Editor's Notebook
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CompTIA Breakaway: Turning Good Ideas Into Great Results
8/2/2011
By Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services editor
Peter Sheahan, founder and CEO of ChangeLabs, presented the feature keynote on Tuesday, Aug. 2, in the opening hours of CompTIA Breakaway 2011, sharing his advice on how to help your potential or current customers make buying decisions. -
CompTIA Breakaway: What’s Coming In 2012?
8/2/2011
by Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services editor CEO and president of CompTIA, Todd Thibodeaux, took center stage Tuesday morning at CompTIA’s annual conference, Breakaway 2011, which kicked off Aug. 1, and continues through this week. He unveiled the philosophy for CompTIA for the coming year — a set of four goals the organization calls ECAP — educate the IT channel, certify the IT workforce, advocate on behalf of the IT industry, and give back through philanthropy. To explain each goal, Thibodeaux welcomed CompTIA staff to the stage.
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CompTIA Breakaway: Education Focus Continues
7/29/2011
by Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services editor As I pack up and prepare to head out to CompTIA Breakaway 2011, I had the chance to talk with CompTIA President and CEO Todd Thibodeaux about his goals for this year's event in Washington, D.C. He explained that members should expect to see a continuation of CompTIA's stated goal of turning Breakaway into an education-focused event.
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CompTIA Breakaway: What To Expect In 2011
7/12/2011
By Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services editor So, we’re less than a month away from CompTIA Breakaway, that organization’s biggest event of the year. In 2011, the channel will be headed to downtown Washington, D.C., where a wide swath of VARs, MSPs, vendors, and other industry players will gather from Aug. 1-4.
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CompTIA Breakaway Panel: Distributors Are Changing Traditional Partnerships
7/6/2011
By Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services editor
Ever wonder what value can be found within distributor partnerships? If you are a VAR or MSP, you can learn more about how to better leverage your distributor partners as you grow your IT business during CompTIA Breakaway, starting Aug. 1 in Washington, D.C. -
Ingram Micro Cloud: Gartner Forecast For Cloud
6/1/2011
By Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services editor
Lead analyst for Gartner, Tiffani Bova, took the stage on the first day of Ingram Micro’s Cloud Summit, following the event’s intro session with Renee Bergeron, VP of managed services and cloud. Bova covered her usual amount of territory — a lot — and left the audience with some words of wisdom: “We are at an inflection point. The sky isn’t falling; cloud just another delivery model. But it is an inflection point nonetheless.” -
Ingram Micro Cloud: Monetizing The Cloud
6/1/2011
By Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services editor
During the opening session of the Ingram Micro second annual Cloud Summit, held June 1 to 2 in Phoenix, Renee Bergeron, VP of managed services and cloud computing for Ingram Micro, delivered a strong message about the opportunity around cloud. “The focus of this summit is monetizing the cloud,” she stressed. “We are here to share strategies with you about using the cloud to grow your business and your profits.” -
Best Channel Products: Vote For Your Favorite Today
5/27/2011
Don't miss your chance to vote in the Business Solutions Best Channel Products annual survey. Take a few minutes to support your top vendor partners by voting. The full results will be showcased in the August issue of the magazine.
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Three, Two, One: Countdown To Autotask Community Live, Part 2
5/18/2011
By Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services editor
With only a few days to go before the curtain rises at Autotask Community Live in Miami, I have a couple more sneak peeks at the event's lineup, courtesy of Jay McBain, SVP of strategy and market development at Autotask. -
Three, Two, One: Countdown To Autotask Community Live
5/16/2011
By Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services editor
Each spring, I look forward to the Autotask Community Live event. Maybe it’s because, three years ago, it was my first event as a new editor, and I was greeted with gracious hospitality. Maybe it’s because it is early in the travel season. Or, maybe it’s because the event, while more than 700 MSPs strong, still feels cozy and comfortable, like hanging out with old friends.
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