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With Halloween almost here, what could be scarier than building a cybersecurity practice? Those who go down that road should certainly approach it with eyes wide open. Risk will undoubtedly increase. That’s what happens when you take on such a crucial responsibility for clients; they expect nothing bad will happen to their data or their networks. Those expectations should drive higher margins ̶ but they have to be able to deliver to reap the rewards.

With news of Bob Dylan’s newly minted Nobel in the news, the CompTIA Canadian community met this month in Toronto to wrestle with growing a business in rapidly changing times – a level of change that was unfathomable even during the turbulent 6’0s when Dylan penned that famous song.

Knowing technology is an essential first step to a career in IT, but to truly excel, it helps to build these seven personality traits into how you approach the industry and plot your path through it.

Fall harvest is the time when you reap what you sow. Farmers have spent all year tending to their crops and now’s the time when they are ripe and ready to be gathered. It’s a time to be grateful for what we have. Here at CompTIA, we are thankful to have an amazing, bright and engaged membership that works with us on a daily basis to nurture our initiatives and plant the seeds of the future.

The role of cybersecurity analyst has been growing in prominence and importance. But there’s been no standard for what one should know – until now. Hear from three of the SMEs who worked on CompTIA’s new CySA+ certification about why both enterprises and IT professionals needed this certification to happen.

Savvy solution providers use their peripheral vision. In this case, the term doesn't refer to monitors, but to all the technologies outside the core infrastructure (servers, computing devices and network components). These solutions may be beneficial to a customer’s operations or allow them to meet other business objectives, and the list of potential peripheral offerings can be quite extensive. They also add revenue to your bottom line without having to on-board new clients.

Here we join the roundtable discussions taking place at this year’s EMEA Member and Partner Conference, and look at how new standards in apprenticeships increase value for employer, employees and vendors.

Coming from economically disadvantaged circumstances in Grenada, Seldon Walker has made it his life’s work to teach and promote the IT trade there. Based at T.A. Marryshow Community College, he is getting Grenada’s aspiring IT pros CompTIA certified, and setting the country’s IT economy up for success.

CompTIA 2016 Member of the Year John Tippett reflects on what an honor the award been for him both personally and professionally.

Solution providers tend to dabble in the SaaS space, but few have active engagements with one or more vendors on “the other side” of the tech fence. To be fair, few of the developers in this parallel channel seem to understand (or acknowledge) the value solution providers bring to the tech delivery equation. Some feel this lack of cooperation and collaboration is detrimental to both groups. But what can we do to change it?

The way we approach sales has fundamentally changed and our prospects are now hyper-informed, so what needs to be done to attract and win new customers? Marketing expert Chris Marr offers up advice at this year’s EMEACon.

The fabric that makes up the tech industry has certainly experienced its share of fraying and tearing. But with the ‘needle’ of cloud computing and data analytics, and the ‘thread’ of mobile apps and the Internet of Things, the tech industry is strong and getting stronger as the demand for and supply of new innovations continues unabated.

Award-winning journalist Paul Mason takes us on a fascinating look into the future at this year’s EMEACon.

Discover what is needed to reach for gold with guidance from Devon Harris, three time Olympian and closing keynote speaker at this year’s EMEACon.

One of the greatest concerns of IT services firms is personnel. While the financial side of the business is crucial over the long run, a vast majority of firms won't get far without a solid comprehension of human resources. The key to IT services success is putting the right people in the right positions at the right time. That requires an effective plan for hiring, training and retaining qualified and motivated employees ̶ which always sounds simpler than it is.