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Stepping up through storage: the next move for partners

This exclusive ARN Roundtable - in association with Cisco; Dell EMC; Exclusive Networks and NetApp - outlined how the channel can step up through storage, assessing the market state of play to provide the next steps for future partner growth.

Stepping up through storage: the next move for partners
Dismantling the data centre to drive customer value

This ARN Elevate event - in association with APC by Schneider Electric, Lenovo and NetApp - outlined the blueprint of the modern-day data centre, assessing infrastructure opportunities and ongoing channel challenges.

Dismantling the data centre to drive customer value
NetApp honours leading trans-Tasman partners

NetApp unveiled the winners of its inaugural Australia and New Zealand Partner Awards at a gala dinner in Sydney.

NetApp honours leading trans-Tasman partners
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: Cisco and NetApp combine for Westcon-Comstor channel BBQ

Cisco, NetApp and Westcon-Comstor treated resellers to an American BBQ meat fest in Sydney, celebrating the combined companies growing channel base in Australia.

IN PICTURES: Cisco and NetApp combine for Westcon-Comstor channel BBQ
IN PICTURES: Logicalis and Thomas Duryea toast tech leaders in Sydney

Logicalis and Thomas Duryea held social drinks at the Tree House in North Sydney, strengthening the company's combined technology partnerships across the Australian industry.

IN PICTURES: Logicalis and Thomas Duryea toast tech leaders in Sydney
IN PICTURES: NetApp partner all flash FAS drive day (+26 photos)

NetApp held its Partner All Flash FAS Drive Day at Peats Ridge where winning partners from the vendor’s AFF incentive program were treated to a drive day behind the wheel of some exotic luxury cars. Photos courtesy of NetApp.

IN PICTURES: NetApp partner all flash FAS drive day (+26 photos)
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)
IN PICTURES: Four Seasons of the Kiwi Channel - A look back at Winter 2015

Reseller News takes a look back at what made the headlines in the New Zealand channel during 2015 - looking at the Winter months...

IN PICTURES: Four Seasons of the Kiwi Channel - A look back at Winter 2015
IN PICTURES: Reseller News Roundtable - Shifting the role of storage: How the channel can rise to the enterprise challenge

As companies adapt to business game-changers such as Cloud, Big Data and the Internet of Things, information, at all levels, continues to gather mission critical importance. The Kiwi channel market debated the shifting the role of storage at Gusto Restaurant, Auckland, answering how the channel can rise to the enterprise challenge - sponsored by Dell, EMC, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NetApp and Westcon Group.

IN PICTURES: Reseller News Roundtable - Shifting the role of storage: How the channel can rise to the enterprise challenge
IN PICTURES: NetApp honours best of the Tasman at inaugural A/NZ Partner Awards

NetApp unveiled the winners of its inaugural Australia and New Zealand Partner Awards at a gala dinner in Sydney last week, honour the best of the Tasman.

IN PICTURES: NetApp honours best of the Tasman at inaugural A/NZ Partner Awards
IN PICTURES: NetApp Insight 2015 (+20 photos)

More than 6000 partners converged on The Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas for NetApp's anual partner conference. The message was very much about the data fabric, the vendor's vision for the hybrid Cloud. Photos by Chris Player, who traveled to Insight as a guest of NetApp.

IN PICTURES: NetApp Insight 2015 (+20 photos)
IN PICTURES: Westcon, Cisco and NetApp Flexpod's Tesla test drive (+41 images)

Westcon Group celebrated the launch of its OneSource NetApp and Cisco Flexpod solution with a drinks and canapes networking session at Tesla Motors in Sydney's St Leonards. The event allowed attendees to get up close and personal with Netapp's and Westcon's Flexpod specialists - and test drive the latest Tesla Model S. Photos by Allan Swann

IN PICTURES: Westcon, Cisco and NetApp Flexpod's Tesla test drive (+41 images)
IN PICTURES: Splunk Live! 2015 technology showcase (+12 photos)

Splunk Live! 2015 recently hosted its event in Sydney, where not only Splunk and its partners took to stage to talk about the latest trends in technology, but also showcased their latest technologies. Some of the vendors seen included Palo Alto, Amazon Web Services, Netapp, Nimble Storage, and dynatrace. It was a full house, as this pictorial shows.

IN PICTURES: Splunk Live! 2015 technology showcase (+12 photos)
IN PICTURES: ARN Storage Roundtable - Ensuring business continuity and building opportunities

The latest ARN Roundtable was held at Sydney's est. and drew a group of ICT industry executives to discuss the role of the channel in guiding customers in their adoption of the latest and greatest storage technologies, both on premise and off. Attendees considered the challenges surrounding Cloud, Big Data, disaster recovery, security and the market opportunities available to resellers. Photographs by Ian Sharp.

IN PICTURES: ARN Storage Roundtable - Ensuring business continuity and building opportunities