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The CompTIA Cloud / SaaS Community addresses the challenges and opportunities in the emerging field of cloud, or SaaS (Software as a Service) computing and application delivery. This group develops best practices, education programs, industry standards, and member driven initiatives specific to the Web-based technologies.

For more information on the CompTIA Cloud / SaaS Community, please contact us at communities@comptia.org.

Current member-driven initiatives

  • Create and promote industry standard definition of “cloud computing”
  • Narrow focus for studies or research projects from the following topics: private cloud vs. public cloud issues, cost issues, security issues, policy issues, application issues

Benefits

  • High value initiative development including : Setting industry standards, Defining best practices, Addressing industry specific issues, Foundational training and continuing education, Industry business credentials, Individual credentials and certifications, Impactful research, Whitepapers, Face-to-face networking opportunities.
  • Focused live and recorded educational programming
  • MSP Partner resources and tools
  • Profiling activities
  • Events for exposure and networking

Members include:

  • Independent software vendors
  • Solution providers
  • Industry thought leaders

Community Initiatives

 

Community Resources and Documents

Doc_IDDoc_TitleDescriptionDate_PostedFile_Size
Cloud/SaaS Community Vision/Strategy Working Group Meeting #3 Minutes

Minutes from the May 18th virtual meeting of the working group that is completing the industry roadmap and transitioning into a new executive council.

Added on 5/21/2012 Document Type : Meeting Minutes File Size : 119 K

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Cloud/SaaS Community Trustmark Advisory Working Group Meeting #3 Minutes

Minutes from the May 11th virtual meeting of the working group that will investigate and determine what there is to credential with regard to cloud.

Added on 5/21/2012 Document Type : Meeting Minutes File Size : 114 K
Author : Katherine Hunt

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Cloud/SaaS Community Trustmark Advisory Working Group Meeting #2 Minutes

Minutes from the May 4th virtual meeting of the working group that will investigate and determine what there is to credential with regard to cloud.

Added on 5/7/2012 Document Type : Meeting Minutes File Size : 121 K
Author : Katherine Hunt

1 total downloads

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Cloud/SaaS Community Vision/Strategy Working Group Meeting #2 Minutes

Minutes from the May 4th virtual meeting of the working group responsible for identifying the appropriate vision, mission, and goals for the cloud/saas community.

Added on 5/7/2012 Document Type : File Size : 114 K
Author : Katherine Hunt

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Cloud/SaaS Community Vision/Strategy Working Group Meeting #1 Minutes

Minutes from the April 27th virtual meeting of the working group responsible for identifying the appropriate vision, mission, and goals for the cloud/saas community.

Added on 5/1/2012 Document Type : Meeting Minutes File Size : 108 K
Author : Katherine Hunt

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Cloud/SaaS Community Trustmark Advisory Working Group Meeting #1 Minutes

Minutes from the April 27th virtual meeting of the working group that will investigate and determine what there is to credential with regard to cloud.

Added on 5/1/2012 Document Type : Meeting Minutes File Size : 117 K
Author : Katherine Hunt

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AMM Cloud/SaaS Community Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the April 11th 2012 face to face meeting at CompTIA Annual Member Meeting in Chicago IL.

Added on 4/13/2012 Document Type : Meeting Minutes File Size : 129 K
Author : Katherine Hunt

4 total downloads

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AMM Cloud/SaaS Community Meeting Presentation

Slide deck used during the face to face AMM Cloud community meeting.

Added on 4/13/2012 Document Type : Presentation Slides File Size : 7865 K
Author : Katherine Hunt

5 total downloads

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Cloud Community Meeting Audio Recording 12-15-2011

A WebEx recoding for the community meeting held on December 15th, 2011.

Added on 1/4/2012 Document Type :
Author : Jim Hamilton

5 total downloads

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Cloud Community Meeting Minutes 12-15-11

Meeting minutes for the 12/15/2011 community meeting.

Added on 1/4/2012 Document Type : File Size : 128 K
Author : Jim Hamilton

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Introducing CompTIA Cloud Essentials Certification

The CompTIA Cloud Essentials specialty certification demonstrates an individual knows what cloud computing means from a business and technical perspective, as well as what is involved in moving to and governing the cloud.

Added on 1/4/2012 Document Type :
Author : Jim Hamilton

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CompTIA Quick Start Guide to Cloud - UK

This guide provides a basic education on cloud computing and offers actionable steps for IT channel leaders attracted to this emerging technology delivery model.

Added on 8/31/2011 Document Type : Quick Start Guide File Size : 672 K
Author : William Linard

8 total downloads

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CompTIA 10-Week Guide to Cloud Computing - UK

This 10-week guide will help solution providers bring structure to the process of adding cloud offerings into their business.

Added on 8/31/2011 Document Type : Quick Start Guide File Size : 624 K
Author : William Linard

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Cloud Community Meeting Presentation 5-26-11

Presentation for May 26, 2011 Cloud/SaaS Community Meeting

Added on 6/13/2011 Document Type : Presentation Slides

7 total downloads

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Cloud Community Meeting Audio Recording 5-26-11

Audio recoding file of the May 26, 2011 Cloud/SaaS Community Meeting

Added on 6/13/2011 Document Type : File Size : 6282 K

5 total downloads

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Community Events

Community News

Cloud / Saas Community Staff Leader

Kate Hunt, director of communities, CompTIA, manages the association’s Cloud Community and Unified Communications Community.  She helps the communities to identify and act on initiatives that will positively impact the entire IT channel.  She has spent most of the past decade in the IT channel exclusively. She has served previously in various roles for VAR companies, channel vendors and channel training organizations.  From service delivery to vendor relationships to marketing and sales, she has seen it all and understands what works.

 

 

 

Cloud / SaaS Community Leadership

Cloud/SaaS Community Chair
John Rice, Senior Director, Partner Community, Intermedia

 

 

 

Industry Resources

There are no industry resources at this time.