Jim Hamilton Posts

After earning a Bachelor of Science in psychology, followed by an MBA specializing in international management, it seemed my days working with computers were coming to an end. Little did I know that would change.

On the menu at ChannelCon was how to build a strong multigenerational workforce – a practical topic that companies genuinely wrestle with that also has real impact on our productivity and job satisfaction.

On Monday, July 31, seven of CompTIA’s communities are meeting throughout the day to advance their initiatives and activities. In these working sessions, community members have an opportunity to get hands on and impact our industry for good.

CompTIA’s UK Channel Community (UKCC) came together in Liverpool on 20 to 21 June with one goal in mind – to address the mysterious and unknown, and build the channel of the future.

The prevailing theme at the meeting of the Business Applications Advisory Council, an industry think-tank working through the channel opportunities around business applications, was not missing opportunities.

From roadshows to the security initiative, 2016 has been a busy year. Read a roundup of the highlights of the UK Channel community.

With news of Bob Dylan’s newly minted Nobel in the news, the CompTIA Canadian community met this month in Toronto to wrestle with growing a business in rapidly changing times – a level of change that was unfathomable even during the turbulent 6’0s when Dylan penned that famous song.

Following its recent meeting, the ANZ Channel Community will start working in earnest on a roadmap to help all channel-related businesses navigate channel change more successfully.

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.

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.