Lisa Fasold Posts

During CompTIA’s Colloquium conference in Washington, D.C., last month, executives from over 30 leading IT training companies heard from some of the largest tech companies on how they’re training their own staffs. How are they setting an example for their partners? How are they inspiring their employees to continually learn and improve their skills? CompTIA Executive VP Terry Erdle led off the conference and gave a quick rundown on the core education trends.

There is no national standard for how a company must notify its customers in the wake of a data breach. Instead, companies must navigate a complex web of 47 different, often conflicting, state data breach notification laws in the aftermath of a breach.  It can be nearly impossible for companies to determine which state laws apply when a breach occurs. Small businesses suffer from an immense financial compliance burden trying to comply with all these laws, and the tangled web of laws also d ...

During the TechVoice D.C. Fly-In yesterday, David Dimmett of Project Lead The Way presented this eye-opening statistic: Nine out of every 10 high schools in the country don’t offer computer science. With that in mind, a panel debated how the IT industry can help drive STEM success in the U.S. Project Lead the Way prepares students for the global economy. With five programs of study for kindergarten through high school, the company trains teachers. Grades K-5 participate in the la ...

During CompTIA’s Colloquium conference in Washington, D.C., today, executives from over 30 leading IT training companies heard from some of the largest tech companies on how they’re training their own staffs. How are they setting an example for their partners? How are they inspiring their employees to continually learn and improve their skills? CompTIA Executive VP Terry Erdle led off the conference and gave a quick rundown on the core education trends: Personalization. User control ...

The Advancing Women in IT Community celebrated its first official dinner at a CompTIA event, finally moving out of the early morning breakfast slot for meetings, as it has grown steadily each year since its founding. The group is focused on three main initiatives: Evangelism: Create a cadre of IT professionals who are willing to go out into the community to communicate the scope and availability of career opportunities in IT. Career resource platform: Provide an online resource center for anyon ...

Emerging technology trends are causing disruption in all areas of IT, including channel firms. Vendors, resellers and managed service providers (MSPs) are adjusting their offerings to provide the products and services that are in demand as businesses adjust the way they procure and use technology. For MSPs, four of the top issues impacting their business are mobility, Big Data, security and communications. In CompTIA’s Director of Technology Analysis and Market Research Seth Robinson&rsquo ...

Laura Steward Atchison, CEO, Wisdom Learned LLC, gave ChannelCon attendees a tutorial on how to ask the right questions that will give you the answers you need to take your business and life where you want to be – faster.

You don’t know what you don’t know. That’s one of the scariest elements of business. You know your business and do a great job at it, but how do you prep for what you don’t know? And, even scarier, can you prove in court that you do a great job and are prepped for the unknown? Mike Semel, president of Semel Consulting, addressed one of those big unknowns for managed services and managed print providers in presenting on “New HIPAA Changes and How They Affect Your MPS ...

“Time,” said Morris Panner, CEO of DICOM Grid.com, answering the vexing question of what breeds innovation during a panel of entrepreneurs speaking at the Congressional Small Business IT Caucus today in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. “What makes a successful innovation culture is time. The structural provisions in the Startup 3.0 Act give entrepreneurs time.” (Watch video of the entire panel here.) Through payroll tax incentives, Startup 3.0 al ...

With the national community college graduation rate dropping by 25 percent, businesses, government and schools are teaming up to form new education models to get students ready for a career. Primary is a focus on "STEM" (science, technology, engineering and math) education and preparing students for jobs in these fields. Experts have determined that they can't tackle the problem at solely the community college level, but all along the schooling pathway, from preschool to age 20. Making Jobs a C ...