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Stories by Ian Sharp

  • IN PICTURES: CeBIT 2015, Sydney, Trade Show

    CeBIT 2015 kicked off at Sydney Olympic Park with the usual day one mix of keynotes and the trade show. The Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, delivered a keynote address - via video link. The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore, and MSW Minister for Finance, Services and Property, Dominic Perrottet, also spoke. This slideshow looks at the ever popular trade show. Photographer IAN SHARP was there to catch the action.

  • IN PICTURES: CeBIT 2015, Sydney, Day One Keynote addresses

    CeBIT 2015 kicked off at Sydney Olympic Park with the usual day one mix of keynotes and the trade show. The Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, delivered a keynote address - via video link. The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore, and MSW Minister for Finance, Services and Property, Dominic Perrottet, also spoke. Photographer IAN SHARP was there to catch the action.

  • In Pictures: Inside Telstra's new hi-tech Customer Insights Centre

    Telstra has opened its Customer Insights Centre (CIC) in Sydney, giving enterprise and business customers access to a world class technology precinct, purpose-built to foster innovation and partnerships. Spanning 3600sqm over the entire second level of Telstra’s 400 George Street office in Sydney’s CBD, it houses a 300-person auditorium, workshop and collaboration spaces, partner pop-up installations, a restaurant, and many hands-on technology demonstration areas featuring state of the art business solutions.

  • IN PICTURES: ARN Roundtable - Cloud Evolution and the ongoing journey

    ARN's latest Roundtable was held at Jonah's in Whale Beach, north of Sydney. Guests flown by seaplane to the Rhipe (formerly NewLease) sponsored event. The roundtable saw a select group of ICT industry executives dissecting the role of the channel in guiding customers their migration to Cloud. Attendees considered the challenges surrounding the Australian market, including mergers and acquisitions and the changing roles of MSPs. Photographs by IAN SHARP.

  • IN PICTURES: ARN 'Distributors make their mark in the Cloud' Roundtable (+32 photos)

    ARN's latest roundtable, 'Distributors make their mark in the Cloud', hosted industry experts from all levels of the channel at Sydney's O Bar and Dining. With 360-degree views of the cityscape, attendees discussed the impact of Cloud computing on distribution, the roles of distributors in the Cloud, and the changing face of channel relations. Full feature coverage of the roundtable will be included in the September 3 edition of ARN. Photographs by Ian Sharp.

  • IN PICTURES: ARN 'Tag-teaming it' Cloud collaboration Roundtable (+42 photos)

    ARN's latest roundtable, 'Tag-teaming it: Collaborating in the channel to pull in the big Cloud deals’ was held at Est. in Sydney, and sponsored by IBM. The event saw industry experts from across the spectrum discuss the various methods managed service providers, independent software vendors, systems integrators and their Channel partners can work together in the new, rapidly maturing Cloud market to grow their businesses. ARN's full feature write up of the session will be available in the August 20 edition. Photographs by Ian Sharp.

  • IN PICTURES: ARN Insight Series - Sydney (3)

    ARN’s new Insight Series kicked off with a packed room at the Establishment in Sydney. The first of the networking and educational events, set to become a regular on ARN’s red hot events calendar, drew more than 80 people to hear industry expert, Channel Dynamics’ Moheb Moses, deliver timely and vital insights on how to transition your channel to the Cloud. Post-event feedback confirmed the need for the Insight series with strong attendee feedback regarding both the high quality of information disseminated and the number of new and important contacts made.

  • IN PICTURES: ARN Insight Series - Sydney (2)

    ARN’s new Insight Series kicked off with a packed room at the Establishment in Sydney. The first of the networking and educational events, set to become a regular on ARN’s red hot events calendar, drew more than 80 people to hear industry expert, Channel Dynamics’ Moheb Moses,deliver timely and vital insights on how to transition your channel to the Cloud. Post-event feedback confirmed the need for the Insight series with strong attendee feedback regarding both the high quality of information disseminated and the number of new and important contacts made.

  • IN PICTURES: ARN Insight Series - Sydney (1)

    ARN’s new Insight Series kicked off with a packed room at the Establishment in Sydney. The first of the networking and educational events, set to become a regular on ARN’s red hot events calendar, drew more than 80 people to hear industry expert, Channel Dynamics’ Moheb Moses, deliver timely and vital insights on how to transition your channel to the Cloud. Post-event feedback confirmed the need for the Insight series with strong attendee feedback regarding both the high quality of information disseminated and the number of new and important contacts made.