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Managed Services

Paying a Premium for Talent—Are You Getting the Return You Paid for?

In any competitive field, the only way to acquire premium talent is to pay for it. The best athletes get the biggest contracts, the most popular movie stars command the largest deals and in technology, the best and brightest minds are offered the top salaries. In fact, according to data from Payscale, CIOs in the […]

01.23.2018

Security

‘Tis the Season for Tax Fraud

Tax season has begun and employers have started mailing W-2 forms to employees to file their tax returns. As we have seen over the years, tax preparation isn’t the only busyness happening during this time—cybercriminals are actively looking to steal millions of dollars from U.S. taxpayers by forging your tax returns. These types of crimes […]

01.18.2018

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Cloud

The Value of the Connected Cloud

Heading to Avaya ENGAGE end of this month? Join Ed Wadbrook on Tuesday, January 30 and learn more about driving digital transformation in public clouds. Click here to see full session details. The digital transformation isn’t coming—it’s already here. As enterprises work to make the most of this evolution, their priorities are often centered on […]

01.16.2018

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Cloud

Is 2018 the Year You Migrate to a Newer Platform?

Maybe your email server is nearing end of life and you’re stuck trying to figure out what’s next—do you upgrade or move to Office 365? There are some instances when updating existing hardware isn’t as cost effective or efficient than migrating to a new platform—like the cloud or a hybrid data center—altogether. In this post, […]

01.11.2018

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Retail

With All the Concern About the Retail Customer Experience, Who’s Worrying About Analytics?

If you’re in the retail space, the conversation of “delivering the ultimate customer experience” is as prolific as conversations about inventory management, supply chain operations and P&L statements. It’s top of mind as retailers look to capitalize on industry white space, remain competitive in overly saturated markets and see retention soar. In fact, Gartner contends […]

01.09.2018

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Partner

In Good Hands: Lorien Health Systems

“We’re a nursing home company that doesn’t like nursing homes,” says Lou Grimmel, CEO of Lorien Health Systems. A pretty powerful statement for a CEO of one Maryland’s top healthcare systems comprised of nine nursing homes, five assisted living homes and a rehab facility. With a sterling reputation and nearly 40 years in business, Grimmel […]

01.06.2018

Cybersecurity

Announcements

Meltdown & Spectre Q&A: Two Major Chip Flaws Could Leave Devices Vulnerability to Security Threats

This week, a major announcement about two chip flaws—called Meltdown and Spectre—made headlines that have the potential to impact billions of devices around the world. The flaws exist in what is regarded as the “brain” of devices. According to a CNN article, researchers are saying that “almost every computing system—desktops, laptops, smartphones, and cloud servers—is […]

01.05.2018

Partner

Resilience Begins with Flexibility

With the pace of disruption and change going on in today’s digital marketplace—from the continued growth of cloud to the increasingly strategic importance of IT and the risks posed by security breaches—companies must be resilient if they want to stay competitive. The way to maintain resilience as collaboration needs evolve is by relying on technology […]

01.04.2018

Carrier Services

4 Tech Predictions for 2018

With 2018 just around the corner, Carousel experts have been ruminating about what’s in store for 2018. Here are what some of our top minds said about what IT leaders should expect in the next 12 months. Darryl Senese, VP, Carrier Services SD-WAN. It’s really a game changer, allowing IT leaders to do different things […]

12.19.2017

Security

Assumption of Breach, Part I: A New Approach to Cyber Security

Several large enterprises have been victimized by catastrophic cyber security incidents over the past few years. They’re so severe, they even caused executives to resign and profits to disappear. In the wake of these high-profile incidents, the media’s message has been clear: if organizations with nearly unlimited resources can be compromised, data breaches are inevitable […]

12.12.2017