The Carousel Newsletter is a monthly resource for industry news, trends and the latest offerings from Carousel Industries and our Technology Partners.
This month’s focus is on The Next Big Thing.

Fortinet FortiGuard Labs 2018 Threat Landscape Predictions

Fortinet’s renowned FortiGuards Labs sees as the most imminent threats for 2018. From a growing criminal element to the rise of the ransom of commercial services like cloud service providers.

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Contributor: Fortinet

Avaya Announces Court Approval of Restructuring Plan

The next big thing is that Avaya expects to emerge from its restructuring process before the end of this year! Avaya’s new President & CEO, Jim Chirico, had this to say about the future: “In the coming weeks, Avaya will emerge from this process stronger than ever and positioned for long-term success, with the financial flexibility to create even greater value for our customers, partners and stockholders.”

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Contributor: Avaya

Speech Applications in the Workplace

People are becoming accustomed to interacting with Siri, Google Assistant, and Alexa. Voice prompted systems are increasingly accepted, even expected. Enterprises are looking to deploy speech-enabled communications applications. Integrating innovations in voice technology into enterprise-grade UC solutions is the next big thing.

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Contributor: AVST

Digital Transformation is a Reality

Most of today’s networks were designed to provide fast, reliable connectivity, not to meet the new demands that Digital Transformation (DX) will inevitably make on them. A network that is truly digital-ready can dynamically align with the ever-changing needs of the enterprise. Read more to help identify your organization’s DX objectives.

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Contributor: Cisco

Delivering Emergency Communications to the Transportation Industry

Valcom’s First Responder IP Communication Solutions provide immediate notification of an emergency event and provide the opportunity for first responders to participate in announcements, confirm action plans and to pose questions to secure necessary information in a timely manner.

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Contributor: Valcom

Why 802.11ax is The Next Big Thing In Wi-Fi

The 802.11ax specification finally brings a Wi-Fi standard to the network that supports everything we want to do with our wireless LANs.

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Contributor: Cisco Meraki

The Next Big Thing – One Voice Operations Center (OVOC)

During this gift-giving season, AudioCodes gives IT Managers a reason to rejoice with OVOC.

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Contributor: AudioCodes

The next big thing and what it means for small organizations

This year, we’ve seen the Internet of Things go enterprise-grade and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) move from something being talked about to something that’s going live. It will be interesting to see how they develop in 2018. And there are plenty more technologies on the horizon, which experts are already billing as the next big thing.

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Contributor: Verizon

Where Will The Next Big Thing Come From?

Communicating is and will continue to be personal, on personal devices and be networked in ways that even Cloud architects had not imagined.

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Contributor: Instruments

The Next Big Thing In Video is Already Here

Since its inception this spring, the SRT Alliance has added 75 new members to its open-source video transport protocol project. The new protocol is being adopted at an unprecedented rate and continues to grow.

Learn where the next big thing is headed here:

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Contributor: Haivision

Artificial Intelligence emerges into Day to Day Business

AI and RPA (process automation) are similar technologies changing how we analyze and utilize data, execute repetitive tasks and create winning interactions with customers.

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Contributor: InContact

Hack Productivity in the Workplace via Free Book Download

Peter Green, Global Director at Coca-Cola, says “the new ways of working initiative is re-thinking the way we organize work, nudging us toward a more attractive workplace that both drives productivity and engagement. This book counters key challenges we face in the modern workplace with cases and insights, but just as important it is a good and inspirational read.”

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Contributor: Jabra

Dream Gig: The Secret to Success

With the increased availability of Gig-speed internet, there is now a network in place that is capable of transforming more businesses in more places. Companies that understand the power of Gig-speed internet will be able to reshape their operations in ways they never knew possible.

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Contributor: Comcast Business

Why OT Air Gaps = IT Security Chasms

Not long ago, OT was isolated by air-gapped networks. These command-and-control-type networks often ran legacy operating systems and proprietary network technologies that sacrificed security. This approach, often called “security through obscurity,” no longer works.

Learn how you can see and secure devices from corporate and operations networks to production floors.

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Contributor: Forescout

Connecting SBCs and NGFWs for Unprecedented Security Protection

Data network attacks have been mitigated for many years with firewalls and now next generation firewalls (NGFW). One challenge for any NGFW is with SIP-based communications. Having a deep understanding of SIP is essential to securing UC and helps complete the next-generation, truly secure enterprise perimeter.

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Contributor: Ribbon

RingCentral’s Collaborative Communications: Key to Surviving Tomorrow’s Digital Workplace

: In a future workplace dominated by digital, companies must embrace new technologies to thrive. RingCentral’s innovative solution allows teams, customers, and partners to work the way they want by putting collaboration at the center of their business.

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Contributor: Ringcentral

The Next Big Thing: Improving Customer Engagement Through WebRTC

As we continue to rely more and more on remote assistance and virtual communication, the standards have changed and people must be confident that the technology can be trusted to be the equivalent to a direct personal encounter.

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Contributor: Sonexis

The Evolving OTT Landscape and its Network Implications

OTT video is here to stay, but there are still a lot of questions around the industry at large. For the second year in a row, Level 3 teamed up with Streaming Media and Unisphere Research to discover what the current state of OTT looks like, and the industry’s outlook for the future, particularly given the increasing popularity of virtual reality and 4K video.

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Contributor: Level 3