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This year’s UK Channel Community meeting, held in Manchester focused on how to build a better business. Alongside a packed agenda of keynote speeches and panel sessions that explored how this could be achieved, the Sales Genius Café brought together industry leaders to offer their advice for better sales.

The cornerstone event for CompTIA's Human Services Information Technology Advisory Group (HSITAG) is our monthly meeting which features Health and Human Services leaders from federal, state and local governments as well as “think tank” groups and other key industry organizations.

The mission of CompTIA’s Advisory Councils is to expand the association’s reach and relevance in emerging technologies and drive the adoption of innovative tech into mainstream business.

Smart devices for all applications are appearing more frequently in office environments. For businesses, this raises many new cybersecurity concerns. So how close are enterprises and SMBs to safely leveraging IoT? CompTIA’s 2019 Trends in Internet of Things gives guidance on where we are and need to be.

Read about how CompTIA’s 2018 Member of the Year, Inspired Business Innovations President Victor Johnston, pays IT forward.

Information is the micro-lesson we learn from every hack or data breach, and wisdom is the life lesson we carry with us long after it happens. In IT, as in many sectors, our collective wisdom is what keeps us safe.

CompTIA's Tech Town Index drills down the latest info about job markets, cost of living and viability for IT pros. Here, we look at a few cities that could be big draws for recent grads.

Linux has had a profound effect on DevOps. It has forced the rethinking of processes and procedures due to the combined scalability, portability and source code that is processor independent from a build, compile, test and deploy perspective.

While many IT services professionals remain focused on infrastructure, emerging technologies are opening the imaginations of adventurous entrepreneurs, according to trends detailed in the CompTIA IT Industry Outlook 2019.

Recent IT grads can nail their next interview by implementing a few simple IT job interview tips, including knowing exactly what hiring managers are looking for.

Since 2016, HSITAG has spearheaded an annual survey, The State of State Health & Human Services (HHS) Technology Programs, designed to gain and share insights from state and local HHS thought leaders relative to agency IT issues, challenges, trends, and perspectives.

The IT job market is booming, but recent IT grads shouldn’t assume tech jobs are easy to secure. New grads should can go beyond a degree to make themselves a more competitive job candidate.

While Linux has long been prevalent in cybersecurity on routers and hardware firewalls, there are new groundbreaking opportunities that have emerged, and many more that are now in their infancy will be emerging over the next several years.

Despite the more than 500,000 vacant cybersecurity jobs in the United States, they aren’t always easy to get. Cybersecurity analysts can make themselves stand out to employers by strengthening specific professional skills, gaining technical skills through a cybersecurity certification and effectively conveying their competencies to hiring managers.

Building a dream team of professional experts who are invested in your career takes time, thoughtful consideration and adaptability, but the knowledge and insights gained are limitless.