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IN PICTURES: Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit 2015 Part 2 - Networking Reception (+46 photos)

With half of the conference out of the way, attendees took some time out from the busy two day schedule to enjoy food and drinks from some of Sydney’s finest providores and merchants.

IN PICTURES: Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit 2015 Part 2 - Networking Reception (+46 photos)
IN PICTURES: Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit 2015 - Solutions Showcase Part 1 (+60 Photos)

This year’s Gartner security summit was all about facilitating productivity in the face of increasing security concerns. Over 25 vendors and distributors had a presence at the solutions showcase where partners and end users alike were able to get a taste of what is new and renewed in the security space.

IN PICTURES: Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit 2015 - Solutions Showcase Part 1 (+60 Photos)
In Pictures: Top Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service vendors

Choosing the right Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider is growing increasingly difficult in a highly competitive market. Here are the top IaaS players identified by Gartner and their recommended use cases.

In Pictures: Top Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service vendors

Global IaaS public cloud service rev passes $100B

Amazon remains the number one vendor with 40 per cent market share.
IT spending by Aussie banks to reach $27.3B

Services expected to make up the largest slice of the spending pie, at $12.4 billion.
Four global trends to shape the future of cloud, DC and edge

Cost optimisation, new infrastructure, on-prem data centres to take on cloud elements and a skills-based approach.
Data centre sustainability becoming the norm, not the exception

Sustainability initiatives like maximising IT equipment lifecycles, using renewable energy and more can help save money, improve the environment and insulate themselves against risk, according ...
Cloud migration, hyper modernisation key for public sector in 2023: Gartner

Developments in security and AI also forecast to be of interest.
Rational exuberance drives IT spending

Enterprises seem to recognise that the flexibility and other benefits of cloud (machine learning, IaaS) are even more critical in uncertain times.

Examining all the vendor conferences, great and small

Gartner analyst Craig Roth assesses whether large or small conferences hit the mark
How the channel can help big companies learn start-up techniques

Traditional organisations need to look to start-ups to compete in the digital world.
Understanding the Brexit impact on IT…

IT leaders and vendors should take these steps to stay ahead in the wake of the UK’s vote to exit the EU.
As Xerox files for divorce, what does split mean for the channel?

Tech giant Xerox has revealed plans to spin off into two multi-billion dollar companies, but as the separation date nears, what does the split mean ...
INSIGHT: How will Ericsson / Cisco partnership impact CSPs?

"Both players have strong complementary CSP product portfolio capabilities."
Q&A: What are the top mobile security enterprise threats of 2015?

Dionisio Zumerle, research director at Gartner, shares his insight into the mobile security enterprise landscape in 2015, including the key threats and trends.

iPhone sales decline for first time as Samsung hangs onto smartphone crown

“For Samsung to stop falling sales of premium smartphones, it needs to introduce new flagship smartphones that can compete with iPhones."
Region posts highest vendor server revenue as HP maintains market share

From a regional standpoint, Asia/Pacific posted the highest vendor revenue growth at 25.4 percent.
Time for market leaders to reassess as tablet purchase patterns emerge

“Unless new compelling innovation or incentives to upgrade tablets are created, the churn of the mature installed base will continue to fall."
INSIGHT: The mediocrity of a 360 degree view

“A good test of your level of customer service is what happens when something goes wrong.”
Server market grows as HP holds off Lenovo charge

“The second quarter year-over-year growth for 2015 slowed compared with the annual growth of the first quarter of the year."
Windows 10 fragmentation? What fragmentation?

There will be different branches and builds, but it will still be better than today's situation with multiple OS versions being used, most analysts agree.