Lisa Archer Posts

More than 60 guests at our U.K. luncheon today were keen to learn more about cloud phenomena, cloud best practices and trends and understand how CompTIA Cloud Essentials certification can help companies of all sizes. Speakers at the event included Brant Seethaler of ITPreneurs, Ian Moyse, an industry authority on cloud security, and Andy Nickolls of SkillSoft. John McGlinchey, vice president, Europe & Middle East, CompTIA, welcomed the group and explained that CompTIA Cloud Essentials certif ...

With so much hype and so many different ways of describing the cloud, people are left feeling scared and confused.   Ian Moyse, U.K. sales director, Workbooks.com, believes that we shouldn’t be scared of the cloud and instead ask ourselves the simple question if cloud can help.  Moyse has found that by trying one cloud-based application that genuinely helps us means we are far more likely to become “cloud committed.”Moyse has more than 26 years IT experience, sits on the board of Eurocloud UK, h ...

On March 6th, our UK office hosts a partner luncheon on cloud computing and the need for education and certification. Led by John McGlinchey, vice president, EMEA, CompTIA, the luncheon will feature Ian Moyse, a well-known authority on cloud security. Moyse is the U.K. sales director for Workbooks.com, a Eurocloud U.K. board member and Cloud Industry Forum Governance board member.  Below is a post from Moyse on his insights into the cloud computing trend.2012 is rumored as the tipping point for ...

From 2006-2010, one billion units of Internet-enabled devices were sold across Europe.  Ninety percent of those units were mobile devices.  Is your enterprise ready to embrace mobility?During a session at our EMEA Member Conference, panelists discussed the growing role of mobility and mobile devices in today’s enterprises.  Neal Louw, CTO of Dimension Data Europe, a $5 billion systems integrator, urged the audience to think of mobile enterprise not as evolution but revolution. It's a game change ...

At this year’s CompTIA EMEA Members Conference, Steve Head delivered an energetic, fun-packed and inspiring closing keynote that finished with a standing ovation.Through a series of comical stories and exercises, Head helped his audience understand that we are drawn to finding faults rather than focusing on what is right and working.  We need to be conscious of this and instead of ‘sweating the small stuff’ we need to focus on the good stuff!In a world where we are all looking to deliver more wi ...

During EMEA this week, John McGlinchey, CompTIA’s regional sales director, shared his experience in 10 top tips to grow business: Social Media - Social media has become mainstream media.  But we need to ask ourselves one simple question and that is, “have we mastered social media?”   McGlinchey explains that we have a lot to learn in order to be effective.  We need to realize that at the heart of social media should be trust and respect for our customers.  We need to engage, reply and response t ...

We are delighted to have Julie Meyer, chief executive and founder of Ariadne Capital, original business development advisor in Skype and star of BBC’s Dragon’s Den Online, deliver the opening keynote at this year’s CompTIA EMEA Members Conference.Meyer will provide insight into the digital world and explain why establishing new digital business models has become the cornerstone for future business growth.  In her “Ecosystem EconomicsTM”, large organisations (known colourfully as Goliath) and the ...

Human motivation guru Steve Head is set to deliver a dynamic and inspiring presentation at the CompTIA EMEA Member Conference. During his 45-minute closing keynote, Steve will take you on a journey of self-awareness that will increase your ability to positively impact on others, minimise conflict and improve both your personal and team performance. After his session, you will be able to apply one idea immediately that will help you at a personal / team level.In a recent interview we asked Steve ...