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The UK Channel Community gathered in Birmingham on the 15th of June for CompTIA’s second UKCC meeting of 2016. Hosting 100’s of CompTIA members, some of the best and brightest in the Channel industry, the theme for this event focussed on IT as a business game changer. Breakout sessions discussed everything from data regulations to diversity in the workplace, and high-profile keynote speakers shared a wealth of experience and knowledge with attendees.

When the news that Microsoft intended to purchase LinkedIn came out this week, the initial response of those in the channel ranged from disbelief to bewilderment. Many wondered why a company so heavily focused on line of business applications and infrastructure would want to own a social media site. An even larger question filling the comments sections of several publications was why would they ever pay so much?

In her year-long cybersecurity course at McKinley Technology High School in Washington, D.C., Melanie Wiscount teaches her students a real-world understanding of the ever-changing world of cybersecurity – and helps them get the career endorsement of CompTIA Security+ certification.

The conversations at CompTIA’s latest Canadian IT Business Community meeting centered on both activities, as members discussed a number of tech challenges and opportunities before they headed out for an afternoon on the links.

Social media can help you stand up to stand out. Learn the importance of a brand story, efficient ways to connect with people and how to build a solid, responsive network in this four-part AWIT F2F webinar series.

Brian Richards and Tenette Prevatte – two long-time IT pros – have seen big changes in the day-to-day work of a server administrator, and as subject matter experts for the CompTIA Server+ exam, they’re making sure CompTIA certified pros are set up to handle them.

Remote workforces are terrific productivity boosters that more and more organizations are embracing, particularly in tech. But working from home does have its challenges. It helps to stick to a schedule, establish a proper work space, take breaks, embrace social routines and avoid distractions.

Learn all about thenew CompTIA Channel Standards for Managed IT Solution Providers. These industry best practices and baseline business measures were designed in great part by your peers; those who have built successful managed services practices. Along with a number of other subject matter experts (SMEs), they compiled a list of essential business activities, tools and customer-oriented practices. They ranked issues and opportunities for providers based on their unique perspective and experience and we documented each step and process that would help both new and established providers attain their wildest MSP ambitions.

Some of you may know about many of Jean Alexander’s career accomplishments and how she worked behind the scenes to help make the channel a better place for providers, vendors, distributors and anyone else she encountered along the way. She was a very humble person and would be the last person to brag, but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t proud of those she worked with to make things happen. This post is intended to celebrate the Jean many of us knew, and highlight how she became such a great mentor, industry advocate and friend to all.

The most successful organizations are made up of a diverse group of men and women of all ages. If you follow these tips, you will be better able to attract millennial women, increase overall diversity and, ultimately, strengthen your team, its leadership and opportunities for success

People often talk about how IT is a male-dominated industry, but rarely do something to directly change this. The Creating IT Futures Foundation recently took such a step, graduating its first IT-Ready class intentionally made up of women.