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Blackpoint Cyber, a Denver-based cybersecurity company, has launched a new partner program. A key highlight is the launch of Blackpoint’s first true enablement platform, featuring educational content from Blackpoint University and Campaign-in-a-Box resources. These tools are intended to help go-to-market teams and first-time sellers to more confidently sell the [...]

AI and Generative AI are the top digital supply chain investment priorities, according to a survey by Gartner. Twenty-six percent of North American respondents identified AI, including machine learning, as their top priority compared to 14% of Western Europeans. Fourteen percent of Western European respondents identified robots in manufacturing [...]

Key assessment metrics of the tech workforce held steady in October, against a backdrop of market distortions caused by weather events and labor strikes, according to CompTIA, an industry association based in suburban Chicago. The organization’s analysis of the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report suggests that [...]

CompTIA: Tech Employment Holds Firm Despite “Muddied” Jobs Report Key assessment metrics of the tech workforce held steady in October, against a backdrop of market distortions caused by weather events and labor strikes, according to CompTIA, an industry association based in suburban Chicago. The organization’s analysis of the most [...]

Distributor revenues inched upwards to $20.2 B in the third quarter of 2024, according to IDC’s North America Distribution Tracker. Year-over-year growth was down a fraction of a percent with continued growth in Software, Personal Computing, and Security, but offset by declines in Network Infrastructure, Services, and AV. “IT [...]

Cisco has rolled out the next iteration of its partner program, promising an $80 million investment in how Cisco and its partners create and deliver value. Three-fourths of that investment is expected to support partners with various benefits, including all-access Cisco U. subscriptions for skill development and certification. The [...]

H.I.G. Capital and Thoma Bravo have announced a definitive agreement to acquire CompTIA, which provides education, training, certifications, and market research, across areas including cybersecurity, emerging technologies, networking, cloud computing, and technical support. The organization has awarded more than 3.5 million globally recognized certifications to professionals across the full [...]

H.I.G. Capital and Thoma Bravo to Acquire CompTIA H.I.G. Capital and Thoma Bravo have announced a definitive agreement to acquire CompTIA, which provides education, training, certifications, and market research, across areas including cybersecurity, emerging technologies, networking, cloud computing, and technical support. The organization has awarded more than 3.5 [...]

Infovista has announced the launch of “Synergy,” a new partner program designed to enhance collaboration with VARs, driving growth in the deployment of RAN technologies, automated network performance solutions and proven QoE optimization tools. The program is designed to empower partners by fostering deeper cooperation and providing them with [...]

Amidst a variety of uncertainties and liabilities associated with cybersecurity, new research commissioned by BlackFog suggests that 24% of CISOs or IT security decision makers are actively looking to leave their position. A further 54%, while not actively looking to quit, are open to new opportunities. The research, which explored [...]