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Top 50 defining moments of the Australian channel in 2016

ARN looks back on a tumultuous 12 months for the Australian channel, assessing the fallout from a year of sizeable industry change. Whether it be local or global mergers and acquisitions, public splits or job changes, the channel that started the year differs somewhat to the one set to finish it - ARN assesses the key moments that made 2016.

Top 50 defining moments of the Australian channel in 2016
Creating Cloud Clarity - The Next Steps to Partner Progression

While market literature is crammed with rapid adoption facts and figures, the next step in cloud computing still requires definition. As large end-user organisations take to the skies in a big way, the tipping point is upon the industry, with cloud adoption now past the perception of something that “only startups do.” This exclusive ARN roundtable, in association with Avnet, IBM and Veritas Technologies, outlined the next steps to partner progression in a cloud context, assessing the end-user appetite for transformation, and the key trends impacting the market. Photos by ARN's Maria Stefina.

Creating Cloud Clarity - The Next Steps to Partner Progression
2016 ARN ICT Industry Awards - Meet the finalists...

ARN is proud to announce the finalists for the 2016 ARN ICT Industry Awards, celebrating the success of vendors, distributors and partners during the previous 12 months, while also acknowledging outstanding individuals and their achievements. With the celebration dinner set for September 15 in Sydney, here's a full rundown of the finalists...

2016 ARN ICT Industry Awards - Meet the finalists...
IN PICTURES: ARN Roundtable - Buy vs. Build? The changing dynamics of the data centre

EMC and VCE opened up the Buy vs. Build debate alongside key distributor partners and resellers at an exclusive ARN Roundtable at Rockpool Bar & Grill in Sydney - discussing the changing dynamics of the data centre, the market opportunities for the channel and from a local perspective, the emerging business use cases.

IN PICTURES: ARN Roundtable - Buy vs. Build? The changing dynamics of the data centre
IN PICTURES: ARN Disruption and Distribution Roundtable, Sydney, 25.02.16 (+53 photos)

Digital disruption is impacting on established business models - and the traditional IT distribution channel is being challenged, even threatened. Indeed, the lines are blurring in terms of roles and opportunities. With the race to sell Cloud solutions, distributors and partners are competing against each other, often causing havoc and disruption in the three tier model. The disruptive technologies and digital tools are entering the business environment, prompting significant changes in the way we work, communicate and sell. In the age of disruption, distributors now have to innovate quicker than ever before, create new business models and bring new products and services to market faster than before. While digitisation is not new, it is having a profound impact, causing massive disruption in the ICT industry. Digital transformation is happening at the distribution level and right across the channel. There’s no doubt the digital economy is entering a new age that represents unprecedented challenges for all businesses. The exclusive roundtable looked at the changing role of distribution, how lines are blurring across the channel in the age of digital transformation, and examine the ever-evolving business models. Discussion was intense with many differing points of view. The roundtable was sponsored by Avnet, Distribution Central, DPSA, Exclusive Networks and Hemisphere Technologies. Photos by Editorial Director, Mike Gee.

IN PICTURES: ARN Disruption and Distribution Roundtable, Sydney, 25.02.16 (+53 photos)
IN PICTURES: NSW ICT Summit

Staples Technology Solutions, in partnership with Microsoft, Nimble Storage, MOQ Digital, Avnet and Sophos, recently hosted the NSW ICT Summit in Sydney. Held at the Opera House, the event attracted delegates from NSW business, education institutions and government – including Toll, Reddam House, NSW Business Chamber, Diageo and AMP. The theme was Disruptive Infrastructure and Process Innovation and content covered asset management and EMS, process innovation with core business applications, disruptive datacentres and end-user compute. Sessions were presented by Staples Technology Solutions, Microsoft, Nimble Storage, MOQ Digital, Avnet and Sophos.

IN PICTURES: NSW ICT Summit
IN PICTURES: Commvault Melbourne Cup Day

The wet weather did little to dampen the spirits of attendees to Commvault’s Melbourne Cup event at Studio in Sydney Tower. Attendees were treated to betting vouchers for the casino-themed party co-sponsored by Avnet and Distribution Central. Photos by Chris Player.

IN PICTURES: Commvault Melbourne Cup Day
IN PICTURES: Vinnies CEO Sleepout 2015 (+34 images)

ARN caught up with the channel's tech bosses braving a brutal wet winter night as part of the 10th annual Vinnies CEO Sleepout held at Sydney's Luna Park. Photos By Allan Swann

IN PICTURES: Vinnies CEO Sleepout 2015 (+34 images)
IN PICTURES: ARN Roundtable - Revolution-as-a-Service: The changing role of distribution

The latest ARN roundtable brought together a stellar group of industry thought leaders to tackle the topic, Revolution-as-a-Service: The changing role of distribution. This exclusive roundtable investigated the role of the distributor in the new service based world, where the opportunities for profit lie, where distributors should be focusing, specialising and differentiating – and how they can support their partners, at both the vendor and reseller level. This roundtable was sponsored by Avnet, Dicker Data, Distribution Central, Exclusive Networks, Rhipe and Westcon. Photos by ARN Editorial Director, Mike Gee.

IN PICTURES: ARN Roundtable - Revolution-as-a-Service: The changing role of distribution
IN PICTURES: Avnet Reseller Cruise, Sydney, 2/2 (+44 photos)

Aaargh, me hearties, 'Twas a cruise to remember. Avnet's 2014 Reseller Cruise filled the decks with ICT industry landlubbers and boaties alike to celebrate the company's excellent year and allow it to share a little bonhomie with its partners. As these pictures show the nautically-themed event was a big hit and everybody got into the spirit of the occasion. Photos by IAN SHARP.

IN PICTURES: Avnet Reseller Cruise, Sydney, 2/2 (+44 photos)
IN PICTURES: Avnet Reseller Cruise, Sydney, 1/2 (+43 photos)

Aaargh, me hearties, 'Twas a cruise to remember. Avnet's 2014 Reseller Cruise filled the decks with ICT industry landlubbers and boaties alike to celebrate the company's excellent year and allow it to share a little bonhomie with its partners. As these pictures show the nautically-themed event was a big hit and everybody got into the spirit of the occasion. Photos by IAN SHARP.

IN PICTURES: Avnet Reseller Cruise, Sydney, 1/2 (+43 photos)
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 'Tag-teaming it' Cloud collaboration Roundtable (+42 photos)
IN PICTURES: Avnet Sci-Fi Christmas Party 2013 Cruise (57 Pictures)

IT solutions distributor Avnet held its Christmas Party 2013 on a Sydney harbour cruise. Guests enjoyed aperitifs, drinks and Avnet presented its awards. Photos by Allan Swann.

IN PICTURES: Avnet Sci-Fi Christmas Party 2013 Cruise (57 Pictures)
IN PICTURES: ARN Roundtable - Transformative power of virtual desktops

ARN hosted its latest roundtable on virtual desktop infrastructure at Est. in Sydney. Attendees discussed trends and technological advancements in the VDI space and the opportunities and challenges in deploying VDI in today's environment.

IN PICTURES: ARN Roundtable - Transformative power of virtual desktops
IN PICTURES: Your channel round-up, w/e January 16 (+ 33 photos)

ARN's Community Manager, Hafizah Osman, has disappeared under a flood of community picture stories and reports of company events, so we thought what better to do than put them all in a slideshow summing up the week in the channel. This week features company awards and partner events amongst others. Are you pictured in the first channel round-up for the year?

IN PICTURES: Your channel round-up, w/e January 16 (+ 33 photos)