NWMAP Telecom in 2015; Cloud Solutions

It was  another informative and inspiring year at the Las Vegas Channel Partners Telecom Conference and Expo. The NWMAP Team was able to gleam some insight into what the hottest trends are as we move forward into 2015. Not surprisingly the Cloud was in the spotlight: New solutions, security, and filling some gaps for businesses of all sizes. The expo is also a wonderful experience in networking, We were able to reinforce partnerships with some of our 40+ carriers and build new partnerships as well. The concerns and strategies  for businesses were addressed, such as opportunities for growth and flexibility, all easily accomplished with The Cloud.

One of our carrier partnerships, Evolve IP, stood out in the direction NWMAP wants to move toward. Evolve IP answers how to move your desktop and phone system to the Cloud, log on with multiple devices easily, add wifi for consumers, and unifying deployment and device management issues in hybrid environments. What we love about Evolve IP is not only their expertise in all things Cloud, but a plethora of information offered on their blog: http://blog.evolve.net

Looking forward in 2015 we’re excited about our various carriers like Evolve IP, Rapid Scale, and Matrix who’ve turned their solutions focus on the cloud and offer outstanding services regarding the hot topic this year. More on this in the following months- we’ll highlight specific services and how they’re helping businesses grow, save money, and rest easy with peace of mind security solutions.

Telecom in the News!

Each month NWMAP Telecom likes to feature Telecom events that made it in the news or pertinent info to your need-to-know Telecom info. We haven’t updated this in a couple of months now so we’d like to start anew this month by sharing WHERE we get our news from.

Many sites have frequently updated Tech and Telecom info in abundance, but not all of it is pertinent to everyone. We focus on widespread news that benefits or affects many people. Lately we’ve been focusing on business, sales approach, and other aspects within the Telecom industry itself.

Some great daily info for CIO’s and even CEO’s is at the Harvard Business Review site under the “Blogs” section: http://blogs.hbr.org/ There is a lot of info here from leadership, sales approaches, innovation, and all the other buzz words of the day. Some of it is based largely on opinions, making it subjective in nature, However, there are some gems here so keep on the lookout. Our favorite this month was: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/07/want_to_raise_prices_tell_a_be.html

We also like our Telecom carriers’ blogs. NWMAP has over 40 carriers we represent. These are specific to the needs of our agents at NWMAP and people in the industry. We like Intelysis Blog and Telecom Channel Blog:http://www.intelisys.com/press . Another good one is 8×8: http://www.8×8.com/AboutUs/8x8Blog.aspx

For the daily grind: http://www.networkworld.com/topics/unified-communications.html and http://www.infoworld.com/news. Oh, and one more:http://www.fiercetelecom.com/news . You’re going to find company specific news here and news on the big ones like Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, and Google, etc.