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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Accelerate 18 – Feb 27, 2018 Michael Xie, founder, president and chief technology officer at Fortinet “Digital transformation is creating new operating and service delivery models that provide undeniable value to users through technologies such as IoT, mobile computing and cloud-based services, generating a vast digital attack surface. As the speed […]
03.01.2018
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“Resilience is the ability to recover well from setbacks, adapt well to change, and keep going in the face of adversity.” – Harvard Business Review In the context of IT, resilience is often tested by a variety of factors: natural disasters, cyber-attacks, human error, talent retention issues, unexpected service demands and even technology itself. Should […]
02.07.2018
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AVAYA ENGAGE — Avaya on Monday announced its Partner of the Year awards across five categories (Innovation, Midmarket, U.S. Federal, Cloud and Service), in addition to an award for Overall U.S. Partner of the Year. “Our partners are integral to Avaya’s success, so I’d like to congratulate all of our award winners for their commitment […]
01.30.2018
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Whether you are seeking incremental productivity gains or pursuing digital transformation, training is critical. Unfortunately, many organizations treat training as an afterthought, relying too heavily on self-direction and theory with few opportunities for practical application. Because experts often forget what it is like to be a beginner, IT has earned a reputation for assuming all […]
01.25.2018
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Digital Transformation isn’t coming—it’s already here. As enterprises work to make the most of this evolution, their priorities are often centred on ensuring flexibility and high availability. As these organisations think about moving to the cloud to maximise everything the digital transformation has to offer and enable a more flexible and robust IT deployment, the first […]
01.22.2018
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What two qualities do channel partners value the most in a technology vendor? Afton Lucente, Director of Field and Channel Marketing at Carousel Industries, looks for vendors that keep the lines of communication and evoke trust. Here are excerpts from her responses to a brief Q&A on the importance of these qualities to the business: […]
01.10.2018
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I had the honor of joining a distinguished panel of tech industry leaders to discuss topics in cybersecurity at the AlwaysOn Technology Symposium (AOS) in Providence. This one-day event is a resource for IT professionals from across the country and is hosted by Carousel Industries, a leader in the industry located right here in Exeter. […]
12.05.2017
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Like death and taxes, there are only two safe predictions about cybersecurity in 2018: There will be more spectacular data breaches and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will go into effect on May 25. But as the continuing digital transformation of our lives entails the ongoing digital transformation of crime, vandalism and warfare, 2018 could […]
11.28.2017
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Some information technology companies are growing so concerned about their inability to find enough digital talent that they’re training their own. IBM, Amazon and Microsoft all now have apprenticeship programs that pay workers while they train for jobs demanding hard-to-find IT skills. Tech companies view apprenticeships — a staple of European labor for centuries and […]
11.28.2017
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Top Cisco Partner On Security Opportunity Cisco Systems is cutting through the security market clutter and bringing an “enormous” opportunity to solution providers that realize simply selling technology isn’t good enough, says a top executive at a solution provider climbing swiftly through the ranks of Cisco’s partner program. “In the security world, it’s not good […]
11.16.2017