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Logan Murphy of Fort Collins, Colorado, is an IT consultant with Long View Systems. Just recently, he became CompTIA A+ certified and even more recently discovered that he was the one millionth IT pro to do so!

Veteran BBC broadcaster Maggie Philbin used her keynote address at EMEA to encourage the IT industry to fight harder than ever to attract the most promising young people. Tomorrow’s technology, she said, depends on new ideas.

Following two highly productive CompTIA UK Channel Community meetings earlier in 2014, the year’s final meeting in London on 5 November saw the largest audience yet, a diverse group that spanned the British IT industry spectrum.

Intel’s Frank Raimondi used the EMEA stage to present his three strategies for developing successful and profitable partner relationships, and invited a panel of guests to discuss their own experiences.

If you’re a veteran seeking to get started in or advance your IT career, read on to learn more about and get started on any of our various certifications.

In honor of Veterans Day, we asked CompTIA members with military backgrounds to share insight on how the industry can help veterans transitioning from military service find viable careers in the IT industry. This is the third piece in our three-part series.

Public speaking isn’t easy, but sharing the story of how you got into IT can be inspirational, especially to girls and young women looking for new career opportunities. Cristina Greysman of Sungard AS shares her experience with Dream IT, an initiative by CompTIA’s Advancing Women in IT Community, and why it’s important to spread the word, no matter the size of the audience. “It doesn’t matter if it’s eight people or 150 — it’s a valuable conversation,” Greysman said.

In honor of Veterans Day, we asked CompTIA members with military backgrounds to share insight on how the industry can help veterans transitioning from military service find viable careers in the IT industry. This is the first post in our three-part series.

Cloud computing is starting to truly transform business operations, according to findings from CompTIA’s new 5th Annual Trends in Cloud Computing study. As companies integrate cloud, they’ll encounter a variety of challenges, but now’s the time to dive in and discover the new IT ecosystem that is being created.

Small business owners used to buy and install adequate AV software packages themselves without major technical issues, but the threats and the complexity of the protection schemes have risen beyond their capabilities. IT security is no longer just an annual install or occasional update — it’s an ongoing responsibility.

Solution providers must adapt their portfolios and capabilities to sync with changes in the industry, from transformations in cloud, managed services and mobility to new demand for app development. CompTIA’s combined Advisory Councils met in Florida recently to discuss ramping up programs and tools that will help you successfully cross that chasm.

Members of CompTIA’s UK Channel Community braved the cold to sleep out for charity in October, donating $12,000 to the cause and helping to raise funds for a charity that helps homeless youth.

There are endless ways to work tablets, smartphones and similar technologies into your portfolio, but their real value comes from how you implement them in your clients’ workplaces. Check out the mobility solutions offered up at this month’s Super Mobility Week and read how MSPs are using smartphone and tablet technologies to complement traditional PCs.

It’s no longer enough to simply build a better mousetrap — to succeed you’ve got to build out the entire business, according to CompTIA’s 4th Annual State of the Channel report. Read how managed services and cloud business models are impacting sales and marketing efforts, plus the nontechnology challenges the channel is facing.

Multiple advances in technology have drastically changed the scope of the burgeoning Internet of Things—in fact, the number of connected “things” is projected to skyrocket to 50.1 billion in 2020. Read CompTIA researcher Seth Robinson’s breakdown of IoT and download our latest study, Sizing Up the Internet of Things.