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BYOD Drives Need for Context-aware Security and Consolidated Management: Aruba Networks Podcast

May 16, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment

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In seemingly the blink of an eye, we’ve witnessed an evolution from employees carrying almost nothing but Blackberry’s to the bring your own device era, driven by iPhones, iPads, Androids, Windows phones and all manner of computing and communication devices. In the midst of it all is Carousel Industries’ partner Aruba Networks, which builds the wired and wireless networking components and tools that make BYOD possible. To check the pulse of the BYOD movement, we checked in with Robert Fenstermacher, director of product and solutions marketing at Aruba, who brought us up to speed in this information-packed podcast. 4 Steps… Continue Reading ›

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SaaS Optimization: How WAN Acceleration Speeds Up the Cloud

April 30, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment
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For years WAN optimization technology has been helping companies improve the performance of applications that must be delivered over long distances while also reducing the bandwidth required, in some cases dramatically so. But with the advent of software-as-a-service applications (SaaS), companies that use WAN optimization technology were basically out of luck. Since they don’t own both ends of the connection, they couldn’t very well install a WAN optimization appliance at each end. Carousel Industries partner Riverbed Technology has changed that equation, as we cover in this information packed podcast with Joe Ghory, senior product manager at Riverbed. His company recently… Continue Reading ›

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State of the Security Marketplace – Fortinet Podcast Interview

April 18, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment
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As we’ve previously reported, the IT security threat landscape has changed in the last couple of years, shifting from one dominated by “bored hackers” to one where monetary gain is the primary objective. “[Today] we’re seeing a large component of organized crime, corporate espionage and terrorism,” says Kevin Flynn, senior manager of product marketing for Fortinet, a Carousel Industries partner that is a leader in the unified threat management security space. To properly protect themselves in this environment, companies have to adjust their thinking when it comes to security. Listen to the whole discussion in this information packed podcast. Mind… Continue Reading ›

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What is a Network Fabric – Juniper Networks Interview

April 6, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment
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Listen to the full podcast interview on Network Fabrics now! Anyone who pays attention to data networking technology has likely heard the term “fabric” bandied about with respect to data center networks. To learn more about what fabrics are and the benefits they provide, we talked with Dhritiman Dasgupta, director of product marketing in the platform and systems division at Juniper Networks, a Carousel Industries partner and a leading company in this space. Fabrics and the Evolution of Campus and Data Center Networks For 25 or 30 years we’ve been building networks in campus and branch locations that are intended… Continue Reading ›

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CFD Modeling Podcast: Get a Handle on Your Data Center Airflow

March 6, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment
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Listen to the Computational Fluid Dynamics Podcast Jamie Davis as been working in and around data centers for some 25 years, so when he gets excited about any given data center technology, you can bet it’s with good reason. And he is absolutely excited about how computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technology is being used to create 3-dimensional models that help data center engineers make solid decisions on data center layout and cooling infrastructure.  Listen to this information packed Podcast to get all the details. “Gartner says by 2013 all data center design is going to be done with 3D modeling,”… Continue Reading ›

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Facing the Top Challenges Confronting IT: Avaya Podcast

February 6, 2012 By Editor Leave a Comment

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As a leading vendor that supplies infrastructure and tools to help customers address business requirements around voice, data and unified communications, Avaya sees first-hand the biggest challenges companies are facing. But it also knows how to address them. In this information packed podcast, we caught up with Steven Bandrowczak, Vice President of Global Accounts at Avaya, to get his thoughts on what he sees as the most vexing IT challenges of the day. 3 Biggest Challenges Facing IT Without hesitation, Bandrowczak cites the bring your own device phenomenon as the # 1 trend, “in every industry, every size segment, every… Continue Reading ›

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A 4-Step Strategy for Big Data Center Energy Savings: Schneider Electric / APC Podcast

November 7, 2011 By Editor 1 Comment

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Too many companies are leaving money on the table when it comes to their data centers – or, more accurately, tossing it out the window. That’s because they don’t spend the time and effort to ensure their data centers are as energy efficient as they can be, and wind up spending more than they have to on data center power and cooling. Take a listen to this information packed podcast to get some tips on how to remedy the problem from Russell Senesac, the director of data center business for APC by Schneider Electric, a Carousel partner. As you’ll hear… Continue Reading ›

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Trends in the Modern Contact Center: Zeacom Podcast Interview

August 15, 2011 By Editor Leave a Comment

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We’ve all had our share of nightmare customer service calls but Miles Valentine is on a mission to keep them to a minimum. Valentine is CEO of Zeacom, a leading provider of customer contact center and telephony integration software, and a Carousel partner. For the latest installment in our podcast series, we spoke to him about trends in the Contact Center area, including the adoption of unified communications technologies, the integration of social media into call centers and how call centers can affect the company brand, for better or worse.  In this information packed interview, we discuss all of these… Continue Reading ›

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Jabra Podcast Interview: In a Unified Communications World, Voice is Still King

August 8, 2011 By Editor 1 Comment

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Imagine you’re viewing a webcast and the presenter runs into a glitch that prevents him from advancing to the next slide for a few seconds. No big deal, we’ve all seen that lots of times, right? You don’t give it a second thought. But what if the audio keeps cutting out, so you’re missing a few words every 30 seconds or so? That you can’t handle; it touches a primal annoyance button deep inside you. If it keeps up you’ll likely click on the X and be done with the whole thing. Such is the power of voice communications, even… Continue Reading ›

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Amcom Interview: The Changing Face of Hospital Communications

June 8, 2011 By Editor Leave a Comment

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Remember the days when Communication Systems in hospitals meant pagers for doctors and speaking to an operator before getting transferred to a room for you? Those days are quickly disappearing as hospitals automate processes and make their communications infrastructure the focal point of that effort. Take a listen to this fascinating interview with Brian Edds, from Carousel partner Amcom Software, in which we discuss the ways hospitals are changing and the ways in which they are using data, mobile devices and communications systems to strealine processes, improve patient care and lower costs. Some of the topics we review include: Mobility… Continue Reading ›

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