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Cognizant: Solution Providers Must Take Lead In STEM Education

Solution providers have a key role in inspiring the next generation of technology leaders.

"Solving our nation's STEM crisis requires all hands on deck," Kathryn Nash, says associate director of educational affairs at Cognizant. "Education is not a spectator sport. It will require involvement from public and private sectors that include industry, schools, communities and families all working together."

Q&A: 10 Ways VARs Can Capitalize On Growing UCaaS Market

John Scarborough of MegaPath.

Industry experts are predicting the demand for Unified Communications-as-a-service (UCaaS) will continue to increase over the next few years. The mobile UC market alone is expected increase from $5.2 billion in 2014 to $17.4 billion by 2019, according to a forecast report by the research firm MarketandMarkets.

Q&A: How VARs Can Prepare To Win In IoT

Andy Sounders, vice president of products and strategy at Savi.

Savi Technology products were first deployed in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and are currently used by the United States and allied military forces.

he 26-year old company, which provides sensor-based analytics, software and hardware for managing and securing supply chain assets, is betting big on the Internet of Things (IoT) and says solution providers should be doing the same.

Change: A constant in long-term marketing plans

But long-term plans are only as good as the potential changes they will help you handle. For instance, as you develop your plan, consider the host of unexpected events that can happen that would alter your path. Examples include: business changes such as mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs; market dynamics changes; organizational changes; corporation priorities; and leadership changes.

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