VAR White Papers
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Are We Safe? A CEO’s Guide To Addressing Cybersecurity Concerns
11/3/2021
The best business decisions are often made based on senior leadership’s confidence in facts, figures and calculations made by appropriate parties within the organization. Relying on gut instinct—or worse, potentially false or incomplete information—is a dangerous road to travel, especially in cybersecurity.
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“POS” Is No Longer A Four-Letter Word In The MSP Community
9/20/2023
Many managed services vendors, who once rejected the retail vertical because it was a strange, new world to them, are now eager to enter our space and have already gained traction in pockets.
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The Cloud Applications Playbook: Success Strategies For SaaS Vendors And Solution Providers
7/14/2021
The world is changing, and technology is leading the charge. Digital transformation, long a buzzword, is now in full effect. As a result of the pandemic in, many more companies support a distributed workforce and rapidly transitioning to cloud applications, also known as Software as a Service (SaaS), to provide anywhere access at any time.
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IT Industry Outlook 2021: Rebuilding For The Future
2/3/2021
It didn’t take long for the optimism of a new decade to wear off. By the end of Q1 2020, companies everywhere were reeling as they reckoned with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sadly, the impact of the virus was too much for many firms, leaving millions of workers unemployed and driving thousands of businesses to close their doors. Those companies that stayed afloat had to act quickly in order to enable their remote workforce and maintain operations.
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Business Opportunities In Emerging Technologies: 5G
4/2/2020
Each year, the members of CompTIA’s Emerging Technology Community produce a Top 10 Emerging Technologies list that reflects what key players in the industry see as the new technologies that are poised to be the most impactful to their businesses. In 2019, 5G ranked No. 3, moving up from its fifth position in 2018.
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Drones/UAS Glossary: Terms & Definitions For Beginners
11/5/2021
Learn the basic terminology for the drone/UAS technology. From accelerometers to yaw (and everything in between), CompTIA’s Drone Advisory Council compiled a comprehensive list of words and phrases that beginners should know if they’re looking to start a drone business initiative.
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2022 RSPA Retail IT Channel KPI Study
5/24/2022
For the sixth annual Retail IT Channel KPI Study, the RSPA has compiled data that will help VARs and ISVs better navigate today’s ever-changing ecosystem.
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“We Have To Be More Creative” Say Cannabis VARs & ISVs
9/20/2023
The cannabis industry's growth stagnated in 2022 and remains sluggish in 2023, leading VARs and ISVs to reconsider their investments in the sector, as discussed in a recent RSPA Cannabis Community meeting.
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Business Opportunities In Emerging Technologies: AI
4/20/2020
Members of CompTIA’s Emerging Technology Community annually produce a list of Top 10 Emerging Technologies that highlights the products and services that offer the most near-term business opportuni- ty for the IT channel and those working in the business of technology.
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Workforce And Learning Trends To Watch
5/25/2020
Evolving technologies, demographics and digital business models are changing the workplace at a faster pace than ever before. Meanwhile, available technologies — AI, people analytics, AR/VR, everything-as-a-service and more — promise to reshape the way learning is delivered and consumed. Learning and development (L&D) professionals — and the employers that rely on them for a future-ready workforce — are grappling to understand which innovations really matter.