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Anyone can be innovative, according to futurethink’s Lisa Bodell, but real change requires a change in approach. During her keynote speech Tuesday at ChannelCon, Bodell told the audience, “Thinking has to become a daring act.”

Millennials have arrived in the IT industry — and they’re not the entitled, slacker generation we expected, according to Todd Thibodeaux, president and chief executive officer of CompTIA, during his state of the industry keynote speech at ChannelCon 2014. Instead, millennials are already making important changes in the industry.

In today’s complex business environment, a strategic marketing plan can help you make sense of the chaos — especially when it’s coupled with a strategic business plan.

The majority of companies grow by referral, but you can’t control your business if you live off referrals, according to Chris Wiser, CEO of TechSquad. During his talk at ChannelCon’s Managed Services Community meeting, he offered a series of quick marketing tips for channel firms.

In today’s fast-paced and fiscally cautious business environment, it takes a flexible and proactive IT services organization to meet the needs — and demands — of commercial clients. Are you ready, willing and able to succeed when opportunities appear, even those that require significant and swift operational changes?

The portfolio prospects for solution providers have never been brighter, from advanced cloud solutions to the Internet of Things. But with so much effort required to transform an IT business — and the considerable time and fine-tuning it takes to prepare a new VAR offering for a full-scale rollout — providers, vendors and distribution executives should be investing time and attention into their future products and services.

CompTIA, the leading provider of vendor-neutral skills certifications for the world’s information technology (IT) workforce, today introduced a new version of its CompTIA Security+ exam.

TeamLogic IT-Memphis owner Drayton Mayers knows that his clients each require their own set of business solutions, but they all share one pressing need: airtight data security and privacy. “Every business owner wants to be assured of having the best protection for his or her data and network,” said Mayers, who made earning the vendor-neutral CompTIA Security Trustmark a top priority for his business.

Enhance your business by sitting in on three hour-long courses — available exclusively at ChannelCon — and earning a CompTIA executive certificate, which can help you expand your knowledge and skillset to target your company’s goals and objectives. The 2014 ChannelCon offerings include the Executive Certificate in Business Agility, the Executive Certificate in Channel Management and the CompTIA Online Executive Certificate in Cloud, Mobility or IT Security.

Leveraging its leadership on early-stage capital issues, the Utah Technology Council (UTC) has played a transformative role in the development and passage of legislation impacting Utah’s technology industry. Hear from Richard R. Nelson on how UTC is becoming the voice of technology in the state.

ChannelCon’s Community Day, set for Aug. 4, is when CompTIA’s most engaged members gather to share insights, network with peers and build initiatives that drive the IT industry forward. Start your day with the Community Breakfast: 8 Nuggets to Start Your Day, where leaders from CompTIA’s eight communities will entice you to attend their meetings.

IT is a great place for women — that’s the simple message Dream IT, a new program by CompTIA’s AWIT Community, is sharing with 10,000 people this year. Through speaking engagements and the new AWIT Career Resource Center, and the community is both spreading the word and compiling a robust packet of slides, videos and instructions for those who would like to share their stories. “All we need are volunteers,” said project lead Cathy Alper.

Beginning with a hearty community breakfast, ChannelCon’s Community Day features collaborative meetings open to anyone who has an interest in driving their particular niche of the IT channel. If you’ve never been to a CompTIA community meeting, don’t be shy. Check out the schedule and join us.

Dublin tech Andrew Murphy said after using CertMaster, he felt 100% ready to sit for his CompTIA A+ exams. Read more about his experience with CompTIA’s new neuroscience-based, adaptive learning tool.

Happy customers are loyal, less expensive and willing to pay more, according to insight from this summer’s CompTIA UK Channel Community Meeting. Under the theme “Managing Toward Business Excellence,” speakers touched on areas every company can start improving immediately: team excellence, operational excellence and customer service excellence. Read on.