schools, bus companies and parents are notified of the plan to send children home early and avoid the traffic.
Aviation Incident
Active Shooter
Hurricane
Network Outage
Military Action
Outbreak
Multiple injuries and casualties from shooting at mall
Detected at Shopping Center
Emergency and Safety
Active Shooter
Without samdesk
You get a text from your CEO asking if you've seen the news about a shooting at the mall where one of your stores is located. You search online and find several casualties were reported an hour ago, so you frantically try to reach all your co-workers
With samdesk
You get alerted about a potential active shooter at a mall where one of your stores is located. You contact the store to initiate lockdown procedures and confirm everyone is safe. You send continuous updates to the team until the situation is clear, and notify your CEO before they ask you for details.
Aviation Incident
Active Shooter
Hurricane
Network Outage
Military Action
Outbreak
Hurricane unexpectedly changes path and hits town
Detected in Gulf Coast
Climate
Strong Winds
Hurricane
Without samdesk
You check the news in the morning and see that overnight a hurricane hit a town where your organization has a factory. You contact the factory managers, but get no response. It takes you several hours of scouring multiple news sites and social platforms before you realize that your factory is destroyed.
With samdesk
You are notified that a hurricane has changed direction and is heading toward a town where your organization has a factory. You alert factory managers, supervisors and employees. They immediately enact the emergency action plan, getting everyone to safety and minimizing damage as much as possible when the hurricane hits.
Aviation Incident
Active Shooter
Hurricane
Network Outage
Military Action
Outbreak
FAA system outage grounds flights across the U.S.
Detected International Airport
Infrastructure
Air Traffic
Delays
Without samdesk
You hear rumblings from colleagues that flights are being delayed and cancelled. You are not aware of the widespread scale until much later and are scrambling to account for everyone who might be impacted.
With samdesk
You get notified instantly of a FAA network issue that is impacting nearly every domestic flight. You are informed it will impact 15 travellers within your organization and might delay shipments expected tomorrow. You notify every person and department impacted, and start working through contingency plans.
Aviation Incident
Active Shooter
Hurricane
Network Outage
Military Action
Outbreak