Announcements
Our teams across the country have been supporting their communities in innovative ways. From volunteer events to charity golf tournaments — we have a roundup of how NWN Carousel employees are making an impact. Our expectations have significantly changed. COVID-19 compelled many of us to reconsider what’s important in our lives. This has led to […]
10.19.2021
Announcements
NWN Carousel is thrilled to be among the top 30 small-to-mid-sized companies in the country to be recognized by Comparably for 2021 Work-Life Balance! The awards are selected based on employee opinion in nearly 20 core culture categories. We ranked #28 on this year’s list. At NWN Carousel, we pride ourselves as being a culture that […]
10.13.2021
Announcements
This post is authored by RingCentral and originally appeared on their blog. 2017 has kicked off to be a busy year! We’re seeing more and more enterprise clients driving demand for cloud communications, which means the opportunity for channel partners is HUGE. Increasingly, I hear customers say that going forward they will be “cloud first” […]
02.09.2017
Cloud
“We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next 10. Don’t let yourself be lulled into inaction.” – Bill Gates As an IT leader, you most likely can recall a moment—or moments—in time in which you have lost influence. Perhaps it […]
02.08.2017
Security
I absolutely love the fact that information assurance and security is such a hot topic. It makes me ecstatic to know that an area so critical to organizations in nearly every sector is becoming a more top-of-mind conversation. People are consuming content, going to conferences and getting inspired to take action. But the truth is, […]
02.07.2017
UC&C
This is part one in a two-part series. To read the second installment, please click here. Unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) solutions have been top-of-mind for IT and business leaders for years, as they look for ways to increase productivity and efficiency. And based on recent research, the UC&C market is showing no signs of […]
02.06.2017
Security
We have reached the end of the line! After discussing the importance of a robust defined security policy in my last blog entry, in this post I’ll be tackling the fourth and final foundational element in an effective security program—technology. Security technology can be broken down a number of different ways, but at Carousel, we […]
02.04.2017
Security
Last year, I had the honor to accompany longtime friend and Rhode Island Congressman Jim Langevin to the State of the Union Address as his guest. Congressman Langevin was gracious enough to extend the invite due in large part to our shared passion for cyber security and workforce development. As co-chair of the Congressional Cybersecurity […]
02.02.2017
Security
Today’s information security leaders are quickly maturing into strategic business thinkers, growing beyond the traditional technical purpose of initiatives like implementing the latest firewalls or malware detection tools. The days of the CISO who is exclusively a highly-qualified network engineer have come to an end. Instead, the effective modern-day CISO has that strong technology foundation, […]
01.31.2017
Security
In my last blog entry, I discussed the first of three foundational elements for a security program: all of the people who interact with your organization’s systems and data. In this post we’ll tackle the next element of cyber security—policy and process. For the purposes of this post, I am going to use these two […]
01.30.2017