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Managing customer expectations through managed services

This exclusive ARN Roundtable provided a partner’s guide to next-generation managed services, uncovering key Australian customer demands and the blueprints for ongoing market success.

Managing customer expectations through managed services
Cloud has levelled the customer playing field, and that's a problem for partners

This exclusive ARN Roundtable, in association with Arrow ECS ANZ, F5 Networks, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Oracle, detailed how partners can deliver the next wave of innovation within the cloud, standing out from a crowded marketplace to capitalise on the need for customer differentiation.

Cloud has levelled the customer playing field, and that's a problem for partners
Can the channel capitalise on Australia's new mandatory data breach notification laws?

Within six months, the security conversation will have changed, with this exclusive ARN Roundtable discussing the impact of Australia’s data breach notification laws.

Can the channel capitalise on Australia's new mandatory data breach notification laws?
As security attacks reach Australian shores, how will the channel react?

This was previously a hypothetical debate, a debate based on little local experience, rather takeaway snippets from the cyber frenzy unfolding globally. But as 2016 demonstrated, alongside the recent WannaCry outbreak, cyber attacks have reached Australian shores en masse, with ransomware raiding organisations across the country. This exclusive ARN Roundtable assessed the rising tide of security threats in Australia, outlining why the nation is now a target and crucially, how the channel will react. This roundtable was sponsored by F5 Networks, Juniper Networks, Kaspersky, RSA, SolarWinds MSP and Trend Micro. Photos by Maria Stefina.

As security attacks reach Australian shores, how will the channel react?
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: Distribution Central over the years - a tribute (+70 photos)

The Distribution Central history goes back to when it was founded in 1992 as Firewall Systems, an IT security services provider. The company was acquired by Scott Frew and Nick Verykios in 2004, with Frew founding LAN Systems - now Westcon-Comstor - and both founding 1World Systems and Micro Networks. This slideshow pays tribute to DC over the years, its co-founders, and the people that have graced both it and Frew and Verykios' associated companies. So here's some some DC party meltdowns plus plenty of history.

IN PICTURES: Distribution Central over the years - a tribute (+70 photos)