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9 Improvements You Need to Make to Your Ticketing Systems Processes in 2023
May 31st, 2023 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
Ticketing systems have become an integral tool for most large companies. Rather than staff a call center full of help desk resources or rely on emails to help resolve issues, most organizations implement a ticketing system to keep IT in the know and on the job. But, like email, ticketing systems - Read More
 
Exploring the Technology Buyer’s Journey, One Step at a Time
May 30th, 2023 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
The technology buyer’s journey can be a complex, confusing concept to grasp, but it can also mean the difference between keeping a customer happy and losing one to a competitor.A solution provider’s ability to understand that journey—and provide value at each step along the way—is critical to - Read More
 
Top 10 Database Certifications to Boost Your Career
May 26th, 2023 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
Employers today are seeking job candidates with database certifications and skills. IT pros who have database certifications often step into roles such as database administrator, data engineer, data scientist and database developer, as well as a plethora of other positions.A database certification - Read More
 
How to Get From Impossible to Possible: Q&A With ChannelCon 2023 Keynote Speaker Mick Ebeling
May 25th, 2023 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
You don’t want to tell Mick Ebeling that something is impossible. There’s a pretty good chance he’ll prove you wrong. After all, Ebeling has made a career of designing and building innovations that others felt couldn’t be done.As the founder and CEO of Not Impossible Labs, he is the driving force - Read More
 
What To Learn First in Cybersecurity?
May 24th, 2023 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
In today’s threat landscape, there is a greater need for more cybersecurity within the technology industry. The increased need for skilled cybersecurity professionals only continues to grow exponentially. As cyberattacks continuously increase and become more sophisticated by the day, it has become - Read More
 
What Is Augmented Reality (AR)?
May 23rd, 2023 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
Broadly speaking, innovators have been tinkering with the concept of augmented reality (AR) since the dawn of the information age, when competing movie producers attempted to enhance the cinematic experience by adding odors. AromaRama got to theaters first with the release of The China Wall in - Read More
 
CompTIA Authorized Partners: Helping Meet the Industry Demand for Tech Professionals
May 22nd, 2023 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
Technology powers the world and is deeply engrained in all facets of business activity and everyday life, providing countless opportunities for learners looking to kickstart and grow a tech career. And all signs point to the fact that hiring of tech professionals across all verticals has not slowed - Read More
 
5 Jobs You Could Get with CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
May 19th, 2023 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
The growth of cloud-based software development and software production has led to an overall increase in threats, attacks and vulnerabilities. Add to that the 31,000 job openings and 35% expected growth between 2021 and 2031 for cybersecurity analysts and it’s no surprise that it’s one of the - Read More
 
Buying and Selling: Is Channel M&A That Much of a Thing?
May 18th, 2023 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) among channel companies — solution providers, resellers, IT consultants, telecom agents and more — are continuing at a brisk pace this year after a significant level of deal making in 2022. But is channel consolidation really a thing? How M&A Activity - Read More
 
7 Linux Commands to Check Network Connectivity
May 17th, 2023 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
Suppose you just completed deploying a new network device. Maybe it's a Linux server, Windows workstation or Raspberry Pi device. You need to verify its network connectivity and perhaps evaluate the connection's quality. What kinds of tests could you run? And what commands and graphical tools - Read More
 

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