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As a computer science instructor at Bev Facey High School in Alberta, Canada, Gerald Chung gives students hands-on experience repairing computers while teaching them curriculum that prepares them to take CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Network+ exams.

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.

How can you measure the potential success (or failure) of something you know absolutely nothing about? That is one of many reasons why so many IT service providers, vendors and other industry professionals attend CompTIA Canadian IT Business Community meetings. In their latest quarterly meeting near Toronto, the group dove into a variety of informative educational content that pushed the norms, challenging attendees to assess their own business models and capabilities, and look into the future to identify potential gaps in customer solutions and support.

Need a cloud “teaching moment” for your customers and prospects? Last week's Amazon Web Services outage is a great topic for those with concerns over resiliency and uptime.

When Lester Fallin had to get a CompTIA Security+ certification to continue as a developer, he worried that even three decades in the field hadn’t prepared him for questions on infrastructure security. But CompTIA CertMaster got him up to speed and helped him better appreciate the full cybersecurity puzzle.

CompTIA IT Security Community Executive Council Member Ian Trump on Tech and Channel Trends

Get a broad, deep and quick overview on the Trump Administration’s actions on and approach to foreign trade.

Accept the Women’s History Month Challenge: Take meaningful steps each week over the next four weeks to be a mentor, tackle the wage gap, support diversity in technology and address the big picture of women in tech.

We recently spoke with Dennis Thibodeaux to learn more about how he helps others to earn their certifications and realize the value they hold.

A fair number of IT services providers have not altered their offerings and business models to reflect today’s business needs. Even those who have rarely go far enough to ensure their long-term relevance to their customers and future prospects. What should they be doing to ensure their clients’ needs and visions can be fully realized?

On January 22, James Stanger, CompTIA senior director of product development, moderated a panel of three IT pros on the topic of cybersecurity. Titled, “The State of Security 2017: A Report from Experts in the Field,” the group discussed uptime and critical systems, justifying the cost of cybersecurity and making the most of limited budgets and strategies for combatting cybersecurity breaches and attacks.

When it comes to cloud solutions, many SMB clients provision on their own, which is one of the benefits suppliers often extol. Of course, when things go wrong,they have no idea whom to call to fix it, nor the time or patience for finding out. But channel firms are perfectly positioned to take on this role.

CompTIA’s Annual Member Meeting is your chance to get involved. With a variety of open, casual meetings on the agenda packed full of industry experts, you don’t want to miss this event.

Earlier this month, CompTIA hosted its sixth annual D.C. Fly-In, in partnership with the Technology Councils of North America. More than 140 technology executives and business representing 29 states gathered in Washington, D.C., to discuss technology issues including the IT workforce, cybersecurity, apprenticeships and more.

RSA 2017, held February 13 – 17 in San Francisco, covered everything from ransomware to DDoS attacks to email phishing, making us wonder — is it 2017 or 2007?