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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.

The IT Pro Track at ChannelCon 2019 offered insights (and continuing education units (CEUs)!) on topics including tech support, cloud computing, cybersecurity and more.

The final day of ChannelCon featured educational sessions, vendor awards, tours, networking opportunities and a general session that left a BIG impression on attendees. Read on for more about how we closed out another epic year at ChannelCon.

From blockchain to drones, AI and IoT to space internet, ChannelCon 2019 featured the latest conversations in emerging technologies and the opportunities and challenges around implementing and monetizing new technology solutions.

SMB Customers know more—and demand more—than ever, which means solution providers need to have a greater understand of their customers’ experiences in order to be successful, said CompTIA’s Carolyn April, at ChannelCon in Las Vegas.

Tech investor, entrepreneur, deejay and basketball star Dr. Shaquille O’Neal kept the ChannelCon audience laughing as he shared investment advice, his personal tech story and all the reasons he’s proud to be more cerebral than celebrity.

Day two of ChannelCon featured educational tracks as well as the State of the Industry General Session featuring CompTIA President and CEO Todd Thibodeaux and Nancy Hammervik, executive vice president, Industry Relations, CompTIA, followed by Eric O’Neill’s gripping keynote.

“Never before have we had this many paradigm changing technologies hitting the industry at the same time,” said Todd Thibodeaux, CompTIA president and CEO, during his ChannelCon 2019 State of the Industry keynote.

It takes creative thinking, perseverance and patience, but above all collaboration to turn smart cities visions into reality, Dominic Papa of the Phoenix-based Institute for Digital Progress, said during CompTIA’s 2019 ChannelCon in Las Vegas.

For the next Office Hours with James, join CompTIA Chief Technology Evangelist Dr. James Stanger as he investigates the modern web browser and how it’s used and misused in your lives online.

The Emerging Technology Community met at ChannelCon for a working session in which they debated and determined opportunities and challenges when implementing and monetizing emerging technologies.

Day 1 of ChannelCon struck a celebratory note with multiple award winners being honored, including the Member of the Year. CompTIA Communities and Councils also got down to the business of technology, tackling the industry's biggest opportunities and challenges.

Better thinking comes from diversity of thought, but how do we bring diverse people and thinkers into technology? It starts with undoing some of the traditional hiring practices in IT.