Lisa Fasold Posts

After 16 weeks of training for their CompTIA A+ exams, our first 2021 class of graduates are connecting with employers and ready to launch their IT careers.

For two summers in a row, CompTIA and Creating IT Futures, working with Chicago Public Schools, secured summer internships for more than 100 high school students, including Azzaria Douglas.

There’s more than one way to get into the tech workforce, and new apprenticeship programs in the U.S. discussed at SXSW are helping to close the skills gap.

Trust issues and reluctance to change are just two reasons managed IT and managed print services have so far stayed in separate worlds, but during CompTIA’s Managed Print Services Community meeting at ChannelCon, West McDonald of Focus MPS and Rob Rae of Datto squared off on what the future of these two areas, and the big question of the day: Will managed IT services and managed print services converge?

Any IT solution provider knows they need to do at least some social media to build brand awareness, but do you know if you’re getting any business from it? Jeff Mesnik of ContentMX told attendees at ChannelCon that to get real results from your social media efforts, you must target, engage and deliver.

The majority of companies grow by referral, but you can’t control your business if you live off referrals, according to Chris Wiser, CEO of TechSquad. During his talk at ChannelCon’s Managed Services Community meeting, he offered a series of quick marketing tips for channel firms.

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 ...

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.