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CompTIA’s 2016 Vendor Summit last month asked a range of hard questions on the current state of distribution.

With some less than stellar earnings reports by IT distributors this month, it has some questioning the long-term viability of these key channel partners. Do these financial reports indicate worse times may be ahead, or are they an indication of the efforts underway to transform services and business models to meet the needs of partners and their customers? My money's on the latter...

A dedicated IT professional by day and an online gamer in his free time, Chelin Sampson is always thinking about building his stats. In his career, this mindset has allowed him to move quickly through the IT ranks.

This video showcases the diversity of roles in IT careers. IT covers almost every industry, and does not mean a lifetime in a highly technical role. Whether you are interested in STEM subjects, are creative, or are business driven there is a role in IT for you. Watch the interviews with women in IT to see how an IT career might work for you.

At ChannelCon this month, Creating IT Futures Foundation CEO Charles Eaton joined CompTIA CEO Todd Thibodeaux during his keynote speech to introduce CompTIA’s new initiative that focuses on influencing the dreamers—NextUp.

Brandman University, part of the Chapman University System, has for decades been helping adult learners navigate such difficulties and amass credentials that allow them to jump quickly into the job market.

Need help tackling security concepts or struggling to see eye-to-eye with customers on security concerns? The CompTIA IT Security Community’s new educational videos on critical cybersecurity could be the ticket to understanding best practices, education programs and industry standards.

CompTIA’s latest research on the internet of things (IoT) finds a field that is ripe with opportunity. For the IT channel, this trend will require a solid understanding of the ecosystem that allows extension of existing lines of business.

The role of the service-desk professional is expanding and their skill-set must be broader, as they are now the first line of defence against cybersecurity threats and organisations are using more and more cloud-based services. This shift means that for organisations to remain competitive it is essential for their IT teams to have up-to-date skills. Many organisations are participating in apprenticeship schemes to address this issue.

Learn how behavior interviewing can help you look behind and beyond the resume and avoid bad hires.

During one of the final sessions at ChannelCon, three members of the association's Industry Advisory Councils shared insight and ideas for differentiating a solution provider business in today's cloud environment. The panelists represented each channel community:provider, vendor and distributor. Find out what they discussed in this article...

Looking to add a new specialization to your business or expand your customer reach? Or, on the flip side, are you hoping to cash out and retire in a few years? Either way, there are a number of things you need to know before pursuing M&A discussions. The ChannelCon 2016 discussion on mergers and acquisitions strategies covered a lot of those topic. Moderated by Joe Panettieri, Content Czar of ChannelE2E, this panel discussion featured five IT industry executives with a lot of great M&A stories and ideas to share.

Corporate commitment to diversity and social responsibility – more so than new innovations –will have the biggest impact on the tech industry in 2017, at least according to an unofficial and random survey of attendees at CompTIA ChannelCon 2016.