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In Monday’s Future Leader’s meeting at ChannelCon 2015 there was one thing everybody agreed upon – no one wants to be stereotyped. How working across generations will help us all reach common goals.

ChannelCon 2015 keynoter, New York Times best-selling author Adam Alter, emphasized the importance of environment and context in developing successful, long-term business relationships. Alter focused on three paths to help you better understand and connect with your customers.

Hindsight is 20/20. What advice would you go back and give your younger self? CompTIA’s 2015 ChannelChanger, Samantha Ciaccia knocks it out of the park.

During the CompTIA Cloud Community’s meeting at ChannelCon 2015, members of the group’s leadership team discussed the real opportunities and issues that “born in the cloud” businesses face today.

Are there more mobile phone in the world than there are toothbrushes? Today’s CompTIA Mobility Community discusses how mobility re-use and recycling can affect their businesses.

CompTIA’s Advancing Women in Technology (AWIT) guest speaker Mike Agrawal shares stories of her own personal successes, lessons learned, and encourages professionals to find a greater purpose and “Do Cool Sh*t.”

ChannelCon 2015 attendees share their security tales of horror and what they did (or could not do) to rectify the situation.

CompTIA’s Partner Advisory Council, Telecom Advisory Council, Vendor Advisory Council, UK Channel Community, and Advancing Women in IT Community have selected several charitable organizations related to the IT industry to support.

Technology vendors, distributors and channel partners come together for the IT channel’s hottest summer event.

Across the nation, many states have rules and standards around electronic waste (e-waste) recycling and collection. While the standards vary from state to state, several connect collection requirements with the amount of electronics sold within that state by weight.

In honor of SysAdmin Appreciation Day this coming Friday, we spoke with IT system administrators about the most rewarding nature of their work – solving problems – as well as those who have benefitted from SysAdmins getting them out of many a jam.

The information technology (IT) jobs landscape is never static. It reflects the steady state of innovation and the vast array of tech-driven changes taking place across the economy.

When Managed IT Services provider Virteva seeks to hire entry-level personnel, recruiters carefully consider each job candidate’s technical skills. But they also look closely at personality. It is precisely because Virteva needs employees with such “soft” work skills that it has chosen to partner with IT-Ready in Minneapolis.

Failure is always an option. No matter how hard some people try or how many resources they allocate to their endeavors, there is always a certain amount of risk that can’t be accounted for. Read on to learn about a few common errors and missteps that can contribute significantly to the demise of a solutions provider organization.