CompTIA Volley

Carolyn and Seth interview CompTIA's Patrick Lane about the new certification coming at the end of the month. PenTest+ certifies skills that are used to proactively test internal networks for vulnerabilities. The cert is a companion to CySA+, which performs network analytics in order to detect vulnerabilities.

Carolyn and Seth chat with Tim Fitzgerald, VP of Cloud Channel Sales at Ingram, about the evolution of the distributor in the modern IT industry. As actual distribution of products becomes a less critical part of the ecosystem, distributors still play a role in aggregating solutions, simplifying complexity, and assisting technology firms as they meet the needs of end users.

Carolyn and Seth welcome Gail Holmberg, area managing partner at Fortium Partners, to discuss the shift companies are taking towards strategic IT. CompTIA's most recent whitepaper explores this topic, and Gail shares her experiences in working with clients and seeing the hurdles they encounter as they pursue digital transformation.

CompTIA's Using Strategic IT for Competitive Advantage whitepaper: www.comptia.org/resources/using-s…etitive-advantage

Carolyn and Seth welcome Randy Gross, CompTIA's CIO and EVP of Certification Operations, to discuss the impact of GDPR on data policies and the greater degree of focus that companies are placing on data management.