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In today’s fast-paced and fiscally cautious business environment, it takes a flexible and proactive IT services organization to meet the needs — and demands — of commercial clients. Are you ready, willing and able to succeed when opportunities appear, even those that require significant and swift operational changes?

The portfolio prospects for solution providers have never been brighter, from advanced cloud solutions to the Internet of Things. But with so much effort required to transform an IT business — and the considerable time and fine-tuning it takes to prepare a new VAR offering for a full-scale rollout — providers, vendors and distribution executives should be investing time and attention into their future products and services.

CompTIA, the leading provider of vendor-neutral skills certifications for the world’s information technology (IT) workforce, today introduced a new version of its CompTIA Security+ exam.

TeamLogic IT-Memphis owner Drayton Mayers knows that his clients each require their own set of business solutions, but they all share one pressing need: airtight data security and privacy. “Every business owner wants to be assured of having the best protection for his or her data and network,” said Mayers, who made earning the vendor-neutral CompTIA Security Trustmark a top priority for his business.

Enhance your business by sitting in on three hour-long courses — available exclusively at ChannelCon — and earning a CompTIA executive certificate, which can help you expand your knowledge and skillset to target your company’s goals and objectives. The 2014 ChannelCon offerings include the Executive Certificate in Business Agility, the Executive Certificate in Channel Management and the CompTIA Online Executive Certificate in Cloud, Mobility or IT Security.

Leveraging its leadership on early-stage capital issues, the Utah Technology Council (UTC) has played a transformative role in the development and passage of legislation impacting Utah’s technology industry. Hear from Richard R. Nelson on how UTC is becoming the voice of technology in the state.

ChannelCon’s Community Day, set for Aug. 4, is when CompTIA’s most engaged members gather to share insights, network with peers and build initiatives that drive the IT industry forward. Start your day with the Community Breakfast: 8 Nuggets to Start Your Day, where leaders from CompTIA’s eight communities will entice you to attend their meetings.

IT is a great place for women — that’s the simple message Dream IT, a new program by CompTIA’s AWIT Community, is sharing with 10,000 people this year. Through speaking engagements and the new AWIT Career Resource Center, and the community is both spreading the word and compiling a robust packet of slides, videos and instructions for those who would like to share their stories. “All we need are volunteers,” said project lead Cathy Alper.

Beginning with a hearty community breakfast, ChannelCon’s Community Day features collaborative meetings open to anyone who has an interest in driving their particular niche of the IT channel. If you’ve never been to a CompTIA community meeting, don’t be shy. Check out the schedule and join us.

Dublin tech Andrew Murphy said after using CertMaster, he felt 100% ready to sit for his CompTIA A+ exams. Read more about his experience with CompTIA’s new neuroscience-based, adaptive learning tool.

Happy customers are loyal, less expensive and willing to pay more, according to insight from this summer’s CompTIA UK Channel Community Meeting. Under the theme “Managing Toward Business Excellence,” speakers touched on areas every company can start improving immediately: team excellence, operational excellence and customer service excellence. Read on.

Priding itself in graduating job-ready IT professionals, Canadian owned and operated triOS sought out vendor-neutral certifications to enhance their offerings. A partnership with CompTIA complemented what the IT-based training center had already built.

In just a few short weeks, IT professionals nationwide will come together to take advantage of the industry-leading channel education, social events, networking opportunities and influential speakers at ChannelCon. Attendees have come to expect takeaways from the conference that can be put to immediate use in their business, and 2014 is no different. This year, CompTIA is pleased to feature the Social Media Rally Station – powered by Channel Maven Consulting.

If climbing the corporate IT ladder was a video game, CompTIA CertMaster would be the golden coin that helps you conquer the end boss. In CompTIA’s new YouTube video, Career Level Up, an entry-level IT technician uses CompTIA CertMaster to take him on an epic journey from his status quo cubicle to an office with a view.

When it comes to a successful career in IT, relationship skills are as important as technical skills; this according to a recent national research study. The study, “Bridge to Career Success” by NOVA Workforce Development, the Economic Advancement Research Institute and San Jose State University’s Department of Anthropology, surveyed successful IT professionals. Researchers found that tech career success depends as much on a worker’s ability to navigate multiple and varying job opportunities as it does on the acquisition of technical skills.