Featured CompTIA Content
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First IoT Study From CompTIA Suggests There Will Be Opportunity For The Channel
11/11/2014
A research brief published by CompTIA last month, Sizing up the Internet of Things, outlines the potential for the Internet of Things (IoT) to create new business opportunities for the IT channel. U.S. IT companies responding to this first study on the IoT by CompTIA, however, are split — almost exactly down the middle — on their view of this topic, which is finding its way into more and more headlines.
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TechAmerica Foundation Examines Federal Civil Agency IT Budgets At Its 2014 Conference
11/7/2014
On the second day of TechAmerica Foundation’s Vision Federal Market Forecast Conference, participants came together to examine ways to provide technological innovations and cost-effective solutions to cash-strapped federal civilian agencies.
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Channel Transitions Midwest Speakers Offer MSPs “Steps To Success”
10/15/2014
Executives representing CompTIA, GFI MAX, Mercury, and Worldpay provide guidance to 100+ channel professionals at Chicago conference
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CompTIA Index Reveals Revenues On Target
9/12/2014
According to the CompTIA IT Industry Business Confidence Index, revenues are reported as being on target or better for 72 percent of IT companies, with 15 percent ahead of their goals. CompTIA surveyed 293 companies for the study.
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IT Business Confidence Index Falls Slightly in Q3, But Optimism Prevails
9/10/2014
The CompTIA IT Industry Business Confidence Index declined slightly in Q3, but still remains firmly in positive territory for 2014.
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Drive Sales With CompTIA's New IT Security Assessment Wizard
8/28/2014
CompTIA’s IT Security Community has introduced a new tool to help drive sales: The IT Security Assessment Wizard. The online wizard — accessible to CompTIA members and registered users — offers brick wall visual representation and an assessment form including service provider contact information and client answers.
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Avoid Managed Services Shortcuts, Maximize Efficiency & Profits
8/12/2014
I’ve written in the past about the need to be running efficiently to be most effective with the as-a-Service model. During a recent conversation at CompTia ChannelCon, I was reminded how important it is to not just use the right software in your managed services practice, but to have it properly configured.
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Lisa Bodell To Give Keynote Address At ChannelCon
8/1/2014
CompTIA, the IT industry trade association, is set to host its annual ChannelCon, August 4 to 6 in Phoenix. In addition to many panels, sessions, and presentations at the event, it features keynote speaker Lisa Bodell, CEO of futurethink, a research and training firm specializing in helping businesses embrace the change that is a normal part of a company’s progression and to become top innovators in their field.
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6 Reasons ChannelCon Is Different From Other IT Channel Events
8/1/2014
Members of the IT Channel are heading to Phoenix for CompTIA’s ChannelCon, August 4-6. Kelly Ricker, senior VP of events and education for CompTIA, points out the event is different from others in the industry — providing different opportunities and benefits for attendees.
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CompTIA Study: BYOD Implementation Is Slow, Despite Hype
6/30/2014
By now, most businesses have heard the buzz surrounding bring-your-own-device (BYOD) initiatives. However, many of them aren’t buying in. A recent CompTIA survey finds that 51 percent of large enterprise firms don’t allow employees to bring their own devices to work.