New research from CompTIA, in its “IT Industry Outlook 2023” identifies 10 trends likely to impact technology companies and workers in the New Year. The annual forecast finds that technology companies have generally positive views about 2023. Among firms in six geographic regions, the average rating for tech industry prospects …
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ConnectWise has announced a series of business improvements. “While TSPs used to know where the computing edge they managed started and stopped, today our partners are encountering a rapidly changing, boundary-less, and increasingly competitive environment to support their customers,” said Jason Magee, ConnectWise CEO. “TSPs can’t control that pace of …
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CompTIA is currently undertaking the mission to create a resource-rich source of information and support for anyone interested in starting, staying and succeeding in a career in technology. CompTIA President and CEO Todd Thibodeaux revealed the association’s new initiative, Project Agora, during his state of the industry remarks at EMEA …
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CompTIA A+ has been updated to align with the hybrid workforce. The new version of CompTIA A+ (220-1101 and 220-1102) is available worldwide. The new exam also recognises the changing nature of the tech support job role, where many tasks are sent to specialised providers. CompTIA A+ certified personnel are …
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CompTIA has introduced CompTIA Data+, which provides data analytics certification for professionals tasked with developing and promoting data-driven business decision-making. For employers, CompTIA Data+ can help them solve a problem common in many organisations – the inability to translate data into good decision making. Just one in four companies report …
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CompTIA ISAO members can now directly submit suspicious URLs and files through the ISAO’s Cyber Forum to SophosLabs Intelix for rapid analysis to determine if they are known or zero-day cybersecurity threats. SophosLabs Intelix combines petabytes of threat intelligence derived from decades of SophosLabs threat research with Sophos AI tools and techniques, bringing …
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Technology employment, already 7.6% of the total workforce in the United Kingdom, is poised for broad-based growth in 2021 as employers continue their post-pandemic recoveries, according to a new report from the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA). In its “UK Tech Industry and Workforce Trends” report CompTIA estimates that tech employment[1] will grow …
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Artificial intelligence is gaining in popularity as increasingly more business look to digitise their processes. To assist with the learning process for integrating AI technologies into business practice, CompTIA, has issued a guide focusing on AI integration. “Artificial Intelligence in Business: Top Considerations Before Implementing AI” was produced by the CompTIA Artificial …
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British technology entrepreneur, business owner and activist Tracy Pound has been selected to serve as chairwoman of the board of directors of CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry. The founder and managing director of Maximity in Birmingham, England, Pound is the first industry executive from Britain to …
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CompTIA has created a new blockchain Technology Interest Group TIG). “With growing interest in the deployment of blockchain technology in business applications, the time is right for us to expand our offerings related to this emerging technology,” said Nancy Hammervik, executive vice president of industry relations and CEO of the …
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