Channel Communities

Newly-appointed CompTIA Canada head looks to introduce vet cybersecurity training program in Canada

January 28, 2019 Mark Cox Comments Off

Al Nasturzio, CompTIA’s new Canadian business development manager, comes to the role with a slightly atypical skillset. The initiatives he has underway include replicating in Canada a highly successful U.S. CompTIA program to train veterans and help them find jobs.

Longtime GTDC CEO Tim Curran to retire at end of the year

December 12, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off

Curran will be replaced on an interim basis by Kavita May, the GTDC’s senior vice president of planning and operations.

Bob Stegner, senior vice president of North American marketing at Synnex

Synnex looks to up the ante on Varnex education offerings

November 29, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off

Synnex’s Varnex community will add education content for members as it looks to ramp up the community in 2019, group leaders say.

Global Technology Distribution Council gears up for GTDC Summit this week

September 4, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off

The GTDC, which articulates the value of distribution to IT vendors, starts its most popular event tomorrow in San Francisco, in the midst of an expansion of their distribution members, and with the massive changes to the market meaning somewhat surprising good news for a very old product category, as well as for smaller VARs.

SolarWinds MSP gathers information to make MSPs successful at ChannelCon.

August 7, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off

Solarwinds MSP’s VP of Security emphasized that the CompTIA event was exceptional at enabling both the vendor and MSPs to learn from each other.

AV vendor Atlona looks to listen and learn with IT channel at CompTIA ChannelCon

July 26, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off

Atlona, which has been moving into the IT side of the AV space because of the convergence trends in the industry, is attending their first CompTIA ChannelCon event to talk with IT channel partners, get their take on convergence, and learn what the IT channel wants in an AV solution.