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9 Stages of Customer Experience Planning to Grow Your MSP Business
February 3rd, 2022 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
Customer Experience (CX) is a hot topic in all industries right now and the IT channel is no exception. Meanwhile, on the vendor side, many companies are putting significant effort into measuring and improving the Partner Experience (PX) as well. How well you can create and implement CX and PX - Read More
 
25 Crucial Information Technology Statistics & Facts to Know
February 3rd, 2022 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
Most of our business and personal lives are rooted in our access to technology. From personal access to the web, alongside business platforms, third-party providers and apps, technology drives much of what we do on a daily basis—and there is only growth on the horizon. Here are some crucial - Read More
 
Your Next Move: Marketing Analyst
February 2nd, 2022 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
This article is part of an IT Career News series called Your Next Move. These articles take an inside look at the roles related to CompTIA certifications. Each article will include the responsibilities, qualifications, related job titles and salary range for the role. As you consider the next move - Read More
 
Talk Tech to Me: 9 Common Linux Network Commands
January 31st, 2022 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
It seems like there’s a never-ending array of commands for Linux administrators to remember. Some are for file manipulation, others manage hardware and others configure services or databases. Network connectivity is a critical part of Linux server functionality. Read on to learn nine commands that - Read More
 
5 Strategies to Proactively Address the Growing Mental Health Crisis Amongst IT Professionals
January 28th, 2022 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
Dr. Sagar Samtani is an Assistant Professor in the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University (IU) and a Grant Thornton Scholar. His research interests are in cyber-threat intelligence. Dr. Samtani is also an executive advisory council member for the CompTIA ISAO. Edlin Garcia is a Ph.D. - Read More
 
5 IT Disaster Recovery Measurements to Know
January 26th, 2022 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
Disaster recovery is a major component of the systems administrator’s role. These IT pros must collect and correlate information to discover actionable results. Various disaster recovery tools are used to measure results, predict failure and anticipate recovery time. Organizations use these - Read More
 
SaaS Predictions for 2022: From Cloud Platforms to Security Services (and more)
January 25th, 2022 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
As businesses continue to transform to meet the needs of a much-changed workforce—think WFH and hybrid offices—their requirements for purchasing and consuming business applications are also changing. Gartner estimates that global end-user spending on public cloud services increased 23% last year, - Read More
 
Using Linux on Your M1-based Mac
January 24th, 2022 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
Whether you're learning the Linux operating system, using Linux to manage your server fleet in the cloud, performing a cybersecurity penetration test using Linux tools or testing the web apps you’ve created on a Linux server, you can do it at near-native speed without costly software on an M1-based - Read More
 
The Best Cloud Computing Certifications of 2022
January 24th, 2022 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
2022 is prime time to get your head in the cloud. You can do this by earning at least one of the best cloud computing certifications out there. But why cloud computing? For starters, it pays really well. We’ll dive into this more later in the article, but know that certified cloud computing - Read More
 
Canadian Tech Predictions for 2022: From Collaboration to Virtual Desktops
January 21st, 2022 | CompTIA | CompTIA Blog
Despite the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, net tech employment in Canada was expected to increase 1.3% last year after falling for much of 2020. Meanwhile, IDC forecasts that tech spending in Canada is forecasted to reach C$132.6 billion by 2025, led by cloud computing, core business - Read More
 

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