CompTIA Blog

  • CompTIA Quick Takes: The Internet of Things

    Jun 21, 2017, 16:57 PM by CompTIA
    The Internet of Things is projected to infuse some $7.1 trillion of value into the global information technology economy by the year 2020. It’s a trend that was predicted for years, but it’s finally happening now. How will the sales channel capitalize, and when will it start reaping the benefits? Watch CompTIA's Quick Take on The Internet of Things, produced by CompTIA's Industry Advisory Councils.
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  • James Stanger in the News: New Certifications Combat Increasing Cybersecurity Threats

    Jun 21, 2017, 14:00 PM by James Stanger
    James Stanger talks about CompTIA’s new certifications that validate the IT professionals who combat cybersecurity threats.
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  • Canadian Community Focuses on Changing Business Trends

    Jun 19, 2017, 19:06 PM by Brian Sherman
    Three of the most taxing concerns for today's channel professionals involve innovation, strategy, and shifts in sales methodologies. The CompTIA Canadian IT Business Community brought several experts into their latest meeting to share their experiences and insight in those areas and to conduct small group workshops to discuss individual challenges.
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  • BAAC to the Future

    Jun 16, 2017, 17:03 PM by Jim Hamilton
    The prevailing theme at the meeting of the Business Applications Advisory Council, an industry think-tank working through the channel opportunities around business applications, was not missing opportunities.
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  • Exam Development Process Helps CompTIA SME Learn, Give Back

    Jun 16, 2017, 17:03 PM by Graeme Vermeulen
    CompTIA Subject Matter Expert Graeme Vermeule shares his experience of helping to update the CompTIA Cloud+ exam.
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  • CompTIA 2017 Excellence in Cybersecurity Awards Winners are Honored

    Jun 16, 2017, 15:31 PM by Lana Sansur
    This week, CompTIA held its third annual Excellence in Cybersecurity Award ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. The ceremony recognizes members of Congress and federal agency program managers who are making important strides in using federal resources wisely to improve the cybersecurity skills of those who work for the U.S. Government.
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  • Success Starts with Certifications

    Jun 13, 2017, 16:29 PM by CompTIA
    Almost every industry needs professionals with IT skills. By adding IT certifications to your list of expertise, a whole new world opens up.
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  • SysAdmin Turns Hobby Into IT Career With CompTIA Certs

    Jun 12, 2017, 17:01 PM by Matthew Stern
    Alan Killingsworth has lived a creative life that’s taken him far afield of the tech world. But when he decided he wanted to get back to his computing roots, Western Governors University and CompTIA showed him network security helped him embark on a new career path.
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  • 5 Reasons Why YOU Should Be at ChannelCon

    Jun 9, 2017, 19:39 PM by Debra B. McCraw
    This year's ChannelCon includes a full track of sessions specifically designed for IT pros to help you stay up to date on what’s happening in IT while earning CEUs. While there are many reasons that you should attend, here are our top five.
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  • Elevate the Customer Experience; Focus on Your People, Process and Purpose

    Jun 8, 2017, 18:58 PM by Kirk Robinson
    With all eyes on the customer experience, the pressure is on to meet and exceed expectations – especially when it comes to IT services. Keeping the business up and running securely is a must and yet today’s businesses want and need more from their trusted IT advisors.
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  • CompTIA Offers Assistance on Florida’s Terms and Conditions

    Jun 8, 2017, 18:20 PM by Jennifer Saha
    The State of Florida’s Department of Management Services has recently proposed some changes to their standard terms and conditions for state contracts. The state’s Agency for State Technology recently survived an attempt to decentralize technology funding, estimated at more than $700m annually. The proposed changes to the state’s standard terms and conditions take the state in the wrong direction. CompTIA expressed some concerns with the proposed changes and, with $700 million on the line in technology spending annually, we are hopeful that Florida hears our concerns and takes them to heart.
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  • ChannelTrends: Diversity Is the Future of IT

    Jun 8, 2017, 13:08 PM by Brian Sherman
    The IT industry must do a better job of attracting and properly preparing the next generation workforce for success, and outreach to underutilized communities is a great starting point. CompTIA's new Advancing Diversity in Technology Community is exploring options to help make that happen, developing programs to empower and expand the pool of talent available to IT companies.
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  • Adult ESL Students Learn English While Earning CompTIA Certifications

    Jun 7, 2017, 20:32 PM by Debra B. McCraw
    In the Community Education English as a Second Language (ESL) Computer Maintenance Class at El Dorado High School in El Paso, Texas, students simultaneously improve their English skills while gaining IT skills and preparing for CompTIA certifications.
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  • Demystifying IT Careers: Networking

    Jun 5, 2017, 15:20 PM by Debra B. McCraw
    Today, most of us understand that devices connect to a network to transmit data, but do you know what networking really means? Let’s take a closer look at what networking is and what a networking professional does.
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  • Wonder Woman's Arsenal Is YOURS with CompTIA Certifications

    Jun 2, 2017, 15:24 PM by Matthew Stern
    The new Wonder Woman movie opens in theaters today. With her superhuman skills and specialized set of tools, the story of DC Comics' most famous superheroine can give us some pointers on how to look at IT work and CompTIA certifications – ones that both the wondrous women and great guys of IT can appreciate.
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