CompTIA Blog

  • How to Succeed In Tech: Tips For Your First Year In IT

    Apr 26, 2017, 16:36 PM by Michelle Lange
    Logan Murphy, a technology consultant and developer who helps new IT pros navigate the landscape of their early careers, offers advice on how to learn your craft, build relationships and prepare for the next step in your IT career.
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  • Facing the Reality of Robot Co-Workers

    Apr 24, 2017, 21:14 PM by Seth Robinson
    It’s not a huge stretch to imagine many current jobs that could soon be performed by technology. But it’s also worth considering some factors that might shape a future not completely dominated by robot overlords.
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  • 5 Tips For Your Next Job Search

    Apr 21, 2017, 15:57 PM by Debra B. McCraw
    CompTIA and Apex Systems hosted a Twitter chat about setting a strategy for your IT job search. We’ve curated the advice into five actionable tips that you can use in your next job search.
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  • ChannelTrends: BDR is The Building Block of Today’s MSP Business Model

    Apr 20, 2017, 17:11 PM by Brian Sherman
    The MSP evolution is still underway. And business continuity (back-up and disaster recovery) is one of the most crucial building blocks for an IT services business today. Those who look beyond the tools and gain a real understanding of the impact these programs can have on their clients are better positioned to grow their own opportunities...and profitability.
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  • CompTIA A+ Helps High School Help Desk Whiz Become IT Pro

    Apr 19, 2017, 20:00 PM by Matthew Stern
    With experience working at her high school's help desk and her CompTIA A+ certification in hand, Susan Verdin took her first step into the IT workforce. Now she's on a career path that's engaging a tech interest she's held since childhood – with more learning, and more certifications, in her future.
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  • The Tweet That Caused a Seizure: Inside the Newest Type of Cyberattack

    Apr 17, 2017, 21:47 PM by Natalie Hope McDonald
    As cybersecurity experts consider how and what information is exposed for public consumption in a world that increasingly uses social media for business, a new question being asked is: is yesterday’s mail bomb tomorrow’s tweet?
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  • To Post or Not to Post? How Your Social Media Presence Can Help and Hurt Your Career

    Apr 14, 2017, 15:31 PM by Emily Matzelle
    Facebook’s new Jobs page will allow businesses to advertise open positions and recruit employees. This begs the question: Is your Facebook profile suitable for potential employers’ eyes?
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  • NAFTA Modernization Under Consideration

    Apr 14, 2017, 15:01 PM by Stefanie Holland
    On March 28, the Trump Administration sent a draft notice of intent to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to the House and Senate trade committees. The draft notice outlines many familiar areas, while revealing areas of departure from past trade policies.
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  • CompTIA New and Emerging Tech Committee Names Chuck Brooks Chairman

    Apr 13, 2017, 12:21 PM by David Logsdon
    CompTIA’s New and Emerging Technologies (NET) Committee announced today that Chuck Brooks, Vice President of Sutherland Government Solutions will serve as the 2017 Chairman of the New and Emerging Technologies Committee.
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  • CompTIA’s Cloud Community Meeting Finds Cloud Mature With Room to Grow

    Apr 10, 2017, 19:23 PM by Daniel Margolis
    CompTIA’s Cloud Community met last month at the association’s Annual Member Meeting, held at the Swissotel in Chicago, March 20 to 23.
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  • CompTIA Certifications Help Sharp Provide Well-Rounded Customer Support

    Apr 10, 2017, 15:16 PM by Debra B. McCraw
    Sharp Business Systems of North Carolina’s service department helps customers troubleshoot their Sharp devices. But it doesn’t end there. What sets Sharp apart from its competitors is that its technicians work to find a solution. Period.
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  • Despite What You've Heard, There Are Still Rules Protecting Customer Data

    Apr 6, 2017, 20:57 PM by Matt Starr
    Last week Congress officially overturned the FCC’s privacy rules for ISPs after the U.S. House of Representatives voted 215-205 and the Senate voted 50-48 to pass the resolution. President Trump signed the bill into law on Monday.
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  • Veteran Turned IT Pro Helps Other Veterans Get CompTIA Certified

    Apr 5, 2017, 19:53 PM by Matthew Stern
    An encounter Andre Morton had while working as a security guard set him down the IT path, taught him the importance of CompTIA certifications and inspired him to help other veterans get certified and find employment.
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  • Use Cyberstates to Inform Your Job Search

    Apr 3, 2017, 21:24 PM by Debra B. McCraw
    CompTIA’s annual Cyberstates report and mobile-friendly, interactive tool takes a comprehensive look at the U.S. IT industry and workforce from a national, state and local view. Over the next couple of months, we’re going to dig deeper into some of this data and what it means for IT pros, but for today, we’ll do a quick overview of the report and how you can use the tool.
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  • HSITAG Meeting at AMM Features CIO of the State of Indiana Jared Linder

    Apr 3, 2017, 15:01 PM by Jennifer Saha
    At CompTIA’s Annual Member Meeting last month, Jared Linder, CIO of the State of Indiana’s Family and Social Services Administration, gave us an update on what’s happening in HHS IT in the state.
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