CompTIA Blog

CompTIA executive vice president of public advocacy wrote an op-ed for Morning Consult on June 19 and described how by 2024, there will be 1.8 million unfilled tech jobs, according to CompTIA. Given technology’s importance to the economy, ensuring that we can fill those jobs should be a national priority.

CompTIA executive vice president of public advocacy, Elizabeth Hyman and director of public advocacy Matthew Starr teamed up to pen an op-ed for the Washington Examiner on July 31. Hyman and Staff emphasize that increased broadband competition will not just make the average consumer experience more gratifying; building a nimble infrastructure today will power the jobs and innovation of tomorrow by providing all industries with the technological tools they need to compete on a global stage.

Growth is crucial to business success, and the IT industry is no exception. How can professional services firms find and train the best and the brightest, or at least the best fit employees to feed their expansion plans?

Women in tech can accelerate their careers by taking a page from men and building their own versions of the “old boys’ network” – a personal advisory board with five key career-boosting allies, according to the keynote speaker at CompTIA’s Advancing Women in Technology Community meeting at ChannelCon.

Our Linux guru, Jason Eckert, is back to “Talk Tech to Me” with a few crash courses on some of the hottest Linux topics. For each of the next three weeks, we’ll have a new post full of commands and step-by-step instructions to help you master Linux.

What's the best way to build an organization of high value? You're going to need capital, but what should an owner do to get his or her hands on that cash?

Business has lost that personal touch today ‒ and consumers are perfectly fine with it. Two marketing gurus discussed the challenges of crossing that digital divide to grow IT services sales at ChannelCon 2017. What insight did they share? Read on...

Cybersecurity continues to be a top focus of state CIOs, in fact, state legislatures and executives have made efforts to increase their states’ cyber preparedness. Large scale policy projects are under way through the National Governors Association Chair and Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe’s initiative, “Meet the Threat: States Confront the Cyber Challenge” and the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Task Force on Cybersecurity.

Matthew Brady has only just begun his ascent up the IT job ladder, but he already has CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Server+ to his name. He sees CompTIA certifications as the key to moving forward in cybersecurity – and CompTIA's CertMaster tool as the way to train.

As those who attended this week's joint meeting of the Cloud and IT Security Communities at ChannelCon in Austin, TX learned, channel firms are increasingly responsible for managing the digital transformation for their business customers. What will they need to tackle those new responsibilities?

CompTIA ChannelCon, held at the JW Marriott Austin, July 31 to August 2, saw the first meeting of the IT association’s new Advancing Diversity in Technology (ADIT) Community.

A few months ago, the SEC was approached about being the US conduit for a US space company delegation to Brazil. The delegation would participate in high level meetings with both Brazilian space companies and government officials. My counterpart in Brazil Reeve Wolford and I have met with both Department of State officials and Trump Administration lead for Western Hemisphere issues Landon Loomis on the concept and all parties have been supportive.

On August 2 at ChannelCon in Austin, Texas, attendees enjoyed a serving of career advice with their breakfast in the session, Great Eggspectations 3.0 – The Best Career Advice Ever. T.C. Doyle, senior content director, channel, of Penton Technologies facilitated a discussion about the best career advice five panelists have received…and the advice that didn’t quite hit the mark.

The SLED Council’s TX Procurement Committee met at CompTIA ChannelCon 2017 to discuss the end of the Texas legislative session, updates to the state’s contract management manual, and vendor performance scoring. Jette Withers, newly appointed Chief Procurement Officer for the state walked the group through plans to roll out enterprise training and make improvements to how agencies contract with the vendor community.

Building a smart city involves a lot of things going right, but it’s not about any one element of it – it’s about all of it. According to experts in this space, a successful smart city means working across departments, serving citizens’ and visitors’ expectations, boosting networks and building partner relationships.