VAR White Papers
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IT Industry Outlook 2021: Rebuilding For The Future
2/3/2021
It didn’t take long for the optimism of a new decade to wear off. By the end of Q1 2020, companies everywhere were reeling as they reckoned with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sadly, the impact of the virus was too much for many firms, leaving millions of workers unemployed and driving thousands of businesses to close their doors. Those companies that stayed afloat had to act quickly in order to enable their remote workforce and maintain operations.
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Advanced Cybersecurity For Managed Service Providers
10/21/2022
Are you ready to take the next step with your cybersecurity? Discover how to implement sound, best practice cybersecurity operations, technology and behavior with a broad view of the aspects of cybersecurity MSPs serving small-to-medium businesses need to understand and implement.
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Drones/UAS Glossary: Terms & Definitions For Beginners
11/5/2021
Learn the basic terminology for the drone/UAS technology. From accelerometers to yaw (and everything in between), CompTIA’s Drone Advisory Council compiled a comprehensive list of words and phrases that beginners should know if they’re looking to start a drone business initiative.
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It’s Show Season! ISVs Share Effective Event Strategies
9/20/2023
Trade shows are effective for recruiting retail IT software partners, with software executives discussing successful strategies at an RSPA Niche & Startup ISV Community meeting.
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Where’s Our Industry Heading? Follow The Distributors
3/1/2023
Jim Roddy, President & CEO at the RSPA, discusses his prediction for the future of UCaaS (Unified Communications as a Service) and EVCaaS (Electric Vehicle Charging Stations as a Service).
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Business Opportunities In Emerging Technologies: 5G
4/2/2020
Each year, the members of CompTIA’s Emerging Technology Community produce a Top 10 Emerging Technologies list that reflects what key players in the industry see as the new technologies that are poised to be the most impactful to their businesses. In 2019, 5G ranked No. 3, moving up from its fifth position in 2018.
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State Of The Channel 2021
8/30/2021
CompTIA’s State of the Channel 2021 provides an in-depth review of the trends shaping the technology ecosystems of US, Canada, UK, Benelux and ANZ.
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Cyberstates 2021: The Definitive Guide To The U.S. Tech Industry And Tech Workforce
4/8/2021
The tech workforce consists of two primary components, represented as a single figure by the ‘net tech employment’ designation. The foundation is the set of technology professionals working in technical positions, such as IT support, network engineering, software development, data scientist, and related roles. Many of these professionals work for technology companies (46.5 percent), but many others are employed by organizations across every industry sector in the U.S. economy (53.5 percent).
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The Cloud Applications Playbook: Success Strategies For SaaS Vendors And Solution Providers
7/14/2021
The world is changing, and technology is leading the charge. Digital transformation, long a buzzword, is now in full effect. As a result of the pandemic in, many more companies support a distributed workforce and rapidly transitioning to cloud applications, also known as Software as a Service (SaaS), to provide anywhere access at any time.
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A CEO’s Guide To Choosing An IT Service Provider
10/21/2022
The decision to select an IT service provider or managed service provider (MSP) is critical to any organization. As a business or technology leader, you need to be prepared to ask the tough, important questions to ensure that your IT provider is qualified to meet your needs. Along with legal and accounting, there are few service categories that require a trusted partner to handle and manage sensitive information as your technology provider. Choosing an IT partner requires someone who can be trusted to design, access, administer and secure your computer networks and data.