Vendors Please Stop Pretending To Be Start-Ups

The ultimate goal for vendors in the channel is to have channel partners sell their solutions to end users. The ultimate goal for all channel partners is to make money, typically from selling vendor solutions. So while it is important for partners to differentiate themselves in the market place to their customers, it is critical … Continued

CompTIA Hits The Ground Running in 2018

The CompTIA ANZ Executive Council have wasted no time in getting started in 2018 with plenty of activities and initiatives being developed and rolled out for the community. The first ANZ Channel Community meeting is being held on April 10 in Sydney with the theme of “MSPs – Thriving in 2018 and Beyond“. This meeting … Continued

Channel Landscape Changes as Partnering Gets Personal

The technology changes that have taken place in recent years have been ‘disruptive’ to the channel, to say the least. With these changes impacting how businesses are going to market and what partner business models look like (most moving to a recurring revenue business model in part, if not completely), it is no surprise that … Continued

Stop Doubling Down on Your Failing Strategy

Over the Christmas break I had time to catch up on some holiday reading. In doing this I found a Harvard Business Review Article (Nov-Dec 2017) of particular interest and relevance to the IT industry with the huge amount of change that it is experiencing. With the growth of cloud, co-lo, hybrid IT, XaaS and … Continued

The Best Articles of 2017

It is hard to believe we are already in December, bringing the year of 2017 to a close. We hope that you have all had a happy and successful year. We also hope that the articles we have provided you with here on our blog and through our newsletter have been helpful, informative and occasionally … Continued

CompTIA ANZ Executive Council 2018

With the last Community Meeting for 2017 being completed and the community initiatives winding down for the year, the final order of business for 2017 is to announce the new ANZ Executive Council for 2018. Throughout 2017 we have had a strong Executive Council (EC) with the majority of members being keen to stay on … Continued

Profits Eat Innovation For Breakfast

This article from Forbes magazine ties in with our feature article this month Forget About Disrupting and Just Get on with it. It discusses striking the important balance between ensuring you make short term profits while also experimenting with new and innovative technologies, processes and ideas to allow for longer term growth and evolution. While … Continued

That’s a Wrap for CompTIA in 2017

The last ANZ CompTIA Community meeting for 2017 has just been held in Sydney. Focused on ‘Technology of the Future’ there were three excellent key note speakers discussing IoT and VR, the Blockchain and digital transformation powered by the nbn. With over 130 community members attending to learn all about the opportunities these new technologies … Continued