Booming employment opportunities in the information technology (IT) field and a low cost of living elevated Leeds to the top of the UK Tech Town Index 2020 published today by CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the global technology industry and workforce. Leeds displaced Manchester as the top-ranked location in this year’s index, which …
Read More »Rebuilding for the Future: CompTIA’s IT Industry Outlook 2021
The information technology (IT) industry will morph in 2021, prompted by its response to the chaos of 2020 and affirmation that it is the central nervous system of our digital society, according to the IT Industry Outlook 2021 released by CompTIA. The annual report explores the trends that will shape the …
Read More »Creating a culture of diversity
PCR talks to Nancy Hammervik, EVP, industry relations at CompTIA about why diversity in the channel is so important in creating a work place of inclusion The tech industry is predominantly white and male, which has historically made it challenging for underrepresented minorities to gain a foothold in leadership. But …
Read More »Refined practices and continued focus will reinforce cybersecurity landscape in 2020, New CompTIA report finds
Organisations are building confidence that their cybersecurity practices are headed in the right direction, aided by advanced technologies, more detailed processes, comprehensive education and specialised skills, new research from CompTIA finds. Eight in 10 organisations surveyed for CompTIA’s State of Cybersecurity 2020 report said their cybersecurity practices are improving. At the same …
Read More »Technology partner relationships becoming more equal, New CompTIA research brief finds
Relationships between technology companies and the partners they rely on to sell, refer and consult on their products and services are evolving from alliances dominated by vendors to true partnerships, according to a new research brief published by CompTIA. The widespread adoption of cloud computing and the emergence of an …
Read More »REVEALED: PCR’s Top 25 Women in Tech 2020!
From sales, distribution, retail, marketing, PR, manufacturing, and more PCR rounds up the top 25 women in tech, with some of the most innovative ladies both self nominated and recommended by you. Here’s who made the top 25 (in alphabetical order by surname) but with so many great candidates this …
Read More »IT firms struggling to fully identify skills gap, reveals new CompTIA report
The skills shortfall is most acutely felt in emerging technology, such as AI, automation, IoT.
Read More »CompTIA’s new community will encourage businesses to adopt new and emerging tech
The community will highlight technology such as blockchain, AI and AR/VR.
Read More »CompTIA launches new educational programme
IT Fundamentals+ focuses on four pillars of technology – infrastructure, software development, security and data.
Read More »CompTIA unveils CertMaster Learn for security+
The new online training course includes 24 self-paced lessons, each featuring instructional content, corresponding videos and flashcards to review terms, definitions and acronyms.
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