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Providers of cloud-based services and customized applications can do a great service by paying closer attention to how their customers do business; this according to the diverse group of technology end-users in the End User Commission Meeting held Monday, August 1, at CompTIA ChannelCon 2016.

The fourth CompTIA ANZ Channel Community meeting, held this month, brought together vendors, solutions providers and distributors for presentations on the theme of contending with change in the channel.

CompTIA Senior Director, Industry Analysis, Market Research Carolyn April weathers a car accident and a bank error -- but retrieves her laptop.

Seven CompTIA communities are holding sessions at ChannelCon16. Each of these groups is organized around a particular business model, a technical vertical or an industry cause. Regardless of your background, there is bound to be a community meeting relevant and tailor-made to your specific business needs.

For business owners, managers and C-level executives, a holiday can be a thing to be cherished or something that can cause undue stress. But it can be difficult to really make a break from work. Here are five ways to do it.

Most of us have, at one time or another, worked away from the office. We may have enjoyed a conference call during a commute, worked on a business plans on the plane and even built websites on the go. As telecommuting becomes more common for professionals within the tech world who may be zigzagging between meetings, conferences and conventions in different time zones, having the right arsenal of gear can mean the difference between getting the job done and getting left behind.

Encryption should be a normal part of the channel security discussion today, ensuring that clients understand the options and benefits these technologies provide. That conversation should also extend to email and backup and disaster recovery solutions. If data could eventually be transmitted across the internet, it’s a prime candidate for encryption.

CompTIA End User Commission charter member Cathy Johnson shares a few thoughts on her experiences from working with various IT professionals and the types of assistance she finds most valuable to her organization.

The million-dollar question is how can channel professionals best position themselves in the IoT community? CompTIA recently completed four IoT cases studies involving solution providers who successfully implemented some rather unique offerings involving these technologies.

CompTIA’s IT Industry Outlook 2016 identified proactive cybersecurity strategies as a key business trend to watch throughout the year. Seems like a no brainer, but the reality is that companies have historically taken a more defensive approach to security. That’s now changing.

A recent CompTIA survey found that 44% of managed services firms only support cloud services at the request of their customers. In other words, between a third and half of managed services providers are not capitalizing on what is likely the biggest IT delivery model shift of our time! Here's why that needs to change...