Industry leaders and leaders will meet in Chicago March 21-23, 2017 for two days of collaboration, discussion, networking and strategic planning. The 2017 meeting will mark the eighth consecutive year that the most active, committed members and competent CompTIA will meet to help set the agenda for the association for next year.
"Our members are always ready and happy to connect with our annual membership meeting," said Kelly Ricker, executive vice president, events and education, CompTIA. "It's an opportunity for them to share strategies on how to take advantage of new business opportunities and business tactics to address recent competitive pressures."
The highlights of the annual meeting are the planning and strategy sessions held by many CompTIA member communities and advisory boards. These volunteer groups - formed by the most brilliant and innovative minds in the industry - are shaping CompTIA activities, including the development of new content, educational offerings, events, policy positions, programs and research. The global technology industry.
The 2017 Annual Meeting will also offer members the presentation of the second annual CompTIA Member of the Year award. This award recognizes a member who, over the past 12 months, has demonstrated exceptional service and impact thanks to their commitment, passion, professionalism and leadership to help CompTIA advance the industry.
Thursday 29 December 2016
Thursday 15 December 2016
SMBs See Technology as Crucial, But ROI Uncertainties Remain
A new report from CompTIA, the association of IT industry, SMEs shows technology as a paramount factor in the business meeting, although some goals have mixed feelings about the return on their investment.
CompTIA SME surveyed for some 600 "The Business Relevance of IT in the SME market." Cybersecurity, data usage, and modernization of existing infrastructure and applications are key areas for improvement, which opens opportunities for Channel Partners with the right combination of technology, business, Industry to play a role in directing purchasing decisions by appropriately recommending their offers for SMB customers, CompTIA said.
"This highlights a major challenge: balancing the desire to embrace innovation with the realities of managing the business," said Tim Herbert, senior vice president of CompTIA's research and intelligence market.
Top SME targets for the coming year include: customer retention (50 percent); Expansion into new markets (48 per cent); Business process improvement (46 percent); Innovation (42 per cent); And the development of the workforce (34 percent).
One in three spend more than SMEs earns $ 100,000 a year, with less remaining expenses, according to the report. About 43 per cent said they invest less than they should be
While three out of five (60 percent) believe that SMEs their return on investment (ROI) in technology has been excellent or good, the other two (40 percent) classify it as "just OK" or disappointing. And the costs, the necessary updates and the built-in obsolescence, the staff time required to operate and maintain the initial costs, and complexity.
The sentiment on the ROI is accompanied by a caveat, CompTIA said. Only one in five SME reports using ROI calculators dedicated to assess the impact of their technology spending. Others rely on more generally casual or tools, or on "rough" estimates. Yet, it signals the need for technology providers to refine the return on investment from their discussions with customers.
"Because technology is to be deliverable Often positioned on what seems impossible, expectations can be detached from reality," Herbert Said. "This can be particularly problematic for small businesses who can not have a clear vision and strategy for how different components or technological solutions to solve a problem or business problem. More important role in the discussion of return on investment with customers by setting realistic expectations, identifying the indirect benefits of technology spending and providing big picture strategic and targeted direction, tactical expertise.
CompTIA SME surveyed for some 600 "The Business Relevance of IT in the SME market." Cybersecurity, data usage, and modernization of existing infrastructure and applications are key areas for improvement, which opens opportunities for Channel Partners with the right combination of technology, business, Industry to play a role in directing purchasing decisions by appropriately recommending their offers for SMB customers, CompTIA said.
"This highlights a major challenge: balancing the desire to embrace innovation with the realities of managing the business," said Tim Herbert, senior vice president of CompTIA's research and intelligence market.
Top SME targets for the coming year include: customer retention (50 percent); Expansion into new markets (48 per cent); Business process improvement (46 percent); Innovation (42 per cent); And the development of the workforce (34 percent).
One in three spend more than SMEs earns $ 100,000 a year, with less remaining expenses, according to the report. About 43 per cent said they invest less than they should be
While three out of five (60 percent) believe that SMEs their return on investment (ROI) in technology has been excellent or good, the other two (40 percent) classify it as "just OK" or disappointing. And the costs, the necessary updates and the built-in obsolescence, the staff time required to operate and maintain the initial costs, and complexity.
The sentiment on the ROI is accompanied by a caveat, CompTIA said. Only one in five SME reports using ROI calculators dedicated to assess the impact of their technology spending. Others rely on more generally casual or tools, or on "rough" estimates. Yet, it signals the need for technology providers to refine the return on investment from their discussions with customers.
"Because technology is to be deliverable Often positioned on what seems impossible, expectations can be detached from reality," Herbert Said. "This can be particularly problematic for small businesses who can not have a clear vision and strategy for how different components or technological solutions to solve a problem or business problem. More important role in the discussion of return on investment with customers by setting realistic expectations, identifying the indirect benefits of technology spending and providing big picture strategic and targeted direction, tactical expertise.
Thursday 8 December 2016
More Customers Are Looking To Adopt IoT, With Partner Help
Channel partners are beginning to "warm up" to the Internet of the Things market as more customers adopt experimental pilot projects and formal initiatives around the IOT, according to CompTIA report.
Lisa Person, Community Director at CompTIA, told The Channel Company's NextGen Cloud Conference & Expo solution providers that the channel is realizing the benefits and opportunities surrounding massive amounts of data from connected devices.
"Customers need help connecting the different parts of the IoT," she said on Tuesday. "As the devices become more connected, they want to know: how do you handle all this and what do you do with all the data? This is where partners can come into play with analytics and BI tools.
Although the market is still new, customers are starting to take an interest in the Internet because they benefit from IoT solutions, including better customer experience, better asset visibility, more accurate tracking, cost savings and better decision-making data.
According to CompTIA, 33 percent of organizations have an experimental project or pilot project underway and 27 percent have already adopted a formal IOT initiative. Meanwhile, 23 percent of organizations are planning an IoT initiative underway in a year, and only 15 percent have no plan around IoT.
Despite the increasing interest in the Internet of objects, customers and channel partners still face obstacles that they must overcome to adopt IOT strategies. For example, according to CompTIA's research, up to 55 percent of channels view the development of expertise around the IOT as a major challenge.
"The partners are worried about putting in-house expertise and talent around the Internet objects, and then starting up costs," said Person.
Channel partners have also listed the initial costs of the IoT project, educating customers and choosing business models the other challenges they face in the Internet space of things.
For example, the South African system integrator, Dimension Data, has proposed a revolutionary solution to connect the Tour de France to a range of IoT applications. In 2015, Dimension Data launched a four-month project to link bicycles, create personalized networks, capture real-time data, and provide high-tech security for the race so that mobile users can see the status of Participants.
Nathan Phinney, President of Bright Bear Technology Solutions, a managed service provider based in Irvine, Calif., Said solution providers are interested in IoT but are still looking for successful use to better the monetize the market.
"I think a lot of MSPs continue to take the temperature ... there is a level of interest that is quite high in the development of IoT practices in partner managed services companies," he said. "But it's still a green market, people are still to understand, similar to cloud when it was young - what is it, how to monetize it, and what are the possibilities in space.
Lisa Person, Community Director at CompTIA, told The Channel Company's NextGen Cloud Conference & Expo solution providers that the channel is realizing the benefits and opportunities surrounding massive amounts of data from connected devices.
"Customers need help connecting the different parts of the IoT," she said on Tuesday. "As the devices become more connected, they want to know: how do you handle all this and what do you do with all the data? This is where partners can come into play with analytics and BI tools.
Although the market is still new, customers are starting to take an interest in the Internet because they benefit from IoT solutions, including better customer experience, better asset visibility, more accurate tracking, cost savings and better decision-making data.
According to CompTIA, 33 percent of organizations have an experimental project or pilot project underway and 27 percent have already adopted a formal IOT initiative. Meanwhile, 23 percent of organizations are planning an IoT initiative underway in a year, and only 15 percent have no plan around IoT.
Despite the increasing interest in the Internet of objects, customers and channel partners still face obstacles that they must overcome to adopt IOT strategies. For example, according to CompTIA's research, up to 55 percent of channels view the development of expertise around the IOT as a major challenge.
"The partners are worried about putting in-house expertise and talent around the Internet objects, and then starting up costs," said Person.
Channel partners have also listed the initial costs of the IoT project, educating customers and choosing business models the other challenges they face in the Internet space of things.
For example, the South African system integrator, Dimension Data, has proposed a revolutionary solution to connect the Tour de France to a range of IoT applications. In 2015, Dimension Data launched a four-month project to link bicycles, create personalized networks, capture real-time data, and provide high-tech security for the race so that mobile users can see the status of Participants.
Nathan Phinney, President of Bright Bear Technology Solutions, a managed service provider based in Irvine, Calif., Said solution providers are interested in IoT but are still looking for successful use to better the monetize the market.
"I think a lot of MSPs continue to take the temperature ... there is a level of interest that is quite high in the development of IoT practices in partner managed services companies," he said. "But it's still a green market, people are still to understand, similar to cloud when it was young - what is it, how to monetize it, and what are the possibilities in space.
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