Lisa Fasold Posts

In March of 2009, CompTIA embarked on a new philanthropic relationship with Chicago Tech Academy (ChiTech), a new tech-focused school to develop the next generation of leaders. ChiTech connects students with leading technology professionals and works with more than 100 industry partners to provide mentoring, field trips, work experience, and other opportunities so students graduate ready for college and careers. Below is a blog post by Matt Hancock, executive director of ChiTech. At the end of M ...

So you’re ready to branch out in your business, but unsure which area to tap.  Should you get into cloud computing or unified communications (UC)?  Both offer excellent prospects for growth, and at Breakaway in August in Washington, D.C., you can get in-depth channel training to hit the ground running.Explore the Scope of Unified CommunicationsAt Breakaway on Tuesday, August 2nd, learn how the market is defining UC, what technologies companies are using and what is driving UC purchase decisions. ...

For the time ever, Breakaway attendees have a direct say in what session gets on the program as the Breakaway Wildcard. Registered attendees each get one vote.  But voting closes on July 8th. Let us know which topic below you'd like to learn most about as the Wildcard session: All They Need to Know: The Power of Why, What & How in Your Business Communications Building Your Business to Be a Valuable Asset When You’re Ready to Sell Business Continuity Planning: the Top IT Priority for 2011 How ...

Our Breakaway conference in August in Washington, D.C., is shaping up to have our most robust, in-depth slate of sessions ever.  Beyond substantial channel training, attendees will glean real-world perspectives by thought leaders whose companies are driving the IT market.The program kicks off Tuesday, August 2, with a keynote by CompTIA President and CEO Todd Thibodeaux on the state of the IT industry.  Then best-selling author and noted business consultant Peter Sheahan gives his cutting-edge i ...

New business opportunities in the converging worlds of audio visual (AV) and IT bask in the spotlight next week at InfoComm. Some 32,000 people are expected to attend InfoComm 2011, the world's largest AV trade show. June 11-18, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.At InfoComm, CompTIA is sponsoring an IT Solutions Pavilion in booth #993. Top IT product, service and solution companies will be on hand, including Autotask, Barrister Global Services Network, ExchangeDefender, Fiel ...

With our Annual Member Meeting behind us, we’re focusing on how we can deepen the level of involvement of our members and reach out to our newer members.  Our members told us what they got out of CompTIA throughout the year.Now click on the link below and listen as CompTIA President and CEO Todd Thibodeaux discusses what’s next for CompTIA, how we’re starting to find the secret sauce to get members engaged, and how we’re striving to be at the forefront of new tech deployments.Plus hear how membe ...

This month we kick off a new series of podcasts, interviews with IT channel CEOs, to help our members learn from each other.  CompTIA President and CEO Todd Thibodeaux discusses changes in the IT channel with Bob O’Malley, CEO, InFocus.InFocus® Corporation is an industry pioneer and global leader in the visual communication market. Its digital displays make bright ideas brilliant everywhere people gather to communicate and be entertained -- in meetings, presentations, classrooms, and living room ...

The Department of Labor made $240 million available in federal grants for training U.S. workers in high growth, high tech and high skill jobs. U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced the H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants program competition yesterday. Grants will be awarded to help workers update current job skills or acquire new skills so they can enter career pathways that lead to higher-paying jobs, including positions in information technology. The Department of Labor expects to fu ...

The Department of Labor made $240 million available in federal grants for training U.S. workers in high growth, high tech and high skill jobs.U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced the H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants program competition yesterday. Grants will be awarded to help workers update current job skills or acquire new skills so they can enter career pathways that lead to higher-paying jobs, including positions in information technology. The Department of Labor expects to fun ...

Spring is wafting through the windows.  Summer will be here before we know it.  It’s time to plan out your summer travels.  Between trips to the beach and hanging by the pool, there’s one trip you need to take to keep your business running at top efficiency.  CompTIA Breakaway.  It’s the premier education event for companies doing business in the IT channel.More than 1,100 IT channel leaders – including some 350 solution providers – are expected at Breakaway 2011, which for the first time will b ...