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IN PICTURES: Why distributors are the pulse checkers of the channel

32 Photos Hafizah Osman (ARN)

As the channel changes and industry voices deepen, the need for clarity and insight heightens. Amidst the cliched assumptions however, distribution is once again showing its strength, as a force to be listened to, rather than questioned. This exclusive ARN roundtable examined the pivotal role of distribution in understanding the health of the channel, educating from the epicentre as the market transforms at a rapid rate. Photos by ARN's Maria Stefina.

  • (L-R) Dicker Data's David Dicker; Cisco's Jason Brouwers; Avnet's Chris Farrow; CCNA's Craig Sims; Avnet's Winston Wong; Westcon-Comstor's James Mackay; Distribution Central's Nick Verykios; Channel Dynamics' Cam Wayland; ARN's Hafizah Osman; Ericom's Kyle Page; and ARN's James Henderson

  • David Dicker (Dicker Data)

  • Craig Sims (CCNA)

  • Jason Brouwers (Cisco)

  • Hafizah Osman (ARN); Kirsti Rae (ARN); David Dicker (Dicker Data) and Eduardo Silva (ARN)

  • James Mackay (Westcon-Comstor)

  • Winston Wong (Avnet) and Louise Bramston (Avnet)

  • Chris Farrow (Avnet)

  • James Mackay (Westcon-Comstor) and Winston Wong (Avnet)

  • Chris Farrow (Avnet) and Eduardo Silva (ARN)

  • Nick Verykios (Distribution Central)

  • Craig Sims (CCNA), Cam Wayland (Channel Dynamics) and Nick Verykios (Distribution Central)

  • James Mackay (Westcon-Comstor) and Winston Wong (Avnet)

  • Networking

  • Kirsti Rae (ARN); David Dicker (Dicker Data) and Jason Brouwers (Cisco)

  • Craig Sims (CCNA)

  • Winston Wong (Avnet)

  • Kyle Page (Ericom)

  • James Henderson (ARN); Kyle Page (Ericom) and James Mackay (Westcon-Comstor)

  • (L-R) Dicker Data's David Dicker; Cisco's Jason Brouwers; Avnet's Chris Farrow; CCNA's Craig Sims; Avnet's Winston Wong; Westcon-Comstor's James Mackay; Distribution Central's Nick Verykios; Channel Dynamics' Cam Wayland; ARN's Hafizah Osman; Ericom's Kyle Page; and ARN's James Henderson

  • David Dicker (Dicker Data) and Jason Brouwers (Cisco)

  • Roundtable in session

  • Nick Verykios (Distribution Central) and Craig Sims (CCNA)

  • Kyle Page (Ericom); Cam Wayland (Channel Dynamics) and Nick Verykios (Distribution Central)

  • Kyle Page (Ericom) and Cam Wayland (Channel Dynamics)

  • Chris Farrow (Avnet) and Winston Wong (Avnet)

  • Hafizah Osman (ARN) and James Mackay (Westcon-Comstor)

  • Nick Verykios (Distribution Central) and Craig Sims (CCNA)

  • James Henderson (ARN) and Kyle Page (Ericom)

  • David Dicker (Dicker Data) and Jason Brouwers (Cisco)

  • Chris Farrow (Avnet)

  • James Henderson (ARN); Kyle Page (Ericom) and Cam Wayland (Channel Dynamics)

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