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Close the Skills Gap by Resolving the Confidence Gap
If you ask Amy Kardel, it’s all about people—people who need people. Kardel is the chairwoman of the Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) board of directors and president of Clever Ducks, an IT service provider. She sees workforce challenges as the IT industry’s biggest challenges, including both the skills gap for technology service providers and…
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The Tech Jobs Sector Grows Stronger
The U.S. information technology (IT) sector added about 8,400 core IT jobs in June, according to CompTIA’s analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment report. The CompTIA IT Employment Tracker shows that four out of five employment categories in the IT sector experienced job growth. In the first half of 2017, IT sector employment…
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Defining MSPs’ Goals, Challenges and Tools
Defining MSPs’ Goals, Challenges and Tools Defining MSPs’ Goals, Challenges and Tools Most MSPs are aligned with the IT industry’s trend toward specialization and are developing expertise in verticals to provide optimized solutions for customers. Demographics The majority of MSPs are between the ages of 35 and 54 (59%), male (86%) and college-educated (82%). Money…
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The Value of Visibility in the Channel
ChannelEyes CEO Jay McBain recently posted the “100 Most Visible Channel Leaders – 2016” on his personal blog, where he described his approach to building this list. “I collected all 16 channel magazines, attended dozens of tradeshows, studied associations, peer groups, bloggers and activity on social media and manually created a master spreadsheet,” he explained.…
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Cyber-Security Top IT Skill for 2017
Networking Cyber-Security Top IT Skill for 2017 Many IT pros plan to advance their cyber-security skills via certifications or training as well as improve their networking and virtualization skills, a new survey concludes. Job Seeker Market 68% of IT pros said the IT job market will likely remain favorable in 2017. Moving On 37% of…
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Top IT Certifications: From Networking to Security
Networking certifications Top IT Certifications: From Networking to Security Here’s a look at 10 major IT certifications and how they address new technology and market needs in cloud computing, networking, security and project management. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) The (ISC)2 CISSP certification—which covers risk management, the cloud, mobile security and application development security—meets the requirements…
