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In August, CompTIA podcasts provided insight into today’s most talked about tech topics—from what the customer experience means in the IT channel to the importance of soft skills in cybersecurity, overused tech terms, women in SaaS, and more.

A recent IDC study shows that getting certified before starting work improves not just your job search, but your career moving forward. While not everyone necessarily has the chance to get certified before entering the job market – if you do, here are a few great reasons to go for it!

After years of defining emerging tech trends, the attention has shifted to adoption. At ChannelCon's State of Emerging Tech Trends panel, three industry leaders offered a different perspective on the challenges involved with emerging technology.

“There is a real opportunity for MSPs to plug in more advanced services and be a resource to their clients,” said Marc Haskelson, president/CEO, Compliancy Group, LLC, a member of the CompTIA Business Applications Advisory Council panel at ChannelCon 2019.

The students running the IT help desk at Christian Brothers High School weren’t necessarily the school’s techiest. But a new apprenticeship program gave them a life-changing opportunity to get hands-on experience … and IT certifications.

Using emerging technologies, such as IoT, business intelligence and automation, Britehouse is helping farmers improve their communities for the better by producing healthier crops and ensuring there’s plenty of water to drink.

After Apple announced two-factor authentication recently, experts like Dr. Thad Phillips predicted more Apple tech in once-dominated Windows environments. That means plenty for solution providers, especially when it comes to cybersecurity.

The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) offers the framework to shift child welfare from a reactive to proactive system and underscores the important role of integrated family data.

France has enacted a digital services tax in an effort to hamper the growth of innovative companies based in the United States. Under the plan, those companies with at least $851 million in global revenue – of which at least $28 million is generated in France –would be slapped with a 3% tax, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2019.

What’s the value of a CompTIA certification? A new study by IDC shows that in today’s tech world, CompTIA certifications set IT pros above the rest in some concrete ways.

CompTIA Communities and Councils advance the IT industry by providing thought leadership, hosting networking events and spearheading industry initiatives. Want to get involved? Mark your calendar for these events.

If you’re not already convinced that CompTIA A+ is a great way to launch your IT career, listen to what Zach Hill of I.T. Career Questions has to say.

On a recent episode of Volley, Dave Sobel, senior director of MSP evangelism, SolarWinds, discussed a tech trend that is overrated—the branding around digital transformation—and a trend that is underrated—the attention paid to digital rights and privacy in the age of data.

As an industry, we tend to skip certain steps in the development process, hoping to resolve them later. This practice is called technical debt. And like financial debt, it needs to be addressed before it gets out of control – especially when it comes to IoT.

ChannelCon 2019 is in the books and Eric Pinto of SOCSoter shares three things he took home from CompTIA’s big event in Las Vegas, including the value of open doors, insight from Shaquille O’Neal, and the always-important opportunity to network.