comptia
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CompTia Breakaway is no More
CompTia today announced a big change for its upcoming industry event (see press release below). The event, which has been known as Breakaway has been given a new name. The event which brings vendors, MSP’s, industry experts, and IT solution providers together for education, workshops, Trustmarks, meetings, and networking will now be known as ChannelCon. [...]
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Big changes at Intronis VP of Channel Development Ted Roller leaves Company
Cloud Backup company Intronis has had some big changes as of late, in September former CEO Kent Plunkett left the company and the company has just announced in a press release (see below) that well-known channel chief Ted Roller is leaving the company. Roller has had a big role in the Channel, attending most industry [...]
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So What’s up with Windows 8?
After what seemed like a somewhat non-news launch of Microsoft Windows 8 a week ago tomorrow, the news and word on the street about the new operating system has seemed very quiet. Though there were several reports of Steve Ballmer, Microsoft ‘s CEO claiming four million upgrades of the OS in four days it seems [...]
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CompTia is changing the Face of IT with the “Advancing Women in IT” Community
One thing that most people would agree on is that the IT industry is an industry filled with men. Going to any IT event, community meeting, or tradeshow quickly proves this fact. CompTia, “The IT Industry Association” is helping to change this with the creation and fostering of one of the fastest growing new communities. [...]
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When Will the Mobile Bubble Burst?
Today Google announced a huge milestone for its Google Play App Store. The now mobile giant has just reached 25 billion downloads. The feat has Google running a massive sale on Apps and states that it now has over 675k Apps and games in its store. With the sheer number of activations and new device [...]
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CompTia MSP Partners Trustmark A Year and 65 Certified MSPs Later
CompTia announced today that their MSP Partner Trustmark has hit its one year anniversary see (press release) below. CompTia created the MSP Partners Trustmark to help MSPs align their businesses and standardize their operating procedures. As CompTia celebrates the anniversary they have released the numbers for the year and 65 MSPs have earned the coveted [...]
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Cloud and Mobility Big Buzz at Breakaway
The big buzz at CompTia’s annual Breakaway event has been the need for IT solution providers to provide cloud and mobility solutions. It is quite apparent in the sessions that have been provided, in the water cooler talk in the hallways, and throughout the community that it is no longer something to talk about, but [...]
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LiveBlog from CompTia Breakaway 2012 Keynote
CompTia Breakaway 2012 Keynote Speaker: Todd Thibodeaux President & CEO, CompTia Keynote Title: State of the Industry 9:05am Todd Thibodeaux takes the stage and introduces CompTia volunteer ambassadors as well as the UK Channel Community 9:10am ECAP Framework- CompTia is educating the IT channel with business optimization helping IT providers look at the customers business [...]
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MSP’s Pack the Room for MSP Partners Meeting at ComPTia Breakaway
The MSP partners meeting kicked off Breakaway 2012 with a round of introductions that set the tone for the event. It was exciting to see a packed room for the pre-day meeting and the turn out speaks to the interest in the community to stay on top of the changes that are so apparent in [...]
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CompTia Research Reveals Cloud Computing Market is Robust with 80% of Companies Surveyed using Cloud Solutions
CompTia this week released its annual Trends in Cloud Computing Study see (press release) below. The study which is based on separate online surveys from 500 IT business professionals and 400 IT firms was conducted in April of 2012. The study confirms the media sentiment that cloud computing is being adopted and growing at an [...]
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11 “insert adjective” Questions for CompTia Breakaway 2012
Me: “You heard of this thing, the 10 Insert adjective Questions for XYZ event?” You: “Yeah, sure, 10 insert adjective Questions. Yeah, the list everyone puts out before an event.” Me:” Yeah, this is going to blow those right out of the water. Listen to this: 11… Insert adjective… Questions.” If you got that, I’m [...]
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Economy Continues Roller Coaster Ride in IT, are Managed Service Expectations too high?
CompTIA today released its IT Industry Business Confidence Index for Q3 see (press release) below. The index shows a 2.2 points decline to 54.5 on a 100 point scale in Q3 with a forecast of a 3.1 increase for the overall year. This continues a roller coaster of sales for the IT industry. Though reports [...]
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CompTia Breakaway 2012 is no Gamble
With CompTia Breakaway 2012 just around the corner, July 30-Aug 2 in Las Vegas; the premiere conference for IT solution providers is gearing up to be the biggest and best Breakaway yet. This year the topics focus on a wide range of relevant topics that cover everything from IT business and service solutions, managed IT [...]
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Godgart Announces Channeleyes Mobile App
Channeleyes Managing Partner and Chairman of CompTia Bob Godgart, announced today the launch date for the Channeleyes Mobile app for users, at Karl Palachuk’s Managing for Success 2012. The mobile app which is being touted as a communication delivery platform for businesses will bring together social media, news, blogs, and vendor communication into one easy, [...]
