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Don’t ever overlook the fact that as a vendor your partners almost always have options, especially in the cloud era where it’s become easier to shift allegiances and swap out solutions. What can suppliers and distributors do to better enable their partners?

The Managed Print Services Community shares its insights on how to reach Managed Print enlightenment by following the three major process steps – assess and design, implement and manage and measure.

The CompTIA ChannelCon Vendor Summit kicked into high gear in Chicago with keynote speaker Tiffani Bova, VP and Distinguished Analyst with Gartner. With her usual enthusiasm and a heavily research- backed presentation, she provided an overview of the key opportunities and challenges facing todays (and tomorrow’s) channel vendors.

ChannelCon 2015 keynoter, New York Times best-selling author Adam Alter, emphasized the importance of environment and context in developing successful, long-term business relationships. Alter focused on three paths to help you better understand and connect with your customers.

During the CompTIA Cloud Community’s meeting at ChannelCon 2015, members of the group’s leadership team discussed the real opportunities and issues that “born in the cloud” businesses face today.

Are there more mobile phone in the world than there are toothbrushes? Today’s CompTIA Mobility Community discusses how mobility re-use and recycling can affect their businesses.

ChannelCon 2015 attendees share their security tales of horror and what they did (or could not do) to rectify the situation.

Technology vendors, distributors and channel partners come together for the IT channel’s hottest summer event.

In honor of SysAdmin Appreciation Day this coming Friday, we spoke with IT system administrators about the most rewarding nature of their work – solving problems – as well as those who have benefited from SysAdmins getting them out of many a jam.

The information technology (IT) jobs landscape is never static. It reflects the steady state of innovation and the vast array of tech-driven changes taking place across the economy.

When Managed IT Services provider Virteva seeks to hire entry-level personnel, recruiters carefully consider each job candidate’s technical skills. But they also look closely at personality. It is precisely because Virteva needs employees with such “soft” work skills that it has chosen to partner with IT-Ready in Minneapolis.

Failure is always an option. No matter how hard some people try or how many resources they allocate to their endeavors, there is always a certain amount of risk that can’t be accounted for. Read on to learn about a few common errors and missteps that can contribute significantly to the demise of a solutions provider organization.

A word to the wise from the panelists; don’t rush things, take your time and ensure proper controls are in place. Gain early adopters, and use pilot programs to link these technologies to business success.

The CompTIA New and Emerging Technologies Committee recently announced its leadership for the newly minted committee.