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Nov 17, 2014, 18:17 PM
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CompTIA Staff
In the coming months and years, technology companies will face a significant shortfall in skilled IT workers. With 86 percent of hirers saying IT certifications are a priority, they are an obvious choice for individuals looking to improve their career progressions or unlock new opportunities. For organisations too, certifications provide the job-relevant skills to upskill their new and existing staff.
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Nov 17, 2014, 18:04 PM
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Carolyn April
Cloud adoption has jumped 90 percent since 2010, according to CompTIA’s 5th Annual Trends in Cloud Computing, and resellers, solution providers, MSPs and other channel types are reporting a sunny outlook related to cloud revenue. But that doesn’t mean channel firms aren’t experiencing growing pains.
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Nov 12, 2014, 17:56 PM
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Eric Larson
Companies want to hire new employees, but seem a little slow on the uptake, perhaps because of the candidate pool. Here are a few ways to look at job applicants with a little less skepticism, without losing quality outcomes.
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Nov 10, 2014, 21:15 PM
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Brian Sherman
The IT industry’s over HP’s announcement that the company will split in two, and Brian Sherman breaks it down in this week’s ChannelTrends.
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Nov 10, 2014, 15:00 PM
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Michelle Peterson
In honor of Veterans Day, we asked CompTIA members with military backgrounds to share insight on how the industry can help veterans transitioning from military service find viable careers in the IT industry. This is the second piece in our three-part series.
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Nov 7, 2014, 22:02 PM
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Brian Sherman
There’s no better place to see collaboration in action than a gathering of solution providers, vendors, agents and other channel professionals. The combined sessions of the CompTIA Advisory Councils was a perfect example of teamwork as providers, master agents and a variety of vendors all shared their points of view and worked through various concerns. “Everyone was on the same page in the discussions instead of coming up with separate ideas and trying to reconcile them later,” said Joe Infante, president of Dynamic Strategies. “It forced us to validate the discussions.”
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Nov 7, 2014, 21:43 PM
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Emily Matzelle
Logan Murphy of Fort Collins, Colorado, is an IT consultant with Long View Systems. Just recently, he became CompTIA A+ certified and even more recently discovered that he was the one millionth IT pro to do so!
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Nov 7, 2014, 21:33 PM
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CompTIA Staff
Veteran BBC broadcaster Maggie Philbin used her keynote address at EMEA to encourage the IT industry to fight harder than ever to attract the most promising young people. Tomorrow’s technology, she said, depends on new ideas.
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Nov 7, 2014, 21:29 PM
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CompTIA Staff
Following two highly productive CompTIA UK Channel Community meetings earlier in 2014, the year’s final meeting in London on 5 November saw the largest audience yet, a diverse group that spanned the British IT industry spectrum.
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Nov 7, 2014, 21:18 PM
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CompTIA Staff
Intel’s Frank Raimondi used the EMEA stage to present his three strategies for developing successful and profitable partner relationships, and invited a panel of guests to discuss their own experiences.
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Nov 6, 2014, 20:56 PM
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Todd Thibodeaux
If you’re a veteran seeking to get started in or advance your IT career, read on to learn more about and get started on any of our various certifications.
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Nov 6, 2014, 18:10 PM
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Michelle Peterson
In honor of Veterans Day, we asked CompTIA members with military backgrounds to share insight on how the industry can help veterans transitioning from military service find viable careers in the IT industry. This is the third piece in our three-part series.
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Nov 6, 2014, 16:49 PM
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Michelle Peterson
In honor of Veterans Day, we asked CompTIA members with military backgrounds to share insight on how the industry can help veterans transitioning from military service find viable careers in the IT industry. This is the first post in our three-part series.
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Nov 4, 2014, 16:42 PM
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Seth Robinson
Cloud computing is starting to truly transform business operations, according to findings from CompTIA’s new 5th Annual Trends in Cloud Computing study. As companies integrate cloud, they’ll encounter a variety of challenges, but now’s the time to dive in and discover the new IT ecosystem that is being created.
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Oct 31, 2014, 21:04 PM
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Brian Sherman
Small business owners used to buy and install adequate AV software packages themselves without major technical issues, but the threats and the complexity of the protection schemes have risen beyond their capabilities. IT security is no longer just an annual install or occasional update — it’s an ongoing responsibility.
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