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Steer Your Business with IT Outlook 2018 CompTIA’s 2018 IT Outlook report, out now, identifies the key trends and growth drivers shaping the IT industry and workforce, and serves as your definitive guide for where tech is today and where it’s headed. The 2018 report breaks down 12 trends to watch this year, from the growth of the Internet of Things and AI to economic trends and shifts in the workforce. This is essential for anyone in tech. Go here to get the full report: comptia.org/itoutlook18
CompTIA AITP Membership Grows to 6K With benefits ranging from exclusive access to the career portal TechTalent and 1,200-plus business courses on Lynda.com to networking and discounts on CompTIA certifications, CompTIA AITP membership has doubled to more than 6,000 IT pros, students and educators since the association launched in July 2017. Find out more about CompTIA AITP membership, events, resources and programming at aitp.org.
CompTIA Career Pathway Sets IT Pros on a Path for Success CompTIA has introduced the CompTIA Career Pathway, which includes segments for core skills, infrastructure, cybersecurity and additional skills. The pathways help IT pros plan out their careers with a clear progression in skills and certifications. This year will see the update of several certifications, including CompTIA Cloud+ and CompTIA Network+. CompTIA will also debut a new certification for penetration testers and enhanced training and test-prep solutions. Go here to learn more: certification.comptia.org/certifications/which- certification Stay Up to Date on How CompTIA Advocates for You Through Engage We encourage you to sign up and receive our action alerts through our Engage platform. We utilize this tool to send out timely updates on policy items as they move through Congress and update our grassroots network on actions our policy team is taking in regard to legislation. Sign up today to receive notifications when we need your help reaching out to lawmakers. http://cqrcengage.com/techvoice/home?1 CompTIA Premier Members, Get Briefed on Emerging Technologies CompTIA Research has launched a series of briefs for Premier Members on Understanding Emerging Technology. In each brief you get an overview of a given market in emerging tech, definitions of key terms in the space, a breakdown of the challenges firms and consumers face here, use cases and the current level of adoption, all supported by statistics and graphs. Topics include artificial intelligence, blockchain, virtual and augmented reality and automation – with more to come. Get an excerpt of a brief in this issue and read the full series here: comptia.org/insight-tools
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CompTIAWorld | SPRING 2018
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