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The Value of Avaya in the Cloud

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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Communication and Trust: Building Blocks of Successful Vendor-Partner Relationships

What two qualities do channel partners value the most in a technology vendor? Afton Lucente, Director of Field and Channel Marketing at NWN Carousel, 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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Technology: It’s Always On

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 NWN Carousel, a leader in the industry located right here in Exeter. […]

12.05.2017

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60 Cybersecurity Predictions For 2018

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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Tech firms scrounging for skilled workers training their own

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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CRN Interview: NWN Carousel Executive On Why Cisco Security Is An ‘Enormous’ Opportunity For The Channel

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

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Today’s channel rundown – 1 November 2017

MSP’s specialization Exeter, Rhode Island-based MSP NWN Carousel has attained the highest level of certification around Cisco’s security products, the Cisco Master Security Specialization, it announced today. The Specialization recognizes partners who make the biggest investments in the vendor’s security portfolio and fulfil requirements around three categories: technology capabilities, sales expertise and Cisco Lifecycle Services. Individual […]

11.02.2017

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NWN Carousel Racks Up Cisco Master Specializations

Rhode Island-based NWN Carousel just racked up its third Cisco Master Specialization, attaining the Master Security Specialization, the company announced Wednesday. The Cisco partner also recently achieved a Master Collaboration Specialization and Master in the Cisco Cloud and Managed Services Program (CMSP). When NWN Carousel acquired neighboring partner Atrion a year ago, it gained a significant Cisco practice, and […]

11.02.2017

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10 Things Partners Need To Know About Extreme’s New Partner Program

Partners hailing from Avaya, Brocade Communications and Zebra Technologies cheered as Extreme Networks unveiled its new Partner Program today at Extreme Global Partner Summit in Orlando, Fla. “They’re significantly increasing their value in the field with this. It’s absolutely great news for partners,” said James Marsh, chief revenue officer and owner of NWN Carousel, an […]

10.25.2017

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Talent Shortage: How to Hire, Keep Key Personnel

The unemployment rate for cybersecurity professionals is zero — that’s right, there are more jobs open than there are people in this field that are looking for work. That makes hiring and retaining top IT talent very important for businesses today. Channel partners looking to offer value-added services and develop their own IP can’t afford the loss of […]

10.23.2017